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The National Basketball Association (NBA) will reportedly allow NBA clubs...
The National Basketball Association (NBA) will reportedly allow NBA clubs to exercise the option to sell international sponsorship rights for the first time, starting from the next season. According to the Sports Business Journal (SBJ), an agreement was reached between the team owners at a recent board of governors' meeting, ...
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Neen Williams has parted ways with the apparel brand Altamont...
Neen Williams has parted ways with the apparel brand Altamont to become the first skateboarder on Lululemon's roster of brand ambassadors. He joins the snowboarders Alex Diebold and Craig McMorris, the surfers Mark Healy, Evan Valiere and Dennis Walsh, and the kite surfer Damien LeRoy.
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Buff has announced Jolanda Neff as a new brand ambassador....
Buff has announced Jolanda Neff as a new brand ambassador. Buff will be the official and exclusive sponsor of the Swiss cyclist for headwear and neckwear, in- and out-of-competition. Jolanda Neff, 26, is the current MTB XCO World and European champion. As a brand ambassador, she will also evaluate Buff ...
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Wilson, a division of Amer Sports, has announced a partnership...
Wilson, a division of Amer Sports, has announced a partnership with Autism Speaks, an autism advocacy organization with headquarters in New York, for the launch a limited-edition collection of baseball equipment. Under the new partnership, Wilson will develop a “Love the Moment” collection of Wilson and Louisville Slugger baseball products, ...
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Canada Goose has promoted Ana Mihaljevic from senior vice president...
Canada Goose has promoted Ana Mihaljevic from senior vice president of planning and sales operations to chief commercial officer. She will oversee the company's global commercial business while continuing to take charge of sales planning and sales operations. She will be seeking to expand the wholesale channel, the direct-to-consumer (DTC) ...
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Decathlon has announced the opening of a new logistics center...
Decathlon has announced the opening of a new logistics center in León, Spain, in the industrial estate of Villadangos del Páramo. The 32,645-square-meter facility, which has a distribution capacity of more than 25 million sporting items per year, will be serving the 37 Decathlon stores located in the north of ...
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Decathlon has announced that it will join the new Cycling...
Decathlon has announced that it will join the new Cycling Market Data Service, launched by the Bicycle Association of Great Britain in January. The service, which is meant to provide the industry with detailed and up-to-date market data, is free for independent bike shops with a U.K. cycling turnover of ...
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Anta Sports Products has announced that it has been selected...
Anta Sports Products has announced that it has been selected as a constituent stock of the Hang Seng China Enterprise Index, starting on June 17. The benchmark index includes the major Chinese companies on the exchange that has the biggest market capitalization and the highest liquidity. Furthermore, Anta was recently ...
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Under Armour has announced a partnership with the Turf Games,...
Under Armour has announced a partnership with the Turf Games, which will see the Turf Games Summer Festival rebranded as the “Under Armour Turf Games 2019.” The deal will also see the fitness brand serving as lead sponsor for all other Turf Games events in 2019, and technical apparel supplier ...
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Puma has appointed John Miller as its new senior vice-president...
Puma has appointed John Miller as its new senior vice-president of wholesale for North America. He joins Puma from G-Form, the sports protection brand, where he has held the role of senior vice-president and general manager of sales and marketing since October 2017. Prior to G-Form, he spent 11 years ...
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Atair, a German manufacturer of socks based in Steinfurt, has...
Atair, a German manufacturer of socks based in Steinfurt, has acquired the license to manufacture and market socks for Völkl. The first collection will include 13 models for skiing, running and hiking as well as other sports activities. The product offer will be expanded in the future to the broader ...
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Helly Hansen has received the coveted German Design Award in...
Helly Hansen has received the coveted German Design Award in the sports segment for the HP Racing mid-layer sailing jacket, which uses a new Lifaloft insulation developed in collaboration with Primaloft. A total of 5,400 candidates participated in the contest for the award this year, half of them from outside ...
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Sergio Tacchini's female tennis players are showcasing the brand's Barbie-inspired...
Sergio Tacchini's female tennis players are showcasing the brand's Barbie-inspired collection at this year's edition of the Italian Open at the Foro Italico in Rome. The tournament started on May 6 and will run until May 21. Barbie is celebrating her 60th birthday in 2019, and earlier this year Sergio ...
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Ternua is launching a capsule collection of eco-dyed garments, based...
Ternua is launching a capsule collection of eco-dyed garments, based on its Nutcycle project, which the Spanish firm presented last year. The Nutcycle project reuses agricultural waste and applies it to garments as a natural dye, avoiding the use of artificial dyes. Besides natural dyes, the new capsule collection uses ...
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Wilson Sporting Goods and the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) have...
Wilson Sporting Goods and the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) have extended their partnership for three-on-three (3×3) basketball through 2028, covering the next three Summer Olympic Games. Wilson will be supplying official game balls for all official 3x3 competitions. This includes the Olympics, as the sport will become one of the ...
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VF Corp. has become a signatory to the Fashion Industry...
VF Corp. has become a signatory to the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Change, which means that the lifestyle group commits to net-zero emissions by 2050. VF owns a large portfolio of brands including The North Face, Timberland, Vans, Wrangler and others. The signatories of the charter also commit to ...
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VF Corp. is moving Jeremie Blondel from Vans to The...
VF Corp. is moving Jeremie Blondel from Vans to The North Face. Filling a newly created role, he will serve as vice president of sales for TNF in Europe, the Middle East and Africa with responsibility for the entire wholesale business in the region. Blondel will work under Jan van ...
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Cherokee Global Brands, which owns Hi-Tec Sports and is changing...
Cherokee Global Brands, which owns Hi-Tec Sports and is changing its name to Apex Global Brands after the annual meeting in June, reported a 12 percent increase in licensing revenues from Hi-Tec for the fourth quarter ended Feb. 2. However, the company's total revenues fell by 11 percent to $6.1 ...
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Marzio Brombal, who was for many years the chief executive...
Marzio Brombal, who was for many years the chief executive of Diadora, passed away on April 7 at the age of 71, due to a heart attack, while he was watching a football game in which his son was playing. He had founded a distribution company, Sportlab, in 2000 which ...
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Brooks Running has established a two-year partnership with International Front...
Brooks Running has established a two-year partnership with International Front Runners (IFR) to promote inclusion in running. Founded in San Francisco in 1974 and formalized in 1999, IFR is a network of about a hundred lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) running clubs. Most are in the U.S. or ...
