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Following Burton and Nitro in the past year, Quiksilver has...
Following Burton and Nitro in the past year, Quiksilver has joined the European Outdoor Group (EOG) as a full member. The association, which now has 104 full members and 10 associate members, says that Quiksilver's move was motivated by the work that it is doing on sustainability. It already has ...
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John C. Lechleiter – the former chairman, president and chief...
John C. Lechleiter – the former chairman, president and chief executive of the pharmaceuticals company Eli Lilly – will not be standing for re-election to Nike's board of directors at the annual shareholders' meeting in September, although he will continue to serve until then. Lechleiter will be yielding his chairmanship ...
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Canterbury has signed up Justin Tipuric from the Welsh National...
Canterbury has signed up Justin Tipuric from the Welsh National Rugby Team as brand ambassador. Meanwhile, Under Armour and the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) have decided to put an end to their contract after the 2020 season. Under Armour had renewed its current deal in 2015 through 2024 for a ...
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Wilco Prins is leaving as chief executive of Rip Curl...
Wilco Prins is leaving as chief executive of Rip Curl Europe. His responsibilities will be taken over by Matthieu Lefin, the brand's head of group operations, who is already based in France. Lefin will continue to report to Michael Daly, the chief executive of the company. Prins first joined Rip ...
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Macron and the Reading Football Club have signed a three-year...
Macron and the Reading Football Club have signed a three-year partnership agreement that sees Macron become the new official technical partner of the club. The Italian brand takes over from Puma, who have produced Reading's kits since 2004. From the start of the 2019/20 season, Macron will design and produce ...
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Shimano has opened a sort of testing ground for consumers...
Shimano has opened a sort of testing ground for consumers in Valkenburg, in the Limburg province of the Netherlands. The so-called Shimano Experience Centre offers a fishing lake, a 100-room hotel, a fitness center, a product showcase, conference rooms and a food court. It is open to the public seven ...
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Schöffel reports that it will continue with its recently launched...
Schöffel reports that it will continue with its recently launched retro collection, which is currently on sale online and at selected stores in Italy, Germany and Austria. It is the first so-called “Schöffel Originals” capsule collection of garments in vintage colors, including two jackets and a T-shirt with Schöffel's old logo ...
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The distinctive sole of Converse shoes cannot be patented in...
The distinctive sole of Converse shoes cannot be patented in the European Union. The General Court of the EU has endorsed an earlier verdict by the EU's Intellectual Property Office that invalidated a 3D trademark for the sole requested by the brand. Carrefour opposed its registration in 2010. Three other ...
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Le Coq Sportif and Opium, a dedicated sneaker shop in...
Le Coq Sportif and Opium, a dedicated sneaker shop in the dead center of Paris, have collaborated on a limited-edition sneaker. Based on the Freestyle, a mountain-bike shoe from Le Coq's back catalogue, the LCS R1000 was designed in part by – and exists in tribute to – the three ...
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As part of its ongoing “creating the new” program, the...
As part of its ongoing “creating the new” program, the Adidas Group has completed the final building, called Arena, at its “World of Sports” headquarters in Herzogenaurach, Germany. Resembling a football stadium suspended in the air, the Arena will provide about 2,000 employees with 52,000 square meters of office space ...
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Hyosung will present its products at Performance Days for the...
Hyosung will present its products at Performance Days for the first time at the upcoming edition of the trade show, which will take place in Munich on May 8-9. The fiber manufacturer will showcase a collection of specialty recycled fibers, including Mipan regen, a 100 percent pre-consumer recycled nylon fiber, ...
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Employees demonstrated for higher wages at several stores of the...
Employees demonstrated for higher wages at several stores of the German Karstadt Sports retail chain on Wednesday, April 16. By organizing a nationwide warning strike, their labor union, Verdi, wants to increase the pressure on Karstadt in the negotiations over their salaries. In 2013, Karstadt withdrew from collective pay agreements. ...
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Scott Dunlap will be the new general manager of Runtastic,...
Scott Dunlap will be the new general manager of Runtastic, the Austrian-based fitness tracking system owned by Adidas, as of May 27. He will be working out of the company's head office in Linz alongside Mathis Gerkensmeyer, vice president of finance and operations, and two of the company's founders, Alfred ...
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Foot Locker has opened its first Italian “power store” in...
Foot Locker has opened its first Italian “power store” in Milan, at 17 Corso Buenos Aires, a central shopping area. While selling a variety of sneakers and brands, the power store concept is designed to serve as a hub for local sneaker culture, music, art and sports. Customers can get ...
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Gore-Tex recently opened a pop-up store at a German shoe...
Gore-Tex recently opened a pop-up store at a German shoe retail store called Schuh Reindl. The pop-up store, covering 40 square meters, is located in Rosenheim. It's the company's first pop-up store in Germany. There, consumers can test sneakers, casual shoes, trekking shoes and running shoes made with Gore-Tex fabrics. ...
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Saucony has named Shawn M. Hoy vice president of global...
Saucony has named Shawn M. Hoy vice president of global product. He will be in charge of design, development and strategy for the brand's footwear and apparel, which has not been performing well lately, especially in the U.S. Hoy reports to Anne Cavassa, who was appointed by Wolverine Worldwide as ...
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Speedo has partnered with HeiQ, the Swiss specialist in textile...
Speedo has partnered with HeiQ, the Swiss specialist in textile innovation, on a new line of elite swimwear, including the Fastskin LZR Pure Intent and Fastskin Pure Valor suits. The drag reduction technology from HeiQ that is featured in the new line is obtained by modifying the surface of the ...
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Nike has scrapped the Nike iD program for a new,...
Nike has scrapped the Nike iD program for a new, 3D customization platform called Nike by You. The new system generates real-time snapshots of customized shoes that can be shared and posted on social media. The Nike by You program started on April 15, offering the possibility to choose various ...
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TaylorMade has introduced a new set of irons that have...
TaylorMade has introduced a new set of irons that have been co-designed with Tiger Woods. The new P7TW irons boast many of the same design elements that Woods has in his own irons, such as face height, blade length, center of gravity progression, sole geometry, score lines and tungsten weighting. The ...
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Polartec has launched its Ready to Roll program, offering premium...
Polartec has launched its Ready to Roll program, offering premium Polartec fabrics in stock and ready to ship. The program is meant to meet customers' demand for in-stock inventory without the standard production lead times. The announcement of the program will enable rapid order fulfilment in time for autumn/winter 2019 ...
