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Following similar action in Germany, the U.S. Olympic Committee has...
Following similar action in Germany, the U.S. Olympic Committee has relaxed sponsorship rules for Team USA athletes competing in the Olympic and Paralympic Games. They will be able to publicly thank their sponsors during next year's Games in Tokyo and appear in their advertisements. They will also be able to ...
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Lululemon Athletica says it will investigate claims of abuse at...
Lululemon Athletica says it will investigate claims of abuse at one of its suppliers' factories. According to The Guardian, women working at the Youngone Corp. factory in Bangladesh are being underpaid, overworked, treated violently and otherwise humiliated by their managers. Their monthly wage is allegedly BDT 9,100 (€97-$107). Unions have ...
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According to Agence France Presse (AFP), about a third of...
According to Agence France Presse (AFP), about a third of the staff at Nike's flagship store on the Champs-Elysées in Paris went on strike on Oct. 16. Some 60 people signed a petition and 40 demonstrated on the broad sidewalks outside the store, distributing tracts to passers-by while a saleswoman ...
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The Specialized Foundation has changed its name to Outride and...
The Specialized Foundation has changed its name to Outride and launched a public fundraising platform, called the Outride Fund
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The Cambodian workers of the textile and footwear sectors will...
The Cambodian workers of the textile and footwear sectors will see the minimum wage rise to $190 per month in 2020, representing an increase of 4.4 percent
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New Balance has filed a suit alleging that Liverpool FC,...
New Balance has filed a suit alleging that Liverpool FC, one of the major football clubs in the English Premier League, has improperly blocked its bid to match Nike in the struggle over the rights to team's kit. New Balance has been Liverpool's kit sponsor since 2015. Nike's bid is ...
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The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) has addressed a...
The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) has addressed a letter to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to request that Amazon's marketplaces for France and India be added to an annual list of “Notorious Markets” that abet counterfeiting and piracy. Last year, the trade group made the same request regarding ...
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On Sept. 30, Nike filed a lawsuit in the Central...
On Sept. 30, Nike filed a lawsuit in the Central District of California against Skechers over the manufacture of “Skecherized versions” of its Air Max 270 and VaporMax sneakers. The shoes that are alleged to have infringed Nike's patents are the Skech-Air Atlas, Skech-Air 92, Skech-Air Stratus and Skech-Air Blast. ...
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In October, after a tenure of 11 years, Jean-Claude Bel...
In October, after a tenure of 11 years, Jean-Claude Bel will be retiring as chief executive of the European Anglers Alliance
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Prana, a brand of Columbia Sportswear, is offering $100,000 to...
Prana, a brand of Columbia Sportswear, is offering $100,000 to one person as an incentive to enable them to “pursue their passion.” The idea is consistent with the brand's slogan, “Clothing for Positive Change.” Applicants must submit a one- to three-minute video illustrating their current job and their dream job. ...
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The new Olympic House in Lausanne, headquarters of the International...
The new Olympic House in Lausanne, headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), will open to the public on Sept. 13-14, in parallel with the 2019 European Heritage Days. Olympic House was inaugurated on June 23. The facility features a statue of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, made by Swiss sculptor ...
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Stöckli Swiss Sports has had to pay a fine of...
Stöckli Swiss Sports has had to pay a fine of 140,000 Swiss francs (€128,000-$141,000) for fixing prices with its Swiss retailer partners for the sale of its skis. The Swiss ski maker did not allow them to undercut the prices set by the company. This sort of agreement violates Swiss ...
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Assosport, the Italian sporting goods industry association, has moved its...
Assosport, the Italian sporting goods industry association, has moved its main office from Treviso to Mestre, near Venice. The transfer is taking place because of the reconstruction of the building where the association had its seat. Located near Venice, the city of Mestre is easier to reach by train and ...
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Fifa has appointed Simon Thomas, the former chief executive of...
Fifa has appointed Simon Thomas, the former chief executive of Team Marketing, as its new chief commercial officer, to replace Philippe Le Floc'h, who is leaving football's regulatory body for personal reasons
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Afydad, Spain's association of sporting-goods suppliers, has signed its first...
Afydad, Spain's association of sporting-goods suppliers, has signed its first collaboration agreement with a retail association by joining forces with Atebi, which specializes in the cycling market. The agreement was signed at Festbike – the international cycling fair in Madrid, held this year on Sept. 13-15 – where Atebi was ...
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Fitbit, the San Francisco-based purveyor of fitness trackers, says it...
Fitbit, the San Francisco-based purveyor of fitness trackers, says it has struck a deal with the Health Promotion Board (HPB) of Singapore to use its products to realize the national health agency's aspirations for public health. The project, Live Healthy SG, fits within the government's Smart Nation initiative. Although Singapore's ...
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Allyson Felix, winner of nine Olympic medals in track, has...
Allyson Felix, winner of nine Olympic medals in track, has persuaded Nike to extend the maternity protections in her sponsorship deal from 12 to 18 months, possibly effecting a change in Nike's general policy on the issue
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Adidas has filed an opposition to J.Crew's trademark application for...
Adidas has filed an opposition to J.Crew's trademark application for a design of five parallel stripes, to be used on apparel and on such accessories as business card cases and various kinds of bags. The Trial and Appeals Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has suspended the application ...
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While confirming its intention to impose an additional punitive 10...
While confirming its intention to impose an additional punitive 10 percent import duty on many still unspecified footwear categories and other products originating in China, the administration of President Donald Trump announced on Aug. 13 a postponed implementation for some of the products from Sept. 1 to Dec. 15. There ...
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Skechers and Adidas have reached a settlement in their dispute...
Skechers and Adidas have reached a settlement in their dispute over footwear stripes. A filing by Skechers on July 29 at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California asked for the dismissal without prejudice of a lawsuit brought by Adidas, which had claimed that Skechers' Goldie-Peaks shoe infringed its Three Stripes ...
