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Although it already sponsors a few e-sports teams, Adidas has...
Although it already sponsors a few e-sports teams, Adidas has signed its first sponsorship deal with an individual e-sports athlete: Tyler Blevins, better known as Ninja. Blevins is a professional gamer and gaming streamer who raised eyebrows in the videogame world at the start of August by switching his streaming ...
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As part of Adidas' “She Breaks Barriers” initiative, Stadium will...
As part of Adidas' “She Breaks Barriers” initiative, Stadium will be broadcasting the stories of struggle and success of a roster of star female athletes. Stadium is a 24/7 multi-platform sports network, featuring exclusive live and on-demand games and events. The special two-part broadcast, which began on Aug. 26, is ...
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Adidas, Nike and Puma have joined the Global Fashion Pact...
Adidas, Nike and Puma have joined the Global Fashion Pact to protect the world's climate, biodiversity and oceans at the instigation of Kering, the former controlling shareholder of Puma, which is committed to sustainability. The fashion pact, which gathers 32 groups – mostly from the fashion sector – representing nearly ...
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AG Motors has inaugurated a factory for aluminum bicycle frames...
AG Motors has inaugurated a factory for aluminum bicycle frames – Europe's second such facility – in the Polish city of Podgrodzie. According to Bike Europe, this makes the 10-year-old company the first producer able to manufacture a complete aluminum frame in a single uninterrupted welding process, thanks to developments ...
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Zanier has started a contest that allows customers to design...
Zanier has started a contest that allows customers to design glove models in the Go Wild collection for the 2020/21 season. A team at Zanier will first select the three best products from the submissions. The winner will be nominated by the online community on Facebook. The best design will ...
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Alpargatas, the Brazilian owner of such brands as Havaianas, Osklen...
Alpargatas, the Brazilian owner of such brands as Havaianas, Osklen and Dupé, is selling its Argentinian subsidiaries for the equivalent of about €3.3 million. The deal follows an agreement that the Brazilian footwear manufacturer reached in September 2018 to sell 22.5 percent of the businesses behind its Topper brand, both ...
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Alpargatas, which owns the Havaianas brand of rubber shoes, has...
Alpargatas, which owns the Havaianas brand of rubber shoes, has appointed Ivo van Ierland Fred Gregarek to the recently created position of sales manager for Central Europe. For the past five years, the 42-year-old Gregarek has been sales manager for Germany and Austria at Toms. He has also worked in ...
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Alpina Sports, the helmet and eyewear manufacturer that is part of...
Alpina Sports, the helmet and eyewear manufacturer that is part of the Uvex Group, processes approximately 74,400 orders per year. Instead of paper lists, the sporting goods manufacturer now relies on voice control. In the past, the company has preferred manual order picking in its 9,500-square-meter central warehouse in the Swabian ...
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Arc'teryx, a brand of Amer Sports, has introduced a climbing...
Arc'teryx, a brand of Amer Sports, has introduced a climbing jacket that uses a new, proprietary face fabric called Fortius Air 20. The Proton LT Hoody jacket has been described by Arc'teryx as “the most durable and insulated climbing jacket to date.” The Fortius 20 face fabric offers hardwearing durability ...
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Yesterday, Puma opened its first flagship store in North America,...
Yesterday, Puma opened its first flagship store in North America, located at 609 Fifth Avenue in New York City and covering 18,000 square feet of retail space on two floors. It features a product customization studio, digitally connected offerings and innovative sports engagement zones, including F1 car racing simulators and ...
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Armada Skis, the American manufacturer of ski gear and apparel...
Armada Skis, the American manufacturer of ski gear and apparel acquired by Amer Sports two years ago, has appointed Matt Rihm as director of product & innovation. Rihm will be laying out the global product roadmap and design strategy; heading up all R&D, product development, manufacturing and operations; and coordinating ...
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Wolverine has announced that it will be donating the Labor...
Wolverine has announced that it will be donating the Labor Day proceeds from its new boot, the Iron Grey Journeyman, to the American College of the Building Arts (ACBA) in Charleston, South Carolina, to celebrate the launch of the shoe. The footwear and apparel company, based in Rockford, Michigan, will ...
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Sports Direct has announced that Grant Thornton, its auditor since...
Sports Direct has announced that Grant Thornton, its auditor since 2007, has decided to quit. Grant Thornton's resignation will come into effect on Sept. 11, the date of Sports Direct's next annual shareholders meeting.
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Napapijri, a brand of VF Corp., has announced that the...
Napapijri, a brand of VF Corp., has announced that the Skiddo Infinity, the latest version of its Skidoo jacket, can be recycled at the end of its life. The jacket uses Econyl recycled Nylon 6, from Aquafil. Napapijri invites buyers of the product to register the purchase date online, with ...
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The North Face has opened another store in New York...
The North Face has opened another store in New York City. Located at 584 Broadway in the SoHo neighborhood, the 8,000-square-foot location is the first to showcase a so-called “basecamp for exploration,” with the sales staff referred to as “guides.” It focuses on premium products and uses reclaimed wood certified ...
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Julbo has appointed Stefano Finazzi as its new country manager...
Julbo has appointed Stefano Finazzi as its new country manager for Italy, where the French company took over the distribution in April. He worked previously for an Italian importer of sports products, Socrep. He then took care of the Italian market for two of Oberalp's brands, Dynafit and Pomoca, before ...
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Canada Goose has appointed Woody Blackford to oversee global design...
Canada Goose has appointed Woody Blackford to oversee global design and merchandising, with a focus on category expansion and innovation, as the company is considering opportunities in new product categories, including footwear. Blackford will join Canada Goose this autumn as executive vice-president of design and merchandising. He has more than ...
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Prana has appointed Marcie Peters as vice-president of global sales....
Prana has appointed Marcie Peters as vice-president of global sales. Peters has 20 years of sales and leadership experience in the wholesale apparel, footwear and accessories sectors. Before joining the American brand owned by Columbia Sportswear, she served as director of department store sales at Under Armour. Prior to that, ...
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Last April Snipes, the sneaker retail chain that has belonged...
Last April Snipes, the sneaker retail chain that has belonged to the Deichmann group since 2011, took over Kicks USA, a retail chain specializing in sneakers, athletic shoes and clothing, with 64 stores in eastern part of the U.S. Now it has acquired Mr. Alan's Men's Bootery, another sneaker chain based in ...
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Under Armour and Zalando have joined forces for a new...
Under Armour and Zalando have joined forces for a new marketing campaign called “Shepwr” (pronounced “she power”). The brands will be accompanying a purely female influencer group, along with the Berlin-based musician Lary Poppins, on a three-day workout. The athletes will be demonstrating exercises on their social-media channels and providing ...
