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Adidas succeeded in securing copyright registration in the U.S. for...
Adidas succeeded in securing copyright registration in the U.S. for the styling of the Yeezy Boost 350 v1 and v2 sneakers as the review board of the U.S. Copyright Office reversed an earlier decision rejecting the unique “artwork and sculpture” of the designs, according to The Fashion Law.
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Adidas is releasing a Parley for the Oceans edition of...
Adidas is releasing a Parley for the Oceans edition of its Alphaedge 4D running shoe. The upper of the Alphaedge 4D Parley for the Oceans shoe is made with recycled ocean plastic debris. The shoe also features the Adidas 4D midsole, developed in partnership with Carbon. This midsole is produced ...
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To expand its global R&D, the Lycra Company has opened an Advanced...
To expand its global R&D, the Lycra Company has opened an Advanced Textile Innovation Center (ATIC) in Nanhai, China. This is the American company's fourth ATIC and its second in the Far East, after the one in Taipei. The other locations are Newark, Delaware, and Casaloldo, Italy. The Nanhai laboratory occupies 4,500 ...
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Toray, the Japanese textile company, has inaugurated an advanced weather...
Toray, the Japanese textile company, has inaugurated an advanced weather simulator at its Fibers & Textiles Research Laboratories in the city of Seta. To test the comfort of garments, the Technorama GIII – as the facility is called – uses “sensitivity engineering” to go beyond heat, cold and humidity and ...
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After a beta test in France that began a year...
After a beta test in France that began a year ago, Google is taking its Shopping Actions experience to the U.S. With this application, customers are able to buy products online from a brand or a retailer through their own Google account, without registering for the service and without leaving ...
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After Getafe, Leganés and Villarreal, Joma Sport has expanded its...
After Getafe, Leganés and Villarreal, Joma Sport has expanded its sponsorship roster with a fourth Spanish pro football team, SD Eibar of LaLiga. The sportswear brand will be the club's exclusive official technical sponsor from July 1 and during the 2019/2020 season. Eibar was formerly with Puma. In addition, Joma ...
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Aigle's owner, Maus Frères, has announced the appointment of Sandrine...
Aigle's owner, Maus Frères, has announced the appointment of Sandrine Conseiller as the new president of the Aigle brand. Conseiller spent 20 years at Unilever, where she held evolving roles, from brand manager up to vice president. Most recently, she was marketing and brand director of Lacoste, which is also ...
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Tretorn is developing its online business with the aim of...
Tretorn is developing its online business with the aim of boosting the proportion of online transactions with consumers and through retailers and internet marketplaces. The long-term goal is for online sales to account for 40 percent of total sales. To achieve it, a new team of three employees has been ...
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Alpargatas is wrapping up the sale of its textile plant...
Alpargatas is wrapping up the sale of its textile plant in Catamarca, the group's final asset in that province of Argentina. The plant currently has a staff of 90. The move follows a country-wide reduction in activity for the Brazilian footwear group. Last year, it closed plants in Chaco and ...
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Arc'teryx, a brand of Amer Sports, is partnering with Leave...
Arc'teryx, a brand of Amer Sports, is partnering with Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics, an organization based in Boulder, Colorado, that helps protect the outdoors by teaching people to enjoy it responsibly. The partnership is carried on via Arc'teryx' “In My Backyard” grant program, which supports projects that ...
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Rodger Parker of Los Angeles has invented a bicycle that...
Rodger Parker of Los Angeles has invented a bicycle that not only eliminates greasy chains but multiplies the power of each pedal stroke. Parker applied for a patent in 2016 and spent the intervening years, as well as about $250,000 in cash, finding a way to improve the mechanics of ...
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Primaloft has announced the appointment of Zoltan Kelemen as the...
Primaloft has announced the appointment of Zoltan Kelemen as the new territory sales manager for the U.K., Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg) and Denmark. He replaces Wim Neels, who has become vice-president of business development of fashion and lifestyle global, still at Primaloft. In his new role, Kelemen will report to ...
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Idea Trade Limited and Comasia Limited announced last month the...
Idea Trade Limited and Comasia Limited announced last month the launch of a new sporting goods' sourcing show to take place in Hong Kong on Oct. 20-23, 2019. The new event, dubbed Asian Sporting Goods Show, will be the fifth addition to their Mega Show sourcing events, which already feature ...
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Coats, the specialist in industrial thread, has announced the launch...
Coats, the specialist in industrial thread, has announced the launch of the Tre Cerchi Vero and Tre Cerchi Vero+, two new 100 percent cotton products. Both have received Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) certification as being made from sustainable raw materials. The Tre Cerchi Vero+ has also been approved by Cradle ...
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Somos Numa has announced a project that will see the...
Somos Numa has announced a project that will see the Brazilian company sell shoes to help street dogs. The Brazilian athletic shoe brand said that it intends to donate the money from the sale of 160 pairs of its recycled cotton, recycled PET and recovered rubber tennis shoes to Patas ...
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ATK Bindings has announced Carlalberto (Cala) Cimenti as a new...
ATK Bindings has announced Carlalberto (Cala) Cimenti as a new brand ambassador. Cimenti will be leaving on June 2 with two Russian mountaineers, Vitali Lazo and Anton Pugovkin, to reach the summit of Nanga Parbat (8,125m) and descend it, on skis, along the Diamir wall. There will be no high-altitude ...
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The fifth edition of the annual Outdoor Business Days, scheduled...
The fifth edition of the annual Outdoor Business Days, scheduled for July 14-15 at Riva del Garda, Italy, will be renamed Outdoor & Running Business Days, as it will be extended to the running and watercraft segments. The event is mainly meant to allow Italian dealers to test new products ...
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Mascot Bidco, the investment vehicle of Anta Sports Products and...
Mascot Bidco, the investment vehicle of Anta Sports Products and other investors for the takeover of Amer Sports, said earlier this month that the District Court of Helsinki decided on May 8 to appoint a trustee, Timo Kaisanlahti, as an arbitrator to help finalize the redemption of the remaining shares ...
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Apparently, the trade war between in the U.S. and China...
Apparently, the trade war between in the U.S. and China is unlikely to end soon, with dire consequences for many outdoor companies, including non-U.S. companies that deliver China-made products to the U.S. President Xi of China warned his citizens that they may be facing another Long March on the issue. ...
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Woolrich International has appointed Stefano Saccone as its new chief...
Woolrich International has appointed Stefano Saccone as its new chief executive. Saccone joins from VF Corp., where he spent seven years, most recently as vice-president/general manager of Vans. Prior to VF Corp., he held marketing roles at Ralph Lauren, and served as general manager of sportswear and action sports at ...
