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New Balance has finalized a five-year agreement with the England...
New Balance has finalized a five-year agreement with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to become the official kit supplier to the ECB and the England cricket teams. The deal covers match and training wear for all men and women's England teams, including the Test, One-Day and T20 formats, ...
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In a conference call with financial analysts ahead of the...
In a conference call with financial analysts ahead of the release of its first-quarter financial results later this month, GoPro promised to cut its operating expenses this year by $200 million through various measures including the elimination of 270 jobs, or about 17 percent of its staff. The company, which ...
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A store manager in Barnstaple, Alex Balacki has been elected...
A store manager in Barnstaple, Alex Balacki has been elected as the workers' representative on the board of Sports Direct International (SDI). This was one of the measures announced by the British sports retailer and wholesaler after it came under scrutiny last year, with regard to working practices at its ...
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Royal Robbins, the famous American mountain climber who founded the...
Royal Robbins, the famous American mountain climber who founded the outdoor clothing firm that bears his name together with his wife Liz in 1968, passed away last month at the age of 82, after a long illness. In the first climb of its kind in the U.S., the couple went ...
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Infront Sports & Media has signed a long-term partnership deal...
Infront Sports & Media has signed a long-term partnership deal with the Italian Golf Federation, which includes event management, marketing and digital rights of Italian flagship golfing events. The agreement will cover a total of 129 events, including 88 events of the Italian Pro Tour, 11 editions of the Italian ...
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Another minority shareholder of Deckers Brands has called for a...
Another minority shareholder of Deckers Brands has called for a sale of the company, charging that it has underperformed in the past three to five years. Mountain Capital Partners, which owns 3.3 percent of the equity, complained in particular about poor capital allocation decisions by Deckers' management, adding that there ...
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Decathlon has launched yet another private label, Subea, for underwater...
Decathlon has launched yet another private label, Subea, for underwater sports, from scuba diving to snorkeling and spear fishing. The products are developed in the port of Hendaye, on the Basque coast, which is already the head office for the Tribord brand of water sports products. The French retailer has ...
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Kristin Versümer has been appointed to the position of chief...
Kristin Versümer has been appointed to the position of chief digital officer of Sportalm, the Austrian sports apparel firm. Sitting on its executive board, she will be responsible for Sportalm's e-commerce business, its marketing activities, sales and international expansion, in close cooperation with Wilhelm and Ulli Ehrlich, owners of the ...
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Billabong has appointed Kevin Meehan as global general manager of...
Billabong has appointed Kevin Meehan as global general manager of the RVCA brand. He replaces Bill Bettencourt, who is joining a footwear brand that has yet to be disclosed. Meehan joins the company from Volcom, where he was most recently president of the Americas. He brings 20 years of experience ...
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The Sunday Times reported earlier this month that Mike Ashley,...
The Sunday Times reported earlier this month that Mike Ashley, the chief executive and majority shareholder of Sports Direct International (SDI), has lost a round in a legal fight with a former adviser, who claims he is owed £14 million (€16.7m-$17.9m) through a deal allegedly agreed in a pub. The ...
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Athletes sponsored by Nike ended up as the three top...
Athletes sponsored by Nike ended up as the three top finishers among both men and women in the 121st edition of the Boston Marathon, which is sponsored by Adidas. They were followed by two men sponsored by Asics and Nike and by two women sponsored by Brooks and Adidas. Ahead ...
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New Balance is set to take over in August from...
New Balance is set to take over in August from Umbro as the sponsor of FAI, the Irish national football team, according to The Irish Sun. The contract was apparently struck by Toplion, a sponsor of FAI that is also the distributor of both New Balance and Umbro in Ireland.
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L Catterton, the private equity firm backed by LVMH, is...
L Catterton, the private equity firm backed by LVMH, is reportedly looking to create the largest independent swimwear and beach lifestyle platform in the world through its investments in Seafolly and Maaji. The global platform will combine for the moment Seafolly, the Australian swimwear label, in which L Catterton acquired ...
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Joma has become the new supplier of jerseys, pants, socks...
Joma has become the new supplier of jerseys, pants, socks and training outfits for Arminia Bielefeld, replacing Sport-Saller, a German team sports brand that had the contract for the past 12 years. Joma will be supplying the men's team, the women's team and all junior teams. Arminia Bielefeld is a ...
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Under a three-year deal, Garmin has become the official wearable...
Under a three-year deal, Garmin has become the official wearable technology partner of The Great Run Series, described as the biggest series of mass-participation running events in the U.K. The partnership started with the Great Ireland Run on April 9. The 2017 will end on Oct. 22 in Portsmouth.
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Christian Triquet, who has been most recently president of Merrell...
Christian Triquet, who has been most recently president of Merrell in Canada, will act as interim executive in charge of the Canadian market for Inov-8, the British footwear brand taken over by Descente two years ago. Triquet has been in the sporting goods industry for 30 years, working also for ...
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Stefan Bernard, who was the German country manager for Garmin...
Stefan Bernard, who was the German country manager for Garmin between the end of 2011 and the end of 2015, will be in charge of strategy and sales and marketing operations for Hoka One One and Teva across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He will be based in London. ...
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The Superstar was the best-selling shoe in the U.S. market...
The Superstar was the best-selling shoe in the U.S. market in dollar terms last year, based on a ranking publicized in a tweet by Matt Powell, sports industry analyst at NPD. The ranking underlined avid demand for white retro sneakers in the U.S., as well as growing demand for the ...
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Intersport Schweiz has just launched the beta version of its...
Intersport Schweiz has just launched the beta version of its new online shop, intersport.ch. It makes use of the know-how of Brack.ch, a Swiss online retailer of household electronics and other products. End customers will initially find a selection of more than 10,000 items for running, training, team sports, racquet ...
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The French bike market keeps growing. It posted higher sales...
The French bike market keeps growing. It posted higher sales for the third consecutive year, driven by the double-digit growth of e-bikes. According to the French bicycle observatory, sales increased to 3,034,000 bikes sold in 2016. Sales passed the three million units for the first time since 2012. As for ...
