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An affiliate of Garmin has signed a definitive agreement to...
An affiliate of Garmin has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Tacx Onroerend en Roerend Goed B.V., a Dutch company whose trade name is Tacx. The agreement is subject to regulatory approvals and closing conditions but should reach completion in the second quarter of this year. ...
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Less than a year after closing its store in Reutlingen,...
Less than a year after closing its store in Reutlingen, SportScheck is also ceasing operation at its shop in the northern German town of Braunschweig. The 2,700-square-meter store will be shut down on March 23 after seven years of operation, the company said. Like other retailers, SportScheck is having to ...
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After making a very interesting and captivating presentation of its...
After making a very interesting and captivating presentation of its new Futurelight technology at the start of the Ispo Munich trade show earlier this month, The North Face told us that it will replace Gore-Tex in its high-performance lines of tents and clothing for mountaineering, skiing and trail running from ...
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The new free trade agreement between the European Union and...
The new free trade agreement between the European Union and Japan became effective on Feb. 1, and it will have a significant impact on European shoe exports. The Economic Partnership Agreement, also referred to as Jefta, immediately eliminates over 90 percent of tariff duties on European exports, gradually increasing the ...
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The planned free trade agreement between the European Union and...
The planned free trade agreement between the European Union and Vietnam is in the doldrums. According to our sources, the draft of the agreement is practically ready, but it will be very hard for the European Commission to get it translated into all the languages of the EU for approval ...
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Nike has signed a clean-energy power purchasing agreement (PPA) –...
Nike has signed a clean-energy power purchasing agreement (PPA) – its first in Europe – with Iberdrola of Spain, regarded as the world's leading provider of wind power. The deal purchases 40 megawatts from Cavar, a wind farm in northern Spain that Iberdrola will finish building in 2020 and should ...
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Aicad, the owner of the Lizard brand of sports sandals,...
Aicad, the owner of the Lizard brand of sports sandals, has signed up the Scott Sports Group as its exclusive distributor outside Italy. After taking on the European license for Outdoor Research, and then acquiring Dolomite and re-launching the Powderhorn brand, the Swiss-based group has further expanded its presence in ...
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Rossignol has already opened its own stores in select ski...
Rossignol has already opened its own stores in select ski resorts as well as in Lyon, Paris, Oslo and, most recently, Aspen. The management told us that it is looking to open more locations in Europe and the U.S. as well as the first four Rossignol stores in China by ...
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NBC Sports Group and Rory McIlroy have announced the launch...
NBC Sports Group and Rory McIlroy have announced the launch of Golfpass, a direct-to-consumer subscription program offering a series of opportunities around golf. Paid membership gives access to exclusive content including a podcast hosted by McIlroy himself, training videos and 1,000 hours of library content from classic tournaments and behind-the-scenes ...
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The Tecnica Group announced better than expected preliminary figures for...
The Tecnica Group announced better than expected preliminary figures for its 2018 financial year while presenting the autobiography of Giancarlo Zanatta, the visionary leader of the Italian group who recently stepped down after working for the company for 63 years. The book is available in Italian, English and German from ...
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that it will...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that it will inaugurate its new headquarters in Lausanne on Olympic Day, June 23. This year, the symbolic day will also coincide with the 125th anniversary of the creation of the IOC. The new Olympic House will allow the organization to bring together ...
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Google Cloud and the Golden State Warriors have announced a...
Google Cloud and the Golden State Warriors have announced a multi-year technology partnership that will see Google Cloud as the NBA team's official cloud provider. The team will also use Google Cloud's technology to automate the collection of data analytics. Google Cloud and the Warriors are together developing real-time data ...
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Burton has announced that it will license its Step On...
Burton has announced that it will license its Step On boot/binding proprietary technology to DC Shoes. The deal will make DC Shoes the first brand outside of Burton to create boots that are compatible with Step On bindings. The development of DC's first Step On boots is currently underway for ...
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Compex has announced a partnership with Team Bahrain Merida, the...
Compex has announced a partnership with Team Bahrain Merida, the cycling team that was founded in 2017 through a consortium of business partners from Bahrain and Merida, and for which Vincenzo Nibali currently rides. The team will be using Compex' electric muscle stimulators as part of its training and recovery ...
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Some media reported in the last few weeks that Antoine...
Some media reported in the last few weeks that Antoine Sathicq, formerly with Adidas, Le Coq Sportif and Odlo, has been appointed chief sales officer of Babolat, where he would be taking the place of Giovanni Pietra, who left the post several months ago. That's what his LinkedIn profile says, ...
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Champion continued strong sales growth in Europe and Asia is...
Champion continued strong sales growth in Europe and Asia is leading the brand's owner, Hanesbrand, to predict a 6 percent sales increase outside the U.S. this year for the whole group. In the U.S., activewear sales are expected to rise by just 2.5 percent as Champion continues to de-emphasize the ...
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Asics has launched a partnership with I:Collect (I:CO) on a...
Asics has launched a partnership with I:Collect (I:CO) on a program to recycle and reuse its products at eight marathons in 2019. The program will debut at the Barcelona Marathon on March 10. As part of this initiative, the Japanese sportswear brand is calling on runners and supporters to return ...
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Dermaltitude won the French Outdoor Award at Ispo Munich for...
Dermaltitude won the French Outdoor Award at Ispo Munich for its so-called hands-free sunscreen, with an innovative packaging that lets skiers benefit from a high-level sun protection while keeping their hands and gloves free of the product. It has a patented a rotating on/off system that prevents any leakage. Currently ...
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Puma has signed a multiyear deal to become an official...
Puma has signed a multiyear deal to become an official partner of the NBA. As a result, the company many now produce marketing materials that show its sponsored athletes in their NBA uniforms and with team logos. Puma got back into basketball last year (see SGI Europe Vol. 29 n°21+22 of July 3, ...
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With seven months still to go before the first edition...
With seven months still to go before the first edition of the Outdoor by Ispo fair, about 700 exhibitors from 36 countries have already applied to participate in the event, scheduled to run in Munich from June 30 to July 3. The organizers had originally planned to fill six halls ...
