News Briefs – Page 61
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News briefsJoma will be visible at Paris 2024
Joma is supplying the kit for about 15 percent of the athletes competing in this summer’s Olympic Games.
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News briefsIOC goes virtual for Paris 2024
The IOC and Visa have set up a metaverse called Olympic World on Roblox to engage with young spectators during the Summer Games in Paris.
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News briefsNew Balance and WNBA sign partnership deal
New Balance and the Women’s National Basketball Association signed a multi-year agreement
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News briefsCastore hires former JD Sports employee as Commercial Director
Peter Alecock has been appointed the newly created role of Commercial Director at Castore.
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News briefsNew Managing Director for ANWR Sports (Austria)
Irina Andorfer will start as Managing Director of ANWR Sports GmbH, the wholly-owned Austrian subsidiary of the German ANWR Group eG responsible for Sport 2000 Austria.
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News briefsTottenham Hotspur in crypto sponsorship
Tottenham Hotspur has announced a global brand partnership with the crypto company Kraken.
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News briefsTopgolf names new COO
Topgolf, a brand under the umbrella of Topgolf Callaway Brands, has named Erin Chamberlin its new COO, effective July 22.
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News briefsAnother shareholder lawsuit against Nike looming
Nike, along with President and CEO John Donahoe and CFO Matthew Friend, could be facing another class action lawsuit.
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News briefsAllbirds has a new Vice President of Design
Jason Israel is Allbirds’ new Vice President of Design.
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News briefsSkechers continues to grow in Iberia
Skechers USA Iberia broke €200 million in annual revenues (VAT excluded) in full-year 2023, according to CMDsport.
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News briefsSkechers expands distribution deal with United Legwear to UK and Europe
New York-based United Legwear & Apparel Co. LLC expanded its 20-year licensing partnership with Skechers to include distribution of Skechers socks in the European Union and the UK.
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News briefsMejorSet enters Germany, Denmark
MejorSet, the designer, manufacturer and installer of pádel courts, has struck a distribution deal with Best World Padel to expand into Germany and Denmark.
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News briefsPacSun enters US men’s activewear market
American apparel retail brand PacSun has launched a 28-piece activewear line for men in the US, called A.R.C. (Active.Recreation.Comfort.).
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News briefsGymshark open up new London flagship store
British multinational sports apparel retailer Gymshark has opened its second flagship store in Stratford.
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News briefsSkechers signs beach volley pros Benesh and Partain ahead of Olympics
Skechers has contracted American beach volleyball pros Andy Benesh and Miles Partain, who will be competing for a medal at the Paris 2024 Games this summer, to wear the brand’s performance apparel and headwear.
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News briefsLaying the smart tech underfoot
A company called Feldspar is developing a novel smart track for running – for both training and entertainment.
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News briefsAmer Sports joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation network
Amer Sports is the newest network member of the Ellen McArthur Foundation. In addition, Arc’teryx has announced its participation in foundation’s The Fashion ReModel project.
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News briefsXtep sales grow 10% in Q2
Chinese group Xtep Intl., which acquired 100 percent of the Saucony and Merrell business in China in December and divested K-Swiss and Palladium in May, said in an operational update on July 15 that retail sales (including offline and online channels) for its core Xtep brand grew 10 percent in ...
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News briefs361 Degrees’ e-comm continues to exceed expectations in Q2
Chinese group 361 Degrees Intl.’s retail sales of its key branded products increased by around 10 percent year-on-year in Q2. Meanwhile, retail sales of 361° Kids grew in the mid-teens in the same period, the company said. The e-commerce platform continued to exceed expectations with year-on-year growth of 30 to ...
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News briefsATP introduces fitness-tracking for players
Players on the ATP Tour and ATP Challenger Tour have, since July 15, enjoyed the ATP’s permission to wear certain wearables in competition. This apparent redundancy refers, of course, to fitness trackers, specifically the devices made by StatSports and Catapult. The data that these wearables generate – heart rate and ...
