News Briefs – Page 167
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News briefsItaly’s sporting goods industry is worth €13 billion
According to a recent study by Assosport, Italy’s sporting goods industry is worth €13 billion, a 15 percent increase from 2020. Growth has been driven by the resuming of activities after Covid-19, combined with the pandemic itself, which has, in fact, pushed many consumers to outdoor as well as at-home ...
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News briefs“Consider everything. Compromise nothing.” – Atomic releases impact statement
Austrian ski manufacturer Atomic has released its first-ever Impact Statement, with the approach, “Consider everything. Compromise nothing.” The 38-page, data and science-driven report details the steps Atomic is taking to address the challenges posed by the climate crisis and to minimize environmental impact. Atomic has declared three science-based targets in ...
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News briefsCastore and Feyenoord Rotterdam announce kit and retail deal
Castore is making its debut on the Dutch football market. The British sportswear brand has announced a multi-year kit and retail partnership with Feyenoord Rotterdam, becoming the club’s official kit and retail partner from the 2023/24 season onwards. Feyenoord Rotterdam competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. ...
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News briefsJD Sports Fashion brands suffer hack
It appears that someone has hacked into the computer systems of five brands owned by JD Sports Fashion: namely JD, Size?, Millets, Blacks, Scotts and MilletSport. According to the company, the information lifted from its databases would concern 10 million unique customers and should be limited to their name, their ...
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News briefsCourir is testing a recycling service in France
Courir, the international French-based athletic footwear chain, is testing a recycling service at three of its stores in France. Customers can return their used sneakers to the three Courir shops in Paris-Rivoli, Annecy and Grenoble. More stores are expected to launch this service by the end of January, Sport Guide ...
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News briefsGolf equipment and apparel sales reached all-time highs during pandemic
Global golf equipment and apparel sales were at all-time highs during the pandemic, reaching $20 billion in annual sales in 2021, with $11.1 billion in golf equipment and $9.0 billion in golf apparel. Strong consumer demand for golf products continued in 2022. These are some key highlights from the “World ...
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News briefs2023 UK National Running Show was the most successful in its history
The fifth edition of the National Running Show, which took place on Jan. 21-22 at the NEC Birmingham, saw exhibitor and sponsorship revenues increase by 38 percent this year. Raccoon Media Group, which organizes the show, claimed that the 2023 event recorded the largest visitor audience it has ever attracted. ...
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News briefsSport 2000 implements new SkiExperts specialist concept
With the 2022/2023 winter season, Sport 2000 has begun to implement the new SkiExperts concept for the group’s winter sports specialists in Germany. The first 52 SkiExperts stores receive special human resources, marketing and procurement support. The service modules are coordinated with one another to offer the best consumer experience ...
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News briefsAmer Sports partners with Sourcemap on transparency
Sourcemap, a New York-based specialist in supply chain transparency and traceability software, has announced that Amer Sports will leverage Sourcemap’s supply chain transparency solution to collect transaction certificates for certified materials and independently verify the company’s and its subsidiaries’ entire chain of custody, from raw material to finished product. Amer ...
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News briefsGerman retail industry launches another climate project
The German Retail Association (HDE) is expanding its commitment to climate protection. Following the climate protection offensive that has already been running since 2017, the new HDE-Adapt project has now been launched with a wide range of workshops and informative materials on climate change adaptation. The project provides retailers with ...
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News briefsVista sets course for action sports division, led by Fox Racing’s president
According to Shop Eat Surf, Jeff McGuane, president of Fox Racing, has been promoted at Vista Outdoor to lead a restructured Action Sports division, which includes Fox Racing, Bell, Giro, Blackburn, Krash, Copilot and Raskullz. Vista Outdoor acquired Fox Racing in August 2022. According to the same media source, McGuane’s ...
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News briefsOregon wants to ban kangaroo leather
Oregon lawmakers are taking aim at kangaroo leather in athletic footwear, particularly high-end soccer shoes, according to SGI USA. A new proposed bill would ban the purchase, receipt, sale or commercial exchange of products containing parts of a dead kangaroo. In a related release, Nike was taken to task: “[We ...
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News briefsPro pádel league to open 2023 in Qatar
Premier Padel is opening its 2023 season with the Ooredoo Qatar Major, from Feb. 26 to March 5 at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash complex in Doha. There will be live coverage in Latin America and the Caribbean (on ESPN), in Europe (Sky Sports, Viaplay and Canal+), in the ...
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News briefsThe Athlete’s Foot expands marketing team
Specialty footwear and lifestyle chain The Athlete’s Foot (TAF) has announced the expansion of its marketing team and the promotion of two key executives: Darius Billings has been promoted to VP of marketing, community engagement and StAART and Cassidy Dansberry has been promoted to marketing manager, effective immediately. Billings worked ...
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News briefs1% for the Planet reports $66m in donations, 1,800 new members in 2022
In a short update, the non-profit organization 1% for the Planet has delivered some numbers on the initiative’s development and achievements in 2022. Overall, the U.S.-based organization certified $66 million in giving to environmental partners and welcomed more than 1,800 new business members into its global network. Business members of ...
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News briefsAdidas and Bollywood star team up to challenge Indian stereotypes
Source: Adidas Originals Ranveer Singh Adidas Originals has unveiled a new campaign for the Indian market featuring existing brand ambassador and Bollywood star Ranveer Singh. With this move, Adidas aims to bring back the streetwear mentality to elite fashion and “democratize access to culture and empower the ...
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News briefsGerman Football Association’s charitable status revoked for 2014/15
The Frankfurt am Main tax office has retroactively revoked the non-profit status of the German Football Association (DFB) for 2014 and 2015. The DFB, which has just appointed a new director in the person of former football professional and 1990 World Champion Rudi Völler, is thus threatened with an additional ...
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News briefsFrance has a new Ambassador for Sport
Samuel Ducroquet is the new French Ambassador for Sport, a diplomatic position within the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He takes over from Laurence Fischer, who had been in place since 2019. The role of ambassador for sport was created by Laurent Fabius, at the time Minister of Foreign Affairs, ...
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News briefsRakuscha named head of international brand experience at Blizzard-Tecnica
Source: Blizzard-Tecnica Markus Zeman-Wurzer Blizzard-Tecnica, part of the Italian Tecnica Group, has announced that Markus Zeman-Wurzer, most recently working 18 years in various positions at Salomon, has succeeded Tom Rakuscha as sales and marketing manager at Blizzard-Tecnica in Austria. Rakuscha has since taken on an international and ...
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News briefsData leak at Puma’s Chilean e-com site
Puma representatives told Cybernews that they are investigating a data leak at its Chilean e-commerce site to establish what data has been taken and how the incident occurred. According to the website, private data that belongs to more than 230,000 Puma customers in the South American country has been found ...
