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Skechers has received the Best Brand of the Year award...
Skechers has received the Best Brand of the Year award from the German Schuhkurier magazine
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Lacoste has joined Tecnifibre, a company that it recently acquired,...
Lacoste has joined Tecnifibre, a company that it recently acquired, as a sponsor of the Boulogne-Billancourt tennis club near Paris for the next four years
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Bullpadel has agreed a sponsorship deal with the International Padel...
Bullpadel has agreed a sponsorship deal with the International Padel Federation (IPF) which makes the Spanish brand the official ball and clothing of the IPF for two seasons
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Vans, a brand of VF Corp., has announced the launch...
Vans, a brand of VF Corp., has announced the launch of Vans Checkerboard Day, an annual event to rally communities around the idea of fueling creativity. On the inaugural Vans Checkerboard Day, which will be held on Nov. 21, Vans will donate $1 million from global sales at the brand's ...
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Mascot Bidco Oy, the investment consortium led by Anta Sports...
Mascot Bidco Oy, the investment consortium led by Anta Sports Products, reports that it has gained title to all the shares in Amer Sports through the redemption of those that had not been tendered already. The stock was de-listed from the Nasdaq Helsinki exchange on Aug. 23.
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Dennis James “Chip” Wilson's investment in China's Anta Sports Products...
Dennis James “Chip” Wilson's investment in China's Anta Sports Products has paid off handsomely. The billionaire founder of Lululemon had paid $100 million to buy a 0.59 percent stake in the big and fast-growing Chinese company in May 2018. Shares in the Chinese company have risen strongly since then, along ...
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Nike has inaugurated a new European distribution center in Ham,...
Nike has inaugurated a new European distribution center in Ham, Belgium, that is entirely powered by renewable energy. Called the Court, it uses state-of-the-art technology that should help accelerate deliveries of online orders directly to consumers. Measuring 1.5 million square feet, it uses wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric and biomass energy. ...
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Nike has announced that it will name the newest building...
Nike has announced that it will name the newest building in the expansion of its world headquarters in Beaverton after LeBron James, the NBA legend, two-time Olympic gold medalist and a Nike athlete since 2003. It is the sixth new building at the company's world campus since it started an ...
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Cole Haan, the American footwear brand sold by the Nike...
Cole Haan, the American footwear brand sold by the Nike group to Apax Partners in 2013, is readying a public offering on the stock exchange, according to Bloomberg. The news agency reported that the company's revenues rose by 14 percent to €687 million in the financial year ended in June ...
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Sportalm has hired Dirk Parcel to oversee the company's distribution,...
Sportalm has hired Dirk Parcel to oversee the company's distribution, sales and marketing operations. Parcel took on the role at Sportalm on Sept. 2. The former VF Corp. manager oversaw the American group's outdoor label Napapijri in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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Nike will reportedly open a big Niketown flagship store in...
Nike will reportedly open a big Niketown flagship store in the Yorkdale Shopping Center of Toronto, operated by the Israeli-based Fox-Wizel fashion retail chain
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Speedo, the swimwear brand owned by Pentland, has released an...
Speedo, the swimwear brand owned by Pentland, has released an app that allows customers to try on swim goggles through an augmented reality (AR) function. The app uses the camera on mobile devices to apply a 3D scanner to customers' faces and generates recommendations on the basis of the scans. ...
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The first vintage collection offered by Quiksilver has sold out...
The first vintage collection offered by Quiksilver has sold out in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in 24 hours. The collection comprised 150 one-of-a-kind items that the brand's in-house design team selected by hand from thrift stores, collectors worldwide and Quiksilver's own 50-year archive. Among the items were the ...
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Asics, whose European office is in the Netherlands, has closed...
Asics, whose European office is in the Netherlands, has closed a deal with KLM to access the airline's staff and frequent travelers, providing them with footwear and apparel in the framework of the airline's Vitality program of fitness training and running events. The partnership will also connect KLM's 30,000 employees ...
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Sympatex will start serial production of its thermo-formed waterproof inner...
Sympatex will start serial production of its thermo-formed waterproof inner shoe Utmospheric in early 2020. The company has completed prototyping with its clients but still has manufacturing slots available for partners looking to enter retail sales with Utmospheric in the winter of 2020/2021. The new facility's production capacity is capped ...
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Salomon has launched a new collection of winter sneakers for...
Salomon has launched a new collection of winter sneakers for commuters, designed for urban residents who commute to work on foot or by bike in wet weather. The shoes in the new collection are the T-Muter WR and the T-Max WR. The shoes feature water-resistant uppers, to make them suitable ...
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Callaway Golf has unveiled the Mack Daddy 5 Jaws, a...
Callaway Golf has unveiled the Mack Daddy 5 Jaws, a new range of high-performance wedges. The new Jaws groove is designed with a 37-degree wall angle, as compared to the 5-degree wall angle of the MD4 wedge that it replaces. Callaway's Mack Daddy 5 Jaws wedge will be available on ...
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Wilson, a subsidiary of Amer Sports, has introduced the Triniti,...
Wilson, a subsidiary of Amer Sports, has introduced the Triniti, a new tennis ball that is said to both last longer and not require packaging in pressurized plastic containers. The core of the ball is made from a plastomer material, which weighs less than the traditional core of a tennis ...
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Nike has upgraded its original 1991 Air Huarache with its...
Nike has upgraded its original 1991 Air Huarache with its latest FitAdapt laceless technology. The self-lacing shoe can be voice-activated by Siri and operated by Apple Watch but features the same neoprene bootie and exoskeleton as the original Huarache. The Adapt app will activate the mid-foot lacing motor, control two ...
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Nike and Levi's have created a limited-edition offering of denim...
Nike and Levi's have created a limited-edition offering of denim footwear. The capsule collection involves two classic Nike styles: the Air Force 1 High and the Air Force 1 Low. Both sneakers feature laser-etched logos from both brands throughout the upper and through details on the tongues and insoles.
