News and insights about brands in the sporting goods industry – Page 217
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Etonic Golf has signed up John Daly for a long-term...
Etonic Golf has signed up John Daly for a long-term contract to wear and promote its own line of Stabilizer golf shoes. Daly, who won two major PGA Tour championships and many other golf contests, has already helped Etonic to expand its range of golf shoes, apparel and gloves. Lotto ...
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Puma has signed a multi-year partnership with the Egyptian Football...
Puma has signed a multi-year partnership with the Egyptian Football Association, and is once again associated with Africa's most successful national football team. The Wild Cat sponsored Egypt from 2006 to 2011, before Adidas took over the contract. Called the Pharaos, the Egyptian team won three consecutive continental titles while ...
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Erima is to be the official supplier to the German...
Erima is to be the official supplier to the German Special Olympics Team beginning with the Summer Games in Abu Dhabi, where 220 athletes, trainers and other team members will be wearing Erima's team sports apparel collection. This year's Special Olympics World Summer Games will take place on March 14-21 ...
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Size?, the UK-based retailer owned by JD Sports Fashion, is...
Size?, the UK-based retailer owned by JD Sports Fashion, is releasing a new exclusive sneaker with Adidas Originals for its Archive capsule: the “Beer” Kegler Super. Paying homage to the brewing traditions of Bavaria, the sneaker is an update of the Kegler Super of 1979, which was designed for Kegeln, ...
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Sympatex, the Munich-based maker of high-tech functional materials, will present...
Sympatex, the Munich-based maker of high-tech functional materials, will present the Idea Shoe 4.0 at Ispo Munich on Feb. 3-6. At its exhibition stand, the company will be setting up an actual production line – consisting of a plastic shredder, an extruder and a 3D printer – to demonstrate the ...
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Holmenkohl of Germany is launching its new natural series of...
Holmenkohl of Germany is launching its new natural series of ski waxes with organic certification at the Ispo 2019 trade show in Munich on Feb. 3-6. The ski wax is 100 percent biodegradable. Holmenkohl will also be presenting its new Betamix collection of hydro-carbonate ski waxes, developed for ski racing. ...
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POC, the Swedish sportswear specialist, has released a new highly...
POC, the Swedish sportswear specialist, has released a new highly ventilated bike helmet, called Ventral Air. The new helmet is largely based on the POC Ventral, launched in March 2018, but features an increased number of vents, to improve the helmet's cooling properties. The 15 frontal ventilation ports and air ...
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Italy's Marbel is a new licensee of Sergio Tacchini for...
Italy's Marbel is a new licensee of Sergio Tacchini for children's sportswear
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Marchon and Nike are partnering for the launch of Kevin...
Marchon and Nike are partnering for the launch of Kevin Durant's new KD Eyewear collection. Durant plays for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Marchon has a long-standing licensing agreement with Nike for the exclusive design, production and worldwide distribution of Nike optical and sunglass collections. ...
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Quiksilver is launching a line of women's wear, as it...
Quiksilver is launching a line of women's wear, as it did many years ago before dropping out of the segment
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AnalysisMarket capitalization of global sporting goods industry sector increased by 10.1 percent in 2018
The stock market capitalization of the global sporting goods industry sector increased by 10.1 percent in terms of local currencies in 2018, in contrast with major declines in stock indexes worldwide, especially toward the end of the year.
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Nike’s digital disruption paid off in Q2
Crediting the efforts being made to execute its Consumer Direct Offense program, Nike reported better-than-expected results for the second quarter ended on Nov. 30. Revenues grew by 14 percent on a currency-neutral basis across the group, with increases of 14 percent for the Nike brand and 6 percent for Converse. ...
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Eqpe is a new brand of ski apparel and accessories...
Eqpe is a new brand of ski apparel and accessories that has been designated as an official supplier of clothing for the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup when it moves to the Swedish resort of Åre in early February. It has been launched by Skistar, which owns and operates numerous ...
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Adidas has announced the start of the second tranche of...
Adidas has announced the start of the second tranche of a multi-year share buyback program launched last March. The group plans to repurchase around €800 million worth of its own shares during 2019. It already spent last year €1 billion to buy back 5.1 million shares, corresponding to 2.5 percent ...
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Adidas is reportedly planning to launch a signature shoe for...
Adidas is reportedly planning to launch a signature shoe for Donovan Mitchell. According to a report in SLCdunk.com, the shoe is set for launch in the third quarter of 2019. Mitchell, 22, plays for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Prior to playing in the NBA, he ...
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Adidas has announced an initiative to help remove barriers faced...
Adidas has announced an initiative to help remove barriers faced by girls and women in sports. The She Breaks Barriers initiative expands on the #creatorsunite conversation, launched by the brand in August 2018, and is meant to inspire and support the next generation of female athletes, creators and leaders. To ...
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After two and a half years of development, Salomon is...
After two and a half years of development, Salomon is launching a new collection of skis, boots and bindings, called “Sons of a Blast,” with special new features. The skis use a new Edge Amplifier technology for improved power transmission. The boots also offer a more direct power transmission to ...
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Mizuno has signed the American freestyle swimmer Blake Pieroni to...
Mizuno has signed the American freestyle swimmer Blake Pieroni to his first professional contract. The contract also marks the first sponsorship of a swimmer for Mizuno USA. Pieroni, who is 23 years old, is a current member of USA Swimming, the sport's national team. In 2016, he won an Olympic ...
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Dynastar and Lange have been announced as new official partners...
Dynastar and Lange have been announced as new official partners for skis & boots of the Freeride World Tour (FWT). The two brands have signed a three-year partnership contract. Alongside these partners, the 2019 FWT will continue its collaboration with GoPro, Fieberbrunn, Audi, Alpina, SunGod and Whitefrontier.
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Nike has announced the renewal of its contract with Mauro...
Nike has announced the renewal of its contract with Mauro Icardi, the Argentinean professional footballer who plays for Inter Milan as well as Argentina's national team. The contract extension will see the 25-year-old scorer remain with Nike until 2027. Icardi was originally signed by Nike back in 2013, with an ...
