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Monique Matheson, a woman who has spent 19 years at...
Monique Matheson, a woman who has spent 19 years at Nike in various roles, has been promoted to the position of executive vice president in charge of global human resources. Reporting directly to Mark Parker, chairman, president and chief executive of Nike, she is replacing David Ayre who will retire ...
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Cipio Partners, one of the institutional shareholders of 21sportsgroup, and...
Cipio Partners, one of the institutional shareholders of 21sportsgroup, and other existing and new investors have participated in a new round of financing for the German multi-channel retailer. After a €15 million injection made last October, the new round has reportedly involved new equity worth about €13 million. The proceeds ...
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The Sequential Brands Group saw its revenues rise by 23...
The Sequential Brands Group saw its revenues rise by 23 percent to $42 million in the second quarter. Adjusted Ebitda went up by 43 percent to $24.7 million. The net result was a net profit of $2.53 million against a loss of $62,000 in the same period a year ago, ...
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The consumption of new bicycles declined by 5 percent in...
The consumption of new bicycles declined by 5 percent in terms of units in Europe last year, according to Conebi, the European bicycle industry federation. They went down to 19.6 million units from 20.6 million units in 2015, falling by 6.9 percent in Germany, 13.7 percent in the U.K. and ...
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Nike has signed a five-year endorsement deal with a 9-year-old...
Nike has signed a five-year endorsement deal with a 9-year-old child, Shane Kluivert, who has 134,000 Instagram followers. He is the son of Patrick Kluivert, the retired Dutch football player who was briefly a direct of football at the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) team, also sponsored by Nike. Shane is also ...
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Accell Group has announced the appointment of Ton Anbeek as...
Accell Group has announced the appointment of Ton Anbeek as its new chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors, effective Nov. 1. Anbeek is currently the CEO of Beter Bed Holding. A pan-European group of companies operating in the area of beds and mattresses at wholeslae and ...
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Adidas has developed its first laceless running shoe as part...
Adidas has developed its first laceless running shoe as part of its Ultraboost range, using an advanced Primeknit contruction and new yarn engineering for more compression and support. Aramis motion tracking technology has allowed the brand's designers to integrate key support features and other functions based on an analysis of ...
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Adidas has signed a multi-year sponsorship agreement with USA Volleyball,...
Adidas has signed a multi-year sponsorship agreement with USA Volleyball, covering the men's and women's teams and the beach volleyball teams. The junior and Paraympic teams are also included in the deal. Adidas will also sponsor Lauren Carlini, a female player from Wisconsin who earned four All-America honors during her ...
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Puma's good results for the second quarter were again partly...
Puma's good results for the second quarter were again partly offset by weaker results at Volcom and other parts of Kering's Sport & Lifestyle segment, which continued to struggle in a difficult retail environment in the U.S. The total revenues of the segment increased by 15.7 percent to $1,022.4 million ...
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Macron has inked an eight-year sponsorship agreement with the Italian...
Macron has inked an eight-year sponsorship agreement with the Italian Rugby Federation (FIR), which has been sponsored by Adidas for the last four years. The Italian teamwear company has also been chosen by Uefa as the official partner of its TEP (Top Executive Program) Kit Assistance Scheme, a project that ...
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More and more men are making a fashion statement all...
More and more men are making a fashion statement all over Europe by wearing colorful sneakers under formal suits, and even tuxedos. Henry Poole, a highly reputed men's tailor on London's Savile Row, has teamed up with Adidas Originals to create two styles of sneakers. The limited edition will be ...
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Nike's expansion of its already massive corporate headquarters in Beaverton,...
Nike's expansion of its already massive corporate headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon, which would involve the addition of 3.2 million square feet of space, will cost more than $1 billion, according to The Oregonian. The daily's estimate is based on a comparison with real estate and similar construction costs in the ...
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Nike has announced that it is making available its App...
Nike has announced that it is making available its App in six European countries including Spain, France, Italy, Germany, the U.K. and the Netherlands. The Nike App is meant to provide Nike Plus members, its most loyal customers, with an all-access-pass to a mix of products and services. The app ...
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Under Armour (UA) has announced a new long-term partnership with...
Under Armour (UA) has announced a new long-term partnership with Heather Arneton, a French athlete who is considered as a rising star in the world of athletics. Arneton, who is only 15 years old, holds the Under 15 long jump world record, with a jump of 6.57 meters. The sports ...
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Yet another Spanish buying group, Anzamar, is launching a chain...
Yet another Spanish buying group, Anzamar, is launching a chain of sneaker stores, called Black Laces. The first one opened earlier this month in the Bahia Plaza shopping mall of Cádiz. Another buying group, Atmósfera Sport, has launched a similar concept, Atmósfera Sport Black, as an internet store. A bigger ...
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CEP has appointed Lena Heinrich as its new apparel manager....
CEP has appointed Lena Heinrich as its new apparel manager. Heinrich, a trained textile designer and a successful triathlete, will join the clothing team of the compression brand led by Jochen Seitz. After completing her training as a seamstress, Heinrich studied design at the University of Hof. Her last position ...
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Fitness News Europe reports that Yan Martin has been appointed...
Fitness News Europe reports that Yan Martin has been appointed to take over from Chris Froio as vice president of Reebok for Western Europe from the start of August. Martin will lead the fitness apparel and footwear brand's market strategy in Western Europe, and he will report directly to Alain ...
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The Falke Group has appointed Martin Winkler as its new...
The Falke Group has appointed Martin Winkler as its new chief executive. The 48-year-old will replace Uwe Bergheim who has stepped down with his retirement. Winkler joins the German hosiery company from LG Electronics where he was chief operating officer responsible for the German consumer business. Previously, he worked for ...
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Lars Oolberg has been appointed to a new position as...
Lars Oolberg has been appointed to a new position as chief operating officer of Rapala VMC. He will be in charge of all its businesses except Russia, Japan and the Hooks division of the group, which handles manufacturing of fishing hooks. These other operations will report directly to Jussi Ristimäki, ...
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Lululemon Athletica has reportedly sued Under Armour in a Delaware...
Lululemon Athletica has reportedly sued Under Armour in a Delaware court, alleging that it has infringed on the four-strap design of its best-selling Energy Bra, offering the items for sale at lower prices. It is seeking damages and an injunction on the sale of the allegedly infringing items: the Armour ...
