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The Uvex Group has reported an increase in total sales...
The Uvex Group has reported an increase in total sales of 5 percent to €475 million in the last financial year, ended last July. The winter-sports segment, which includes ski helmets and ski goggles under the Uvex and Alpina brands, suffered a year-on-year decline for the 2018/19 financial year. Uvex ...
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On Running is said to be planning to open its...
On Running is said to be planning to open its first store worldwide in New York sometime next year. Servicing more than 6,000 points of sale in over 50 countries, the fast-growing, nine-year-old Swiss brand of running shoes already has subsidiaries in the U.S., Japan, Australia and Brazil.
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News briefsMicam Milano launches Micam X
Micam Milano will launch the teaser of a new format, called Micam X, at the next edition of the trade show on Feb. 16-19. Located in Hall 1, where its fashion shows and conferences have been held lately, Micam X is described as a new space where visitors can discover ...
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The New York Times has reported that Nike's Zoom Vaporfly...
The New York Times has reported that Nike's Zoom Vaporfly 4% and ZoomX Vaporfly Next% make their wearer 4 to 5 percent faster than the wearer of an average running shoe and 2 to 3 percent faster than the wearer of the next-fastest shoe. The newspaper has used new data ...
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Decathlon has committed to reducing its emissions of CO2 sufficiently...
Decathlon has committed to reducing its emissions of CO2 sufficiently to help limit the warming of the earth's climate to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and ensure a net-zero change after that. In other words, it has joined the #OurOnlyFuture campaign launched by the United Nations and various business ...
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Hummel marked 2019 UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities...
Hummel marked 2019 UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) on Dec. 3 with the world première of a new documentary on The Impossible Team. The Danish company co-produced the film together with a non-profit organization, Football For A New Tomorrow (FANT). The film supports a Sierra Leonean football ...
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Victor De Le Rue, the 2019 Freeride World Tour champion,...
Victor De Le Rue, the 2019 Freeride World Tour champion, has joined Jones Snowboards as a new international team rider. The 30-year-old was named French rider of the year in 2012, 2013 and 2014, Snowboarder magazine's N° 3 Rider of the Year 2015 and has appeared in snowboard films, several ...
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Odlo has announced a partnership with the Lausanne 2020 Organising...
Odlo has announced a partnership with the Lausanne 2020 Organising Committee of the Third Winter Youth Olympic Games, which will be held in Lausanne in January 2020. As an official partner of the Games, the Swiss brand will provide the 3,500 volunteers with uniforms in the colors of Lausanne 2020, ...
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Adidas Golf is launching Collection Ø, a new limited-edition apparel...
Adidas Golf is launching Collection Ø, a new limited-edition apparel collection inspired by street culture. The unusual style is meant to break down the typical notion of what golf fashion should look like, combined with the performance features that wearers need on-course.
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Adidas Terrex UK will be the official apparel sponsor of...
Adidas Terrex UK will be the official apparel sponsor of the Threshold Trail Series in 2020. The Threshold Trail Series is a series of four endurance trail events in the U.K., each offering a variety of terrains, gradients, elevations, landscapes and distances. The four events include: Heineken Race to the ...
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Erreà Sport and Rugby Europe, the administrative body for rugby...
Erreà Sport and Rugby Europe, the administrative body for rugby union in Europe, have announced a partnership agreement that makes the Italian brand the official apparel supplier of Rugby Europe until June 30, 2023. The collaboration will begin with the first round of the 2020 Rugby Europe Championship, on Feb. ...
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New Balance is adopting Gap's Personal Advancement & Career Enhancement...
New Balance is adopting Gap's Personal Advancement & Career Enhancement training program for female employees in its global supply chain, who account for 80 percent of its workforce. For Monica Gorman, vice president of responsible leadership and global compliance, the program is meant to “give them the skills and confidence ...
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Trial Sport, the third-largest Russian sporting goods retailer after Sportmaster...
Trial Sport, the third-largest Russian sporting goods retailer after Sportmaster and Decathlon and a major distributor of foreign sports brands, has opened a new store in the city of Omsk, one of the biggest cities in Siberia. This is the company's second store in the city. As of today, the ...
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Ortovox wants to go further after being awarded Leader Status...
Ortovox wants to go further after being awarded Leader Status by the Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) for the second consecutive year for its progressive commitment to safe and healthy working conditions, viable wages and reasonable working hours throughout the supply chain. Leader Status is the highest award for fair working ...
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Decathlon has again come in first in an annual ranking...
Decathlon has again come in first in an annual ranking of the world’s 500 largest retailers in any sector compiled by OC&C Strategy Consultants. The French-based sporting goods retailers has placed in the top 10 every year since the first edition of the index. Second and third place went to ...
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Stadium has agreed to extend its cooperation with Soccer Sirius...
Stadium has agreed to extend its cooperation with Soccer Sirius for another four years, until the end of 2023. Soccer Sirius is a Swedish association that gives young people at various locations who might never come into contact with football a chance to participate in the game. The project, called ...
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The Big Gear Show (TBGS), a new American outdoor industry...
The Big Gear Show (TBGS), a new American outdoor industry show focusing on hardgoods, paddling, cycling, climbing and camping, has announced that its first event will take place on July 21-25, 2020, at the Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Cycling will be a ...
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Lululemon has announced that Stuart Haselden, chief operating officer and...
Lululemon has announced that Stuart Haselden, chief operating officer and executive vice-president, will leave the company on Jan. 10, 2020. Haselden joined Lululemon in 2015 as chief financial officer. He will become the chief executive of Away, an American lifestyle-oriented travel luggage start-up. Lululemon said the regional heads of the ...
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UYN, the new Italian brand of functional knitwear, has announced...
UYN, the new Italian brand of functional knitwear, has announced its sponsorship of Didier Cuche. The Swiss ski champion will wear its underwear and socks and lend his face for products sold in Switzerland and their packaging. The brand, which is owned by a former licensee of X-Bionic, is already ...
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Anta Sports Products, the Chinese sports brand, is confident in...
Anta Sports Products, the Chinese sports brand, is confident in its growth trajectory, to judge by its latest 2019 projections. According to a letter sent by the company to its shareholders, its financial data through November is indicative of a jump in net income of at least 45 percent by ...
