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Sport-Tiedje, a German retailer of fitness equipment, has signed a...
Sport-Tiedje, a German retailer of fitness equipment, has signed a contract with Karstadt Sports for the distribution of its products for the next three years. In 21 Karstadt Sports stores in Germany, Tiedje will introduce its shop-in-shop concept on 60-110 sqm, with three employees per store. Sport-Tiedje has 45 stores ...
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JD Sports Fashion is proposing a stock split. The fast-growing...
JD Sports Fashion is proposing a stock split. The fast-growing British retailer has called shareholders to a general meeting on Nov. 24 to approve it. The proposed move would involve splitting the company's existing ordinary shares, which have a nominal value of 1.25 pence each, into five new ordinary shares ...
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The Ispo Textrends section at Ispo Munich will introduce for...
The Ispo Textrends section at Ispo Munich will introduce for the first time an Eco Area next February for innovations that protect the environment while enriching the market. Furthermore, new products that are environmentally friendly will be given bonus points by an Ispo Award Eco judging panel.
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The Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, paid a visit to...
The Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, paid a visit to the headquarters of the Tecnica Group at Giavera del Montello, near Treviso, on Oct. 5, as part of a series of visits to factories in Italy's Northeast. Tecnica Group's portfolio of brands includes Nordica, Blizzard, Tecnica and Moon Boot. During ...
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Polartec has released a new version of its NeoShell waterproof...
Polartec has released a new version of its NeoShell waterproof fabric, specifically designed for Teton Bros, the Japanese apparel brand. The new NeoShell has been tailor-made for Teton Bros' Special Edition Jacket. Teton, which makes apparel for high-exertion activity in mountainous areas, was one of the first brands to use ...
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Decathlon opened its first store in the recently created W1...
Decathlon opened its first store in the recently created W1 shopping mall in Hamburg. On 3.000 sqm, the store presents about 35,000 sports items for more than 70 different sports with a focus on running, water sports and mountaineering. Decathlon now has more than 1,000 stores worldwide and 30 stores ...
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Like in 2014, the fashion-oriented segment of the branded casual...
Like in 2014, the fashion-oriented segment of the branded casual footwear market performed better than the comfort-oriented segment in 2015, according to an annual survey that we published in Shoe Intelligence last week. With an overall estimated 8.2 percent increase in terms of U.S. dollars to $11.5 billion, the fashion ...
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Nike will begin construction in mid-2017 of a sixth building...
Nike will begin construction in mid-2017 of a sixth building at its world headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon, adding about 360,000 square feet of office space and 330,000 square feet for parking to its campus. As for other buildings under development, it will aim for LEED Platinum Certification as part of ...
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More than 300 chief executives and present or future employees...
More than 300 chief executives and present or future employees of the action sports industry gathered in Seignosse, on the Basque coast of France, on Oct. 6-7 for the annual Eurosima Surf Summit. Some 40 brands showed nearly 100 products in the Surfing Lounge. Patagonia won the 2016 Innovation of ...
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Giovanni Maruzzi, 35, has left Nike to become the first...
Giovanni Maruzzi, 35, has left Nike to become the first country manager of Brooks Running for Italy and Spain. After working for Vodafone and Procter & Gamble, Maruzzi spent the last three years at Nike's Italian subsidiary as sales manager in the running category and as strategic accounts manager. Brooks' ...
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361 Degrees announced that it has no outstanding notes in...
361 Degrees announced that it has no outstanding notes in issue, following the early redemption of all senior 7.5 percent notes that were due in 2017. The last batch of notes, worth a total of 306,920,000 yuan renmimbi (€41.36m-$45.71m) was redeemed in full on Oct. 5. All the notes have ...
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Gore-Tex, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, will...
Gore-Tex, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, will use the opportunity of the European Outdoor Film Tour (EOFT) to launch #Goretex40, a marketing campaign that will involve the users in contests through the social networks and through various stores in October, November and December. The EOFT will run ...
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Lenzing has reported a net profit of €94.6 million for...
Lenzing has reported a net profit of €94.6 million for the first half of 2016, which represents an increase of 83.9 percent over the same period of last year. The Austria-based maker of botanic cellulose fiber attributed this strong performance to the implementation of a new strategy focusing on environmentally-friendly ...
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W.L. Gore & Associates has appointed Achim Ewers zum Rode...
W.L. Gore & Associates has appointed Achim Ewers zum Rode as “global brand & consumer strategy leader,” based at the company's European headquarters in Germany. He will be responsible for Gore-Tex and the other brands in the Gore Fabrics division, addressing new challenges from a globalized environment and the digitalization ...
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Kelme will act as the first official technical sponsor of...
Kelme will act as the first official technical sponsor of Kosovo's national football team. The contract lasts for four years and covers the team's pre-qualification matches in the 2018 Fifa World Cup in Russia. It would be the first World Cup in the young history of the team, which was ...
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Snowsports Industries of America (SIA) has announced the addition of...
Snowsports Industries of America (SIA) has announced the addition of four new members to its leadership team. Maria McNulty will take over the role of chief operating officer, overseeing strategy development and the search for new opportunities for the industry. Kyle Kennedy, the new director of member services, will be ...
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The Adidas flagship store in Berlin's Tauentzienstrasse joined forces with...
The Adidas flagship store in Berlin's Tauentzienstrasse joined forces with Zalando in June in a pilot project to enable consumers to order in-store via the e-tailer's ZipCart app. With Zalando's app, shoppers can see what is in stock in the store and order what they want. The integrated commerce pilot ...
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Adidas has filed a lawsuit against Bally's U.S. subsidiary in...
Adidas has filed a lawsuit against Bally's U.S. subsidiary in connection with several footwear designs. In its complaint, which was filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon (Portland Division) in late August, the sports giant alleges that Bally is offering for sale and selling footwear featuring two ...
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Adidas Golf has struck a multi-year apparel and footwear endorsement...
Adidas Golf has struck a multi-year apparel and footwear endorsement deal with Dustin Johnson. The brand has been working with Johnson for the last ten years. The extended deal comes as the hard-hitting player is enjoying an outstanding year, as 2016 PGA of America Player of the Year, 2016 US ...
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A large investment fund, Brookfield Asset Management, has taken advantage...
A large investment fund, Brookfield Asset Management, has taken advantage of the distressed price of Performance Sports Group (PSG) shares to accumulate a 13.2 percent stake in the company, which owns Bauer Hockey and other sports brands. The share price jumped by 16 percent to $4.16 on the news, but ...
