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Rossignol has pledged to stop using animal fur in its...
Rossignol has pledged to stop using animal fur in its outerwear and accessories. The Rossignol group owns 12 brands – including Rossignol, Dynastar and Lange – and sells them in more than 50 countries. According to Peta (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), a charity dedicated to establishing and ...
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Sram has announced the promotion of Patrick Brandwagt, formerly general...
Sram has announced the promotion of Patrick Brandwagt, formerly general manager of Sram Europe, to global IT program director. Brandwagt's position as general manager of Sram Europe has been taken over by Anja Lagemaat. Alongside this new role, Lagemaat will continue to lead the European customer service team, a position ...
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Puma has announced a sneaker collaboration with Tetris, the videogame...
Puma has announced a sneaker collaboration with Tetris, the videogame brand and franchise, around Puma's latest Running System (RS) silhouette. The Puma x Tetris RS iteration will be launched worldwide in October. Further details on the product are expected to follow. Both the RS and Tetris were originally launched in ...
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Arena has been announced as a technical sponsor of the...
Arena has been announced as a technical sponsor of the Rome International Marathon, which will be run on April 7, in Italy's capital city. The event, now in its 25th year, is one of the world's best known long-distance running events, due to the special appeal of its route. In ...
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Decathlon made headlines in the French media with an announcement...
Decathlon made headlines in the French media with an announcement that it will stop selling sport hijabs under its Kalenji brand in France, although they don't cover the whole face. It did so after prominent politicians and members of the government went so far as to call for a boycott ...
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Asics has appointed Gary Raucher to take responsibility for marketing,...
Asics has appointed Gary Raucher to take responsibility for marketing, merchandising and product in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). As an executive vice president of Asics EMEA, he will lead a newly instituted Category organization to drive growth in running, core performance sports and sports style in the ...
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Bogner, the German luxury sports brand, has appointed Gerrit Schneider...
Bogner, the German luxury sports brand, has appointed Gerrit Schneider as chief financial officer. The 45-year-old will be responsible for finances, IT and human resources. Schneider succeeds Marcus Breyer, who left the company at his own request. Before joining Bogner, Schneider worked as chief financial officer in the aviation division ...
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Poc, the Swedish sportswear specialist, recently appointed Kolja Plegt to...
Poc, the Swedish sportswear specialist, recently appointed Kolja Plegt to the position of European sales director. For the past five years, Plegt has worked as key account manager at Poc. Plegt replaces Hans Schlick and Sven Taube, whose positions have been combined into one. He will be responsible for sales ...
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Eram has appointed Julien Bianchi as the new managing director...
Eram has appointed Julien Bianchi as the new managing director of TBS. He succeeds Jean-Marc Taillieu, who left TBS in September 2018. Bianchi has 15 years of experience in the sports and footwear sectors. He has previously worked at Kappa Europe (formerly Sport Finance), La Halle and venteprivée.com. TBS will ...
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Trek Bicycle Europe has appointed Harald Schmiedel to the newly...
Trek Bicycle Europe has appointed Harald Schmiedel to the newly created role of European director of sales. The appointment has immediate effect. Schmiedel joined the company in January 2003, as part of Trek's acquisition of Villiger-Diamant. During the past 16 years, he has contributed to the development of Trek's German, Swiss ...
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Lindsey Vonn, the retired skier and longtime Under Armour athlete,...
Lindsey Vonn, the retired skier and longtime Under Armour athlete, is joining Team Project Rock as a global ambassador. Project Rock is a collection of Under Armour training apparel and gear named for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, the actor and Under Armour athlete. The next Project Rock collection is launching ...
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Asics claims to have developed a running shoe that reduces...
Asics claims to have developed a running shoe that reduces ankle movement by almost 20 percent. The Metaride, as the shoe is called, emerged from two years of research and development at the Asics Institute of Sport Science (ISS) in Kobe, Japan. The key component, says the company, is the Guidesole3, ...
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Belle International, the largest Chinese operator of athletic footwear stores...
Belle International, the largest Chinese operator of athletic footwear stores for international brands, is planning to go public again with a valuation of $2.87 billion, according to Reuters. The company was taken private in 2017 with a valuation of $6.8 billion by a group of investors led by its management, ...
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Nike's “Dream Crazier” commercial ran during the latest Oscars award...
Nike's “Dream Crazier” commercial ran during the latest Oscars award ceremony, on Feb. 24. The spot, which is narrated by Serena Williams, celebrates women in view of the upcoming FIFA Women's World Cup, to be held in France this summer. The Dream Crazier campaign features a compilation of moments by ...
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Craft took home two Gold Awards at this year's Ispo...
Craft took home two Gold Awards at this year's Ispo Munich for a couple of interesting apparel items, one for the SubZ sweater in the Health & Fitness category and one for the CTM Baselayer Hood Long Sleeve in Snowsports. Both garments will be available in stores for autumn 2019. ...
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Mammut won three awards at this year's Ispo Munich. The...
Mammut won three awards at this year's Ispo Munich. The Sota HS Hooded Jacket, with its four-way laminated fabric and 3D surface, was Product of the Year in the Snowsports category. The stretchable jacket is manufactured with a technique the company calls PHASEknit, which weaves together multiple layers of fabric ...
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New Balance has opened a pub for marathon runners, called...
New Balance has opened a pub for marathon runners, called The Runaway, on Charing Cross Road, not far from London's Leicester Square. The pub was opened in partnership with Strava, the San Francisco-based fitness app and social network, and is part of “Everybody's Race,” a marketing campaign by the American ...
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Engelhorn, the big German sports and fashion retailer based in...
Engelhorn, the big German sports and fashion retailer based in Mannheim, has placed both parts of its business in the hands of Armin Weger, who had been running Engelhorn Sports since 2015. He is also taking over the functions of Oliver Beuthien, who is leaving the company after running the ...
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At the start of May, Charles Wolf Joner will become...
At the start of May, Charles Wolf Joner will become the general manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at Mustad, the leading Norwegian maker of hooks and fishing tackle. He is at present managing director of sales and marketing at Pure Fishing in Norway. Joner has about ...
