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Toray develops a washable antiviral fabric
Toray Industries claims to have developed a fabric, called Makspec V, that retains both its antiviral properties and its softness with repeated washing. According to the Japanese multinational, the chief problem was fixing the antiviral agent in a manner that would last and keep the fabric comfortable. Cotton blends aid ...
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Puma hires new creative director
Puma has hired June Ambrose as creative director, in charge of designing items for women and girls. The 48-year-old designer from Antigua has a long list of important clients including several well-known Hollywood actors and hip-hop and R&B musicians – Zoe Saldana, Kim Cattrall, Missy Elliot, P. Diddy, Mariah Carey, ...
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News briefsAmanda Rajkumar will run HR for Adidas
Amanda Rajkumar, a 48-year-old British national with 24 years of experience in human relations at other global organizations, is taking the place of Karen Parkin at the Adidas Group as the executive board member in charge of global human relations, overseeing a staff of nearly 60,000 people. She will be ...
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Wintersteiger enters the bike maintenance sector
Wintersteiger, the leading Austrian provider of ski maintenance equipment, has entered the growing bike category as a counter-seasonal business. After two years of market research and product development, it has launched a new Bike Services division, offering a package for bike rentals that includes automatic bike cleaning as well as ...
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Kering trims its stake in Puma to 9.8%
Kering has completed the sale of about 8.8 million shares in Puma for €655.6 million, further reducing its stake in the company from 15.7 percent to 9.8 percent. Kering held 86.3 percent of Puma’s shares before spinning off most of them to its own shareholders in 2018 in order to ...
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News briefsTexon unveils new recyclable insole technology
Texon, the U.K.-based producer of materials for the footwear industry, has unveiled a new insole technology that is based on 85 percent recycled polyester (rPET) and is 100 percent recyclable. Texon Ecoline is produced with a special fusion-bonded process that enhances the internal bond structure of the material’s fibers, which ...
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ArticleNike is the most marketed brand in sports
Nike, which sponsors over 11,000 athletes and sports organizations around the world, is at the top of SportsPro’s inaugural list of the World’s 50 Most Marketed Brands in the sports sector. It is followed, in order, by Emirates Airlines, Adidas, Monster Energy and Red Bull. The next sportswear brand on ...
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Asics launches an annual virtual relay marathon
Asics has founded an annual virtual relay marathon called the Asics World Ekiden. The footrace is split into six legs – three of 5 km, two of 10 km and one of 7.2 km – adding up to the usual marathon distance of 42.2 km.Teams of up to six people ...
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Skullcandy releases new wireless ear buds
Skullcandy, the audio brand headquartered in Park City, Utah, has launched a new True Wireless earbud. The Jib True’s battery will last 22 hours, with six hours in the bud and another 16 in the case. It has call, track, volume and assistant-activating controls as well as Bluetooth connectivity and ...
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Elho is reborn with a heritage collection
After an absence of two decades, the Elho brand of skiwear is marking its return with a 1989 Heritage Collection, in time for sale through its own website for the imminent autumn/winter season. The limited edition consists of 15 items of colorful ski and street apparel, launched by a company ...
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Adidas founds the Football Collective
Adidas has launched the Football Collective in London, Paris, Berlin, New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo. A form of federation of local individuals and clubs, the Football Collective intends to foster social changes through football. It will be working with local initiatives already set up under the Adidas Football Collective ...
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News briefsMarchon gets the Converse eyewear license
Marchon Eyewear, which is already a the long-time licensee of Nike for glasses, has entered an exclusive, long-term global licensing agreement with Converse. The New York-based company replaces De Rigo as Converse’s licensee. The Italian eyewear manufacturer obtained the Converse license after taking over the American company REM Eyewear in ...
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Dragon adds two goggles to its line
Dragon Eyewear is releasing two new goggles for the forthcoming winter season. The PXV2 is a new version of the PXV, with the addition of a Swiftlock on its lens. The RVX OTG features a new version of the Swiftlock itself, Swiftlock 2.0, thanks to which it can be worn ...
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News briefsMIPS starts its own team of sponsored athletes
MIPS, the Swedish supplier of helmet-based brain safety and protection equipment, has announced the formation of its first professional athletic team, “Team MIPS.” The team will serve as an “ever-growing global force of helmet safety advocacy,” with athletes from around the world with a wide range of backgrounds and professional ...
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News briefsThe North Face launches the Explorer Team
The North Face (TNF), whose motto is “Never Stop Exploring,” has announced the launch of a new team of special people from all over the world who see themselves as explorers or adventurers – from scriptwriters and photographers to trail runners and powder enthusiasts. Members of TNF’s new ”Explorer Team” ...
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News briefsDecathlon benefits from multi-channel model in Germany
Decathlon Germany will close the 2020 fiscal year with seven new openings and two expansions. They will more than offset the closure of five units including the French company’s first outlet in the country, opened in 1986 in the Kley district of Dortmund, and the small Decathlon Connect store opened ...
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ArticleSports stocks rose by 10.8% in Q3
The sporting goods sector confirmed its resilience in the third quarter of 2020 with an average increase of 10.8 percent in the public companies’ share price between June 30 and Sept. 30. Comparatively, two relatively bullish American indexes, the Dow Jones 30 and the S&P 500, posted gains of only ...
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Infographics & DataRanking - Global stock market performers - Q3 2020 Update
This exclusive chart shows the share price development of the major stock listed sporting goods companies in Q3 2020 and since the beginning of 2020. The chart and data can be downloaded. This is exclusive data and analysis for Premium Members.
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Reebok appoints new VP of creative direction
Reebok has appointed Kerby Jean-Raymond, a Haitian-American fashion designer, to the position of vice president of creative direction, in replacement of Karen Reuther. He will be working with the product, global marketing and development teams. He will also join Reebok’s senior management, which reports to the brand’s president, Matt O’Toole. ...
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Johnston & Murphy returns to golf
Johnston & Murphy, the American brand of men’s shoes owned by Genesco, is launching its first line of golf shoes in nearly 20 years, capitalizing on the rising popularity of golf because of the corona pandemic. The new collection is made up of hybrid golf shoes that can also be ...
