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Puma has teamed up with the Cuban Olympic Committee, so...
Puma has teamed up with the Cuban Olympic Committee, so that Cuban athletes will be wearing the brand's apparel and footwear at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, as leisurewear when they are not competing and as sportswear for various ceremonies. The brand already has separate deals with the Cuban ...
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Adidas is urged to speak out over Qatar
Campaigners are stepping up pressure on the sponsors of Fifa, the global football organization, to speak out about the conditions faced by migrant workers on World Cup infrastructure construction sites in Qatar, where the football World Cup is to be held in 2022.The latest campaign was launched at a press conference ...
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The Adidas Group reiterated this week that it has no...
The Adidas Group reiterated this week that it has no intention of selling Reebok, after the owner of CrossFit told a reporter that he would like the fitness brand to come under fresh ownership. Reebok became a partner for CrossFit under a ten-year agreement started in 2010, and the huge ...
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The Adidas Group's chief executive, Herbert Hainer, said at the...
The Adidas Group's chief executive, Herbert Hainer, said at the company's shareholders meeting on May 7 that it has appointed Perella Weinberg Partners as an adviser. The move comes after reports of interest by activist hedge funds. Southeastern Asset Management (SAM), which owns just over 3 percent of Adidas, has ...
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Amer Sports has invested about €150,000 in its production and...
Amer Sports has invested about €150,000 in its production and logistic operations for winter sports products in Altenmarkt, Austria, according to various German media. The investments concern mainly new ergonomic and partially automated transportation and lifting equipment and are meant to increase productivity and quality control. The Alternmarkt production unit ...
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Amer Sports has completed the acquisition of Sports Tracker...
Amer Sports has completed the acquisition of Sports Tracker
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Lotto has overhauled the design of its Zhero Gravity boot...
Lotto has overhauled the design of its Zhero Gravity boot for the 2015/2016 football season. The new Zhero Gravity VII 200, top of the range of the Zhero Gravity line and the boot's seventh generation, comes with updated aesthetics and technology advancements. The new upper is a single-piece Kurim foot ...
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Garmin has unveiled the Forerunner 225, a GPS watch for...
Garmin has unveiled the Forerunner 225, a GPS watch for runners that measures heart rate at the wrist, and Garmin's first device with an integrated optical heart-rate sensor. Thanks to this technology, heart-rate tracking does not require the typical wireless chest strap. The optical heart-rate sensor on the back of ...
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Dupont has unveiled a new range of “stretchable electronic ink...
Dupont has unveiled a new range of “stretchable electronic ink materials” that can be used in smart clothing for heart monitoring, counting calories burnt and other wearable electronics applications, creating thin, form-fitting circuits that can be seamlessly bonded into many standard fabrics. The inks are printed on thermoplastic polyurethane in ...
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DyStar, a supplier of dyestuffs based in Singapore, has made...
DyStar, a supplier of dyestuffs based in Singapore, has made a commitment to develop new products that are suitable for the waterless dyeing technology of DyeCoo, collaborating with the Dutch company for their development. The two companies will work together to improve suitable dyes and extend their range for application ...
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Perry Ellis, which is gearing up to distribute Nike Swim...
Perry Ellis, which is gearing up to distribute Nike Swim products in Europe, has stopped marketing the elite portion of the line in the U.S., saying that it isn't profitable
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Colette, the iconic Paris fashion boutique, and Nike.com are offering...
Colette, the iconic Paris fashion boutique, and Nike.com are offering to exclusive Nike styles of tennis shoes associated with Maria Sharapova in connection with the French Open
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Berneda, the Spanish company that owns the Munich brand of...
Berneda, the Spanish company that owns the Munich brand of sneakers, is reportedly going to launch another brand, called Duuo, for the women's market
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Avia is launching its first line of activity trackers, digital...
Avia is launching its first line of activity trackers, digital pedometers and other wearables in partnership with Lifeworks
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A young Swiss bike producer, Bold Cycles, has presented a...
A young Swiss bike producer, Bold Cycles, has presented a model with “Internal Suspension Technology” where the suspension is fully built into the seat frame
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Luxottica expects to release the first product stemming from its...
Luxottica expects to release the first product stemming from its partnership with Intel in February or March of next year, with a campaign being timed with the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro
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Under Armour is stepping up investments in European rugby through...
Under Armour is stepping up investments in European rugby through a kit sponsorship deal with the Wasps. As the English club's official technical apparel partner, Under Armour gets to supply match day and training gear, with new outfits to be presented this summer. It has also obtained commercial rights and ...
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The 150-year-old Bath rugby team has been without an official...
The 150-year-old Bath rugby team has been without an official kit supplier for the past two years, following the termination of a contract with Puma. From next September and until 2018, Canterbury will fill the role. The former Canterbury of New Zealand belongs to the Pentland Group.
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Macron has signed a new agreement to supply kit to...
Macron has signed a new agreement to supply kit to Budapest Honvéd FC. The deal with the Hungarian football club, the financial terms of which were not released, will run from the 2015/16 season until the end of the 2019/20 season. The team currently plays in the NB I, the ...
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Babolat are creating a tennis camp for...
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Babolat are creating a tennis camp for young people, the first ever in France led by a professional player still playing competitively. The camp, which will be held at the Tennis Club de Lyon on July 26-30 this year, will be open to 100 young players aged ...
