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Gola, the British brand of sneakers, will be sponsoring Roy...
Gola, the British brand of sneakers, will be sponsoring Roy Race, of the Melchester Rovers, in the Roy of the Rovers comic for the rest of the 2018-2019 season. Race appears in custom, red-and-yellow Gola boots on the cover of the latest issue, “Teamwork,” published on Feb. 7. Gola first ...
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In an unusual move, Maui Jim, the Hawaiian-themed brand of...
In an unusual move, Maui Jim, the Hawaiian-themed brand of high-performance sunglasses, will be supplying the members of the famous British Manchester United football club – the first team, the academy and the women's teams – with corrective eyewear and sunglasses. As of Feb. 26, moreover, Maui Jim eyewear will ...
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Grupo SBF, the Brazilian retail group known mainly for its...
Grupo SBF, the Brazilian retail group known mainly for its chain of 180 Centauro stores, is trying to go public again, while local observers feel that the new government will help stimulate the economy, reducing taxes and opening up borders to imports. The company has announced an initial public offering ...
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The European Commission has raised the budget for its Erasmus+...
The European Commission has raised the budget for its Erasmus+ Sport program to €48.6 million for this year from €37.4 million in 2018. The goal is to support initiatives that will lead to greater participation in sports. Public authorities, federations, leagues, clubs and other non-profit organizations have time until April ...
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Vibram has introduced a new wrapping sole concept, called Wrap...
Vibram has introduced a new wrapping sole concept, called Wrap & Go, which is said to provide extreme grip on both wet and dry surfaces. The new sole uses Vibram Megagrip rubber as well as Vibram Litebase technology, which considerably reduces the weight and thickness of the rubber sole without ...
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Canada Goose has unveiled an exclusive collection of parkas designed...
Canada Goose has unveiled an exclusive collection of parkas designed by Inuit designers. The Inuit are indigenous peoples living in the Arctic regions of Canada, Greenland and Alaska. The company commissioned 14 designers representing communities across four Inuit regions to create one-of-a-kind parkas, using their traditional skills and designs from ...
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Vans has partnered with Led Zeppelin for a capsule collection...
Vans has partnered with Led Zeppelin for a capsule collection commemorating the 50th anniversary of the rock band's eponymous first album. Like the original band, the Vans x Led Zeppelin collection is a four piece, comprising a long-sleeve T-shirt, a baseball cap, high-top sneakers and low-top sneakers. The low-tops, called Era, ...
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Descente's central executive committee has rejected a tender offer by...
Descente's central executive committee has rejected a tender offer by its largest shareholder, Itochu, which wanted to acquire an additional 9.56 percent stake in the company. Itochu is already the Japanese company's largest shareholder with a stake of 30.44 percent. Descente argued that Itochu wanted to focus on maximizing short-term ...
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Jon Epstein, global chief commercial officer of Fila and president...
Jon Epstein, global chief commercial officer of Fila and president of Fila North America, died on Friday, Feb. 15, at the age of 63. He had undergone heart surgery about a week before. Jennifer Estabrook, who joined Fila in 2005 and is now chief operating officer of Fila North America ...
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Puma and Zalando are intensifying their cooperation. The sportswear company's...
Puma and Zalando are intensifying their cooperation. The sportswear company's new women's training collection will be exclusively available at Zalando in the coming two weeks. From the beginning of March, Puma will then also be selling the line in its own stores and its online shop. The collection includes tops, ...
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A lot of innovative products and concepts were to be...
A lot of innovative products and concepts were to be seen at the recent Ispo Munich show. A Munich-based eHealth start-up, Loewi, won this year's Ispo Brandnew Digital competition. The company provides blood-based nutrient analysis and personalized supplements. Other finalists included Actinate, a fitness studio app that connects members, digitizes the business, analyzes ...
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Messe München is still counting, but the total number of...
Messe München is still counting, but the total number of visitors declined to around 80,000 at the last Ispo Munich show from 83,606 a year ago in terms of daily passages through the turnstiles. Many cancelled their trips to the show because of heavy snow all over Europe, and others ...
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Tough Mudder, the obstacle course series, is partnering with Openfit,...
Tough Mudder, the obstacle course series, is partnering with Openfit, a new digital streaming platform for integrated fitness, nutrition, and wellness, to create Tough Mudder T-Minus 30, a 30-day fitness and nutrition program to prepare participants for the challenges of a Tough Mudder event, and to help users in general ...
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Mark Held, former secretary general of the European Outdoor Group,...
Mark Held, former secretary general of the European Outdoor Group, has become its new president, replacing Jon Jansen, general manager of Keen Footwear Europe. As of Jan. 1, the new secretary of the EOG is Arne Strate. At the EOG's annual assembly before Ispo Munich, the members agreed to expand ...
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Lyst, a global metasearch platform for fashion, has launched what...
Lyst, a global metasearch platform for fashion, has launched what it calls the Sneaker Intelligence Unit. The company has recruited a network of “sneaker experts” by administering an online test and, for those who score at least 80 percent, a “'mastery' stage challenge.” Lyst then solicits opinions from these experts ...
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The Ispo Group has signed a partnership with the World...
The Ispo Group has signed a partnership with the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) to help maximize the number of businesses that can use its shared global labelling database through its year-round communication platform. Many companies including Asics, Columbia Sportswear, Head Sport, Intersport International, New Balance, Nike, ...
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Skechers India is transitioning to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Skechers...
Skechers India is transitioning to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Skechers USA following the purchase by Skechers USA of a 49 percent stake in its Indian joint venture from Future Group. The financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. This development is meant to accelerate expansion and to build ...
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Nitro, one of the leading manufacturers of snowboards, has reported...
Nitro, one of the leading manufacturers of snowboards, has reported that in terms of value its sales for 2018 went up by 20 percent from the previous year. In terms of volume, sales increased by 15 percent to a total of 87,000 boards sold to the trade last year. The average ...
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11teamsports, the German multi-channel retailer, is expanding its network of...
11teamsports, the German multi-channel retailer, is expanding its network of stores. On Feb. 1, at the C23 shopping center, 11teamsports opened its first store in Vienna, which is its sixth in Austria. The store, which covers 330 square meters, offers a wide selection of soccer shirts, soccer shoes and equipment for ...
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The Rip Curl GromSearch, a competition for surfers under 16,...
The Rip Curl GromSearch, a competition for surfers under 16, is traditionally held simultaneously in Brazil, Australia, Indonesia, South Africa, New Zealand, the U.S. and Europe, with the finalists, male and female, facing off “somewhere” in the spring. But this year, for its 20th anniversary, the GromSearch will be taking ...
