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StockX reviews the collectibles market in 2021

2022-01-17T16:57:00Z

The collectibles-trading platform StockX has released an annual report, titled Big Facts: Current Culture Index: 2022, that breaks down its key markets – notably sneakers, but also electronics, toys and apparel – for the elapsed year 2021. Jordan remained the best-selling sneaker brand, with items trading at an average premium ...

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International sports apparel market 2020

2021-10-23T15:14:00Z

This chart shows the revenues, growth and market share of the top 26 sports apparel brands in 2020 vs. 2019. The chart and data can be downloaded. This is exclusive data and analysis for Premium Members.

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10k apparel and footwear fakes seized in Spain

2021-06-09T15:53:00Z

Authorities and the police in Badalona, a Spanish municipality near Barcelona, have detained ten Chinese nationals for trafficking in counterfeit goods at the shops they operate. Of the 10,000-odd items seized, with a total value exceeding €400,000, some 8,836 were apparel and footwear items offered under such faked brands as ...

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Marchon gets the Converse eyewear license

2020-10-05T16:03:00Z

Marchon Eyewear, which is already a the long-time licensee of Nike for glasses, has entered an exclusive, long-term global licensing agreement with Converse. The New York-based company replaces De Rigo as Converse’s licensee. The Italian eyewear manufacturer obtained the Converse license after taking over the American company REM Eyewear in ...

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Nike pledges tens of millions for social justice

2020-08-03T06:44:00Z

On behalf of its Nike, Jordan and Converse brands, Nike has pledged to invest $40 million over the next four years in organizations working in social justice, education and economic empowerment. The company announced on June 5, for starters, that it would be conferring three grants of $1 million to ...

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Converse signs its first WNBA star

2020-06-18T09:18:00Z

Converse – a former brand of basketball shoes that has been under Nike’s ownership since 2003 – has signed its first endorsement deal with a female basketball player: Natasha Cloud, guard for the Washington Mystics. Converse returned to basketball in April of last year, signing in the interim the NBA ...