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Cambodian garment workers are considering strike action after the government...
Cambodian garment workers are considering strike action after the government voted to raise the monthly minimum wage for the footwear and apparel sector by 9.4 percent to $140, starting next January. A majority representing the government, factories and unions supported an increase to $135 a month, and the government then ...
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Puma, which emphasizes speed in its brand message, has added...
Puma, which emphasizes speed in its brand message, has added two more running champions, Asafa Powell and Pierre-Ambroise Bosse, to its stable of sponsored athletes. Powell has run more 100-meter races in less than ten seconds than any other champion, a total of 93. Bosse is a French athlete who ...
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Adidas is expected to put an end to its involvement...
Adidas is expected to put an end to its involvement in table-tennis equipment by the end of this year. Greenmaster, which has been its licensee for this product category, has reportedly agreed to stop it by then. Frank Koch, the former executive of Kettler who started the project at Greenmaster, ...
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Adidas filed a suit against Skechers USA in Portland's district...
Adidas filed a suit against Skechers USA in Portland's district court on Sept. 14, charging that one of its shoe styles is a knock-offs of its Stan Smith model, and that others use its Supernova trademark and its Three-Stripe mark. The two companies have already squared off and reached settlements ...
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Adidas has announced the signature of a multi-year partnership deal...
Adidas has announced the signature of a multi-year partnership deal with Sidney Crosby. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The National Hockey League (NHL) star will represent Adidas at major international sporting events and brand initiatives around the world. He will also consult with the brand on apparel ...
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Nike has launched Aero React, a fabric that responds to...
Nike has launched Aero React, a fabric that responds to moisture vapor by opening its structure to become more breathable. In other words, the bi-component yarn supports natural thermal-regulation. When the wearer gets warm, it reacts by augmenting the ventilation. Aero React has been developed with insights from the Nike ...
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The websites that do not load fast enough negatively affect...
The websites that do not load fast enough negatively affect brands. According to a new study in the U.K. by Rackspace, a cloud computing company, 83 percent of British consumers have declared that consistently slow or unavailable websites negatively affect their brand loyalty. The survey, which was conducted on 2,000 ...
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Bogner has appointed Alexander Wirth as its new chief operating...
Bogner has appointed Alexander Wirth as its new chief operating officer and deputy chief executive. He is set to become CEO in due time, taking the place of Willy Bogner, who assumed the role a few months ago after the departure of Oliver Pabst. The 40-year-old acted most recently as ...
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New Era, the American brand best known for its baseball...
New Era, the American brand best known for its baseball cap, has announced a new multi-year partnership with Manchester United for the production of club-branded leisure headwear. The Manchester United product line will include various headwear styles, from caps to baseball caps, visors, hats, bobble hats and beanies, all targeted ...
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In a presentation to financial analysts, Crocs predicted that its...
In a presentation to financial analysts, Crocs predicted that its sales will fall about $10 million below its previous forecasted range of $280 to $290 million during the third quarter of this year. The revised guidance stems from the strong dollar and the company's decision to hold back about $6 ...
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Andrea Tiling has been named brand manager and marketing director...
Andrea Tiling has been named brand manager and marketing director of Roeckl Sports, the German producer of sports gloves based in Munich. She has spent 11 years as marketing manager at K2 Sports' European subsidiary in Germany, where she has been replaced by Larissa Rau.
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Under Armour (UA) has announced that Brad Dickerson, the company's...
Under Armour (UA) has announced that Brad Dickerson, the company's chief operating officer and chief financial officer, will be leaving UA to pursue another professional opportunity outside of the athletic performance industry. Dickerson joined UA in 2004. He has been serving as chief financial officer since 2008, and in early ...
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Superbrand Surfboards and Apparel has announced a joint venture with...
Superbrand Surfboards and Apparel has announced a joint venture with Xtreme Enterprise (XTE) to create Superbrand Europe. Based in Biarritz, the newly-formed entity will service France, Spain and Portugal while managing the existing Superbrand distributors in Germany, Austria, the U.K., Russia, Denmark and Greece. XTE specializes in the conception and ...
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Columbia Sportswear has announced a new partnership with the IBU...
Columbia Sportswear has announced a new partnership with the IBU World Championships Biathlon Oslo 2016 through its Columbia brand. The sports event, where the organizers are expecting 350 athletes from 40 nations, will take place at the Holmenkollen ski arena in Oslo, Norway on March 3-13 next year. Columbia will ...
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Puma has announced a long-term contract with Michael Bradley. The...
Puma has announced a long-term contract with Michael Bradley. The American soccer star, who is nicknamed “General” Bradley for his authoritative style of play and leadership, will wear Puma's latest offerings of footwear while playing and captaining the Toronto FC and the U.S. Men's National Team (USMNT). The midfielder will ...
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Garmin warns that its annual revenues will be more likely...
Garmin warns that its annual revenues will be more likely around $2.8 billion, down from a previous projection of $2.9 billion, with sales in its fitness and outdoor segment coming out weaker than previously expected. Fitness should grow by 15 percent and outdoor should be down by 4 percent. For ...
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Zoot Sports is to become the official performance apparel and...
Zoot Sports is to become the official performance apparel and technical apparel sponsor for the 2016, 2017 and 2018 Ironman North American Series. Zoot was established in 1983 in Kona, Hawaii, which is the home of the Ironman World Championships. It has turned into a multi-sports brand but began making ...
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Stefano Saccone has been appointed vice president and chief executive...
Stefano Saccone has been appointed vice president and chief executive for Eastpak, taking the place of another Italian manager, Massimo Ferrucci, who is in line to become vice president of VF Corporation in charge of emerging markets. Saccone has been working at VF's European headquarter in Switzerland since 2012 as ...
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Under Armour says it has received preliminary approval from the...
Under Armour says it has received preliminary approval from the Circuit Court for Baltimore City to settle a lawsuit brought by holders of the company's A shares to oppose a plan to create a new class of C shares that will reinforce Kevin Plank's personal grip on the company. This ...
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Cougar Sport, a company based in New York, has asked...
Cougar Sport, a company based in New York, has asked the Southern District Court of the state for a declaratory judgment that its two-pipe two-strip design doesn't infringe on Adidas' three-stripe design. Adidas sent Cougar a letter on Sept. 15 threatening to sue the company for trademark infringement in a ...
