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Macron is the new technical partner of Post SV Nuremberg,...
Macron is the new technical partner of Post SV Nuremberg, one of the largest recreational multisport associations in Germany, with more than 19,000 registered members and 140 teams across various sports. The Italian sportswear company will dress all the registered members and teams of the association.
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The Pon Bike Group sold a total of 720,000 bikes...
The Pon Bike Group sold a total of 720,000 bikes and saw its revenues increase by 14 percent to around €786 million in 2018. Sales were primarily driven by e-bikes, which accounted for around 50 percent of the bicycles sold. Pon's portfolio of bicycle brands comprises Cervélo, Gazelle, Santa Cruz, ...
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Sportmaster plans to open a flagship store of 1,540 square...
Sportmaster plans to open a flagship store of 1,540 square meters in the big Grozny Mall in the city of Grozny, the capital of the Chechen Republic. It will be one of the Russian sporting goods retailer's biggest stores and one of the biggest ones in the Caucasus region. The ...
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On April 1, Hydro Flask, the American brand of insulated...
On April 1, Hydro Flask, the American brand of insulated stainless-steel containers, launched the Journey Series of 10- and 20-liter packs, which enable mountain bikers to drink cold water for up to four hours as they peddle. Simultaneously with the launch, the company added two new brand ambassadors, the professional ...
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In 2015, Ochsner Sport, the leading Swiss sports retailer that...
In 2015, Ochsner Sport, the leading Swiss sports retailer that is part of the Deichmann Group, opened its first branch in Germany in Neu-Ulm. Two other German locations in Hamburg and Ludwigsburg followed. Then, in 2016, the company acquired a German sporting goods retail chain of 13 stores located for ...
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Forum Sport closed out 2018 with its sixth consecutive year...
Forum Sport closed out 2018 with its sixth consecutive year of growth and record revenues of €152 million, up by 5.3 percent from the previous year. Last year, in addition to opening five new stores under the Dooers banner – its brand of sneaker stores – the Spanish sports retailer ...
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The Swiss sporting goods market fell by 3.5 percent in...
The Swiss sporting goods market fell by 3.5 percent in 2018, according to GfK, after the small recovery that it had recorded in the previous year, but online sales went up by 30 percent. Sales of winter sports products fell by 12 percent because of unseasonable weather conditions in December ...
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Columbia Sportswear reported a jump in net earnings of 64...
Columbia Sportswear reported a jump in net earnings of 64 percent to $74.2 million for the first quarter of this year as revenues grew by 8 percent to $654.6 million, rising by 10 percent in local currencies. Footwear sales went up by 10 percent to $128.6 million, while apparel, accessories ...
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Puma now aims for 90 percent of all cotton and...
Puma now aims for 90 percent of all cotton and polyester used in its products to come from more sustainable sources by 2020. This new goal follows a previous target of 50 percent. The company reached its previous target two years ahead of schedule. At the end of 2018, 50 ...
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According to the Evening Standard, Nike will be moving its...
According to the Evening Standard, Nike will be moving its head office for the U.K. to more spacious quarters. Currently occupying 3,252 square meters on Wardour Street in London's Soho neighborhood – near its flagship store on Oxford Street – the company has now leased more than 5,574 square meters ...
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Odex, the European distributor of Aclima headquartered in Denmark, has...
Odex, the European distributor of Aclima headquartered in Denmark, has hired an industry expert, Günter Almberger, for the distribution of this Norwegian brand of wool clothing in Austria. Almberger, an Austrian native living in Southern Germany, is an industry veteran who has worked for Skylotec, Gecko Bergsport, Sport Scheck and ...
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Adidas has filed an appeal in a federal court in...
Adidas has filed an appeal in a federal court in Washington, D.C., to uphold its rights in its long-standing patent dispute with Nike over their knitted shoe uppers. Adidas is trying to reverse a Feb. 19 ruling by the appeals board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office which found ...
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Adidas has released a very colorful, kaleidoscopic collection of Ultra...
Adidas has released a very colorful, kaleidoscopic collection of Ultra Boost sneakers and running apparel in collaboration with Missoni, the Italian fashion house known for its strong color combinations. The line pays tribute to the brand's founder, Ottavio Missoni, born in Dubrovnik, who represented Italy in the 400m hurdles in ...
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Adidas has unveiled a bra and tights made with the...
Adidas has unveiled a bra and tights made with the company's Primeknit knitting technology. The knit construction of the new “Don't Rest Primeknit Lux” bra is meant to allow it to mirror the wearer's movements, for targeted comfort, flexibility and support. The new “Believe This Primeknit Lux” tights were developed ...
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Adidas and Reebok have topped the annual Fashion Transparency Index,...
Adidas and Reebok have topped the annual Fashion Transparency Index, a ranking of the social and environmental transparency practices of global brands, for the third year in a row. In this latest edition, Patagonia also reached the top of the ranking. Each of these three brands scored 64 percent out ...
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The South African golfer Ernie Els has signed a multi-year...
The South African golfer Ernie Els has signed a multi-year deal with Puma to become a global brand ambassador. Having worn Puma golf shoes since the year began, Els will now be wearing them on the PGA Tour under contract. In addition, he will be collaborating on the design and ...
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Decathlon has opened its first physical stores in Japan, after...
Decathlon has opened its first physical stores in Japan, after testing the market online. The Japanese store covers about 1,800 square meters in the Hanku Nishinomiya Gardens, a shopping mall between the cities of Osaka and Kobe.
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After a number of systems from various helmet manufacturers were...
After a number of systems from various helmet manufacturers were launched on the market over the years claiming to cover rotational movements in the event of a fall and protect the brain, the Swedish company MIPS, the world's leading supplier of helmet-based safety technologies to protect against rotational movements, is ...
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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, which owns the Havaianas brand of rubber shoes, has...
Alpargatas, which owns the Havaianas brand of rubber shoes, has made Scott Ziegler its new retail director for Europe, the Middle East and Asia (EMEA), with responsibility for the region's 170 Havaianas points of sale, from mono-brand stores to franchisees and concessions. Ziegler is no stranger to the region, having ...
