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Aquafil and Genomatica have announced the creation of Project Effective,...
Aquafil and Genomatica have announced the creation of Project Effective, a new initiative to increase the adoption of sustainable materials. The new multi stakeholder collaboration aims to produce more sustainable fibers and plastics for commercial use by using renewable feedstocks and bio-based technologies. Project Effective extends across the entire product ...
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Pentland Brands has announced the launch of an in-house brand...
Pentland Brands has announced the launch of an in-house brand building academy for its new marketing and creative staff. Pentland, a British family-owned business, is the mother company of well-known sporting brands like Speedo, Berghaus and Canterbury. The decision follows a major recruitment drive across its marketing, digital and creative ...
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Nike is still the most valuable apparel and footwear brand...
Nike is still the most valuable apparel and footwear brand in the world, according to an annual census by Millward Brown. Its brand value in the sector rose by 13 percent to $38.48 billion. Adidas came in third position after Zara, but its brand value jumped by 50 percent to ...
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The Signa Sports Group has appointed Christian Bubenheim, an online...
The Signa Sports Group has appointed Christian Bubenheim, an online retailing specialist, to become chief executive of Internetstores, its online retailing entity specializing in cycling and outdoor products. He started at the beginning of June. Internetstores encompasses about 30 online stores in 13 countries, such as Bikester, Probikeshop, Campz and ...
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Dam, a brand of Svendsen Sport, has appointed Michael Unger...
Dam, a brand of Svendsen Sport, has appointed Michael Unger as its new managing director. Unger is a well-known name within the European fishing tackle industry. He has previously served as general manager of Pure Fishing Deutschland for the Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) region.
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Jimmy Reynolds was appointed international director for the Regatta and...
Jimmy Reynolds was appointed international director for the Regatta and Dare2B brands earlier this year, following the departure of Laurent Houlier. Reynolds previously spent nearly six years with the Pentland group, as multi-channel business director for Speedo International and then interim group digital director for Pentland Brands. He has dealt ...
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Patrick Frisk, the new chief operating officer of Under Armour,...
Patrick Frisk, the new chief operating officer of Under Armour, has bought a new tranche of shares in the company, indicating his growing confidence in its turnaround. After his latest purchase, his shares were worth more than $12 million.
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XXL ASA will have a new chief financial officer from...
XXL ASA will have a new chief financial officer from the autumn, Stein Alexander Eriksen. He is currently the CFO of Orkla Care, one of the key business areas of the Norwegian Orkla group. He started his career at Arthur Andersen and held several positions at Orkla. Eriksen will take ...
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Asics is launching a limited edition range of footwear and...
Asics is launching a limited edition range of footwear and apparel to mark the centenary of the birth of its founder, Kihachiro Onitsuka. He established the company in 1949, with the purpose of supporting sports participation and contributing to the health of Japanese youth. The range of Asics, Asics Tiger ...
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Asics is launching a partnership with The Walt Disney Company...
Asics is launching a partnership with The Walt Disney Company ahead of its release of the new Disney-Pixar Incredibles 2 movie. Starting this month, the two companies will deliver a joint cross-media campaign on digital channels to get families moving this summer, as a sequel to Asics “I Move Me” ...
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Reischmann, a German sports retailer based in Ravensburg, finished restructuring...
Reischmann, a German sports retailer based in Ravensburg, finished restructuring its big retail store, covering five floors, and reopened it in May. On the ground floor, Reischmann offers training and running products as well as lifestyle-sneakers for men. The first floor is used for the running, fitness, beachwear and winter ...
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Sports Direct International has launched a proxy battle in the...
Sports Direct International has launched a proxy battle in the U.S. against the board of directors of Iconix Brands Group, the licensor of Umbro, Danskin and many other brands, in which it owns about 9 percent of the shares since the beginning of 2016. It is nominating four candidates for ...
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Jérôme Valentin, president of Cycleurope Industries, has been elected as...
Jérôme Valentin, president of Cycleurope Industries, has been elected as president of the Union Sport & Cycle (USC), the association formed last year through the merger of groups of French suppliers and retailers in the sports and cycling industries. Elected at the USC's general assembly in Paris on May 16, ...
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Groupe Bic reports that its sports division suffered a small...
Groupe Bic reports that its sports division suffered a small double-digit sales decline in constant currencies for the first quarter. Bic Sport already saw its turnover decline by about 5 percent in 2017, which was blamed on an increasingly competitive market in the U.S. The group has overhauled its business ...
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Messe München, which won the bid to host the European...
Messe München, which won the bid to host the European OutDoor show from 2019 on just before the Ispo Munich show last January, is inviting industry professionals to register to attend free of charge a conference in Munich on June 27 to introduce the new concept of the fair, which ...
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Canada Goose is making a big pitch for the Chinese...
Canada Goose is making a big pitch for the Chinese market, where another Canadian sports outerwear brand, Arc'teryx, enjoys a strong position and a high status. Canada Goose will soon open a regional headquarters for Greater China in Shanghai that will be run by Scott Cameron, former executive vice president, ...
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Pepsi is partnering with Umbro, New Era, Boohoo, Le Specs,...
Pepsi is partnering with Umbro, New Era, Boohoo, Le Specs, and Anteater on a fashion collection celebrating the game of football. The “Art of Football” capsule collection is the latest extension of Pepsi's 2018 global #LoveItLiveIt campaign. The product line includes soccer t-shirts, shorts and balls from the U.K.'s Umbro; ...
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Columbia Sportswear is reassessing its business structure in the Nordics,...
Columbia Sportswear is reassessing its business structure in the Nordics, in view of the planned departure of Martin Kaggestad as regional manager at the end of July. Meanwhile, Columbia is opening a Spanish subsidiary in Barcelona, led by José Manuel Arrojo, who was previously country manager for Geox, for 14 ...
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Decathlon is taking part in the development of My Cardinet,...
Decathlon is taking part in the development of My Cardinet, a shopping center due to open around the end of this year in Paris, where the French sports retailer has taken up a space of 1,500 square meters. The shopping center in the north-eastern area of Cardinet-Batignolles covers more than ...
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A Swedish company, Wiges, is taking a step closer to...
A Swedish company, Wiges, is taking a step closer to the sporting goods industry with the launch of a new brand called Life Wear. The new brand will offer socks, underwear and clothing made from organic bamboo that is grown without artificial irrigation or pesticides. The manufacturing process leading to ...
