Authorities and the police in Badalona, a Spanish municipality near Barcelona, have detained ten Chinese nationals for trafficking in counterfeit goods at the shops they operate. Of the 10,000-odd items seized, with a total value exceeding €400,000, some 8,836 were apparel and footwear items offered under such faked brands as Nike, Converse and Siksilk. The suspects are being charged with crimes against industrial property.
Macron will be the official partner of MAN v FAT Football , a U.K. initiative aimed at tackling obesity through playing football. The Italian sportswear brand will be supplying the kit for coaches and will also give players the opportunity to purchase kits from a dedicated teamwear line. MAN ...
Gym+Coffee has released a limited-edition line of socks, called Run with Pride , all of whose proceeds will be donated to the charities BeLonG To Youth Services and The Proud Trust . The former provides a “safe space + platform to advocate” for LGBTI+ people aged 14 to ...
Rollerblade , the specialist in inline skating, has announced that Stephen Helfenbein has joined the Rollerblade team as the lead ambassador to the Skate to Ski program, an innovative approach to staying fit during the off season. The Skate to Ski program provides training and instruction for skiers ...
Elizabeth Clark is the first woman to have been appointed as president and CEO of IHRSA , the leading fitness industry association born 40 years ago whose full name is International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association . On Aug. 16, she will take the place of an interim president and ...
Figures from the Spring 2021 Report by Euratex ( European Apparel and Textile Confederation ) show a dramatic contraction in the demand and production of textiles and clothing. The EU’s turnover in textile fibers and fabrics declined by 9.3 percent in 2020 as compared to 2019. For clothing, ...
Amnesty International has released a 160-page report titled “Like We Were Enemies in a War”: China’s Mass Internment, Torture and Persecution of Muslims in Xinjiang . Since 2017, Amnesty argues, Chinese authorities have been using “one of the world’s most sophisticated surveillance systems and a vast network of ...
