News and insights about brands in the sporting goods industry – Page 285
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Poc Sweden and the Swedish Cycling Federation have signed an...
Poc Sweden and the Swedish Cycling Federation have signed an official partnership deal which will see all Swedish cycling federation teams using Poc helmets, apparel, body armor and eyewear until 2018. The Swedish Cycling Federation consists of around 380 associations, which represent 37,000 members across the country. The federation covers ...
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Robust quarter for Columbia despite warm weather
Columbia Sportswear's sales in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) declined by 15 percent to $58.2 million in the three months to the end of last year. Sales contracted by 6 percent in constant currencies, due to a fall of more than 30 percent in sales to distributors. The ...
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Columbia Sportswear is re-branding Montrail and focusing its footwear line...
Columbia Sportswear is re-branding Montrail and focusing its footwear line on trail running. The products will carry the Columbia Montrail label from spring 2017 onward, somewhat like the recently launched Columbia PFG sub-brand, which stands for Columbia Performance Fishing Gear. Columbia is investing strongly in the growing trail running category, ...
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Wolfgang Clement, a former German economics minister, presented Sympatex Technologies...
Wolfgang Clement, a former German economics minister, presented Sympatex Technologies with a “Top Job Seal” earlier this month for the strategic orientation of its policy of attracting skilled personnel in a sustainable way through a healthy workplace, culture and communication, and internal entrepreneurship. The Munich-based company involves employees in strategic ...
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CEP Compression, the maker of performance compression socks and sportswear,...
CEP Compression, the maker of performance compression socks and sportswear, has announced a three-year partnership deal with Ragnar Race Series, a 120 to 200-mile overnight running relay race across the U.S. CEP will make co-branded socks and calf sleeves that will be sold in Ragnar's Merchandising tent at every event location. ...
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Puma has signed up Kylie Jenner to become a brand...
Puma has signed up Kylie Jenner to become a brand ambassador. The reality television personality and model is best known for appearing on the E! reality TV series “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” Jenner will be featured in Puma's spring/summer women's training campaign, which will launch in April. Kanye West, ...
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Columbia Sportswear has appointed John Walbrecht as brand president for...
Columbia Sportswear has appointed John Walbrecht as brand president for Mountain Hardwear, starting from March 7. Walbrecht has accompanied the rise of the Fjällräven brand in the U.S. market as the chief executive of Fenix Outdoors North America since 2012. He is to take charge of all aspects of the ...
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Anta's sales soar with consistent brand strategy
The potential joint venture between Anta Sports Products and Descente emerged while the Chinese sports apparel and footwear brand reported a sales jump of 24.7 percent to 11,126 million renminbi (€1,543.5m-$1,702.4m) last year, with ample rises in profits. The group pointed out that it became the first Chinese sports company to ...
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Anta and Descente study Chinese joint venture
Anta Sports Products, the leading Chinese sports brand, has sealed a preliminary agreement with several parties around Descente to form a joint venture for the sale of all categories of products under the Japanese brand in China, excluding Hong Kong and Macau.The proposed deal is most certainly intended to take ...
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Fusalp sponsored the Kandahar, a special alpine ski race in...
Fusalp sponsored the Kandahar, a special alpine ski race in Chamonix, on Feb. 19-20
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Macron has signed a new technical partnership with Albania's national...
Macron has signed a new technical partnership with Albania's national football team (FSHF) for the next six years. Macron has also agreed a four-year extension of its contract with the national Scotland rugby team, making it last until June 2021. This is on top of its sponsorship of the local ...
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Asics has renewed its sponsorship agreement with Johanna Konta, the...
Asics has renewed its sponsorship agreement with Johanna Konta, the rising star of British tennis. Konta has been with Asics for the last two years and her career has considerably risen. She has climbed more than 100 places in the WTA ranking over the last 12 months, and has reached the top ...
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Nike has terminated its endorsement contract with Manny Pacquiao after...
Nike has terminated its endorsement contract with Manny Pacquiao after the Filipino boxer made anti-gay remarks during a 30-second interview on a local television channelabout same-sex marriage, which he opposes. Pacquiao referred to humans engaged in same-sex mating as “worse than animals.” The athlete, 37, had been with Nike for ...
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Asics is launching a new global advertising campaign entitled “Want...
Asics is launching a new global advertising campaign entitled “Want it More,” which features real people pushing themselves hard to achieve their fitness goals. The campaign revolves around a 60-second TV spot on YouTube which links directly to a dedicated “Want it More” e-commerce area on the brand's website. The ...
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Adidas wins key court case against Skechers
The federal district court of Portland, Oregon has issued a preliminary injunction against Skechers USA, ordering the company to stop selling its Onix, Relaxed Fit Cross Court TR and Supernova running shoes, saying that Adidas would otherwise suffer irreparable damage. Skechers pointed out that it had already discontinued sales of ...
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Adidas has hired Dan Near as its new head of...
Adidas has hired Dan Near as its new head of Adidas Hockey for Adidas Group North America. He will report to Michael Rossi, general manager of Adidas Group Canada. Near joins from the National Hockey League (NHL), where he has worked for ten years. In addition to his background and ...
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Adidas' three stripes got a big favor from the European...
Adidas' three stripes got a big favor from the European Court of Justice, which said that “Adidas may oppose the registration, as a community mark, of parallel stripes placed on the side of sports shoes.” The Office of Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM), which registers trademarks for the European ...
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Adidas continues to sign new sponsorship deals in the U.S....
Adidas continues to sign new sponsorship deals in the U.S. It has inked a five-year contract to supply athletic footwear, apparel and accessories to the students of Northern Kentucky University competing in 17 sports through the 2020/21 season. The Big a is also taking the place of Nike as exclusive ...
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Adidas gets a toehold in the French football team, sponsored...
Adidas gets a toehold in the French football team, sponsored by Nike, with a 10-year sponsorship control with Paul Pogba, a 22-year-old member of the team who did not have a footwear contract before. The deal is said to be valued at €40 million. Pogba is regarded as a star ...
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A trio will run Adidas’ women’s segment
Creating two new positions, Adidas has named Nicole Vollebregt as global head of women's and Kerry Speake as global women's creative director. They will both work from Adidas America's office in Portland, Oregon. It has also retained Christine Day, who served as chief executive of Lululemon Athletica from 2008 to ...
