All News briefs articles – Page 117
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News briefsXponential acquires metabolic health brand, partners with fitness and dance platform
Xponential Fitness has agreed to acquire the metabolic health brand Lindora. Under the terms of the transaction, Lindora’s 31 clinics will become Xponential franchise locations, and Xponential will acquire all of Lindora’s intellectual property and franchise the brand globally. The transaction is expected to close in early 2024. Founded ...
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News briefsBogner opens first concept store in UK, two doors in the US
German luxury sports label Bogner announced the opening of its first standalone store in the UK in partnership with the London-based activity company The Bergladen Group. The five-storey store is located in the heart of London’s Mayfair neighbourhood and a clear sign for Bogner’s international expansion aspirations, having recently opened ...
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News briefsPuma is expanding its Re:Fibre textile-to-textile recycling technology
Puma has announced that it has scaled up its textile recycling innovation Re:Fibre and replace recycled polyester with its Re:Fibre technology in all Puma soccer kits for clubs and associations from 2024. Since the launch of the pilot project in 2022, where the brand produced recycled training kits for the ...
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News briefsChanges in UEFA women’s football and futsal
The UEFA’s Executive Committee has settled on an 18-club Women’s Champions League (up from 16), with three home matches, three away matches and knockout rounds. It is also establishing a second European competition for women’s clubs. These changes will be in effect for the 2025/26 season. For the women, as ...
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News briefsMacron announces major headquarters expansion
Italian sportswear brand Macron is investing in a new project that will see the construction of two new buildings in an area alongside its current headquarters in Valsamoggia, near the city of Bologna. The new campus will be a multifunctional complex featuring offices, showrooms, areas for material testing, production facilities ...
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News briefsNew £30 million fund to support grassroots women’s football in the UK
The UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport and The Football Association (FA) have announced a £30 million (€35m) fund for grassroots football in England. The Government is providing £25 million (€29.2m) in funding while The FA is contributing £5 million (€5.8m). The fund was inspired by England’s women’s national ...
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News briefsFrench Alps and Salt Lake City sole candidates for 2030 and 2034 Winter Games
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed that the French Alps and Salt Lake City, Utah (US) are the sole candidates (“Preferred Hosts”) for the 2030 and 2034 Winter and Paralympic Olympic Games. The IOC will now start more detailed discussions with the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of the two ...
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News briefsWorld’s first parka made from biological recycling unveiled
Stella McCartney has unveiled a parka made of biorecycled polyester at COP28. The garment and the technology behind it is a result of a partnership between Protein Evolution and McCartney. Source: Stella McCartney/Protein Evolution The fashion parka is made from rigid packaging waste and industrial textile ...
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News briefsActivewear brand Bandier seeking a buyer for its intellectual property
American activewear brand Bandier is seeking a buyer for its intellectual property and assets, including but not limited to all of Bandier’s rights, inventory, intellectual property and all accounts receivable as of the closing date of a purchase. The move is an alternative to bankruptcy. The company, which operates five ...
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News briefsAsics works on enhancing personalization and data protection compliance
Asics has selected Boston-based pure-play customer data platform (CDP) BlueConic to reimagine how it engages with customers. The move will empower the Asics team to support a growing number of personalization projects while remaining compliant with consumer data privacy regulations around the globe. With operations across the Americas, Europe, the ...
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News briefsSalomon collaborates with Noble’s Ionic+ and 37.5 to develop new Knit Flow fabric
Salomon is expanding its running apparel offering through a partnership with Ionic+ Botanical and 37.5 to develop a new fabric technology called Knit Flow. The new fabric uses the anti-odor citric-acid formula, Ionic+ Botanical, and is the first durable plant-based formula to be registered, tested and approved by the US ...
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News briefsHanesBrands names VP, global CMO for Champion
Source: HanesBrands Richard Mcleod HanesBrands announced that Richard Mcleod has been named Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer of Global Champion. Mcleod will be responsible for driving Champion’s global brand strategy and omni-channel brand positioning. He joins Champion from Canada Goose where he was the SVP of the ...
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News briefsSport 2000 France has a new CEO
Source: Sport 2000 Emmanuelle Bahuaud Emmanuelle Bahuaud will serve as the new chief executive of Sport 2000 France, effective Jan. 2, 2024. She will replace Stéphane Solinski, who left the company in September to pursue other opportunities. Solinski is now the CEO of Laf Santé. Bahuaud, a ...
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News briefsCastore secures £145 million investment
British sportswear brand Castore has announced that it has secured growth investment in a funding round led by Raine Partners, the equity arm of The Raine Group. Hanaco Ventures and Felix Capital also participated in the investment through their respective growth funds. The £145 million (€169m) investment will allow Castore ...
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News briefsOrigify from Bosch protects sneakers against counterfeiters
Bosch is launching Origify, an invisible authentication solution to protect sneakers and other products against counterfeiters. Using a product-specific optical fingerprint, Origify detects luxury products along the entire product lifecycle. Contrary to physical security features, like serial numbers, barcodes, RFID, and others, Origify does not require any intervention in the ...
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News briefsAlibaba Group boosts sustainability efforts with membership of WBCSD
Alibaba Group, the ecosystem with over a billion users and a platform for millions of small businesses, has joined over 200 of the world’s leading sustainable businesses and is now a member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). “Alibaba’s position as the largest e-commerce and digital technology ...
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News briefsEileen Gu named global ambassador for 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games
Source: IOC Chinese two-time Olympic and Youth Olympic freestyle skiing champion and record holder Eileen Gu The 20-year-old Chinese two-time Olympic and Youth Olympic freestyle skiing champion and record holder Eileen Gu will be the Global Ambassador for the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Gangwon. ...
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News briefsAuthentic and Sakar form partnership for Reebok
Authentic Brands Group and New Jersey-based electronics company Sakar International have partnered to develop a range of sports and training equipment for Reebok. Under the partnership, Sakar International will design, manufacture and distribute Reebok-branded basketball, pickleball, baseball, soccer and football equipment, as well as electronics such as audio, tech and ...
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News briefsExpanded career zone at the next PGA Show
Following its successful launch in 2023, the PGA Show Career Zone is expanding in 2024. In addition to staff recruitment by golf industry organizations, the Career Zone will offer professional networking events and presentations on employment-related subjects. Informal employer-professional networking receptions will be held each afternoon. Furthermore, the Career Zone ...
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News briefsBelgium gets its first Blue Tomato retail store
Austrian board sports and lifestyle specialist Blue Tomato has opened its first store in Belgium. The 240-sqm shop is located in the center of Antwerp, on the historic Wiegstraat. Of the decision to open a store in Belgium, Tillmann Ruprecht, Director of Sales and Service at Blue Tomato, said: “Antwerp, ...
