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Christoph Engl will be the new chief executive of the...
Christoph Engl will be the new chief executive of the Oberalp Group from Sept. 1, taking the place of Massimo Baratto who has become the European manager of Under Armour, as we have already reported. Engl comes from a marketing agency that has been promoting the brand of South Tyrol, ...
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Nike has extended its sponsorship of the Chinese Super League,...
Nike has extended its sponsorship of the Chinese Super League, the highest division in the country for professional global football, comprising 16 teams, for the equivalent of $470 million in cash over a 10-year period. The Swoosh has been sponsoring the league since 2009.
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The European Union (EU) has voted to clarify regulations on...
The European Union (EU) has voted to clarify regulations on nanomaterials, a move that is expected to reinforce the action against the presence of hazardous chemicals in clothing, textiles and footwear. At the Reach (Regulation on Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) Committee meeting in Helsinki on April 26, ...
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Salming Sports is closing its concept store on Stockholm's main...
Salming Sports is closing its concept store on Stockholm's main shopping street, Kungsgatan, as one of several changes that the Swedish company plans to implement in the near future. The store first opened in 2015, but since then much has changed in the consumers' buying behavior. Today, Salming has its ...
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Nike continues to play hardball over perceived infringements on its...
Nike continues to play hardball over perceived infringements on its footwear patents. In early May, the Swoosh sued Puma for copying its patented Flyknit, Air and cleat technical assembly methods. Nike alleges that Puma was “forgoing independent innovation” and using Nike technology without permission. Nike owns over 300 utility patents ...
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Puma has replaced Macron as the sponsor of the Crystal...
Puma has replaced Macron as the sponsor of the Crystal Palace Football Club from the next season, supplying the team's uniforms and partnering with it for the sale of replica jerseys and other items. Dubbed as the Eagles, the team plays in the English Premier League.
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JD Sports Fashion has launched a dedicated online store for...
JD Sports Fashion has launched a dedicated online store for Supply & Demand, one of its labels for apparel, in a move that is apparently meant to widen its customer base. Supply & Demand is positioned as an urban brand targeting younger consumers. The JD online store describes the brand ...
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DPS Skis has named an industry veteran, Sergio Kiehl, to...
DPS Skis has named an industry veteran, Sergio Kiehl, to serve as vice president of global sales. He spent more than two decades with brands such as Uvex, Reebok, Nike and Puma. The American company has also appointed Steve Kroft as sales director for North America. He previously worked for ...
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Puma formally exited the Kering group earlier this week, with...
Puma formally exited the Kering group earlier this week, with the distribution of Puma shares to Kering shareholders. The distribution ratio amounted to one Puma share for 12 Kering shares held, and the payment date was May 16. Puma's opening share price on the day was €429.0 but the company's ...
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Fanatics has opened a German office in Hamburg. It is...
Fanatics has opened a German office in Hamburg. It is headed up by Joachim Hilke, former general manager of HSV and Sportfive.
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When the Wolverhampton Wanderers take the field for their return...
When the Wolverhampton Wanderers take the field for their return to England's Premier League next season, they will do so with Adidas' jerseys. The newly crowned winners of the second division Sky Bet Championship has sealed a four-year deal that will see the sportswear company become the club's official technical ...
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La Fabrique du Ski has raised €320,000, with a contribution...
La Fabrique du Ski has raised €320,000, with a contribution of 53 percent from private investors and 47 percent from a regional French banking entity, the Crédit Agricole Sud Rhône Alpes. Christian Alary, who created the company in 2014, remains the majority shareholder. A former executive at Rossignol and Decathlon, ...
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The Sports Edit has secured £1 million (€1.14m-$1.37m) in a round...
The Sports Edit has secured £1 million (€1.14m-$1.37m) in a round of investment led by new backers including Justin King, Sue Watson and Ric Lewis, adding to existing investors. King is the former chief executive of Sainsbury's, while Watson is the owner of Lyle & Scott, and Lewis is the founder ...
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With the opening of a store of about 1,500 square...
With the opening of a store of about 1,500 square meters in Karlsruhe a few days ago, Decathlon has started a program of seven openings in Germany, which should enable it to end the year with 57 stores around the country. The next openings include a store after the summer ...
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About 200 people moved into Adidas France's new head office...
About 200 people moved into Adidas France's new head office last month, in the business district of Strasbourg-Archipel, across from the European Parliament. The office has been transferred there from Landersheim, a small village in the Alsace where Adidas France was built up by Horst Dassler from 1973, after a ...
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Amer Sports has restated its 2017 results based on new...
Amer Sports has restated its 2017 results based on new IFRS accounting rules. Revenues were increased by €24.1 million to €2,709.3 million, with increases of €3.8 million for Outdoor, €5.8 million for Ball Sports and €14.5 million for Fitness. Net income for the year was adjusted down by €0.4 million ...
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Adidas and Reebok top the 2018 edition of the Fashion...
Adidas and Reebok top the 2018 edition of the Fashion Transparency Index, which reviews and ranks global fashion and apparel brands and retailers based on how much information they disclose about their value chain and its social and environmental impact. The Index, issued by Fashion Revolution, was first launched in ...
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Adidas has started serial production of its AM4NYC running shoe...
Adidas has started serial production of its AM4NYC running shoe at its Speedfactory in Atlanta. The shoe, whose name stands for Made for New York City, became available in the U.S. at retail on April 27. As previously reported, the company's American facility and its German Speedfactory in Ansbach are ...
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4F, the Polish sportswear company, has agreed to become the...
4F, the Polish sportswear company, has agreed to become the presenting sponsor over the next four years for the 4-Hills Tournament, which includes four ski jumping events in Germany and Austria. This fits with the sports marketing strategy of the sportswear brand, which is already a partner for the Polish ...
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Inov-8 has been announced as the official footwear brand of...
Inov-8 has been announced as the official footwear brand of the 2018 Obstacle Course Racing World Championships (OCRWC), the independent championship event in obstacle course racing created by Adventurey. Inov-8 is best known for paying special attention to the grip of its footwear, for off-road running and CrossFit. Its shoes ...
