News and insights about brands in the sporting goods industry – Page 198
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Champion and Clothsurgeon, the British streetwear label, have launched a...
Champion and Clothsurgeon, the British streetwear label, have launched a collaborative capsule collection, inspired by Ivy League college sportswear from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. The menswear collection comprises vintage-style cardigans, hooded letterman sweatshirts and jackets, sweatshirts, jogging pants, T-shirts and caps. The collection was first unveiled during Paris Fashion ...
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Element has collaborated with Nigel Cabourn, the British fashion designer,...
Element has collaborated with Nigel Cabourn, the British fashion designer, on a capsule collection for spring/summer 2020, called “Element by Nigel Cabourn–Designed in England”
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Opro, the British mouthguard specialist, has signed up Danielle Lappage...
Opro, the British mouthguard specialist, has signed up Danielle Lappage as its first wrestling brand ambassador. Born in Canada, Lappage has been a gold and silver medalist at the Commonwealth Games and silver medalist at the World Championship, among other achievements.
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Saucony is the new sponsor of The British Milers Club,...
Saucony is the new sponsor of The British Milers Club, an athletic organization for middle-distance athletics, in a deal that will run until the end of the 2022 season
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Lowa, one of Tecnica Group's brands, will be a sponsor...
Lowa, one of Tecnica Group's brands, will be a sponsor of the Biathlon World Championships 2020, which starts on Feb. 12 in Antholz, Southern Tyrol. Lowa will supply the event's 1,500 volunteers with shoes and socks. In addition, Lowa recently announced that it is the new main sponsor of the International Four Day ...
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Overcoming a challenge from Puma, Nike's Jordan brand has signed...
Overcoming a challenge from Puma, Nike's Jordan brand has signed Zion Williamson to a footwear endorsement deal. Williamson was the number-one pick in the NBA draft of 2019. This past February, he famously injured his knee playing for Duke University when one of his Nike PG 2.5 shoes burst open ...
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Batra Group's Future Brands Limited (FBL) of London has partnered...
Batra Group's Future Brands Limited (FBL) of London has partnered with Brand Machine Group (BMG) to launch a full collection of Russell Athletic childrenswear and accessories across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The license agreement between FBL and BMG will enable BMG to design, manufacture and market children's ...
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While negotiating to succeed New Balance as the sponsor of...
While negotiating to succeed New Balance as the sponsor of the Liverpool team after the 2019/20 season, according to the Daily Mail, bidding against Nike for the Premier English League club, Puma is considering paying three times more than it is doing now to continue as the sponsor of the ...
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The North Face (TNF) is celebrating Neil Armstrong's “giant leap...
The North Face (TNF) is celebrating Neil Armstrong's “giant leap for mankind” with a capsule collection. It was 50 years ago, on July 20, 1969, that the astronauts Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins completed the outbound half of humanity's first trip to the moon. Five-day commemorative celebrations of the ...
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Under Armour is developing a new shoe that is said...
Under Armour is developing a new shoe that is said to measure the user's blood pressure. The company has filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on June 25 for two possible models of the sneaker. In the first version, the shoe would link to a ...
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Woolrich International has appointed Stefano Saccone as its new chief...
Woolrich International has appointed Stefano Saccone as its new chief executive. He takes over the role from Paolo Corinaldesi, who has served as Woolrich International's chief executive for the past three years. Saccone joins from VF Corp., where he was most recently vice-president and general manager of the Vans EMEA ...
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Anta Sports has become a member of the Better Cotton...
Anta Sports has become a member of the Better Cotton Initiative, a non-profit organization that promotes better standards in cotton farming and practices across more than 20 countries. Anta is the first sportswear firm in China to join BCI.
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VF Corp. announced the appointment of Michel Bilodeau as vice...
VF Corp. announced the appointment of Michel Bilodeau as vice president and general manager in charge of Vans in the EMEA region, starting in October. He will replace Stefano Saccone, who had taken on the responsibility in April but is instead going to run Woolrich International (see the following article). ...
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Speedo has announced its continued partnership with Invictus UK for...
Speedo has announced its continued partnership with Invictus UK for the Invictus UK Trials Sheffield 2019, the swimming event taking place until July 26
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Ping, the American manufacturer of golf equipment, has signed an...
Ping, the American manufacturer of golf equipment, has signed an endorsement deal with Wilco Nienaber. The 19-year-old South African golfer already had an endorsement deal with Opal Sports, a local distributor of Ping products. Nienaber, who has just made his professional debut on the European Challenge Tour, is known for ...
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Under Armour is weighed down by North America
Under Armour had a difficult second quarter, ending with a loss that was below analysts' consensus, sending the share price down by 15 percent. Its net loss narrowed to $17.3 million, against $95.5 million for the second quarter of 2018.The group's revenues inched up by 1 percent to $1,191 million, ...
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Amer Sports has announced that its half-year financial results will...
Amer Sports has announced that its half-year financial results will be released on Sept. 30. The publication date had originally been scheduled for July 25. The change follows the recent change in ownership of the company. Amer Sports was acquired by a consortium led by Anta Sports earlier this year.
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Asics has launched the Ultrezza AI, a football boot developed...
Asics has launched the Ultrezza AI, a football boot developed with Andrés Iniesta, who spent 16 years playing for FC Barcelona before moving to the Japanese club Vissel Kobe in 2018. The release marks the ninth anniversary of Iniesta's winning goal for Spain at the World Cup Final in South ...
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Nike has announced that it is going ahead with the...
Nike has announced that it is going ahead with the construction of a new Nike Air Manufacturing Innovation (Air MI) facility in Goodyear, Arizona, generating more than 500 full-time jobs in a state that has shown hostility toward the company's commitment to diversity. The state's governor, Doug Ducey, withdrew a ...
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Ortlieb won a lawsuit in Federal Court against Amazon on July...
Ortlieb won a lawsuit in Federal Court against Amazon on July 25. The German company wants to prevent the appearance of ads with the Ortlieb brand name on Google, which are linked to offers on the Amazon homepage. The issue is that, when searching a term with Ortlieb in it, such ...
