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    Jeff Chen, CEO of NetVirta: “It’s about turning millions of dollars into cost savings”

    2022-06-24T07:29:00Z

    In the current online and in-store technology race to help consumers get a better fit and simultaneously assist retailers in lowering their return costs from their customers’ ill-fitting online orders, Boston-based NetVirta thinks it has a leg, and an arm, up other rivals in the space. Pun intended.

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    Analysis: Sales per employee increased 18% in 2021

    2022-06-23T06:00:00Z

    Aggregate, year-over-year employee growth at 19 sporting goods companies rose 9.7 percent in 2021 as average sales per employee (SPE) at these firms increased 18.4 percent to €390,000. These calculations were made after SGI Europe scoured annual reports for year-end employee counts, which often were detailed to include full-time employees, ...

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    U.S. ban on imports from Xinjiang goes into effect

    2022-06-22T14:14:00Z

    The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFPLA), prohibiting the import into the U.S. of products made by forced labor in Xinjiang, China, is now in force, under the oversight of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The act was signed into law by President Joseph Biden on Dec. 23, 2021, ...

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    Analysis: Sporting Goods Industry Scorecard Q1 2022

    2022-06-07T07:37:00Z

    Find out about the top industry performers. With our first quarter 2022 Sporting Goods Industry Scorecard, we provide an overview by sales and profit.

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    New French survey highlights the role of brands and media in women’s sports

    2022-06-02T07:54:00Z

    BVA Group, a research and consulting firm specializing in behavioral science, has released the preliminary results of a survey on the role of brands and media in women’s sports in France. The study was conducted on a representative panel of French people, combined with the analysis of the activity of ...

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    Thule Group enters new categories, updates financial targets

    2022-05-13T10:40:00Z

    At its capital markets day, the Swedish Thule Group has presented plans to enter the two new product categories in 2023: car seats – to be launched in Europe first, expanding worldwide in a second step – and dog transport products, starting with a dog cage. The company was also ...

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    Skechers donates over $8 million to shelter animals

    2022-05-13T09:28:00Z

    Skechers has donated over $8 million to date from sales of its Bobs collection to save and help over 1.5 million animals in need across the U.S. and Canada. In addition, the brand plans for a registration drive at Skechers stores in North America in June and adoption campaigns. Skechers’ ...

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    Real Madrid builds metaverse stadium

    2022-05-11T12:29:00Z

    In partnership with Astosch Technology and a Korean firm, Real Madrid has set up a virtual version of its home stadium – Santiago Bernabéu, complete with trophy case – and its environs. The walkable simulation includes a text and voice chat with real-time translation. The system enables fans anywhere in ...

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    British Advertising Standards Authority bans Adidas advertising for nudity

    2022-05-11T12:28:00Z

    After 24 complaints have reached the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the institution has banned an Adidas advertising for the company’s sports bras range from showing in the U.K. The ad that showed uncensored images of women’s bare breasts – to underline the variety in shapes and sizes of breasts and ...

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    Coca-Cola opens first flagship in Europe, including sportswear

    2022-05-05T09:11:00Z

    Coca-Cola Great Britain runs the just opened first flagship store of the brand in Europe, located on Long Acre, Covent Garden. The new retail store is offering a range of limited-edition apparel collections and designer collaborations as well as gifts, merchandise and drinks. The Coca‑Cola clothing collections ...

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    NPD Q1 report sees U.S. footwear industry slowing down and market shifting towards new brands

    2022-04-29T10:30:00Z

    Consulting firm NPD has released its latest figures for the first quarter of 2022 of the U.S. footwear market. Both the footwear industry’s sales and the revenue declined year-over-year in Q1. Sales were down 3 percent, unit sales were down 12 percent, while average prices were up 11 percent. Compared ...

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    Steve Robaire promoted to Reebok EVP

    2022-04-29T08:15:00Z

    Source: Reebok Steve Robaire The Authentic Brands Group (ABG) has promoted longtime brand veteran Steve Robaire to executive vice president of Reebok International. Effective July 1, 2022, Robaire is expected to drive Reebok’s planned expansion in international territories, focusing on developing new business opportunities and executing a ...

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    Original Buff is closing out a year of “sales corrections”

    2022-04-22T15:05:00Z

    In what CEO David Camps is calling a “year of sales corrections,” Original Buff expects to round out its fiscal year 2021-22 this month with revenues of about €55 million, down by 35 percent from the previous year’s record total of €85 million. That boost, he says in an interview ...

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    Puma’s Re:Suede project begins

    2022-04-22T09:31:00Z

    Puma is now conducting the Re:Suede experiment we reported on last month when it was seeking 500 Germans to join some of its brand ambassadors in a trial to determine whether a biodegradable version of its Suede model – made of Zeology-tanned suede, biodegradable TPE and hemp fibers – would ...

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    IOC and stakeholders support Ukrainian Olympic Community and athletes

    2022-04-19T06:22:00Z

    Source: World Athletics/IOC World Athletics’ fund support professional athletes affected by the war in their home country. As normal civil life is made impossible in Ukraine due to the Russian invasion, so is regular training for most athletes in the country. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has ...

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    Babolat to supply official racquets for APT Padel Tour

    2022-04-08T16:00:00Z

    Supplying its shoes and balls since 2021, the French brand Babolat has become the official provider of racquets for the APT Padel Tour. The racquets in question are of the Viper line, whose Air Viper model was Padel Spain’s racquet of the year in 2021. That same year APT Padel ...

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    Nike remains the world’s most valuable apparel brand

    2022-04-06T07:21:00Z

    Nike tops the Brand Finance Apparel 50 ranking for the eighth time, making it the most valuable brand since the creation of the list.

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    Analysis: Sporting Goods Industry stocks fell more than 16% in Q1 2022

    2022-04-05T07:52:00Z

    According to SGI Europe’s quarterly study of selected public sporting goods industry stocks, their average share price fell by 16.25 percent on a sequential basis in the first quarter of 2022, in contrast with the performance of some major stock indexes during the same period. The Standard & Poor’s 500 ...

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    StockX claims Nike lawsuit mischaracterizes Vault NFTs

    2022-04-04T08:46:00Z

    On March 31, StockX published a revision of its previous statement, from Feb. 8, on Nike’s lawsuit – filed on Feb. 3 – over the collectibles-trading company’s so-called Vault NFTs. Both statements are available online. StockX began as a marketplace for second-hand collectible items, notably sneakers, with an authentication service ...

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    Court finds Nike infringed a Lontex trademark

    2022-04-01T13:30:00Z

    The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has awarded Lontex about $4.62 million in attorneys’ fees and $369,263 in expenses in a lawsuit with Nike. In addition, the jury in the case awarded damages for Nike’s infringement of the Lontex “cool compression” trademark on athletic wear. The ...