CSR & SUSTAINABILITY
+++ Prada Group and UNESCO are launching the “Sea Beyond – Multi-Partner Trust Fund for Connecting People and Ocean,” starting with a contribution of €2 million from Prada +++
COMMUNITY
+++ Italy has surpassed 10,000 padel courts (10,017) and remains the world’s second country in total padel courts installed, after Spain (17,000), according to recent data from the International Padel Federation
+++ World Triathlon and Africa Triathlon have agreed a new four-year deal, set to run from 2025 to 2028, to develop a strategy to develop triathlon and Para triathlon in Africa
+++ JD Foundation, the charity arm of JD Sports, has teamed up with The Mix, an online mental health support service for young people, on a series of resources FOR Men’s Mental Health Week (June 9-15) +++
BRANDS
+++ Joma Sport has become the official kit provider for all the sports teams of University of East Anglia, the Sport Industry Group (SIG) newsletter has reported
+++ Nike has teamed up with Indian apparel brand NorBlack NorWhite on a two-piece collection for summer 2025
+++ Spanish basketball player Ricky Rubio has launched 41/2002, aN apparel line to support the fight against cancer +++
DISTRIBUTION
+++ Alpargatas has signed a supply and distribution agreement with Eastman Group, through its subsidiary Eastman Outdoor Group, making it the exclusive distributor of Havaianas products in the US and Canada
+++ HanesBrands has made S&S Activewear its exclusive distributor of the Hanes brand in the North American printwear channel +++
RETAIL
+++ Crocs will be opening a store at Wembley Park’s London Designer Outlet later this year
+++ Spanish sportswear brand Siroko is opening a store on Barcelona’s Rambla Catalunya, the brand’s third flagship store and its first in Barcelona
+++ Fanatics and Italian football club FC Internazionale Milano (Inter) have announced a new ten-year partnership spanning retail, e-commerce, manufacturing and licensing
+++ New Balance inaugurated on June 6 a 132-sqm store in the heart of Lisbon, at 20-26 Garrett Street
+++ I-Run, a French retailer specializing in running apparel and shoes, is planning to open stores in Grenoble and Annecy, according to Sport Guide +++
PEOPLE
+++ David Beckham, already an OBE, has been awarded a knighthood in the annual King’s Birthday Honours list and will take the title of sir
+++ Sports Emotion has appointed Federica Miselli as Chief E-Commerce Officer, responsible for the B2C digital channel
+++ British Triathlon has appointed Debbie Clarke to succeed Bill James as its Chair as of July 1 +++
BRANDS
+++ Peloton has for the third consecutive year renewed its partnership with the City2Surf, a road running event held annually in Sydney
+++ Puma has agreed a new multi-year partnership with the Professional Game Match Officials (PGMOL) – the body responsible for refereeing games in English professional association football – as official kit partner, supplying high-performance apparel to match officials in both men’s and women’s matches
+++ Under a new multi-year partnership agreement, TYR Sport has become the exclusive global supplier of swimwear and accessories for World Aquatics, the international governing body for aquatic sports +++
CORPORATE
+++ Aliexpress has acquired ten warehouses in Europe for its new fulfilment channel Local+, to deliver faster in Europe
+++ Wellness Holding, the investment firm of Technogym’s founder and CEO Nerio Alessandri, has taken a stake in premium Italian mineral water brand Acqua Filette
+++ Real Madrid has achieved an enterprise value of €6.3 billion, the highest ever recorded for a football club, according to Football Benchmark, with Manchester City and Manchester United coming in second and third and both surpassing €5 billion for the first time
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