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The International Olympic Committee has picked Beyond Sport to help...
The International Olympic Committee has picked Beyond Sport to help support its own Sport for All Commission in the months leading up to the 15th IOC World Conference on Sport for All, being held next April in Lima, Peru. This commission of the IOC will celebrate 30 years in 2013; ...
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A French court in Lille has rejected a request by...
A French court in Lille has rejected a request by Oxylane, parent company of Décathlon, for a preliminary injunction banning Go Sport and Intersport from selling their self-deployable tents. The leading French retailer had argued that their tents were infringing on its patents on Quechua's so-called “2-Seconds” tent. A spokesman ...
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Quiksilver aims at regaining control of its brand in China...
Quiksilver aims at regaining control of its brand in China but is locked in a 10-month legal dispute with its Chinese joint venture partner Glorious Sun Licensing (QGS). QGS is refusing a $12.5 million buyout offer from Quiksilver for 50 percent of the joint venture and terms that would provide ...
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Nike has reissued a statement to confirm that it will...
Nike has reissued a statement to confirm that it will continue to support Lance Armstrong, in spite of USADA's recently released 200-page report accusing him of doping while he was on the US Postal Service cycling team, between 1998 and 2005. The sportswear giant had previously ensured its ongoing support ...
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Pinarello's factory, near Treviso, was again targeted by thieves in...
Pinarello's factory, near Treviso, was again targeted by thieves in the night between Sept. 29 and Sept. 30, but this time the local law enforcement officers, the “carabinieri,” managed to arrest one of the culprits. The 19-year-old previous offender was caught while he was hiding two bikes and had already ...
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The managing director of BDM in India, Sudhir Mahajan, was...
The managing director of BDM in India, Sudhir Mahajan, was rescued unharmed after being kidnapped for ransom the day before, on Oct. 9. BDM is an Indian cricket bats and sports gear maker. Mahajan was found tied to a tree in Sakoti, Muzaffarnagar by the special forces of the Meerut ...
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The new Milan Anti-Counterfeiting Committee (“Consiglio Milanese Anticontraffazione” - CMA)...
The new Milan Anti-Counterfeiting Committee (“Consiglio Milanese Anticontraffazione” - CMA) was presented to the press on Sept. 24. The project aims at monitoring the phenomenon of counterfeiting in the municipality of Milan by collecting data with law enforcement agencies and establishing a direct cooperation with the public prosecutor's office, as ...
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As president of Fesi, the European sporting goods industry federation,...
As president of Fesi, the European sporting goods industry federation, Frank A. Dassler voiced strong support for a proposal to organize a European “Move Day” to promote and stimulate physical activity across the European Union at a recent international meeting. The proposal was made by Androulla Vassiliou, the incumbent EU ...
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Items signed by 20 sports champions are being auctioned online...
Items signed by 20 sports champions are being auctioned online on eBay as of Sept. 24: The objective of the Italian “Dote in Movimento” project (“Dowry in Motion”) is to encourage physical activity among children by supporting the costs that families face to enroll their children in sports clubs. The ...
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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) has...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) has taken action to improve both the visibility of the global sports industry association and its online service for affiliated companies. The corporate design has been refreshed to reflect the vitality of the industry that the association represents, featuring for example ...
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The U.K.'s leading trade body for the sports and play...
The U.K.'s leading trade body for the sports and play sectors, the Federation of Sports and Play Associations, has a new multifunctional website, www.sportsandplay.com. Companies that are members of the organization, as well as the wider industry, can use the site to keep track of industry campaigns (such as Sportivate, ...
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Many Spanish retailers indicated that they would not completely pass...
Many Spanish retailers indicated that they would not completely pass on to consumers the increase of 18 to 21 percent in the VAT rate instituted by the Spanish government on Sept. 1 to help reduce its budget deficit. Décathlon said it would apply it only to products that are not ...
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The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion of the Indian...
The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion of the Indian government has issued a formal notification to implement the reform of the country's legislation on foreign direct investment, in spite of strong opposition. As previously reported, the reform allows foreign companies to own a share of 51 percent in multi-brand ...
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India has introduced national standards for organic textiles. The new...
India has introduced national standards for organic textiles. The new Indian Standards for Organic Textiles (ISOT) cover the lifecycle of the cotton fiber from crop to clothing. The ISOT will be introduced in the National Standards for Organic Production, which includes norms of organic production and processing of agriculture crops ...
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Jack Wolfskin promises that the acid PFOA will no...
Jack Wolfskin promises that the acid PFOA will no longer be used in the manufacturing process for its waterproof or water-repellent apparel by the end of 2014. The outdoor brand has been working on technologies to avoid the use of this acid. Jack Wolfskin's move is a voluntary action ...
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The U.S. Golf Manufacturer's Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group reported the conviction...
The U.S. Golf Manufacturer's Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group reported the conviction and sentencing of a Chinese counterfeiter as marking an important success in the group's efforts. Zeng Hong, owner of Simple Golf, was arrested in September last year when Chinese officials raided five facilities and seized approximately 70,000 counterfeit golf products. ...
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The 107-year-old U.S. industry association Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association, or...
The 107-year-old U.S. industry association Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association, or SGMA, has rebranded itself Sports & Fitness Industry Association, or SFIA. It still insists on not using the word U.S. in the company's name, as is common in this big, insular market. The association's key missions will be public policy, ...
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A court in the U.K. has ruled in favor of...
A court in the U.K. has ruled in favor of Callaway Golf, which was taking action to prohibit parallel imports of Callaway equipment into the U.K. and EU by Golfclubseurope.com and its various websites. Golfclubseurope.com is based in Costa Rica, but imports products throughout Europe. Though it didn't keep any ...
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Kolon Industries has not yet paid the $920 million in...
Kolon Industries has not yet paid the $920 million in damages it owes DuPont after a court ruling last November – and it hasn't appealed the ruling as it said it would, either. A U.S. court ruled that Kolon illegally got information on DuPont's Kevlar material from former DuPont employees ...
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The newly renamed Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) has...
The newly renamed Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) has given a few details about its plans for the 36-hour SFIA Industry Leaders Summit being held Sept. 25-26, 2013. Sessions will discuss topics such as how to manage geopolitical risk, an analysis of emerging markets, the future of sourcing, forecasting ...
