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Ashley Arnold, a female ultra-runner who came first in the...
Ashley Arnold, a female ultra-runner who came first in the Leadville 100-mile race in August, has joined Julbo's team of sponsored athletes. She has been associate editor of Trail Runner magazine in Colorado.
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Representatives of Asics, BASF, Brooks, Carrefour, Crocs, Brown Shoe Company,...
Representatives of Asics, BASF, Brooks, Carrefour, Crocs, Brown Shoe Company, Deichmann, Deckers, New Balance, Pentland Group, Marks & Spencer, Stella International and VF Corporation were among the 143 delegates attending the second Global Footwear Sustainability Summit conference last Aug. 28-29 in Shanghai, 20 percent more than one year ago. Speakers ...
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Asics has signed a six-year deal to sponsor the South...
Asics has signed a six-year deal to sponsor the South African Rugby Union, whose national team is commonly referred to as the Springboks, replacing Canterbury from next Jan. 1. The company is also reportedly considering the establishment of production facilities in South Africa.
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Asics will be the official kit supplier of Team Scotland...
Asics will be the official kit supplier of Team Scotland at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, which will be held in the Scottish city from July 23 to Aug. 3 next year. The deal with the Japanese brand will cover jackets, caps and polo shirts that will be worn by ...
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The General Assembly of the United Nations voted by consensus...
The General Assembly of the United Nations voted by consensus to establish an International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. It will celebrated each year on April 6, the date when the modern Olympic Games were first opened in Athens in 1896.
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Speedo has extended its partnership with the China Swimming Association,...
Speedo has extended its partnership with the China Swimming Association, so that it will remain the professional swimming equipment sponsor of the Chinese national swimming team for another four years until 2017. The agreement has been in place since 2009 and calls for all Chinese swimmers on the national team ...
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Josep “Pep” Guardiola, the new manager at the FC Bayern...
Josep “Pep” Guardiola, the new manager at the FC Bayern Munich football team, has signed a new sponsorship deal with Adidas. The Big a will use the former midfielder as brand ambassador in a new Champions League marketing campaign titled ‘Gamedayplus.' As he previously worked for the FC Barcelona team, ...
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A French distributor specializing in the bicycle sector, Royal Velo...
A French distributor specializing in the bicycle sector, Royal Velo France (RVF), has come under the control of Esteem, a group controlled by Peter Hughes. Christian Soenen will continue to run the company, with a minority stake, reporting to Hughes in his new role of president. RVF, which is expected ...
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Bike Europe reports that Ideal Bike Corporation is preparing to...
Bike Europe reports that Ideal Bike Corporation is preparing to shift its production for European Union (EU) markets from Taiwan to China, after it obtained an exemption on anti-dumping duties of 48.5 percent for imports of assembled bicycles from China into the EU. Ideal, the third-largest Taiwanese bicycle producer, opened ...
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Joining two other members of its executive board, Michael Sylvester...
Joining two other members of its executive board, Michael Sylvester has been appointed managing director of Fink Schuhe + Sport, the German shoe and sports retailer based in Wiesbaden. He is responsible for sales, marketing, accounting, finance and controlling. The other two managing directors are still Rolf Lahr, responsible for ...
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On, the Swiss brand of running shoes that came out...
On, the Swiss brand of running shoes that came out as the overall winner of the Ispo Award 2013 in the footwear category, is expanding its distribution in Germany. The brand has already signed orders with Sport Scheck, Sport Sperk, Breuninger and LEX, a big group of retailers specializing in the ...
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Lacoste, the French sportswear brand, has opened an online store...
Lacoste, the French sportswear brand, has opened an online store in China. It reportedly offers 800 products in apparel, footwear and accessories. The number is still far below the more than 2,000 products available at online stores in the larger European countries. Lacoste is represented in China with six stores ...
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IC Companys, parent of Peak Performance and other sportswear brands,...
IC Companys, parent of Peak Performance and other sportswear brands, has appointed a new chief financial officer shortly after naming Mads Ryder as its chief executive officer. The new CFO is Rud Trabjerg Pedersen, who has been in charge of finance for Levi Strauss' operations in Europe, the Middle East ...
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Nike has launched a campaign called “Possibilities” to mark the...
Nike has launched a campaign called “Possibilities” to mark the 25th anniversary of its famous slogan, “Just Do It.” The campaign includes a film encouraging viewers to set and achieve their own goals through Nike+ challenges. It uses numerous social media activations and features a cast of athletes sponsored by ...
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Shimano celebrated the retirement of Hans van Vliet with a...
Shimano celebrated the retirement of Hans van Vliet with a cocktail and dinner party in a castle on Lake Constance during the Eurobike show. He worked for the Japanese company for 40 years, most recently as chief communications officer at Shimano Europe.
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Sergio Tacchini plans to close down its last remaining store...
Sergio Tacchini plans to close down its last remaining store at the end of September as part of its transformation into a brand management and licensing company. The store is located in Gallarate, near Milan. The company has already shut down its factory outlet and its showroom in the area ...
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Mango has unveiled a collection of T-shirts, softshells and other...
Mango has unveiled a collection of T-shirts, softshells and other sports clothing, called Mango Sport. It is featured in 155 of its stores in 25 countries, and reportedly it should become a permanent feature of its shops. The launch follows a similar initiative by H&M, which is said to be ...
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The Mainland Middle-Class Consumer Survey published by the Hong Kong...
The Mainland Middle-Class Consumer Survey published by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council confirms that China's emerging middle-class consumers increasingly long for international brands, even when they are aware that the products are made in China. The survey was conducted from December 2012 to January 2013 among 1,600 respondents in ...
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Jarden Corporation is raising the number of shares in its...
Jarden Corporation is raising the number of shares in its secondary offering from 11.6 to 15 million, priced at $47 each. The proceeds of $678.7 million, which would increase to $781.4 million if an overallotment option is exercised, would help finance the group's newly announced acquisition of Yankee Candle Investments, ...
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A fire damaged property, equipment and inventories in three factories...
A fire damaged property, equipment and inventories in three factories operated by Yue Yuen in Serang, Indonesia, on July 8. The blaze was brought under control within three hours and nobody was injured, but the company said in a statement that this may delay its deliveries. The production has been ...
