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Puma has partnered with Goonj in India to promote the...
Puma has partnered with Goonj in India to promote the circular economy. Goonj is a non-profit organization specializing in using urban surplus to spark grassroots development work. The German sportswear brand encouraged its Indian customers to drop off used apparel and shoes from Aug. 22 to Sept. 10. Collection boxes ...
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The Signa Group, whose holdings in the sports retail sector...
The Signa Group, whose holdings in the sports retail sector include Karstadt Sports and numerous web stores, has reported a total capital increase of €1.2 billion. New equity of €700 million has been injected by existing shareholders. Furthermore, its largest subsidiary, Signa Prime Selection, which is the main real estate ...
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The new Olympic House in Lausanne, headquarters of the International...
The new Olympic House in Lausanne, headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), will open to the public on Sept. 13-14, in parallel with the 2019 European Heritage Days. Olympic House was inaugurated on June 23. The facility features a statue of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, made by Swiss sculptor ...
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Sympatex will start serial production of its thermo-formed waterproof inner...
Sympatex will start serial production of its thermo-formed waterproof inner shoe Utmospheric in early 2020. The company has completed prototyping with its clients but still has manufacturing slots available for partners looking to enter retail sales with Utmospheric in the winter of 2020/2021. The new facility's production capacity is capped ...
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Macron is the new technical sponsor of Petrarca Rugby, the...
Macron is the new technical sponsor of Petrarca Rugby, the historic rugby club based in the Italian city of Padua. Petrarca, founded in 1947, boasts 13 Championship titles and two Italian Cups. Le Coq Sportif was the club's previous sponsor.
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Yonex' revenues were up by 1.6 percent in constant currencies...
Yonex' revenues were up by 1.6 percent in constant currencies to 14,691 million yen (€124.9m-$138.8m) in the first quarter of its financial year, ended on June 30. In Japan, which accounts for 65 percent of the company's total revenues, sales were up by 2.9 percent, driven by tennis racquets and ...
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While confirming its intention to impose an additional punitive 10...
While confirming its intention to impose an additional punitive 10 percent import duty on many still unspecified footwear categories and other products originating in China, the administration of President Donald Trump announced on Aug. 13 a postponed implementation for some of the products from Sept. 1 to Dec. 15. There ...
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Fischer Sports' sales increased by 11 percent to €182.5 million...
Fischer Sports' sales increased by 11 percent to €182.5 million in the financial year ended in February, including a 16 percent jump in the Nordic ski segment where the Austrian company remains the global leader. The turnover figure doesn't include Löffler, the apparel brand owned by the same group. It ...
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On Aug. 12, Anton Magnusson became managing director of Hestra-Handsken...
On Aug. 12, Anton Magnusson became managing director of Hestra-Handsken and Martin Magnusson & Co. He has been working for the Swedish family-owned glove maker since 2013, with oversight of its factories in various parts of the world. He was notably managing director of the factory in Hungary and recently ...
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Sport 2000 will organize its first order show for team...
Sport 2000 will organize its first order show for team sports on the ANWR Campus in Mainhausen, near Frankfurt, on Sept. 8-9. According to the company, almost all leading team-sports suppliers as well as niche suppliers, such as textile finishers and cup and goal providers, will participate in the new ...
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Sport 2000, the German buying group, has announced its sponsorship...
Sport 2000, the German buying group, has announced its sponsorship of 1. FC Köln, the well-known football club from Cologne. The deal is part of Sport 2000's partnership with 11Teamsports, which has been sponsoring the same football club since July 2019. Sport 2000 undertook a similar sponsorship of VfB Stuttgart's Mercedes-Benz ...
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Vans has signed on as presenting sponsor for the 2019...
Vans has signed on as presenting sponsor for the 2019 International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games (WSG) in Miyazaki, Japan, which will take place on Sept. 7-15. Alongside sporting competitions, the WSG will feature during the opening weekend a two-day Surf Festival, showcasing Japan's surfing culture and lifestyle. The ...
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Li & Fung has sold a 21.7 percent stake in...
Li & Fung has sold a 21.7 percent stake in its rather sophisticated LF Logistics business to a Singapore-based investment company, Tomaskek, for $300 million to help expand its operations in Asia and improve its own capital structure. The group saw its revenues decline by 8.4 percent on an organic ...
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Sales in the U.K. cycling market have dropped by 4.8...
Sales in the U.K. cycling market have dropped by 4.8 percent in volume in the first half of 2019 as compared to the first half of 2018. Meanwhile, value sales are only down by 0.5 percent. The figures are included in the first U.K. cycling market data service by Sports ...
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Günter Althaus, the 51-year-old German executive who has been the...
Günter Althaus, the 51-year-old German executive who has been the chief executive of the ANWR Group for the past ten years, has informed the board of directors that he will not renew his contract after it expires at the beginning of 2021, as he is envisaging new professional challenges. ANWR ...
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Accell Group has sold the e-bike development brands Protanium and...
Accell Group has sold the e-bike development brands Protanium and Diavelo to a new Swiss company. Protanium GmbH, based in Zurich and headed by Karin Vogelsanger as chief executive and managing partner, has been founded for this take-over. Protanium GmbH will continue to operate the Diavelo e-bike brand. The company ...
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Altra, the running brand recently acquired by VF Corp., has...
Altra, the running brand recently acquired by VF Corp., has hired Andrew Conley as its director of global product. Conley has spent his entire career in running shoes. He was most recently with Hoka One One, helping to expand the women's line and overseeing the launch of the Carbon X ...
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Adidas has filed an opposition to J.Crew's trademark application for...
Adidas has filed an opposition to J.Crew's trademark application for a design of five parallel stripes, to be used on apparel and on such accessories as business card cases and various kinds of bags. The Trial and Appeals Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has suspended the application ...
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Adidas Originals has cooperated with Arizona Iced Tea for a...
Adidas Originals has cooperated with Arizona Iced Tea for a limited edition of sneakers, priced at 99 cents (€0.88) per pair – the same as a can of iced tea. There were two models, the Continental 80 and the Yung 1, each available in two designs matching that of an ...
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Adidas has signed multi-year endorsement deal with the world's number-one...
Adidas has signed multi-year endorsement deal with the world's number-one alpine skier, Mikaela Shiffrin. The 24-year-old native of Colorado won 17 World Cup titles in 2018/19, the highest tally for a single season of any skier – regardless of gender – in history. Shiffrin's training goes beyond skiing to include ...
