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In response to a filed complaint and a subsequent, as...
In response to a filed complaint and a subsequent, as yet incomplete investigation, Spain's National Commission on Markets and Competition (CNMC) has reportedly initiated punitive proceedings against Adidas Spain for anti-competitive practices, alleging the prohibition of online sales and cross-selling and excessive non-competition clauses in the company's contracts with its ...
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El Corte Inglés has entered a wide-ranging cooperation with the...
El Corte Inglés has entered a wide-ranging cooperation with the Alibaba Group, covering cloud computing, trading, logistics and smart payments. The Spanish department store chain, which is a major player in the domestic sporting goods market, will have access to Alibaba's software solutions for large data analysis and customer relationship ...
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In coordination with the United Way, Keen Footwear will be...
In coordination with the United Way, Keen Footwear will be matching donations up to $15,000 to help California's first responders and the northern towns affected by the area's recent wildfires. Through the Salvation Army, moreover, the company will also be donating 15,000 pairs of shoes. The so-called Camp Fire burned ...
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Moncler has partnered with Poldo Dog Couture to refashion a...
Moncler has partnered with Poldo Dog Couture to refashion a signature padded jacket into a capsule collection for dogs. Quilted and reversible, the quilted dog jacket comes in various colors, including the brand's well-known red, white and blue combination. A hooded sweater is also available. The collection is already on ...
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Ulli Ehrlich, creative director and managing director of Sportalm, has...
Ulli Ehrlich, creative director and managing director of Sportalm, has received the Brand Award from the European Brand Institute. The annual awards ceremony took place for the tenth time in Vienna, honoring founders of sustainable companies. Sportalm is based in Kitzbühel, Austria, and manufactures and markets fashion and ski apparel ...
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A customer, Sherry Foster, has filed suit in New York...
A customer, Sherry Foster, has filed suit in New York District court against Skechers, claiming that the batteries in her son's S-Lights sneakers leaked and gave him second-degree burns. She is attempting to gain class certification for all buyers of footwear containing Ni-Cad batteries since Nov. 7, 2015. The suit ...
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Wilson Golf has signed David Law up on a multi-year...
Wilson Golf has signed David Law up on a multi-year deal. The 27-year-old Scottish player from Aberdeen recorded his best-ever season on this year's Challenge Tour and earned his Tour card for next year. Law will use Wilson Staff V6 irons (4-PW); the C300 fairways (3 & 5) and 20? ...
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Skechers is partnering with local non-profit organizations to donate goods...
Skechers is partnering with local non-profit organizations to donate goods for wildfire victims who have lost their homes and personal possessions after the disasters in northern and southern California. Additionally, Skechers has announced a state-wide fundraising campaign at Skechers California retail stores through the holiday season. The occasion was Giving ...
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Smartwool has pledged to donate to Protect Our Winters (POW)...
Smartwool has pledged to donate to Protect Our Winters (POW) and SOS Outreach throughout the holiday season. On Black Friday, the brand donated 3 percent of its online sales to POW, with a minimum donation of $3,000 and a maximum of $8,000. Meanwhile, the company's employees are tackling hands-on projects ...
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Kappa is the new kit supplier for the Tunisian football...
Kappa is the new kit supplier for the Tunisian football team. The Italian brand will replace Uhlsport, the current supplier. The new three-year agreement with Kappa will take effect on Jan. 1, 2019. Kappa will be supplying all nationals teams, including youth teams. Tunisia was one of the five African ...
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Columbia Sportswear announced a donation of $20,00O to the Wildfire...
Columbia Sportswear announced a donation of $20,00O to the Wildfire Relief Fund of the California Community Foundation to aid in the relief efforts being conducted in relation to the recent wildfires in the state. The group has also exhorted its employees to make donations to other organizations involved in the ...
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Higher sales of Dunlop tennis products and XXIO 10 golf...
Higher sales of Dunlop tennis products and XXIO 10 golf clubs, combined with improvements at Srixon and Cleveland Golf, helped Sumitomo Rubber's sports division to record better results in the U.S. and Europe in the first nine months of this year. The division's global sales went up by 10 percent ...
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On Dec. 9-10, for the 45th anniversary of its famous...
On Dec. 9-10, for the 45th anniversary of its famous Yellow Boot, Timberland will be hosting an exhibition at the Vinyl Factory in London. On display will be collaborative designs with Stüssy, Supreme, Off-White, Opening Ceremony, OVO and Pharrell Williams as well as a 45th-anniversary limited-edition boot, which will go ...
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VF Corp. received cash proceeds of $139.4 million from the...
VF Corp. received cash proceeds of $139.4 million from the sale of Reef to the Rockport Group in the third quarter, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. Subject to adjustments, VF is booking an impairment charge of $9.9 million on the transaction. The group acquired ...
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PlumRiver Technologies, the B2B e-commerce software company, has agreed to...
PlumRiver Technologies, the B2B e-commerce software company, has agreed to acquire CenterStone Technologies, a competitor that is well known as the operator of the iVendix B2B platform for wholesale transactions with users in 127 countries. Between them, PlumRiver and CenterStone serve a large number of high-profile clients in the outdoor, ...
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Sport 2000 International is launching a special “made for” marketing...
Sport 2000 International is launching a special “made for” marketing campaign in the alpine countries of Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy, in partnership with six winter sports brands: Atomic, Salomon, Nordica, Tecnica, Dalbello and Rossignol. The brands are divided into sports sub-categories. Focused on customization, Atomic and Salomon will use ...
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Under Armour will launch in early 2019 a new HOVR...
Under Armour will launch in early 2019 a new HOVR model, which will go under the name of UA HOVR Infinite. The shoe has been designed as an ultra-performance model for distance training. It has features such as a lightweight mesh upper, deep flex groove outsole, and 3D molded sock liner. The shoe ...
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Adidas and Nike were among the 237 brands that generated...
Adidas and Nike were among the 237 brands that generated sales of more than 100 million yuan renmimbi (€12.6m-$14.4m) at Alibaba's Single's Day consumption festival on Nov. 11. New Balance was also a winner with 60,000 pairs of shoes ordered during a pre-sales program. Overall, consumers placed orders for a ...
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The relatively new internet portal Sportmarken24.de, which was launched in...
The relatively new internet portal Sportmarken24.de, which was launched in February by Dominik Benner, a German shoe retailer and former member of ANWR's supervisory board, has entered into a partnership with MeinEinkauf.ch as of this month. Private customers as well as companies located in Switzerland can now use the Swiss internet ...
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Vista Outdoor reported a 7 percent drop in total sales...
Vista Outdoor reported a 7 percent drop in total sales to $547 million in the second quarter ended on Sept. 30. Excluding the eyewear brands that it has just divested, sales were flat in the Outdoor Products segment, which includes Camelbak, Camp Chef and other brands. The group recorded a ...
