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Nike has unveiled a new underfoot platform as part of...
Nike has unveiled a new underfoot platform as part of the anniversary celebrations for the Air Max 1, the shoe that has introduced visible Nike Air cushioning. The new Nike Air VaporMax unit acts as a stand-alone outsole. Previous Air units had to be insulated by a secondary rubber layer, ...
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The Outdoor Retailer Winter Market ended on Jan. 12 with...
The Outdoor Retailer Winter Market ended on Jan. 12 with total attendance by about 20,000 registered visitors, down from the figure of 22,576 people that was reported for the trade show in Salt Lake City one year ago. The number of brands on the show floor increased slightly to 1,075 ...
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Asics has reopened its 2,800-square-foot flagship store in Tokyo's Ginza...
Asics has reopened its 2,800-square-foot flagship store in Tokyo's Ginza district after its renovation. It was the brand's first direct outlet when it opened in 2007.
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Retail sales of sporting goods grew by 5.2 percent in...
Retail sales of sporting goods grew by 5.2 percent in Sweden last year, according to HUI. As previously reported, they had risen by 14.6 percent in November, but then they fell by 2.9 percent in the important month of December. HUI believes that the cause for this turn of events ...
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Hickies has announced two new major collaborations for 2017. Hickies...
Hickies has announced two new major collaborations for 2017. Hickies is the elastic lacing system launched by Gaston Frydlewski and his wife, Mariquel Weingarten, in 2012. In 2017, for the first time Hickies will be sold in the Adidas flagship stores in Berlin, Munich and Nürnberg. Additionally, in spring 2017, ...
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After its absence from the OutDoor fair in Friedrichshafen last...
After its absence from the OutDoor fair in Friedrichshafen last year, Klättermusen will stay away from Ispo Munich as well, as the Swedish outdoor company is continuing to adjust its strategy. The Klättermusen brand was updated last year and the company went through some management changes, after the appointment of ...
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A Norwegian news service, Dagens Næringsliv, reports that Active Brands...
A Norwegian news service, Dagens Næringsliv, reports that Active Brands has decided to pull the Johaug brand of sports apparel out of the Finnish market due to unwanted exposure in connection with the doping scandal affecting Therese Johaug. In Sweden, the brand will continue with a select number of retailers. ...
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The Adidas Group has set up a “Storefactory” at a...
The Adidas Group has set up a “Storefactory” at a pop-up store in Berlin, Knit for You, where customers can design their customized merino wool sweater and have it made for them in the store within a few hours. Knit for You takes advantage of technologies such as body scanning ...
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Adidas AG has completed the third tranche of a share...
Adidas AG has completed the third tranche of a share buyback program initiated on Nov. 7 and terminated on Jan. 31 as scheduled. The company bought 2,128,200 shares at an average share price of €140.96, for a total price of €299,999,851, including purchasing costs. These treasury shares represent 1.02 percent ...
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Adidas and Wanderlust are launching a new co-branded yoga and...
Adidas and Wanderlust are launching a new co-branded yoga and training apparel collection, building on the multi-year partnership the two companies began in February 2016. The 42-piece collection includes tanks, tights, bras, pants, hoodies and a range of accessories. The color palette is inspired by the active calm of yoga ...
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After a dip in the number of exhibitors in the...
After a dip in the number of exhibitors in the past couple of years, the Norwegian sporting goods trade fair, Norspo, reported a successful session. The show, which took place on Jan. 22 and 23, hosted 100 exhibitors, of which 25 were new. A special “ski village” had a relatively ...
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Bergans of Norway has sealed an agreement with the GAEA...
Bergans of Norway has sealed an agreement with the GAEA Group in Canada to distribute the Norwegian brand in North America. The deal comes after Bergans decided last year to shut down its sales organizations in the U.K., France, the U.S. and Canada, to focus its product and marketing investments ...
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Callaway Golf has announced an agreement with Michelle Wie to...
Callaway Golf has announced an agreement with Michelle Wie to become a company staff pro on the LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) Tour. As a Full Callaway Staffer, she will play with Callaway clubs, balls and an Odyssey Putter. A 27-year-old native of Hawaii, Wie joined the LPGA Tour full-time ...
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JD Sports Fashion has been prevented from fully moving ahead...
JD Sports Fashion has been prevented from fully moving ahead with the integration of Go Outdoors, the large-scale outdoor retailer it agreed to purchase for £112.3 million (€130.2m-$140.7m) in cash and £16 million in debt last November, due to a review of the acquisition by the U.K.'s competition watchdog, the ...
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Ben Hogan, the venerable American golf brand, has filed for...
Ben Hogan, the venerable American golf brand, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company says it expects to have enough funds available to pay unsecured creditors. The biggest one is Perry Ellis, based on its licensing contract for apparel and accessories. Perry Ellis bought the brand from Callaway Golf ...
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Reebok has announced a new long-term partnership with Teyana Taylor,...
Reebok has announced a new long-term partnership with Teyana Taylor, who becomes an official brand ambassador. The 25-year-old dancer and actress, who was born in Harlem, is the face of the re-release of the Reebok Classic Freestyle Hi, also known as the 54-11s. The shoe was first introduced in 1982, ...
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Perry Ellis International, the U.S. apparel company and licensing partner...
Perry Ellis International, the U.S. apparel company and licensing partner for Nike Swim, has signed several agreements to distribute Nike-branded swimwear and accessories in Europe. Its partners include Action Sports Sportartikel for the Benelux and the German-speaking countries. The German-based firm is already a distributor for Herschel Supply, Contigo and ...
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Helly Hansen has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition. It will...
Helly Hansen has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition. It will thus use the Higg Index to measure environmental responsibility across its supply chain. More than 180 brands, retailers, manufactureers and other organizations are already members of the SAC.
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XXL ASA has appointed Robert Iversen as its new training...
XXL ASA has appointed Robert Iversen as its new training director, responsible for the training of its employees throughout the Nordic countries. He was the co-founder of XXL and served as its first chief executive from 2000 to 2007. He was responsible for training during the subsequent four years. Janicke ...
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Stefan Hahne has been appointed as sales manager for Brunotti,...
Stefan Hahne has been appointed as sales manager for Brunotti, in charge of field sales in the German-speaking countries, from the start of this year. For the last three years he was sales representative for the Dutch-based action sports brand in North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Thuringia, which he will continue ...
