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Adidas has unveiled the official ball for 2019/20 UEFA Champions...
Adidas has unveiled the official ball for 2019/20 UEFA Champions League group stage. The base of the ball is a bold multi-colored design incorporating traditional colors from the UEFA Champions League as well as those seen across stadiums worldwide. The ball features a blend of blues, fluorescent oranges and yellows. ...
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Proviz Sports has announced that from summer 2019, all inner...
Proviz Sports has announced that from summer 2019, all inner linings of its jackets will be manufactured from Repreve, a recycled polyester made from recycled plastic bottles. Furthermore, the company is encouraging its customers to recycle products at the end of their life by posting them to Proviz in return ...
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Ispo has launched the 2020 edition of the Ispo Award,...
Ispo has launched the 2020 edition of the Ispo Award, which honors outstanding products and services in the sports industry. Companies can submit their new products for consideration until Dec. 3, 2019, benefiting from early-bird rates if they submit their products by Nov. 6, 2019. The international jury of experts ...
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Four years after acquiring Runtastic for €220 million, Adidas is...
Four years after acquiring Runtastic for €220 million, Adidas is further integrating the app into its own e-commerce platform. Adidas is now using Runtastic to power its Adidas Running and Adidas Training apps, through which users will be collecting points and connecting to the Adidas' Creators Club, a free membership ...
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As Angling International reported via Facebook on Sept. 24, Grant...
As Angling International reported via Facebook on Sept. 24, Grant Ottignon-Harris, managing director of Pure Fishing for Europe, the Middle East and Asia (EMEA), has left the company and been replaced by Kjell Clefjord. Ottignon-Harris spent nine years with the world's largest manufacturer of fishing tackle, originally as regional director ...
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Patagonia launched a new European website on Sept. 25 for...
Patagonia launched a new European website on Sept. 25 for its Patagonia Works program, which has already found numerous adepts in the U.S. The program will list a series of initiatives that customers can take in their own countries to do something for the environment, making donations or participating in ...
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Sherpa Adventure Gear raised $89,812.25 for its children's education foundation...
Sherpa Adventure Gear raised $89,812.25 for its children's education foundation in Nepal last year. Sherpa sold over 350,000 products to support the ten students currently enrolled in the program across grades 4 to 9. The Sherpa Adventure Gear Foundation receives 25-cent donations on selected products sold by Sherpa to help ...
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Foot Locker has invested $3 million in NTWRK, an e-commerce...
Foot Locker has invested $3 million in NTWRK, an e-commerce app that allows brands and celebrities to drop and sell their products through live “episodes” as consumers watch, chat and buy. The investment forms part of a series-A round of financing worth $10 million overall and co-led by Live Nation, ...
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On Sept. 30, Nike filed a lawsuit in the Central...
On Sept. 30, Nike filed a lawsuit in the Central District of California against Skechers over the manufacture of “Skecherized versions” of its Air Max 270 and VaporMax sneakers. The shoes that are alleged to have infringed Nike's patents are the Skech-Air Atlas, Skech-Air 92, Skech-Air Stratus and Skech-Air Blast. ...
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Jennifer Ridgeway, 69, a three-decade veteran at Patagonia credited with...
Jennifer Ridgeway, 69, a three-decade veteran at Patagonia credited with creating the outdoor brand's aesthetic, has died at home in Ojia, California. She had been suffering from pancreatic cancer. Ridgeway was hired by Patagonia's marketing department in 1973 and wrote copy for its catalogs. She then became the company's first ...
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The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) has addressed a...
The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) has addressed a letter to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to request that Amazon's marketplaces for France and India be added to an annual list of “Notorious Markets” that abet counterfeiting and piracy. Last year, the trade group made the same request regarding ...
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Tenson has hired Fredrik Abrahamsson to oversee the company's sales...
Tenson has hired Fredrik Abrahamsson to oversee the company's sales and marketing efforts to reboot and rejuvenate the 70-year-old outdoor fashion brand. Abrahamsson, who took on the role this month, co-founded a sports fashion and lifestyle brand, WearColour, in 2010 and held previous positions at Oakley, Burton, Hurley and Eastpak. ...
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Reebok and Adidas, which belong to the same group, have...
Reebok and Adidas, which belong to the same group, have collaborated on a sneaker for the first time. The Instapump Fury Boost blends Adidas' Boost technology with Reebok's Instapump Fury silhouette. Reebok's original Instapump Fury, released in 1994, was a slip-on shoe with no laces, a GraphLite bridge instead of ...
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Adidas and the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) have extended their...
Adidas and the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) have extended their long-standing partnership. Adidas will continue to be the FMF's official supplier through the 2026 Fifa World Cup, which will be played in Mexico, Canada and the U.S. The original deal between Adidas and the FMF ran from 1984 to 1990. ...
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Keen and Sherpa Adventure Gear have joined forces on a...
Keen and Sherpa Adventure Gear have joined forces on a new edition of their Innate travel boot for men and women for the autumn/winter 2019 season, which follows a similar release for spring 2019. The new product is PCF-free and uses premium nubuck leather certified by the Leather Working Group. ...
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New Balance has filed a suit alleging that Liverpool FC,...
New Balance has filed a suit alleging that Liverpool FC, one of the major football clubs in the English Premier League, has improperly blocked its bid to match Nike in the struggle over the rights to team's kit. New Balance has been Liverpool's kit sponsor since 2015. Nike's bid is ...
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Intersport Spain has announced the appointment of Xavier Alomar as...
Intersport Spain has announced the appointment of Xavier Alomar as its new managing director, indicating that it is intended to better implement its omni-channel development strategy. He will replace Paxti Fernandez, who has held the role since 2016. Alomar, who joined the board of directors of the Spanish buying group ...
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Bridgedale, already on the Recommended Kit List for the past...
Bridgedale, already on the Recommended Kit List for the past 11 years for its socks, has signed a new three-year contract with the Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofEA). Taking effect on Sept. 1, the contract expands the list to all of the sock models in Bridgedale's Hike category, as well ...
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Puma and Amazon Fashion have joined forces on a new...
Puma and Amazon Fashion have joined forces on a new athleisure line for men and women, called “Care of by Puma.” The German sportswear brand has designed the pieces while Amazon Fashion is responsible for marketing and distribution. The collection will be available exclusively on Amazon.com. A pilot collection of ...
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Woolrich, the American outdoor brand, has opened a new flagship...
Woolrich, the American outdoor brand, has opened a new flagship store in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City. Designed by the architect Andrea Caputo, and located at 121 Wooster Street, the store measures 4,000 square feet and its layout is modular. The variety of possible configurations makes it suitable ...
