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Nike and others lobby against Xinjiang labor bill in U.S.
According to the New York Times, Nike – along with Apple, Coca-Cola and other large companies – has been lobbying the U.S. Congress to soften some of the provisions of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which is not yet the law of the land but has been passed in ...
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+++ The Rugby League World Cup 2021 will host the first ever Physical Disability Rugby League World Cup as an exhibition event during the main tournament, starting on Nov. 1st, 2021 +++ According to an exclusive report by insidethegames.biz, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has warned sports federations not to ...
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ArticleEU estimates that Amazon broke competition rules
The European Commission believes that Amazon violated competition rules by unfairly benefiting from non-public data on independent sellers who use its marketplace, it said in its preliminary findings from an antitrust investigation it has been conducting against the American e-commerce giant since last year. The European Union’s executive body added ...
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Anna Ferrino will run Assosport
Anna Ferrino, the 58-year-old president of the eponymous Italian brand of outdoor products, has been elected as the new president of Assosport, the Italian sporting goods industry association. After four years on its executive board, she is taking the place of Federico De Ponti for the next two years. Anna ...
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Afydad to launch a virtual showroom
Afydad, the Spanish sporting goods industry association, is launching a digital marketing campaign as well as a digital platform for its members with B2B and B2C options. Each brand will have its own B2B space in a 360-degree virtual showroom, itself branded under the name “Spain Is Sports,” while an ...
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Crocs implements AI solution to block unauthorized web ads
Crocs has partnered with Namogoo Technologies on the implementation of a solution that automatically prevents unauthorized and distracting ads from appearing on the Crocs e-commerce site. The Namogoo Customer Journey Hijacking Prevention solution uses artificial intelligence (AI) to identify and block these ads, which are designed to look like native ...
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+++ Sport England has launched the Return to Play Fund, a new fund which is meant to support clubs, groups and organisations that have been impacted by the restrictions imposed to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease +++ The national football associations of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands have ...
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New Amazon probe by the German Cartel Office
The German Cartel Office has reportedly opened yet another investigation into the practices of Amazon, this time looking into complaints that the giant e-tailer has entered into exclusive agreements with certain suppliers that prevent other retailers from selling certain branded products. As an example of this behavior, the German anti-trust ...
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WTO report examines IP in light of Covid
The Covid-19 pandemic has led national and regional intellectual property (IP) offices to expedite certain procedures relating to the use of patented devices and copyrighted materials. The Secretariat of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has published a paper sketching the background of its fundamental IP deal – the WTO Agreement ...
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Union Sport & Cycle announces new board members
The French Union Sport & Cycle has announced Pascale Gozzi of Sport 2000 and Julien Gauthier of Skiset as new vice-presidents of the organization following its recent general assembly on Oct. 13. They succeed Christophe Mostaert and Paul Andrieux, but both of them will remain in the board. Jérôme Valentin ...
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ArticleCalls for online marketplaces to proactively prevent the sale of fakes
The European Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) is urging the operators of internet platforms to undertake “due diligence obligations for preventive and proactive measures” to fight against the sale of illegal products online, while expressing strong support for the efforts being made by the European Commission to obtain ...
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Google could make new concessions to get Fitbit's takeover approved
According to Reuters, the deadline for the approval by European anti-trust authorities of Google’s $2.1 billion acquisition of Fitbit has been extended from Dec. 23 to Jan. 8 after Google expressed some readiness to change the concessions it would be willing to make. This came after receiving feedback from a ...
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Icon sues Peloton
After a steady climb over the last six months, Peloton Interactive’s share price took a small hit on the stock exchange after the news yesterday that Icon Health & Fitness had filed a patent infringement suit against it in A federal court in Delaware. At $37.77 billion, Peloton’s market capitalization ...
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EU agrees on common rules for pandemic-related travel restrictions
The European Council has adopted a recommendation on a coordinated approach to travel restrictions in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The council comprises the heads of state or government of the countries forming the European Union, as well as the president of the council and of the European Commission. ...
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Global talks on a digital tax prolonged to 2021
The 137 countries involved in talks on base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) due to the digitalization of the economy have agreed to keep working toward an agreement on the taxation of digital companies by mid-2021, thus acknowledging that they will fail to strike a deal by the end of ...
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Goat.com is barred from selling clothing
A New York federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction against the Goat Group in response to a complaint by Goat Fashion, a London-based label of women’s and children’s clothing founded in 2001, asking it to stop selling apparel on its sneaker-focused marketplace. The court agreed that consumer confusion about ...
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Google ready for new concessions to take over Fitbit
Google has agreed to allow other makers of wearables to easily connect to its Android platform and its application programming interface (API) as a new condition for the European Commission’s anti-trust body’s endorsement of its planned $2.1 billion acquisition of Fitbit, according to Reuters. According to Bloomberg, it has also ...
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ArticleCall for a Covid-19 sports recovery fund in the U.K.
The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) reports that leaders of more than a hundred sports and exercise institutions in the U.K. have sent a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging him to reserve funds for the rehabilitation of the sports and physical activity sector - or risk fueling lack of ...
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Record golf memberships in the U.K.
The number of commercial golf courses and driving ranges affiliated with the UK Golf Federation (UKGF) has reached 936, after breaking the threshold of 900 this summer. The federation offers its members 13 “business support services” free of charge as well as a reservation service for venues and courses through ...
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Stefan Herzog becomes president at VDS
Stefan Herzog, who has been secretary general of the German sporting goods retailers’ federation (VDS) since 2018 and president since last spring of Fedas, the European umbrella organization of the specialist sports retail trade, has moved to the top of the German association. He was appointed as VDS’ new president ...
