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Cocona has released the results of research conducted at the...
Cocona has released the results of research conducted at the University of Colorado that shows the thermoregulatory benefits of wearing garments with 37.5 fabric during intense athletic activity. Cocona, a provider of active-particles technology to the sportswear market, is the maker of the 37.5 cooling fabric, used by outdoor apparel ...
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Rip Curl has involved for the first time the World...
Rip Curl has involved for the first time the World Surf League in this year's 13th edition of the Rip Curl Cup Padang Padang on the Bukit Peninsula of Bali. Known also as the “Indonesian Pipeline,” the surf contest lasts through the month of August but for only one day, ...
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Shock Doctor, McDavid and Cutters, three divisions of United Sports...
Shock Doctor, McDavid and Cutters, three divisions of United Sports Brands, have entered into an official partnership with USA Football. McDavid is now an official partner of USA Football while Cutters is its official glove and Shock Doctor its official mouthguard. In addition, products from the three brands will be ...
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The demand for jerseys of the Icelandic national football team,...
The demand for jerseys of the Icelandic national football team, which has been sponsored by Errea since 2002, went up unexpectedly by 1,800 percent before the match in which the team lost against France in the quarterfinals of the current European championships. According to various media, the Italian producer of ...
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High-tech innovation, digitalization and robotics will be in focus at...
High-tech innovation, digitalization and robotics will be in focus at the Manufacturers Forum organized for the fourth time by the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI), to be held on November 15-16 in Taichung, Taiwan. The forum will discuss the fourth industrial revolution, the current trend of automation ...
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Thule Group has taken over the leading Dutch supplier of...
Thule Group has taken over the leading Dutch supplier of child bike seats, GMG, which generated sales of €6.1 million last year, mainly with its Yepp brand. The purchase price is €10 million, free of debt and cash. Thule, which is already a strong player in the segment, says the ...
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Nike has extended its partnership with the Spanish football league,...
Nike has extended its partnership with the Spanish football league, called La Liga, supplying its Ordem 4 ball for the first-division matches played among its 20 teams during the national championships. The deal began with the 1996-97 season and will not continue until at least 2019. La Liga says the ...
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José Miguel Fernández López, one of the founders of Twinner...
José Miguel Fernández López, one of the founders of Twinner Iberia, passed away on June 28 at the age of 55. He was one of the six directors of the Spanish buying group, which started in 2005 under the name Oxigeno Iberosport. It changed its name shortly afterwards, following an ...
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Lelio Nahum, one of the founders and two-time president of...
Lelio Nahum, one of the founders and two-time president of the European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA), has died at his home in Italy following a short illness. Nahum, a well-known fishing industry figure, was president of EFTTA once in the 1980s and in the 1990s, and then between 2006 ...
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Odlo is the new partner of the French Nordic ski...
Odlo is the new partner of the French Nordic ski teams for the next six years, including their participation in the Winter Olympics in 2018 and 2022, in Korea and China
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The Incipio Group said that one of its subsidiaries started...
The Incipio Group said that one of its subsidiaries started a tender offer for Skullcandy at a price of $5.75 per share in cash, which was agreed on June 23 with the board of the U.S. headphones maker. Incipio's offer amounted to about $177 million. The group is already involved ...
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Overturning one of the rulings issued last November by a...
Overturning one of the rulings issued last November by a U.S. federal administrative law judge, the International Trade Commission ruled against an intellectual property claim lodged by Converse, saying in effect that the brand cannot protect the midsole design of its Chuck Taylor sneakers, which combines a toe cap, a ...
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361 Degrees is offering to buy back 1,430.5 billion yuan...
361 Degrees is offering to buy back 1,430.5 billion yuan renmimbi (€202m-$230m) worth of 7.5% notes issued in September 2014 and maturing on Sept. 12, 2017. The purchase price corresponds to a premium of 3 percent on the value of the notes, listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange. The ...
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French customs authorities seized 1,200 fake Spain Euro 2016 jerseys...
French customs authorities seized 1,200 fake Spain Euro 2016 jerseys and shorts in Dunkirk, in northern France, on June 6. The fake kits were found in a truck traveling from the U.K. during an inspection at the Eurotunnel site. The driver presented the agents commercial documents on the transportation of ...
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eVent was a sponsor of the 10th annual Alé La...
eVent was a sponsor of the 10th annual Alé La Merckx Granfondo Verona, the cyclist race named after the Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx, which took place in Verona, Italy on June 12. The 139km race, which is for cyclists who are used to climbing passes, takes participants through the vineyards ...
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Soloporteros, the Spanish sporting goods retail chain with 12 stores,...
Soloporteros, the Spanish sporting goods retail chain with 12 stores, changes its name to Fútbol Emotion. Soloporteros (in English: only for goalkeepers) previously concentrated on offering products for a distinctive group of customers. Today, the Spanish chain offers products for all kinds of football players and other people active in ...
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After record sales in the first three months of 2016,...
After record sales in the first three months of 2016, April presented a setback for sporting goods sales in Sweden, reducing the cumulative growth of the market to 2.5 percent for the first four months of the year. The year started well, with January's sporting goods sales rising by 15.0 ...
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Gerald Evans, a 30-year veteran of Hanesbrands who is currently...
Gerald Evans, a 30-year veteran of Hanesbrands who is currently its chief operating officer, will replace Rich Noll, chief executive and executive chairman, on Oct. 1. Among other recent feats, Evans spearheaded the company's development of a low-cost global supply chain and some of its recent acquisitions. Champion Europe was ...
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About 7,500 pairs of counterfeit Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 shoes...
About 7,500 pairs of counterfeit Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 shoes were seized by customs at the port of Hamburg. The unbranded shoes came from China and were intended for sale online. Although they were unbranded, they violated trademark law as the design was found to be the same of that ...
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Paco Garcia-Ferrández Hernández, the 41-year-old chief executive of Productos Deportivos...
Paco Garcia-Ferrández Hernández, the 41-year-old chief executive of Productos Deportivos Laken, died in a highway accident on June 18, while returning from a golf tournament. Laken, a Spanish company that has been in operation since 1912, produces bottles and containers for drinks and foods in stainless steel and aluminum.
