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ArticleFESI questions aspects of the Digital Services Act
FESI, the European Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry, said it welcomes the consumer-driven approach taken by the Internal Market Committee (IMCO) of the European Parliament in adopting a report on the future Digital Services Act (DSA) of the European Union, as it introduces an obligation to inform consumers when ...
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German retailers oppose the current anti-Covid measures
Intersport Germany and Rose Bikes are reportedly representing a group of 4,500 stakeholders in Germany that is grouping retailers, trade associations, journalists and economic experts in their opposition against the German government’s Dec. 2 decision to allow only vaccinated people to enter non-essential retail stores. The requirement, which is being ...
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ArticleBig changes in anti-trust commercial regulations are being discussed in Brussels
Following a workshop held on Nov. 14 and 15, where the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) and other trade associations expressed their reservations about it, the European Commission has agreed to revise at least one of the new draft VBER2022 regulations and guidelines that it submitted for ...
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ArticleThe WTA suspends all tournaments in China over Peng Shuai’s plight
On Dec. 1, the chairman and CEO of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), Steve Simon, announced, “with the full support of the WTA Board of Directors,” the “immediate suspension of all WTA tournaments in China, including Hong Kong.” The WTA has a ten-year deal for nine tournaments in China, among ...
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ArticleThe unvaccinated are banned from Germany’s non-essential stores
In contrast with Austria, where non-essential stores and other public indoor services have been forced to shut down completely at least until Dec. 13, or with the U.K., where people must now wear masks in all the stores, non-essential stores as well as cinemas, theaters and restaurants in Germany will ...
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Lululemon countersues Peloton over its activewear
Lululemon Athletica launched its threatened lawsuit against Peloton Interactive over the latter’s new activewear line in the federal court for Central California on Nov. 29. Lululemon had sent a cease-and-desist letter to Peloton on Nov. 11, claiming potential infringement of six design patents by five items in the latter’s collection. ...
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Ski resorts are opening in Russia, but many will not go there
The first ski resorts in Russia have opened in the Kemerovo and Khabarovsk Krai regions, marking the beginning of the early winter season. Around this time a year ago, the Russian market experienced a substantial rise in demand for winter sporting goods equipment, as many Russian skiers were prevented from ...
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Alpine ski facilities are not being closed, but Germany may follow Austria’s lockdown
Europe has become the epicenter of the new wave of the coronavirus pandemic, registering 67 percent of the new cases of infection around the world. The situation is particularly tense in Central Europe, but in contrast with a year ago, health authorities are generally excluding snow sports from the range ...
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ArticleAustria imposes a general lockdown, Germany approves a new infection protection act
Without waiting for the end of a previously imposed confinement for the unvaccinated, which started on Nov. 15, the Austrian government decided that everybody will go into a general, nationwide lockdown for a maximum of 20 days on Monday, Nov. 22, and that it will be extended for unvaccinated people ...
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New Russian lockdown boosts the resale market
A week-long lockdown ordered by the Russian government to slow down the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic forced Russian sporting goods retailers and others to shut most of their outlets, but it doesn’t seem to have affected the market to a major extent. As Russia has become the European country ...
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ArticleUK anti-trust authority again blocks the JD Sports-Footasylum merger
The U.K.Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) issued a new verdict on Nov. 4 confirming its conclusion that JD Sports Fashion must divest Footasylum, the chain of sports fashion stores that it bought in May 2019, as it has resulted, or may be expected to result, in “a substantial lessening of ...
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EU is urged to take more action to promote sports activities
FESI, the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry, says it welcomes the adoption of a report made by a member of the European Parliament, Tomasz Frankowski, who has assessed the sport policy of the European Union. The former Polish footballer is proposing to strengthen the role of the European ...
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ArticleILO adopts code of practice for shoe and apparel manufacturing
To provide a practical basis for employers, workers and governments to work together to advance an occupational safety and health (OSH) prevention culture in the textile, clothing, leather and footwear manufacturing sector, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has worked out its first code of practice on safety and health for ...
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ArticleFESI supports the new GSP in part
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) has released a statement that welcomes the proposed adjustment and extension for the new ten years of the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Regulation (GSP) by the European Commission, while recommendation a clarification of the definition of “sensitive” products. The GSP grants ...
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ArticleEurope's winter sports industry calls for uniform anti-virus protocols
The European Sporting Goods Industry Association, FESI, is circulating a statement calling on national government authorities to avoid “another catastrophic season” for the winter sporting goods industry, particularly in view of recent increases in the number of Covid infections in certain countries, which are creating the risk of “localized waves.” ...
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New hurdles in JD’s takeover of Footasylum
Leaving the door open for other comments by Sept. 16 before making a final decision in October, the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) restated on Sept. 2 its provisional ban on JD Sports Fashion’s already completed acquisition of the Footasylum, in spite of criticism expressed by the Competition Appeal ...
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Allbirds launches CO²-labelled activewear, but faces greenwashing claims
Allbirds, the San Francisco-based brand of sustainable footwear, has just released its first athletic apparel range, consisting of five women’s styles and two for men, made from different woven and knitted fabrics that integrate recycled polyester and nylons, Merino wool, eucalyptus tree fiber and Tencel Lyocell. Consisting of tank tops, ...
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ArticleEarly end to industry lockdown in Bangladesh, new concerns over floods and China
We have started to hear reports of “panic buying” by various apparel companies that are sourcing finished products and materials such as elastane from Chinese suppliers as the new delta variant of the Covid-19 epidemic has started to cause some localized factory shutdowns in Beijing and at least four other ...
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IOC recognizes six new sports federations, adds ski mountaineering for Milano Cortina 2026
Six International Sports Federations (IFs) were granted full recognition by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at its 138th session in Tokyo on July 20. The six new IFs are: the International Cheerleading Union (ICU), the International Federation of Muaythai Associations (IFMA), the International Sambo Federation (FIAS), the International ...
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ArticleOpinion: Jochen Schäfer on the new distribution rules for the EU - A Game Changer or Not?
A guest article by Jochen Schaefer: As already reported by SGI Europe on July 13, 2021, the EU Commission has published a first draft of the revised EU Vertical Block Exemption Regulation 2022 (“VBER 2022”) accompanied by a comprehensive 92-page draft set of guidelines on vertical restraints (“Guidelines 2022”), triggering ...
