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Amer Sports has been informed that Orkla of Norway has...
Amer Sports has been informed that Orkla of Norway has reduced its holdings in the Finnish group below 5 percent of the total equity, down to 3.2 percent as of Feb. 6. Orkla was previously a major investor in Viking and Helly Hansen, among other companies. The Norwegian fund bought ...
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Amer Sports Winter and Outdoor Americas is opening the first...
Amer Sports Winter and Outdoor Americas is opening the first Salomon flagship store in the U.S. in late March. It will be located in the City Creek Shopping Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. It will sell Salomon apparel, footwear and other softgoods, but no hardgoods – customers will be ...
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Nikita, the maker of boardsports-inspired streetwear for women recently acquired...
Nikita, the maker of boardsports-inspired streetwear for women recently acquired by Amer Sports, is expanding into hardgoods. For the 2012-13 season, the company will produce two new snowboards designed for females. The Sideway Sista comes in sizes from 138 to 156, and the Chickita ranges from 135 to 152. They ...
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Crocs has announced that it was exploring licensing agreements as...
Crocs has announced that it was exploring licensing agreements as a means to expand beyond footwear. The company said that more than 200 million pairs of Crocs had been sold in over 90 countries, and it was time to capitalize on the strength of the brand with other products. A ...
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Adidas stores worldwide will carry a new line of streetwear...
Adidas stores worldwide will carry a new line of streetwear co-branded with Porsche Design from the autumn/winter 2012/13 season. Marketed as Adidas Originals by Porsche Design and comprising about 400 items, including shoes, the line will be cheaper, younger and less technical than the bigger, existing luxury sports collection developed ...
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The Hohenstein Institute in Bönnigheim, Germany, which opened an office...
The Hohenstein Institute in Bönnigheim, Germany, which opened an office in Hong Kong in December, is proposing two new textile products that could be useful for sports apparel. HP2G is a hybrid yarn that combines the benefits of synthetic fibers with those of wool, providing thermal insulation while wicking away ...
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At the recent Ispo Munich fair, YKK presented a revolutionary...
At the recent Ispo Munich fair, YKK presented a revolutionary zipper for lightweight garments. Its new “Ultra Light Zipper” is directly and seamlessly applied on a wide breathable membrane fabric, decreasing the weight of the entire garment. Additionally, it is highly packable. The innovation is designed for half front zippers ...
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SealSkinz, the British maker of waterproof breathable socks, hats and...
SealSkinz, the British maker of waterproof breathable socks, hats and gloves, has gotten ISO9001 status for its quality management systems. Being registered with this status is often a requirement for companies wanting to supply the personal protective equipment market, which is one of SealSkinz' targets. Its products are also used ...
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Nike has formed a partnership with DyeCoo Textile Systems B.V.,...
Nike has formed a partnership with DyeCoo Textile Systems B.V., a Dutch company that has developed and built the first commercially available waterless textile dyeing machines. The technology uses recycled carbon dioxide and thus eliminates the use of water for dyeing textiles. Nike said it thinks the process could revolutionize ...
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W.L. Gore & Associates says that it should be...
W.L. Gore & Associates says that it should be able to increase the percentage of Bluesign certified laminates that it offers to garment manufacturers to 50 percent within three years, up from a 20 percent ratio for those embedded in the next autumn/winter collections. It has a goal of ...
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The football legend Pelé has chosen Legends 10, a U.S....
The football legend Pelé has chosen Legends 10, a U.S. company, to represent his image worldwide. It will take care of his brand's agreements and licensing, as well as appearances by the athlete himself.
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Macron, the Italian label of technical sportswear, is replacing Nike...
Macron, the Italian label of technical sportswear, is replacing Nike as the supplier of the kit for the Aston Villa FC, a team in the Barclays Premier League. The £15 million (€18.0m-$23.5m) deal takes effect for the start of the 2012-13 season and runs through May 2016. Macron will produce ...
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Wilson Racquet Sports has extended its sponsorship deal with the...
Wilson Racquet Sports has extended its sponsorship deal with the International Tennis Federation, providing the official ball for men's and women's national team competitions as well as tournaments such as the Davis Cup and the Fed Cup. Wilson first started partnering with the Davis Cup in 2002, adding the Fed ...
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Sabotage, the Norwegian snow sports clothing brand, has become the...
Sabotage, the Norwegian snow sports clothing brand, has become the official clothing provider for the World Snowboard Championships in Oslo. According to Sportsbransjen, this is the first time a Norwegian clothing brand has sponsored such a large event, something that usually falls on larger, international firms. Sabotage is a 2-year-old ...
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Polar has signed up a leading female triathlete, Virigina Berategui...
Polar has signed up a leading female triathlete, Virigina Berategui from Spain
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Arena has extended its sponsorship of the National Swimming League...
Arena has extended its sponsorship of the National Swimming League of the U.K. by three years
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Amer Sports has decided to cancel 3,000,000 own shares, representing...
Amer Sports has decided to cancel 3,000,000 own shares, representing 2.5 percent of the company's equity. After the cancellation, Amer will have a total of 118,517,285 outstanding shares, including 1,012,125 treasury shares. Separately, the Finnish group has confirmed that it will redeem €60 million worth of hybrid bonds issued in ...
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Amer Sports is closing down its subsidiary in Brazil, which...
Amer Sports is closing down its subsidiary in Brazil, which was selling the Wilson and Salomon brands. It was decided earlier this month that the office in São Paulo would be shuttered, and that distribution of Salomon in Brazil would be attributed to Winner, the outdoor brand's longtime distributor in ...
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Amer Sports Winter and Outdoor Americas is opening the first...
Amer Sports Winter and Outdoor Americas is opening the first Salomon flagship store in the U.S. in late March. It will be located in the City Creek Shopping Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. It will sell Salomon apparel, footwear and other softgoods, but no hardgoods – customers will be ...
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MTS, the big German manufacturer and distributor of indoor and...
MTS, the big German manufacturer and distributor of indoor and racquet sports products, has acquired the Beachminton brand from a company outside the core sporting-goods business. Under this label, it will market sets of badminton racquets and balls which, MTS claims, are by far more wind-resistant than traditional gear, making ...
