All Italy articles – Page 2

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    New expo and second tournament at Monte Carlo

    2023-11-21T10:32:00Z

    BSG Group, a 30-year-old marketing agency with operations in Rome and Milan, is expanding on a project it brought to life in April of this year: the first edition of the Five Padel Cup, a quintuple tournament in Monte Carlo. Next year’s tournament will be held in conjunction with a ...

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    Cisalfa opens new flagship store near Verona

    2023-11-20T19:10:00Z

    Italian sporting goods retailer Cisalfa has inaugurated a new flagship store in Sona, near Verona. With a surface of 2,500 sqm, it is Cisalfa’s fifth largest store in Italy, after Gugliasco, Brescia, Porta di Roma and Roma Eur. The new store, which sells products from over 100 brands, represents an ...

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    Padel is experiencing exponential growth in Italy

    2023-10-16T11:20:00Z

    Italy is second in Europe (after Spain) regarding the number of padel courts and participants, the International Padel Federation (IPF) said in a statement. The country experienced an increase of 16 percent in facilities (sports clubs, padel clubs, accommodation facilities) in the first nine months of 2023 compared to 2022 ...

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    Sport enters the Italian Constitution

    2023-09-23T07:17:00Z

    In a historical step, Italy’s Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved on Sept. 20 an amendment to include sport in the Constitution. The measure had already received the green light from the Senate. The following paragraph has been added to Article 33, which refers to art and science: “The Republic recognizes ...

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    Helly Hansen Italy has a new country manager

    2023-09-23T07:15:00Z

    Michele Battocchio is the new country manager for Italy of the Norwegian brand Helly Hansen. Battocchio has more than 25 years of experience in sporting goods, footwear and fashion at the national and international level. He previously worked for UYN, Garmont and Northwave. Battocchio will be based at Helly Hansen’s ...

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    Milan to become “the first wellness city”

    2023-09-18T15:38:00Z

    Technogym’s founder and president, Nerio Alessandri, is planning to make Milan the “first wellness city,” as he has said in an interview with Corriere della Sera. In 2003, Alessandri founded the Wellness Foundation, based in Italy’s Romagna, where Technogym is also headquartered. The Wellness Foundation promotes scientific research, health education ...

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    After Mexico, Shein plans to roll out in Europe’s larger markets

    2023-06-26T08:59:00Z

    Shein, the Singapore-based fast-fashion online retailer, announced that it is expanding its marketplace to Mexico, and that launches in Germany, Spain, France and Italy “will soon follow suit.” The marketplace was previously rolled out in Brazil and the U.S. Shein noted that the local marketplaces offer products from third parties ...

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    Decathlon Italy celebrates its 30th anniversary

    2023-05-05T11:26:00Z

    Founded in France in 1976, Decathlon is present today in more than 70 countries with 105,000 employees, and has been present on the Italian market since 1993. The company has 145 stores, four warehouses, two production sites and a staff of over 8,000 people in Italy alone. In addition, the ...

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    Blue Tomato enters Italian market

    2023-05-04T08:50:00Z

    Source: Mattia Caravello (OUTBND SRL) Tiziano Taglianozzi, Shop Manager at the new Trento store Boardsports and lifestyle specialist Blue Tomato, part of U.S. company Zumiez since 2012, has opened its first store in Italy. The omnichannel chain opened a 250-sqm store last week on Via Paolo Oss-Mazzurana ...

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    AW LAB launches new store concept in Italy

    2023-04-26T09:40:00Z

    Sneakers and lifestyle retail chain AW LAB has introduced a new retail concept in its Italian stores in Rimini, Viareggio, Rome, Verona and Carini. The new store concept, developed in partnership with London-based agency TRC, is meant to provide a contemporary feel and enhance the shopping experience. The retail concept ...

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    Decathlon extends partnership with food co-op VéGé in Italy

    2023-04-20T07:31:00Z

    Decathlon has confirmed its partnership with VéGé Group, an Italian food cooperative, on a national project to support amateur sports associations. The project, which was first launched in 2022, provides financial support for clubs, gyms and sports associations, with the objective to supply sports apparel and equipment for amateur sports ...

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    Fanatics acquires football retail business EPI, renames it Fanatics Italy

    2023-04-05T15:04:00Z

    Fanatics, a leading global digital sports platform, announced the completion of its acquisition of EPI, an Italian sporting goods company that operates the official online and retail stores of several top Italian soccer clubs and international sports brands. Milan-based EPI, soon to be renamed Fanatics Italy, provides complete end-to-end e-commerce, ...

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    Former Nordica president Franco Vaccari has passed away

    2023-03-14T15:10:00Z

    Source: private Franco Vaccari Franco Vaccari, a former shareholder of the Tecnica Group, passed away unexpectedly on March 11, 2023, at 83, according to Tecnica Group information. Vaccari was one of the most important entrepreneurs in the history of the so-called Sportsystem district of Montebelluna in the ...

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    New report on the impact of the decline in snow cover in Italy

    2023-03-10T13:21:00Z

    In less than three years, Italy will be hosting the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics 2026, and some recent estimates are alarming. According to a new report by the Italian environmental group Legambiente, Italy’s ski industry heavily relies on artificial snow due to climate change. Nine out of ...

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    Joma enjoys record 2022, remains prudent on 2023

    2023-03-03T12:52:00Z

    Joma, the Spanish brand with headquarters in Toledo and a historical focus on running, football and tennis, was present as usual at the recent Micam footwear show, which ran on Feb. 19-22 in Milan. Alessandro Annibale, sales director of its Italian subsidiary, was on hand to meet with local retailers ...

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    Milan-Cortina 2026 sustainable on paper only?

    2023-02-17T08:12:00Z

    According to the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA), the 2026 Winter Olympics are at risk of becoming a financial and ecological fiasco. In fact, Milan-Cortina 2026 was supposed to be the first Winter Olympics truly committed to sustainability. And the IOC’s sustainability strategy also contains many ...

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    Italy’s sporting goods industry is worth €13 billion

    2023-01-30T15:54:00Z

    According to a recent study by Assosport, Italy’s sporting goods industry is worth €13 billion, a 15 percent increase from 2020. Growth has been driven by the resuming of activities after Covid-19, combined with the pandemic itself, which has, in fact, pushed many consumers to outdoor as well as at-home ...

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    Sports in Italy in 2050: A new study

    2023-01-17T08:53:00Z

    A new report has been released outlining the key sports trends in Italy to 2050. The report, titled “2050: scenari sul futuro dello sport in Italia” (“2050: Scenarios on the future of sports in Italy”), was officially presented at the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) in Rome on Jan. 13 by ...

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    Macron announces multi-year deal with the Italian Basketball Federation

    2022-12-21T12:55:00Z

    Macron has announced a new four-year partnership with the Italian Basketball Federation (FIP). The agreement, starting from Jan. 1, 2023, will see the Italian teamwear company supply technical sportswear for all the national squads: Senior, Junior and 3x3, men and women. The referees involved in national competitions will also be ...

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    The latest figures of Italian football

    2022-12-05T10:58:00Z

    The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has released its Integrated Report 2021, which provides the main figures of the sport in terms of social, economic and fiscal impact. Around 4.6 million people play football in the country, of which 1.4 are also FIGC-registered players. The game is extremely popular among adolescents, ...