News Briefs – Page 7
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News briefsNike supports community organizations that address inequality in sport
Nike is partnering with 12 community organizations across Europe that address inequities across race, gender, sexual orientation and disability. These Inclusive Community grants will initially be given to organizations in London, Berlin, Barcelona and Amsterdam, including: Disability Sport Coach, Sporting Equals and Not a Phase [London]; Les Hijabeuses [Paris]; Special ...
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News briefsIdris Elba’s Don’t Stab Your Future launches new charity Nike Air Force One
Idris Elba’s non-profit apparel brand Don’t Stab Your Future has designed an exclusive variation of the Nike Air Force One in collaboration with NFL coach Aden Durde as part of the NFL’s My Cause My Cleats initiative. The shoe features the words “Don’t Stab Your Future” on the Nike swoosh ...
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News briefsNike stores in Russia reopen under new name
The first Nike store was re-opened in Russia under the banner “NSP” (Nike Sport Point) in the Belaya Dacha Outlet Village in Moscow. The store manager, Diana Tesnitskaya, told the news agency Ruptly that the store opened on the premises of the former one. “The goods are all the ...
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News briefsNike and Fanatics sign licensing deal with the Tokyo Giants
Nike and Fanatics have inked a new agreement with the Yomiuri Giants, also known as Tokyo Giants, Japan’s most successful baseball team. The financial terms were not unveiled, nor was the duration of the agreement. As part of the deal, Nike will become the team’s official uniform supplier, while Fanatics ...
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News briefsFila reorganizes global design and creative teams
Following the global 5-year strategic plan ”Winning together” released in February this year, Fila Holdings Corp. is reorganizing key global teams, announcing a change in marketing and design leadership to strengthen the company’s organizational capabilities. The global design team is led by Torsten Hochstetter, and the new Futura innovation team ...
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News briefsNike launches “Footballverse” campaign
Nike has presented “Footballverse,” the brand’s latest football campaign. The Footballverse is meant to exemplify “Nike’s long-standing belief that the future of sport has infinite potential.” The campaign features Nike players, past and present, imagining a universe where they all compete together to show that every generation of athletes makes ...
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News briefsLaureus 2022 Sport for Good Index released
Laureus, the global organization that celebrates sporting excellence and the power of sport to transform the lives of children and young people, has unveiled the second edition of the Laureus Sport for Good Index. The Index, developed in partnership with sports media and events company SportsPro, highlights the brands that ...
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News briefsNike parts ways with Kyrie Irving, Kyrie 8 won't launch
Nike has suspended its relationship with Kyrie Irving, the American basketball player who competes with the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The decision was made in the wake of the controversy surrounding Irving’s recent social media post referring to “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake up Black America,” a ...
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News briefsCenter for Environmental Health finds critical BPA levels in sports bras and athletic shirts
The Oakland-based Center for Environmental Health (CEH) has conducted new research on the content of bisphenol A (BPA) in sports apparel. The institute has checked sports bras from different brands, including Athleta, Pink, Asics, The North Face, Brooks, All in Motion, Nike and Fila, as well as athletic shirts from ...
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News briefsNike celebrates Montebelluna craftsmanship
Nike has released a special iteration of its Tiempo football boot, the Tiempo Legend IX elite. It is handcrafted in Montebelluna, Italy. The boot is embellished with a small Italian flag as a tribute to the know-how of Italian shoemakers. The Tiempo Legend IX is worn by Sandro Tonali, the ...
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News briefsNike steps up fight against bots and resellers
Nike continues to fight against resellers and is currently specifically targeting punishing buyers who use shopping bots to manipulate the market. The Wall Street Journal first reported earlier this week on the company’s change to its U.S. online sales policy, which tightens existing anti-resell terms. It now states that orders ...
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News briefsGrupo SBF’s director resigns
Grupo SBF, the parent of Brazil’s top retail sporting goods chain in Centauro and distributor of Nike in the South American market since December 2021, announced that the company’s director, Thiago Rebelo, has resigned on Oct. 11, 2022. At this time, the company has not provided further information on the ...
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News briefsSport 2000: first annual meeting of Absolute Teamsport retailers
In late September, all 21 partners currently running a Sport 2000 Absolute Teamsport concept store gathered for the first time for an interchange of experience. The meeting of retailers from six countries took place in Antwerp, Belgium, and was supported by the main partner brands for the retail concept, Nike, ...
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News briefsJordan Brand appoints Tonia Jones to head of women’s business
Nike’s Jordan Brand has announced that Tonia Jones, a 33-year Nike veteran, will take over as head of its women’s division, effective immediately. Jones began her career at Nike in 1989 as an account executive and then moved into sales, first for Nike Skateboarding in 2013 and then for Jordan ...
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News briefsZalando is Nike’s second retail partner for Connected Partnership in ten European countries
Just a few hours after JD Sports announced it would become Nike’s first European retail partner for the brand’s Connected Partnership program, Zalando has spread the news that it will be Nike’s partner in Germany, Austria, Benelux, France, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Italy and Poland for the same integrated customer ...
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News briefsJD Sports to be first European retailer to go live with Nike’s connected partnership
JD Sports will be Nike’s first European retail partner for the brand’s Connected Partnership. The integrated loyalty program aims to enhance the shopping experience of customers through access to member-exclusive products and experiences. Starting in the U.K., the program will enable customers to link their JD and Nike membership accounts ...
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News briefsGo Sport opens new Paris store “La Salle de Sport”
Less than one year after the acquisition of Go Sport by Hermione People & Brands for one symbolic Euro from Rallye, the company has opened its first new store in Paris. The new, 1,700-square-meter ‘La Salle de Sport’ (the gym) retail concept at Boulevard de la Madeleine in the heart ...
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News briefsNike appoints two new members to its board of directors
Nike has appointed Mónica Gil and Bob Swan to the company’s board of directors. Gil is chief administrative and marketing officer of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, leading the company’s brand development, digital marketing and multichannel creative efforts. Swan is an operating partner at Andreessen Horowitz, which advises growth-stage portfolio companies, and ...
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News briefsNike co-creates new training content to help kids express their potential
Nike has partnered with Leeds Beckett University and ICOACHKIDS to co-create a new curriculum for the Nike Training Club (NTC) app. The new program features inspiring content that is meant to help youth coaches create environments that allow kids to succeed on and off the field. The program consists of ...
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News briefsTNF appoints new CMO and chief product and merchandising officer
VF Corp. brand The North Face has added two women to its management team. Sophie Bambuck is joining the company as chief marketing officer and Jennifer Ingraffea as chief product and merchandising officer. Both managers have worked at Nike in leadership positions for years, just like TNF’s new president, Nicole ...
