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In its 2016 Detox Catwalk list, Greenpeace singled out and...
In its 2016 Detox Catwalk list, Greenpeace singled out and praised three apparel companies - Benetton, Inditex and H&M - for being “ahead of the curve and on track to meet their commitments” to eliminate hazardous chemicals by 2020. This was the third edition of the Detox Catwalk, which assesses ...
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Nike and Adidas will both sponsor the 2016 International Gay...
Nike and Adidas will both sponsor the 2016 International Gay and Lesbian Football Association World Championship, which will take place in Portland, Oregon on Aug. 6-13. Adidas' U.S. headquarters is located in Portland while Nike's corporate headquarters is located nearby, in Beaverton. The championships, which is expected to attract around ...
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K-Way is partnering with N°21, a ready-to-wear fashion label from...
K-Way is partnering with N°21, a ready-to-wear fashion label from Milan, to produce a new capsule collection. For spring/summer 2017, N°21's creative director, Alessandro Dell'Acqua, has reinterpreted and restyled K-Way's iconic nylon windbreakers with unexpected fabrics. This is not the first time that the French waterproof apparel brand has collaborated ...
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Fila Korea reports a 22 percent drop in total revenues...
Fila Korea reports a 22 percent drop in total revenues to 168.2 billion won (€132.4m-$146.8m) for the first quarter ended March 31. Royalty income from its licensees in Asia and Europe was more or less flat, but sales fell by 17 percent in Korea to KRW 65.5 billion (€51.6m-$57.2m), and ...
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The global branded athletic footwear market rose by 6.3 percent...
The global branded athletic footwear market rose by 6.3 percent in terms of the sell-in in U.S. dollars in 2015, according to an annual study by Sporting Goods Intelligence. Sales increased by 11.1 percent in the U.S. They rose by only 3.3 percent in dollars in the rest of ...
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SportScheck is closing down its 5,500-square-meter store in Essen, considering...
SportScheck is closing down its 5,500-square-meter store in Essen, considering that it was too big to operate. The German sporting goods retailer, which is pushing omni-channel retailing, will thus reduce the number of its stores to 19. It opened two new stores of half the size in Mönchengladbach and Aachen ...
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Oliver Pabst, the 50-year-old German manager who left as executive...
Oliver Pabst, the 50-year-old German manager who left as executive board member in charge of sales and marketing at Willy Bogner a few months ago after nine years with that company, will take up the role of chief executive of the Mammut Sports Group on Sept. 1. He will replace ...
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Billabong International has agreed to sell Sector 9, its San...
Billabong International has agreed to sell Sector 9, its San Diego-based skate hardware brand, for $12 million to an affiliate of Bravo Sports, which is part of Transom Capital's portfolio. Neil Fiske, Billabong's chief executive, said in a statement that the company's priority was to lift the performance of its ...
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A group of Swiss-based investors has acquired Varlion, one of...
A group of Swiss-based investors has acquired Varlion, one of the major Spanish brands of pádel tennis. The production of its racquets will remain in the hands of Varlion's founder, Félix Regalía. The new owners have also set up two new companies, Ranelmo and CRG Sports, which will handle the ...
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Wiggle expects to complete shortly the acquisition of Chain Reaction...
Wiggle expects to complete shortly the acquisition of Chain Reaction Cycles and associated operations following clearance of the deal by the U.K. anti-trust authorities. The two companies will form a new group called Wiggle CRC. Brian McBride would act as chairman and Stefan Barden as chief executive. The managing director ...
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Florian Grocs, who has been acting as German country manager...
Florian Grocs, who has been acting as German country manager for J.Lindeberg, has been appointed sales director for the whole Region Central Europe, as the Swedish company is taking over its former independent distributors in the Benelux countries. The former country manager for Switzerland, Mario Messerli, will be in charge ...
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Jean-Michel Granier, who has been heading up the Adidas Group...
Jean-Michel Granier, who has been heading up the Adidas Group in South Korea for the last two years, has been appointed as the group's managing director for Latin America from the start of July. Granier previously ran the Adidas Group's subsidiary in Italy and then became managing director for south ...
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Adidas has launched its first line of shoes with Gore-Tex...
Adidas has launched its first line of shoes with Gore-Tex Surround technology. Ecco and Lowa have expanded their own ranges of casual Gore-Tex Surround shoes. The new breathable technology is now embedded in more than 350 models of shoes by 52 brands around the world.
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The management and the administrator of the McGregor group said...
The management and the administrator of the McGregor group said that they filed for bankruptcy at a court in Amsterdam on June 27 for eleven out of more than 50 entities belonging to the Dutch owner of Gaastra, the nautical brand. The eleven entities include Gaastra International Sportswear, Gaastra International ...
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Nike has filed a lawsuit against World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE),...
Nike has filed a lawsuit against World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), opposing its application for a U.S. trademark on the phrase “Just Bring It,” which would reportedly be used by WWE on various types of clothing. The phrase was made famous by a professional wrestler, Dwayne Johnson, also called “The Rock,” ...
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Bedivar, which has been the agent of Crocs in Portugal,...
Bedivar, which has been the agent of Crocs in Portugal, changed its status to that of the brand's exclusive distributor in the country on July 1. Run by a Portuguese industry veteran, Carlos Alemão, Bedivar has been distributing foreign footwear brands since 1990. Crocs said the change was meant to ...
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Alibaba has unveiled a new online system to help detect...
Alibaba has unveiled a new online system to help detect and remove fakes. The announcement was made by the company at the inaugural Rights Holders Collaboration Summit it was hosting in its hometown Hangzhou, China on July 1. The new “IP Joint-Force System” is an online platform designed to make ...
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Under Amour has unveiled its sponsorship of yet another important...
Under Amour has unveiled its sponsorship of yet another important English club. Starting with the 2016/17 season, it is taking over from Macron as the sponsor of the Aston Villa FC team in a contract lasting through the 2020/21 season. The team will start wearing UA's jerseys in a match ...
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XXL ASA has announced the appointment of Anders Kjellén as...
XXL ASA has announced the appointment of Anders Kjellén as the new managing director of its operations in Norway, starting in the 4th quarter of 2016. He has been the chief executive of Mammut Ajungilak since 2012, and he is currently the managing director of Mammut for all the Nordic ...
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Shimano Europe has announced the signing of a deal for...
Shimano Europe has announced the signing of a deal for the acquisition of Lazer Sport, the Belgian helmet company. The two companies expect to close the transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, in the second half of the year. Lazer, founded in 1919, designs, manufactures and markets its ...
