News Briefs – Page 63
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News briefsBlizzard raises $60K for women in sports and climate change prevention
Source: Blizzard Children’s book “Leader of the Pack” The US subsidiary of Austrian ski manufacturer Blizzard, part of the Tecnica Group, announced that it has raised $60,000 through the sale of limited-edition Hilaree Nelson skis and the children’s book “Leader of the Pack.” On Sept. 26, 2022, ...
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News briefsRossignol reopens store in Paris St-Germain
The Rossignol Group announced the reopening of its iconic store in Paris St-Germain after a complete renovation – and just in time for the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The store’s new layout is designed to provide visitors with an immersive and enriching experience. Key improvements include vibrant organic ...
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News briefsCommercial revenues flat for Manchester United in Q3
For the third quarter ended March 31, Manchester United’s commercial revenues were flat at £69.6 million (€81.6 million). Retail, merchandising, apparel and product licensing were also flat at £28.9 million (€33.9 million), attributable to the Adidas expansion, which was partially offset by lower megastore sales due to nine fewer games ...
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News briefsAlibaba.com announces ambassadors for Paris 2024 campaign
Olympic and four-time NBA champion Tony Parker and two other athletes will promote Alibaba.com’s “Same Player, New Game” campaign for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the B2B e-commerce platform announced on 10 July. Parker is a two-time Olympian who reached the quarter-finals in men’s basketball with France at the 2016 ...
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News briefsStrong Q2 for Anta Sports
The Board of Directors of Chinese sportswear giant Anta Sports announced that its core brand Anta’s sales grew in the high single digits in the second quarter. Retail sales of the Fila brand, which it jointly owns in China through a joint venture with Fila Korea, also did not lag ...
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News briefsSB C&S to distribute GoPro in Japan
GoPro announced a new distribution partnership with SoftBank Group’s SB C&S Corporation in Japan to sell GoPro products through one of the largest sales networks in the region. SB C&S will provide its retail customers with the full range of GoPro cameras and accessories. “Through SB C&S, we’re continuing the ...
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News briefsCastore opens first retail store in continental Europe
Castore has announced the opening of its first European store in Enschede, Netherlands. The British sportswear brand described the opening as the first step in delivering on its “retail strategy to open mainline stores in locations across Europe.” The Enschede store will stock a range of men’s and women’s performance ...
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News briefsA $12 billion initiative for sustainable cotton industry in West Africa
At the World Trade Organisation (WTO) 9th Global Review of Aid for Trade, the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) was at the forefront of the Ministerial Dialogue on “Cotton-to-Clothing: Charting Pathways to Create Sustainable Jobs for Women and Youth in West and Central Africa” on June 26, part of ...
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News briefsCastore launches petition to rename street in Wimbledon after Andy Murray
British sportswear brand Castore has proposed that the road currently known as Church Road in Wimbledon be retitled Murray Mile after Scottish tennis star Sir Andy Murray. The road is 2 km in length from Wimbledon Rail Station. “In a passionate display of support for Castore ambassador and investor Andy ...
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News briefsParis 2024 megastore open on Champs-Elyseés
The flagship store for the official boutiques of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games is now open to the public on the prestigious Champs-Elysées avenue, more precisely on Place Clémenceau, next to the Grand Palais and the Concorde Urban Park. The Paris 2024 megastore features around 1,000 sqm of ...
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News briefsOnitsuka Tiger will open its first Spanish flagship
Asics’ Onitsuka Tiger brand will open a large flagship store in Barcelona at 27 Paseo de Gracia, Modaes.com has reported. It will be Onitsuka’s first store in Spain. The opening is scheduled for October/November, according to the report. The premises, currently occupied by an Ecoalf pop-up store, have a surface ...
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News briefsFirst images of Louis Vuitton and Timberland collab
The collaboration between high-fashion label Louis Vuitton and boot brand Timberland has been in the news for quite some time. Now, a date has been set for the product release.
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News briefsSpain’s FY23 in sporting goods
At its general meeting last month, the Spanish Association of Sporting Goods Manufacturers and Distributors (Afydad) reported several figures from the country’s sports market for the full year 2023, presented by Toni Amat, who leads the studies department at Interempresas and is editor of the platform’s magazine, Tradebike & Tri. ...
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News briefsNike hires former executive to get retail back on track
According to Bloomberg, Nike rehired the retired executive Tom Peddie to oversee retail partnerships after sales dropped when relationships with sneaker sellers went down.
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News briefsPOW has a COO
After finding a new CEO in Erin Sprague in January, the Colorado-based climate advocacy organization Protect Our Winters (POW) has now announced that it has hired its very first Chief Operating Officer. In his role as COO, Ryan Laemel will be responsible for both POW and the Protect Our Winter ...
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News briefsZanier Sport new European distributor for Le Bent
Australian outdoor accessory brand Le Bent has a new distributor in the EU and Switzerland in Innsbruck-based Zanier Sport. As a Climate Partner-certified glove brand, the Austrian family-owned company uses sustainable materials, among other things, to reduce the ecological footprint of its products and the company itself. A philosophy similar ...
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News briefsAsics and Paris aim to tackle mental illness through spontaneous sport
Together with a handful of handball professionals, including Asics-sponsored Océane Sercien and Dylan Nahi, Asics, We Are Etandart and the City of Paris have inaugurated a newly renovated handball court at Square Montholon in the 9th arrondissement of the capital.
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News briefsFootballer Mohammed Kudus signs with Skechers
Source: Skechers Muhammed Kudus Skechers latest signing in their quest to become a major football boot brand is official. West Ham United and Ghana national team winger Mohammed Kudus is the latest member of the team. Kudus, known to fans by his nickname Star Boy, has already ...
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News briefsFormer UK Sports Minister joins Hanover Communications
Source: Hanover Dame Tracey Crouch Hanover Communications, one of EMEA’s leading strategic communications consultancies, announced the recruitment of former UK Sports Minister Dame Tracey Crouch to help drive the global growth of its fast-growing sports offering. For many years, Hanover has advised the biggest names and brands ...
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News briefsMacron to kit out its 15th Spanish club
The Italian brand Macron continues to sign new sponsorship deals with top football clubs. Starting next season and for five more years until at least 2030, Spanish La Liga club Atlético Osasuna will wear a kit with the Macron logo. Macron replaces Adidas as the club’s kit supplier. Osasuna ...
