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Kappa has signed a deal to be the technical sponsor...
Kappa has signed a deal to be the technical sponsor of a new Formula One racing team headed by Sir Richard Branson and his Virgin Group. Kappa will outfit the team with co-branded performance and lifestyle clothing and accessories over a three-year period, starting with the March 2010 Grand Prix ...
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Ifema, the organizer of numerous fairs in Madrid, has decided...
Ifema, the organizer of numerous fairs in Madrid, has decided to cancel its annual fitness and nautical shows because the ongoing economic crisis has led many exhibitors to cut their budgets. It is looking at new concepts for its Fitness show, which was going to be held on Feb. 19-21. ...
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Nordica USA has signed the freeskier Justin Dorey to endorse...
Nordica USA has signed the freeskier Justin Dorey to endorse its products.
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Puma, the United Nations Environment Program and the national football...
Puma, the United Nations Environment Program and the national football team of Cameroon have joined forces to support biodiversity worldwide, and specific initiatives in Africa. The partnership, dubbed Play for Life, is intended to support the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity, launched by the U.N., by raising public awareness about ...
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Essilor International, the world’s leading supplier of ophthalmic lenses, has...
Essilor International, the world’s leading supplier of ophthalmic lenses, has signed an agreement to acquire FGX International with the intention to expand its strong presence in the North American market for reading glasses on a global basis. FGX also markets sunglasses and sports glasses under such brands as Gargoyles, PolarEyes, ...
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Mizuno is introducing its first shoes for exercise walking....
Mizuno is introducing its first shoes for exercise walking.
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JD Sports Fashion has reported that trading over the five-week...
JD Sports Fashion has reported that trading over the five-week Christmas period ended Jan. 2 saw comparable store sales growing by 6.6 percent. Comparable store sales in the sports division grew by 5.9 percent, while fashion saw growth of 9.7 percent. For the 48 weeks ended Jan. 2, comparable store ...
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José Manuel Reina Pàez, the Spanish goalkeeper of the Liverpool...
José Manuel Reina Pàez, the Spanish goalkeeper of the Liverpool team nicknamed Pepe Reina, is switching sponsors for the next few seasons, moving from Adidas to Uhlsport.
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A group of professors at the University of Washington have...
A group of professors at the University of Washington have asked their provost, Phyllis Wise, to step down from her recent appointed to the board of directors at Nike. They say that the appointment results in conflicts of interest, such as the $35 million deal for Nike to outfit the ...
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Lacoste will be handing its leathergoods license toDevanlay next January,...
Lacoste will be handing its leathergoods license toDevanlay next January, ending its eight-year partnership with Samsonite. The new license with Devanlay will run until 2023, and Devanlay will work with Tolomei French Group in designing and manufacturing the products through a joint venture called Cemalac. The first collection under the ...
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Holger von Homeyer has replaced Luc Morin as one of...
Holger von Homeyer has replaced Luc Morin as one of the export area managers of Cratoni, the German supplier of helmets.
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MBT is introducing lighter and more technical models in its...
MBT is introducing lighter and more technical models in its athletic shoe collection for spring 2010.
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Viking, the Norwegian supplier of outdoor and leisure shoes, is...
Viking, the Norwegian supplier of outdoor and leisure shoes, is opening a new European distribution center at Herning in Denmark in order to speed up its deliveries throughout the European Union. The new 10,000 square-meter platform will employ between 10 and 15 people. The project is being conducted with Scan ...
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New Balance has signed an 11-year distribution and licensing deal...
New Balance has signed an 11-year distribution and licensing deal for the Korean market with E-Land, a large local group that is already the Korean licensee of Berghaus and Ellesse and that was previously distributing Puma. New Balance was previously distributed in Korea by Global Sports, a company that was ...
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After a long absence, Arena is re-entering the U.S. market...
After a long absence, Arena is re-entering the U.S. market through a team of industry veterans in a long-term distribution deal with Arena Swim USA, a company controlled by Gathering Storm Athletic Group of Carlsbad, California, which is also the U.S. distributor of Skins compression products from Australia. The new ...
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Nike’s second action-sport concept store has opened in a shopping...
Nike’s second action-sport concept store has opened in a shopping center in Irvine, California. It sells Nike 6.0, Hurley and Converse under one roof. Chuck and Converse T-shirts can be customized. The first store of this type opened in Laguna Beach, California, in July. A third one should come on ...
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Columbia Sportswear has added to its lawsuit against Crocs involving...
Columbia Sportswear has added to its lawsuit against Crocs involving a former Columbia designer who the company claims designed products for Crocs while still on Columbia’s payroll. Columbia is now saying that Crocs misappropriated trade secrets, intentionally interfered with a contract and aided and abetted breach of duty of loyalty. ...
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Adidas’ lawsuit against a shoe factory in Zhejiang Province in...
Adidas’ lawsuit against a shoe factory in Zhejiang Province in China has been mediated. The suit was over the Y-3 trademark it uses with its products designed with Yohji Yamamoto. The shoe factory, which was unnamed, will reportedly give Adidas 60,000 renminbi (€6,126.0-$8,786.5) and stop using the brand. Adidas was ...
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Louis Vuitton has agreed to stop selling its Minstrel shoe...
Louis Vuitton has agreed to stop selling its Minstrel shoe as part of a settlement with New Balance, which sued the French luxury goods company for trade dress infringement of rights related to its own iconic 574 model. New Balance expresses hope that it may explore joining forces with Louis ...
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Greg Norman has agreed to endorse Cybex’ fitness equipment as...
Greg Norman has agreed to endorse Cybex’ fitness equipment as an official ambassador for a new Cybex Golf Fitness platform. Among other things, the 54-year-old golf champion will participate in the design of golf-specific exercises. Cybex notes that it is the only brand used in the mobile fitness trailers that ...
