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New Balance has announced the opening of its first U.S....
New Balance has announced the opening of its first U.S. global flagship store at Boston Landing. The 6,566-square-foot store is located in the Brighton neighborhood, at 140 Guest Street, and has been designed to offer an immersive and interactive brand experience. Customers can buy women's training and studio products, baseball, ...
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VF Corporation has announced that its international headquarters building in...
VF Corporation has announced that its international headquarters building in Stabio, Switzerland, has achieved Leed Platinum Certification, the highest level of certification in the third-party rating system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council for buildings, homes and communities. “Leeds” stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. From the ...
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Global sales of sports apparel were basically flat last year...
Global sales of sports apparel were basically flat last year in terms of U.S. dollars at $75.6 billion, according to Sporting Goods Intelligence. They went up by 5 percent in the U.S., but the higher value of the dollar resulted in a 6 percent drop in the rest of the ...
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X-Bionic, the high-tech apparel and socks firm based in Switzerland,...
X-Bionic, the high-tech apparel and socks firm based in Switzerland, said it was ready to replace Puma as the official supplier of the Swiss National Team after its players saw their jerseys ripped off during its match against France on June 10. Pointing to the numerous quality awards that it ...
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The highest French appeals court has upheld a decision by...
The highest French appeals court has upheld a decision by the Paris appeal court to quash an earlier arbitration ruling that awarded €404 million to Bernard Tapie, a French businessman, in relation to the sale of his majority stake in Adidas to investors around the late Robert Louis-Dreyfus in 1993. ...
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Arc'teryx is stepping up its long-term relationships with Chamonix with...
Arc'teryx is stepping up its long-term relationships with Chamonix with the opening of its first French Arc´teryx partner store later this year. Five years ago, the Canadian technical outdoor brand chose Chamonix for its Alpine Academy. The fifth edition of the academy, which was held on June 16-19, attracted 360 ...
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Asics and Toray have jointly developed a new high-perfomance fabric,...
Asics and Toray have jointly developed a new high-perfomance fabric, called Camaleon Mesh, that changes color depending on the viewing angle. It will be used in Asics' Gel-Quantum 360 CM running shoe. Entirely made in Japan, the fabric is based on new technology that controls the placement of threads at ...
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Gore-Tex has established an “authorized repair center” for clothing in...
Gore-Tex has established an “authorized repair center” for clothing in Madrid through a contract with a third-party service provider, Plumas Las Cruces, which has been manufacturing and repairing sleeping bags and other mountaineering products. It will be Gore-Tex' 16th workshop of this kind in Europe and the first one in ...
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Backed by Berkshire Partners, Implus has taken over Spenco Medical...
Backed by Berkshire Partners, Implus has taken over Spenco Medical Corp.'s insole business and its 2nd Skin medical adhesive line. It will integrate them into its insole business, which comprises the Sof Sole and Sof Comfort brands among others. Implus will also acquire Spenco's Canadian operations. The remaining operations of ...
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Puma has become an official partner of the New York...
Puma has become an official partner of the New York City Ballet, which calls for the sports brand to supply dancers with outfits for training and rehearsals. The group said that the agreement reinforces its commitment to the development of its women's training business, and its ties with arts and ...
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Skechers has moved to bigger offices for its British subsidiary,...
Skechers has moved to bigger offices for its British subsidiary, as it continues to expand across Europe. It moved from Potters Bar, north of London, to a nearby facility of about 1,600 square meters in St Albans, with nine showrooms and plenty of multi-media technology. Rapid growth in the U.K. ...
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Björn Hamacher is taking the place of Michael Price at...
Björn Hamacher is taking the place of Michael Price at Asics Europe as director of marketing for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, reporting to Alistair Cameron, chief executive of Asics EMEA. He will be responsible for Asics' performance brands as well as its lifestyle brands, Asics Tiger and Onitsuka ...
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Columbia has launched a high-performance, Bluesign-certified rain jacket made from...
Columbia has launched a high-performance, Bluesign-certified rain jacket made from 100 percent recycled polyester that does not contain perfluorinated compounds (PFCs). Columbia Sportswear said it spent two years developing a “durable waterproof membrane” for the OutDry Extreme Eco Shell which does not need to be treated with a durable water ...
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Volcom has selected Georgia May Jagger as its new brand...
Volcom has selected Georgia May Jagger as its new brand ambassador. The English fashion model is the daughter of Mick Jagger, lead singer of The Rolling Stones, and will be the first female non-athlete brand ambassador for the U.S. action sports company. The model's signing was orchestrated by Lyndsey Roach, ...
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VF Corp. has sold its Contemporary Brands unit to Delta...
VF Corp. has sold its Contemporary Brands unit to Delta Galil Industries, an Israel-based supplier of branded and private label products, for $130 million. The division had an operating margin of 1.8 percent on sales of $344 million in 2015. The brands being sold are Seven for All Mankind, Ella ...
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Nike said it was dropping a breach of contract lawsuit...
Nike said it was dropping a breach of contract lawsuit against Boris Berian to eliminate the “distraction” ahead of the Olympic Trials being held this week in Eugene, Oregon. The runner finalized his deal with New Balance and managed to qualify for the 800 meters at the Rio Olympics. Berian ...
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JD Sports Fashion discloses that Brian Small, chief financial officer...
JD Sports Fashion discloses that Brian Small, chief financial officer of the group, bought 5,000 shares in the company on July 7 at a price of £10.92. The purchase raises his total holdings in the company to 100,800 shares, representing a stake of 0.05 percent.
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Ispo Munich will present a totally new concept, called Polygon,...
Ispo Munich will present a totally new concept, called Polygon, for the action sports community next year. Standardized booths will be offered in four sizes. Focusing on skateboarding and snowboarding, they will see their height adjusted to provide a clear and open view of the whole action sports community in ...
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François-Henri Pinault, chairman and chief executive of Kering, which owns...
François-Henri Pinault, chairman and chief executive of Kering, which owns Puma and Volcom along with a gang of luxury brands, has told the Financial Times that the group intends to hold on to its majority stake in the sports company until at least 2018. He thus slapped down persistent rumors ...
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JD Sports Fahion confirms a report in CMD Sport that...
JD Sports Fahion confirms a report in CMD Sport that it has acquired control of SportIbérica, the Portuguese company that has the license for The Athlete's Foot in the country. JD's Spanish subsidiary will run its 12 TAF stores under their current banner before transitioning them to the JD format. ...
