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Creating an interesting new position after disappointing results, Asos has...
Creating an interesting new position after disappointing results, Asos has appointed a “chief growth officer,” responsible for driving profitable growth and integrating marketing efforts with strategic planning, analytics and customer experience. The new role, which became effective on Dec. 3, has been assigned to Robert Birge. He will report directly ...
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Deichmann has lost a lawsuit against a Spanish producer of...
Deichmann has lost a lawsuit against a Spanish producer of sneakers and sports shoes, Munich, regarding the use of a cross on its footwear. In a ruling issued in June, but only made public recently, the General Court of the European Union rejected an appeal made by the German company ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has reached a tentative agreement with local authorities...
Wolverine Worldwide has reached a tentative agreement with local authorities and the state of Michigan to help settle its litigation over the damage caused by the use of chemicals in a now closed tannery and another manufacturing plant near its head office in Rockford. The company will pay $69.5 million ...
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Canada Goose has also opened its first store in Paris,...
Canada Goose has also opened its first store in Paris, located at a prestigious location on rue Saint-Honoré, on the corner of rue Royale. Featuring art that depicts the cold landscapes of Canada, it is the first one that has a separate room for its children's collection. Like other Canada ...
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Amazon has continued its push into global football by scoring...
Amazon has continued its push into global football by scoring the exclusive rights to broadcast 16 matches of the Uefa Champions League in Germany. It intends to show the matches on Tuesday nights through video streaming from the 2021/22 football season. The move follows Amazon's decision to broadcast 20 Premier ...
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The American unit of Slinger Bag, the company that is...
The American unit of Slinger Bag, the company that is launching a new, innovative, portable tennis ball launcher (SGI Europe Vol. 30 N° 13+14 of Apr. 13, 2019), has become a public company trading on the over-the-counter market in the U.S. as SLBG. This was made possible through a $332,239 ...
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Amplifi, the German brand for snow, bike and outdoor protectors...
Amplifi, the German brand for snow, bike and outdoor protectors and accessories based in Oberstdorf, has brought in a new sales team for Austria, Germany and Benelux, starting with products for autumn/winter 2020/21. Amplifi's move is said to be meant to ensure the best possible service for customers, both B2B ...
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With a new digital app, the Danish Sportmaster chain launched...
With a new digital app, the Danish Sportmaster chain launched “The 5-Week Challenge” on Dec. 5. It will be a five-week digital course starting on Jan. 13 to help Danes create healthier, long-lasting habits. Two well-known Danish experts have been called in to help with the challenge: an exercise physiologist, ...
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Zalando is selling Kickz, its sub-e-tailer for sneakers, street apparel...
Zalando is selling Kickz, its sub-e-tailer for sneakers, street apparel and accessories. The acquirer is Play Hard, a recent subsidiary of Crealize, described as a German “company creator” that “develops new business models and companies.” Zalando purchased Kickz as recently as 2017, intending to expand its position in streetwear, gaining ...
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The board of directors of Viking Outdoor Footwear has appointed...
The board of directors of Viking Outdoor Footwear has appointed René Høgsted as the company's new chief executive. He is expected to take up his new position on Jan. 1, 2020. The 46-year-old brings a wealth of experience in sales, marketing, e-commerce, branding, product and management in strong retail and ...
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The former Finnish Sports Retail and Wholesale Association (UVT), which...
The former Finnish Sports Retail and Wholesale Association (UVT), which has about 30 member companies, is being terminated at the end of this year. As previously reported, its members will be integrated into the Fashion and Sports Commerce Association, which originally started as a group of retailers. It held its ...
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A Chinese manufacturer of athletic footwear, Kingmaker, reported a drop...
A Chinese manufacturer of athletic footwear, Kingmaker, reported a drop in its gross margin of 4.7 percentage points to just 6.9 percent for its first fiscal half ended on Sept. 30 because of smaller orders and their relocation to Vietnamese or Cambodian factories not affected by the U.S. tariffs on ...
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The Austrian sporting goods show, ÖSFA, will come out with...
The Austrian sporting goods show, ÖSFA, will come out with a new logo on Feb. 18-20 representing nature, the mountains and winter sports. It will host about 150 exhibitors in the Brandboxx of Salzburg. Half of them already have their permanent showrooms in the center.
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Bagheera, a Swedish brand of function clothing and shoes for...
Bagheera, a Swedish brand of function clothing and shoes for orienteering, cycling and Nordic skiing, has agreed and to extend its partnership with the Swedish Orienteering Association. The parties have been working together since 2016, and Bagheera is now stepping up as the main sponsor of the association from 2020 ...
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Decathlon has updated its climate commitments based on the Science...
Decathlon has updated its climate commitments based on the Science Based Target (SBT) initiative, which it has recognized as a contribution to limiting the global temperature increase by 1.5 degrees centrigrade. In this context, the French sporting goods manufacturer and retailer is committed to reducing its total CO² emissions for ...
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Dynafit has become the new title sponsor of the legendary...
Dynafit has become the new title sponsor of the legendary Transalpine Run. The competition is one of the best-known trail running events in the world and considered the most spectacular stage run and team competition in the Alps. Dynafit, the mountain endurance specialist that has been part of the Oberalp ...
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Hyosung has begun commercial operation at its first spandex plant...
Hyosung has begun commercial operation at its first spandex plant in India. The facility, which occupies about 400,000 square meters, is located in the Auric industrial complex near Aurangabad, in the state of Maharashtra. It has an annual production capacity of 18,000 tons of spandex. Hyosung began operations in India ...
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Bookman, a Swedish company that offers functional headlights, bike lights...
Bookman, a Swedish company that offers functional headlights, bike lights and reflectors under the Bookman Urban Visibility label, has received an injection of SEK3.5 million (€330,000-$370,000) from three Swedish investors including Stefan Ytterborn, the founder of Poc Sweden. Founded in 2011 in Stockholm by Victor Kabo and David Axelsson, Bookman ...
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Black Diamond Equipment has opened its first European flagship store...
Black Diamond Equipment has opened its first European flagship store in Innsbruck, Austria. The downtown store offers all of the brand's product categories as well as events and workshops. It also serves as a platform for end consumers to test or borrow selected equipment. The positioning in Innsbruck, where Black ...
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Bollé Brands has promoted Luca Zangrandi as sales director for...
Bollé Brands has promoted Luca Zangrandi as sales director for Europe, handling the optical and sports retail channels for the company's brands – Bollé, Serengeti and Cébé – in the markets of Italy, France, Spain, the U.K., Germany and Austria. The company says his promotion follows excellent results reached by ...
