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    Adidas gets a toehold in the French football team, sponsored...

    2016-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Adidas gets a toehold in the French football team, sponsored by Nike, with a 10-year sponsorship control with Paul Pogba, a 22-year-old member of the team who did not have a footwear contract before. The deal is said to be valued at €40 million. Pogba is regarded as a star ...

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    Skechers USA was named 2015 Company of the Year and...

    2016-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Skechers USA was named 2015 Company of the Year and honored with a design award for athleisure by the American Footwear Plus magazine. Meanwhile, Skechers continues to invest is sports sponsorships. While extending its contract with Meb Keflzighi, the American running champion, through 2023, the brand is since Jan. 1 ...

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    Wolfgang Clement, a former German economics minister, presented Sympatex Technologies...

    2016-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Wolfgang Clement, a former German economics minister, presented Sympatex Technologies with a “Top Job Seal” earlier this month for the strategic orientation of its policy of attracting skilled personnel in a sustainable way through a healthy workplace, culture and communication, and internal entrepreneurship. The Munich-based company involves employees in strategic ...

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    Technogym will be the official equipment supplier of the men's...

    2016-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Technogym will be the official equipment supplier of the men's section of the Paris Saint-Germain football club for the next two years

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    Erima has signed up NÖFV, the football federation for Lower...

    2016-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Erima has signed up NÖFV, the football federation for Lower Austria, as well as WFV, the football federation of Vienna

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    Fusalp sponsored the Kandahar, a special alpine ski race in...

    2016-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Fusalp sponsored the Kandahar, a special alpine ski race in Chamonix, on Feb. 19-20

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    Rudy Project has signed a sponsorship deal with Dani Pedrosa,...

    2016-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Rudy Project has signed a sponsorship deal with Dani Pedrosa, the motorcycling champion who competes in the Respsol Honda Moto GP team

  • Article

    A trio will run Adidas’ women’s segment

    2016-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Creating two new positions, Adidas has named Nicole Vollebregt as global head of women's and Kerry Speake as global women's creative director. They will both work from Adidas America's office in Portland, Oregon. It has also retained Christine Day, who served as chief executive of Lululemon Athletica from 2008 to ...

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    Adidas raises guidance after buoyant year

    2016-02-25T00:00:00Z

    The Adidas Group has upgraded its guidance for this year after it surpassed its targets for sales and earnings in 2015. About three weeks ahead of the scheduled publication of its annual results, the company said its turnover amplified by 16 percent to €16.9 billion last year, which was an ...

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    Under Armour races ahead in last quarter

    2016-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Under Armour probably became the third-largest general sports apparel and footwear brand, after another whopping sales increase of 28.5 percent to $3,963.3 million last year. New Balance reported sales of $3.3 billion for 2014 while Puma projected a sales increase at a mid-single-digit rate in constant currencies in 2015, from ...

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    Jason Zhu has been appointed as general manager of Columbia...

    2016-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Jason Zhu has been appointed as general manager of Columbia Sportswear's joint venture in China with Swire Resources. A native of Shanghai, he spent the last 13 years with Nike in China and at its head office in Portland, after working for Procter & Gamble. At Nike, he served as ...

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    The Rossignol Group has made the strategic decision to eliminate...

    2016-02-05T00:00:00Z

    The Rossignol Group has made the strategic decision to eliminate the Rossignol brand name from its ski bindings. Starting with the autumn/winter 2016/17 season, all its alpine ski bindings will bear the Look brand name. This will allow the company to concentrate product development, sales and marketing resources on a ...

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    Columbia Sportswear has launched a new line of golf performance...

    2016-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has launched a new line of golf performance sportswear and outerwear. In addition, the company is sponsoring several professional golf players who will wear and promote the new Columbia Golf range in this year's PGA Tour events. Endorsers will include Robert Garrigus, Ryan Palmer and Jason Kokrak. The ...

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    Houdini launched three new styles for its soft shell collection...

    2016-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Houdini launched three new styles for its soft shell collection at Ispo Munich. All membranes of its shell jackets are made without fluorocarbons and they are all recyclable and made from recycled fibers. The garments are made in Europe and textiles are from Teijin, a Japanese company. The Swedish company ...

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    Kombi Canada won an Ispo Award for the second year...

    2016-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Kombi Canada won an Ispo Award for the second year in a row for its patent-pending Essential 3-in-1 glove and mitt for female skiers, which is fitted with a hand warmer pocket. The Canadian firm developed the products because women typically suffer from cold hands more than men. Conventionally placed ...

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    Diadora is presenting a new relay race called Bright Delivery...

    2016-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Diadora is presenting a new relay race called Bright Delivery to launch the new SS2016 N900, an updated version of a historical shoe. Bright Deliver is a 1,500-km race across southern Europe and its various landscapes which will be followed by a special support team and a troupe providing live ...

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    Vans and Truth, the U.S.-based anti-smoking campaign produced and funded...

    2016-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Vans and Truth, the U.S.-based anti-smoking campaign produced and funded by the American Legacy Foundation, have partnered with Kevin Lyons to create a limited-edition Vans shoe. In December the Brooklyn-based graphic artist painted a mural in Raleigh, North Carolina, an area of the country with reportedly above average tobacco usage ...

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    YKK, the world's largest manufacturer of zippers, has launched two...

    2016-02-05T00:00:00Z

    YKK, the world's largest manufacturer of zippers, has launched two new zippers, intended for jackets, called Fix a Shape and Integra, for autumn/winter 2016/17. Non-exclusive brand partners for YKK's new zippers are Adidas and Eider. Integra, the lightweight, water-repellent and packable zipper, can be used for running and hiking apparel, ...

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    Amer Sports has decided to adopt Hark Solutions' aWorkbook as...

    2016-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Amer Sports has decided to adopt Hark Solutions' aWorkbook as its digital sell-in tool, following a competitive tender. It is starting with the presentation of the autumn/winter 2016/17 collections of Atomic and Salomon in France, Sweden and Switzerland. Germany, Austria, the U.K., Spain, Russia and other territories will follow later ...

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    Aqua Sphere, which belongs to Aqua Lung, is expanding its...

    2016-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Aqua Sphere, which belongs to Aqua Lung, is expanding its MP collection signed by Michael Phelps by adding a line of swim goggles