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VF Corp. has announced the release of its first-ever Animal...
VF Corp. has announced the release of its first-ever Animal Derived Materials Policy, which includes the commitment to progressively ban the use of fur, angora or exotic leather in its brands' products. The policy has been developed in partnership with The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society ...
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Brooks Running Company, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, has announced...
Brooks Running Company, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, has announced that it will expand its global footprint with entry into two new markets – China and Brazil - starting in July of this year. In China, Brooks' products will be available online through T-Mall and Amazon as well as at ...
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Canada Goose has announced the opening of two new flagship...
Canada Goose has announced the opening of two new flagship stores and a larger e-commerce reach. The maker of luxury artic apparel will open its first European flagship store in London this autumn. It will be the brand's largest retail space to date. The company will also open a two-level ...
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Cordura, a brand of Invista, has announced a collaboration with...
Cordura, a brand of Invista, has announced a collaboration with Südwolle, the global wool yarn producer, to develop a performance nylon/wool blend. The yarn, which will combine nylon 6.6 fibres with Merino wool, is supposed to offer enhanced abrasion resistance, tensile strength performance and strong tear resistance. Details of the ...
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Macron has announced technical sponsorship contracts with two more football...
Macron has announced technical sponsorship contracts with two more football teams, FC Wacker from Innsbruck, Austria and Clubbe Brugge from Bruges in Belgium. Their kits were previously supplied by Jako and Nike, respectively. The new agreements are for five and three years, respectively. With more than 50 football clubs under ...
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Puma France has announced the sponsorship of Footstyle, described as...
Puma France has announced the sponsorship of Footstyle, described as the freestyle football team that has won more contests than any other one in the world. Founded in 2006 by Gautier Fayolle, who has been the world champion in the category six times, the team is made up of six ...
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Nike has announced a long-term partnership with Mallory Pugh. The...
Nike has announced a long-term partnership with Mallory Pugh. The U.S. football player, who is 19 years old, is widely considered as one of the most promising athletes in the sport. Pugh has also stated she will sign with the Washington Spirit in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). After ...
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Anta Sports is offering a tranche of bonds worth a...
Anta Sports is offering a tranche of bonds worth a total of 3.6 billion yuan renmimbi (€468.5m-$522.5m) to pay down debt and for other corporate purposes. The Chinese company had debts of less than one billion renminbi (€130.2m-$145.2m) on its balance sheet at the end of last year. The offering has received ...
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Polygiene, the Swedish company specializing in anti-odor treatments for garments,...
Polygiene, the Swedish company specializing in anti-odor treatments for garments, reported a 30 percent boost in its sales to 17.4 million Swedish kronor (€1.78m-$1.98m), with a growth of 24 percent in constant currencies. However, the company booked a net loss of SEK3.1 million (€0.32m-$0.35m) for the period, up from SEK1.3 million ...
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Dan Holmgren, former buyer at Sportigan, has been appointed as...
Dan Holmgren, former buyer at Sportigan, has been appointed as director of Sportsbranchen, the Danish association for sporting goods suppliers and retailers. He takes over from Preben Boas, who retired earlier this year but has set up a consultancy, Sport & More, to advise companies interested in the Danish sports ...
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Asics is asking for the dismissal of a patent infringement...
Asics is asking for the dismissal of a patent infringement suit by Adidas, filed in March, with regard to its Fitnesskeeper and Runkeeper apps. Asics is arguing that 10 of the patents at issue are invalid because they “fail to recite patent-eligible subject matter” and “do not contain an inventive ...
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The Federation of Sports and Play Associations, which represents the...
The Federation of Sports and Play Associations, which represents the U.K. sporting goods industry, has adopted a new and more modern logo and is launching a new website to connect better with its members. The new and more user-friendly website is intended among other things to communicate better the benefits ...
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Sônia Bogner, wife of Willy Bogner, passed away on May...
Sônia Bogner, wife of Willy Bogner, passed away on May 3 at the age of 66, after a long illness. Willy Bogner was married to Sônia for 44 years. Sônia, who was born in Rio de Janeiro, started to work for Bogner as a model in 1972, and she married ...
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Marco Boglione, chairman of BasicNet, is taking over the minority...
Marco Boglione, chairman of BasicNet, is taking over the minority stakes of his brothers Enrico and Francesco in Basic World, the family holding company which owns 36.65 percent of BasicNet's shares. Both Enrico and Francesco, who are involved in other sectors, own 4.7 percent of Basic World. They will be ...
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Richard Tooby has been designated as the new chairman of...
Richard Tooby has been designated as the new chairman of Polygiene, the Swedish developer of odor control solutions for garments. Tooby, who comes from the chemicals industry, has been an independent director of the board since October 2015. He will take the place of Lennart Holm, who became chairman at ...
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Helly Hansen has won a “Red Dot: Best of the...
Helly Hansen has won a “Red Dot: Best of the Best” award for product design of its Icon jacket. The international Red Dot design competition has existed since 1954. Its design prize is awarded each year by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Essen, Germany. More than 5,500 submissions from ...
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The Fenix Outdoor group has a new shareholder, Bestseller United,...
The Fenix Outdoor group has a new shareholder, Bestseller United, a Danish fashion group that already has stakes in Zalando and Asos, among others. Bestseller United is the holding company for Bestseller, the company behind several fashion brands. They include Jack & Jones, Vero Moda and Vila along with J. ...
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Blaming weak demand for its products in Mainland China, where...
Blaming weak demand for its products in Mainland China, where it has many competitors, Giant Bicycle reported a 5 percent drop in revenues to 13.5 billion Taiwanese dollars (€402.3m-$447.3m) for the first quarter ended March 31, leading to a 40 percent drop in net income to NT$516 million (€15.4m-$17.1m). Sales increased ...
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Cherokee, which bought Hi-Tec Sports last year and licensed it...
Cherokee, which bought Hi-Tec Sports last year and licensed it out, reported revenues of $7.8 million from the brand for the fourth quarter ended Jan. 28, comprising licensing revenues of $1.2 million and $6.6 million worth of indirect product sales related to distribution and government contracts. The business generated a ...
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Fusalp, the French skiwear brand taken over by members of...
Fusalp, the French skiwear brand taken over by members of the Lacoste family three years ago, is branching out into beachwear. In this context, the brand has just opened its first store near the sea at Saint-Jean-de-Luz, on the Basque Coast of France.
