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Columbia Sportswear denies a report that it has prevailed in...
Columbia Sportswear denies a report that it has prevailed in a dispute against Fibretronic, a company in Hong Kong that it sued last Sept. 16 for damages of $9.4 million in the U.S. Distict Court of Oregon. The case is still pending. The company told the court in its complaint ...
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Babolat has introduced a new range of four racquets, called...
Babolat has introduced a new range of four racquets, called Pure Strike, that will be available at retail internationally in December. They have been specifically designed for “first strikers” who have an attack-based game and take the ball early. They offer reactivity and precision thanks to a hybrid square and ...
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Asics has presented a new natural running shoe, the Gel-Super...
Asics has presented a new natural running shoe, the Gel-Super J33, that is specifically designed for overpronators. Supported by a slogan, “Mix up your running,” the shoe will be available at selected speciality stores from next spring. The Japanese company has also announced a simplification of its offer, establishing four ...
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Nike unveiled the second generation of its FuelBand activity tracker...
Nike unveiled the second generation of its FuelBand activity tracker and fitness monitor at an event held in New York City earlier this month. The new Nike+ FuelBand SE provides more information and motivation than its predecessor to keep users moving. It does not allow “cheating” to rig the user's ...
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Just one day after Nike's presentation of its new FuelBand...
Just one day after Nike's presentation of its new FuelBand SE in New York City, Adidas chose the GigaOm's Mobilize conference in San Francisco to present its Android-based MiCoach Smart Run. This rather bulky, yet multi-functional wrist-top device is said to be the most advanced intuitive running watch in the ...
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Puma has launched a new running application for the iPhone...
Puma has launched a new running application for the iPhone that analyzes the effect of external conditions on the user's running performance, for example the fact that the time of day affects the results. Called Pumatrac, the new app doesn't require input of much data as it mainly uses its ...
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Skechers has launched a limited-edition range of glow-in-the-dark running shoes...
Skechers has launched a limited-edition range of glow-in-the-dark running shoes that use photoluminescent technology. The technology is applied to specific portions of the upper on the new Nite Owl shoes to produce a glow effect in darkness or low-light conditions, even with short exposure to any light source. The pigments ...
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Prince has signed a license for socks and other hosiery...
Prince has signed a license for socks and other hosiery items with Interloop North America (ILNA), which is owned by an vertically-integrated Pakistani producer of socks by the same name that works for other athletic and lifestyle brands. The license covers the U.S., Canada, Europe, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. ILNA ...
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Lacoste has signed a license for men's underwear with Delta...
Lacoste has signed a license for men's underwear with Delta Galil, an Israeli producer that took over Schiesser in 2012. The license will run for five years, with the first products planned to come out in the summer of 2015.
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Jack Nicklaus has unveiled his own line of golf balls....
Jack Nicklaus has unveiled his own line of golf balls. They will be manufactured by Bridgestone but stamped with his Golden Bear logo. Nicklaus, nicknamed “The Golden Bear” and the winner of a record 18 professional major championships, is widely regarded as the greatest golf champion of all time. Nicklaus ...
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A new information application for Blizzard and Tecnica is now...
A new information application for Blizzard and Tecnica is now free to download for dealers and retail customers. The app has been made available to retailers since January 2013 but is now also available for consumers as well. iPad users can load it directly on their device through the App ...
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Original Buff, the Spanish company known for its headwear, has...
Original Buff, the Spanish company known for its headwear, has decided to trim down its apparel collection, which represented only 5 percent of its sales, starting with the spring/summer 2014 season. Denying reports that it is stopping it completely, company officials state that it is being scaled down, preserving only ...
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Undergoing yet another mutation, Killer Loop, one of the brands...
Undergoing yet another mutation, Killer Loop, one of the brands of Italy's Benetton Group, has shifted its focus to the technical outdoor segment. Starting with the current autumn/winter collection, its offer now includes highly technical garments developed for extreme weather conditions. They are being sold in selected specialty stores and ...
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Polartec has launched a new synthetic insulation technology that should...
Polartec has launched a new synthetic insulation technology that should enable the development of what the company has described as the “first-ever breathable ‘puffy' garments.” The new technology, unlike down and existing synthetic insulation batting, features a highly stable layer allowing for more open and breathable fabrics to be used ...
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Dobotex, a subsidiary of Puma and its licensee for socks,...
Dobotex, a subsidiary of Puma and its licensee for socks, is coming up with Head branded ski socks for the winter 2014/15 season
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APO, the French snowboard company of Régis Rolland, is launching...
APO, the French snowboard company of Régis Rolland, is launching a new generation of rear-entry snowboard bindings for the winter 2013/14 season
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A French waterman, Bruno Sroka, is launching an inflatable stand-up...
A French waterman, Bruno Sroka, is launching an inflatable stand-up paddle board
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Hummel has launched a special line of sneakers for S...
Hummel has launched a special line of sneakers for S for Sneakers, a special shoe store in Copenhagen, in cooperation with the Créol Brothers
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General Electric's expanded polytetrafluorothylene membranes, which are used in eVent...
General Electric's expanded polytetrafluorothylene membranes, which are used in eVent fabrics for apparel and footwear, have been awarded the Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certification
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The Adidas Group has relaunched its corporate website with several...
The Adidas Group has relaunched its corporate website with several new features. For example, the home page aggregates contents from the across the site on topics like football or global sales, and it provides links to social network. The website has a new section with feature stories about the group ...
