News and insights about brands in the sporting goods industry – Page 207
-
News briefs
Wilson Sporting Goods and the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) have...
Wilson Sporting Goods and the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) have extended their partnership for three-on-three (3×3) basketball through 2028, covering the next three Summer Olympic Games. Wilson will be supplying official game balls for all official 3x3 competitions. This includes the Olympics, as the sport will become one of the ...
-
News briefs
VF Corp. has become a signatory to the Fashion Industry...
VF Corp. has become a signatory to the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Change, which means that the lifestyle group commits to net-zero emissions by 2050. VF owns a large portfolio of brands including The North Face, Timberland, Vans, Wrangler and others. The signatories of the charter also commit to ...
-
News briefs
VF Corp. is moving Jeremie Blondel from Vans to The...
VF Corp. is moving Jeremie Blondel from Vans to The North Face. Filling a newly created role, he will serve as vice president of sales for TNF in Europe, the Middle East and Africa with responsibility for the entire wholesale business in the region. Blondel will work under Jan van ...
-
Article
Brunswick sells Life Fitness to a PE firm
Unlike VF Corp., which has spun off its jeans business into a new company owned by its shareholders, Brunwick Corp. has chosen the alternative of a straight sale of its fitness division to a New York-based private equity firm, KPS Capital Partners, for about $490 million in cash, following the ...
-
News briefs
Canada Goose and Gore-Tex have partnered on a limited-edition capsule...
Canada Goose and Gore-Tex have partnered on a limited-edition capsule collection of outerwear, known as the “Nomad” collection, designed to protect from rough elements such as downpours and harsh winds. The product line comprises two new, lightweight outerwear styles: the Nomad Jacket and the Nomad HyBridge Lite Jacket. Both jackets ...
-
News briefs
Lacoste made its catwalk debut during Paris Fashion Week with...
Lacoste made its catwalk debut during Paris Fashion Week with a show at the Tennis Club de Paris, in the elegant 16th district of France's capital city, not far from the venue of the Roland Garros tournament. The collection, for autumn/winter 2019, is inspired by the sportswear roots of the ...
-
News briefs
Foot Locker and Champion have teamed up on a sports...
Foot Locker and Champion have teamed up on a sports apparel collection celebrating five e-sports (electronic sports) teams. The retailer has started to sell, both online and at select retail locations in the U.S., a Champion Athleticwear line based on the following teams: OpTic Gaming, Counter Logic Gaming, Dignitas, Spacestation ...
-
Short stops
Lotto is paying tribute to David Ferrer, the three-time Davis...
Lotto is paying tribute to David Ferrer, the three-time Davis Cup champion with Spain and a brand ambassador, with a limited-edition photo book
-
News briefs
Umbro has extended its kit partnership deal with West Ham...
Umbro has extended its kit partnership deal with West Ham United through to the summer of 2023. The sportswear brand will remain as the official technical partner of the Premier League club, supplying all official playing kits, from first team to youth and schoolboy level, as well as training products ...
-
News briefs
Nike Skateboarding has signed a new partnership deal with the...
Nike Skateboarding has signed a new partnership deal with the French roller and skateboarding federation (FFRS). As reported by the French newspaper L'Equipe, the sports brand will dress France's skateboard team until the Paris Olympics in 2024. The sport of skateboarding is set to make its Olympic debut at the ...
-
News briefs
Salomon is launching a new edition of the Salomon Women's...
Salomon is launching a new edition of the Salomon Women's Weekend, which will give a group of female outdoor enthusiasts the opportunity of an adventurous week-end in the outdoors. The Salomon Women's Weekend will take place on June 20-23, but the precise location, in Europe, is still a secret. This ...
-
News briefs
Skechers is introducing the Mojo Elite and Mojo Punch Shot...
Skechers is introducing the Mojo Elite and Mojo Punch Shot golf shoes to its 2019 product range. Both shoes feature Skechers' new Gripflex spikeless TPU outsole, a proprietary grip system that is meant to provide optimal traction and stability. The low-profile design of the Gripflex sole enables more of the ...
-
Short stops
Umbro has extended its kit sponsorship of the Everton football...
Umbro has extended its kit sponsorship of the Everton football club, which plays in the English Premier League
-
News briefs
Macron is the new technical sponsor of the Newcastle Falcons,...
Macron is the new technical sponsor of the Newcastle Falcons, the English rugby union team that plays in the English Premiership. The long-term partnership will start in the 2019/20 season and last until 2024. The agreement also covers The Thunder, the Rugby League team. In addition, Macron has extended its partnership ...
-
News briefs
Macron is the new technical partner of Post SV Nuremberg,...
Macron is the new technical partner of Post SV Nuremberg, one of the largest recreational multisport associations in Germany, with more than 19,000 registered members and 140 teams across various sports. The Italian sportswear company will dress all the registered members and teams of the association.
-
News briefs
On April 1, Hydro Flask, the American brand of insulated...
On April 1, Hydro Flask, the American brand of insulated stainless-steel containers, launched the Journey Series of 10- and 20-liter packs, which enable mountain bikers to drink cold water for up to four hours as they peddle. Simultaneously with the launch, the company added two new brand ambassadors, the professional ...
-
News briefs
Columbia Sportswear reported a jump in net earnings of 64...
Columbia Sportswear reported a jump in net earnings of 64 percent to $74.2 million for the first quarter of this year as revenues grew by 8 percent to $654.6 million, rising by 10 percent in local currencies. Footwear sales went up by 10 percent to $128.6 million, while apparel, accessories ...
-
News briefs
According to the Evening Standard, Nike will be moving its...
According to the Evening Standard, Nike will be moving its head office for the U.K. to more spacious quarters. Currently occupying 3,252 square meters on Wardour Street in London's Soho neighborhood – near its flagship store on Oxford Street – the company has now leased more than 5,574 square meters ...
-
Article
Adidas presents its first fully recyclable running shoe
Adidas has unveiled the new Futurecraft.Loop, a 100 percent recyclable performance running shoe that is meant to contribute to the global battle against plastic waste. The company has described the shoe as its “first running shoe that is made to be remade.” The Futurecraft.Loop is aimed at enabling a “closed ...
-
News briefs
Adidas has filed an appeal in a federal court in...
Adidas has filed an appeal in a federal court in Washington, D.C., to uphold its rights in its long-standing patent dispute with Nike over their knitted shoe uppers. Adidas is trying to reverse a Feb. 19 ruling by the appeals board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office which found ...
