News and insights about brands in the sporting goods industry – Page 285

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    Since last December, Julbo is acting as technical sponsor of...

    2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Since last December, Julbo is acting as technical sponsor of the Pure Ski Company, which organizes heliski excursions all over the world, supplying its snow goggles and its Bluetooth-connected Symbios snow helmets

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    Redipro, a Spanish distributor of action sports brands such as...

    2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Redipro, a Spanish distributor of action sports brands such as Kryptonics and K2 skates, has launched a line of sneakers called KRF The New Urban Concept

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    Reebok set up an outdoor ad on the streets of...

    2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Reebok set up an outdoor ad on the streets of Stockholm during the first week-end of March to promote its new running shoe ZPump 2.0. Passersby who managed to run past the ad faster than 17 kilometers per hour unlocked a kiosk's window and won a new pair of ZPump ...

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    Aqua Sphere has added a cap and goggles to its...

    2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Aqua Sphere has added a cap and goggles to its MP collection, developed in cooperation with Michael Phelps. The new products use the same dual-material technology adopted for the previously launched Xpresso swimsuit. The patented curved lenses of the goggles allow for an expanded field of vision.

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    Adidas thrives in Europe

    2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

    The buzz around the Three Stripes remained vibrant in the last months, and the Adidas Group reported a few days ago buoyant quarterly sales, with rapid expansion in Europe – albeit aided by outsized marketing investments that hit profits.The company's sales in the fourth quarter of 2015 were up 15.4 ...

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    Adidas hails its “comeback”

    2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

    The Adidas Group's performance last year marked what managers described as a remarkable comeback, after enduring a slump in golf and Russian sales and the perceived sluggishness that caused jitters among investors two years ago.Herbert Hainer, the company's outgoing chief executive, said that the new impetus was supported by a ...

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    Adidas is reinforcing its sports marketing investments in the U.K....

    2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Adidas is reinforcing its sports marketing investments in the U.K. through a contract with Birmingham City, a second-division English club which is said to be likely to move back into the Premier League for the first time since 2011. The team was sponsored by Carbrini, the private label of JD ...

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    Adidas has signed a three-year deal as sponsor of Insep,...

    2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has signed a three-year deal as sponsor of Insep, a big sports training center on the outskirts of Paris that hosts more than 200 coaches, 300 collaborators and 700 sportsmen and sportswomen. It helped train 56 percent of the members of the French Olympic team who earned medals at ...

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    Adidas has entered a multi-year partnership with Wanderlust, a producer...

    2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has entered a multi-year partnership with Wanderlust, a producer of lifestyle festival events focusing on yoga, wellness and music. The deal is designed to pair Wanderlust's multi and single-day events with Adidas' latest performance-based products. For 2016, highlights from this partnership include Adidas being a presenting partner of Wanderlust's ...

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    Hummel has collaborated with the Afghan Football Federation to create...

    2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Hummel has collaborated with the Afghan Football Federation to create a new kit for the women's national football team that incorporates a hijab while offering optimal comfort. In order to address the footballers' real needs, the Danish sports apparel brand worked with Khalida Popal, the former captain of the team. ...

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    Remember Benetton Sportsystem? That was a long time ago, yet...

    2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Remember Benetton Sportsystem? That was a long time ago, yet the Benetton Group is now launching its first collection of active sportswear under the United Colors of Benetton brand name, featuring merino wool yarn and other natural technical materials. The line will be available for sale at Benetton stores throughout ...

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    Bridgestone Americas has teamed up with Michael Johnson, the Olympic...

    2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Bridgestone Americas has teamed up with Michael Johnson, the Olympic track & field legend, to conduct an internal training and sales incentive program for the employees of Bridgestone Retail Operations (BSRO), designed to inspire them in the countdown to the Rio 2016 Olympics games. Bridgestone, the parent company, is a ...

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    CEP U.K. & Ireland has announced it has become the...

    2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

    CEP U.K. & Ireland has announced it has become the Official Compression Partner of Equinox24, the 24-hour endurance running event, which will take place at Belvoir Castle, in the British county of Leicestershire, on Sept. 17-18. The race, now in its fourth year, is a mixed-terrain running competition held on ...

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    Skechers Performance has announced the signing of Russell Knox and...

    2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Skechers Performance has announced the signing of Russell Knox and Ashlan Ramsey to the growing roster of athletes representing its Skechers Go Golf line of golf shoes. The two professional golfers will join Billy Andrade, Matt Kuchar, Colin Montgomerie and Belén Mozo as part of the Skechers Performance elite team. ...

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    Camelbak has signed up another top ultra runner, Moritz auf...

    2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Camelbak has signed up another top ultra runner, Moritz auf der Heide, and the Team Garmin Adventure for the 2016 season. Camelbak will also again sponsor Xavier Thévenard and Sissi Cussot, who belong to Team Asics. Thévenard is the reigning champion of the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB). They ...

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    Under Armour invests in U.S. soccer

    2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Under Armour is investing in global football in the U.S., but is reportedly facing potential competition from Nike in the soccer fields of Europe. According to a report in the English Daily Mail, Nike is negotiating a deal worth at least £30 million (€38.7m-$43.0m) a year for the sponsorship of ...

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    Under Armour is opening a two-story Brand House at Walt...

    2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Under Armour is opening a two-story Brand House at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, offering an interactive experience to its visitors

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    Erima has signed up as official supplier of the Austria...

    2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Erima has signed up as official supplier of the Austria Gymnastics Association (ÖFT)

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    Thule has been honored by iF with international design awards...

    2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Thule has been honored by iF with international design awards for the Thule Glide stroller and the Thule ProRide 598, a roof mounted bike carrier. Both were honored in the “product category.” The Thule Glide is a high performance sport stroller which comes in a lightweight, aerodynamic design. The Glide, ...

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    Skechers Performance, a division of Skechers USA, has been named...

    2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Skechers Performance, a division of Skechers USA, has been named the Official Running Shoe of the 2016 Ironman European Tour. The brand will be present at 26 of the 43 races in the tour, beginning with the Ironman 70.3 Pays d'Aix event in May. The sponsored races will take place ...