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Wearables surge despite supply problems
The Covid-19 pandemic has boosted demand for wearable devices to the point of restraining the supply of their components, some of which are common to smartphones and computers, but the biggest sports-specific brand, Fitbit, did not take advantage of this trend. Drawing from the Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker set ...
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Decathlon France supports the recovery of grassroots sports
Decathlon is supporting the “Soutiens Ton Club” (=Support your Club) initiative, a platform for donations to help sports associations in France, which have been seriously affected by the coronavirus crisis and are likely to have a hard time recovering from it. The program, which was launched on May 19, is ...
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Kappa will sponsor a rugby tournament
Kappa will be the official apparel sponsor of the Rugby League World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021), which is scheduled to take place in England in October and November next year. As part of the deal, the Italian sportswear brand will supply kit for all match officials, volunteers and staff at the ...
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McArturGlen to launch rent relief package for its retail partners
McArthurGlen, the international operator of designer factory outlet centers, has launched a rent relief package for its retail partners until the end of this year. The group is waiving all minimim base rent, turnover-based rent and marketing charges for tenants in all of its centers that were closed from April ...
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Moncler 8 Richard Quinn collection is now available
Moncler’s collaborative haute couture collection with Richard Quinn, which was developed in the framework of the Moncler Genius project, is finally available worldwide. The Moncler 8 Richard Quinn collection was first unveiled at the Milan Fashion Week in February, on the occasion of the Moncler Genius launch event, but that ...
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Lacoste appoints CEOs for North and Latin America
Lacoste has appointed Robert Aldrich as chief executive for North America and Pedro Zannoni as chief of the Latin America region. Aldrich previously served as chief executive for the Americas at Ermenegildo Zegna, the big Italian brand of high-end menswear. Zannoni has joined from Asics, where he was president of ...
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Slinger Bag appoints Tom Dye as COO
Slinger Bag, the new sports brand focused on innovating game improvement equipment for ball sports, has hired Tom Dye as chief operating officer. In this role, he will be responsible for the global operational and logistical management of the business. Dye has more than 35 years of senior management experience ...
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Kappa is the new sponsor of the French Metz team
Kappa will replace Nike as the kit sponsor of FC Metz, a French football club that competes in the First League. The Italian sportswear brand is back after nine years, as Kappa had previously been the club’s kit sponsor, from 2006/07 to 2010/11. The new contract will enter into effect ...
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Zalando will be subjecting its partners to sustainability standards
Zalando is implementing standards for the measurement the social and environmental sustainability of its operations and, in time, those of its business partners. Specifically, the German e-tailer is adopting the Higg Brand & Retail Module (BRM), developed by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and its subsidiary, Higg Co. The BRM ...
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The corona crisis boosts Shimano’s stock market value
The stock market capitalization of Shimano hit a record high at 1,897 billion yen (€15.8bn-$17.6bn) on May 19 before decreasing slightly to ¥1,836 billion at the end the month. The share value rose by about 27 percent between May 1 and 31. According to financial analysts, the rise in demand ...
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Falke offers its own Community Mask
If you can make good sports socks, you can also make good face masks to protect consumers from coronavirus contamination. We have already reported about the ergonomic UYN Community Mask by Italy’s Trerè Innovation, the former licensee of X-Bionic and X-Socks. It’s now another knitting specialist’s turn to launch its ...
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Manuel "Manolo" Freixas is dead
Manuel Freixas, an influential publisher in the Spanish sporting goods sector, passed away on May 30, following a long illness. He was 68 years old. Back in 1982, after working for a magazine called Turisport, Freixas co-founded Diffusion Sport, which remained for many years the only major Spanish B2B publication ...
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Yonex declines by 6%
Yonex’ revenues went down by 5.9 percent to 15,377 million yen (€128.8m-$143.4m) in the fourth quarter of its financial year, ended on March 31. In Japan, which accounted for 60 percent of the company’s total turnover, sales declined by 13 percent from the year-ago quarter. In North America, they dropped ...
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Swedish crash test of bike helmets yields strange results
Hövding was rated as the best bike “helmet” based on a series of crash tests conducted by a Swedish insurance company, Folksam. The second best one was a relatively cheap MIPS helmet from Biltema, a chain of car accessories. While Hövding’s head cover, called the Chief, is not really a ...
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Online conference by Ispo on June 30 and July 1st
Ispo will host a digital conference on June 30 and July 1 to take the place of the previously planned Ispo SDG Summit in Munich. Called Ispo Re.Start Days, the conference will focus on “Beyond Digitalization,” “Beyong Sustainability” and “Beyond Health.” Following the cancellation of the OutDoor by Ispo trade ...
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Lafuma divests its surfwear brand
Lafuma has finalized the sale of Oxbow, its brand of surf-inspired sportswear. The move will allow the French company to concentrate on the outdoor sector with two brands, Lafuma and Millet. The group had previously sold its Eider brand to K2 of South Korea. The new owner of Oxbow is ...
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Inspiration days for Swiss dealers
In order to offer assistance with pre-orders for summer 2021 without a large trade fair, the Swiss sports industry is organizing so-called “Inspiration Days” in Glattbrugg and Spreitenbach on June 29 and 30. On these days, the showrooms in the TMC, Trendhouse, House 9 and Industriestrasse in Glattbrugg as well ...
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Hervis appoints Roland Jegle to the management
Hervis Sport is expanding its management: From June 1, Roland Jegle, 43, will be supporting the international Austrian-based sporting goods chain’s current managing director, Martin Weber. The goal is a “strategic realignment of the company,” according to its announcement. Jegle will lead the purchasing department, among other areas. Jegle has ...
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Adidas teams up with Allbirds
Adidas announced today a collaboration with Allbirds, the well-known American brand of sustainable footwear, to develop the sport performance shoe with the lowest-ever carbon footprint. The project will involve exploring recyclable material resources as well as the use of renewable energies in manufacturing and transportation. Adidas says the project is ...
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A new antibacterial towel for sweaty faces
ProSane Wear, an apparel company based in New York, is launching a reversible antibacterial microfiber towel hoodie, designed to make it possible to wipe sweat from the face without touching the towel directly with the hands. This special design helps minimize bacterial transfer from potentially contaminated surfaces, objects and other ...
