CORPORATE
+++ Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has reduced her stake in Amazon by 42 percent since last year, according to a report by Bloomberg News based on a regulatory filing +++
EVENTS
+++ Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority (GEA), told the Joy Forum conference in Riyadh on Oct. 16 that he would like to bring the NFL to the country
+++ Hamburg will be hosting the 2027 World Triathlon Championship Finals, scheduled for September 2027 +++
BRANDS
+++ Puma and Jil Sander, having launched their first sneaker collaboration in 1998, are collaborating again, and currently reviving the King Avanti football silhouette
+++ Puma is launching a limited-edition Speedcat, transformed with a display of crystals, to celebrate Swarovski’s 130th anniversary
+++ Stone Island has extended for two additional years its global partnership with Frieze Focus, which began in 2023
+++ Signing a three-year deal, Adidas is stepping in, after a 15-year absence, to replace restructuring Le Coq Sportif as sponsor of the South African Football Association (SAFA)
+++ Swiss sportswear brand On has added Solveig Løvseth, winner of the Ironman World Championship (in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii) on Oct. 14, to its roster of professional athletes
+++ Macron and Perth Glory FC, the first professional club in Australia to sign a technical partnership agreement with the brand (back in 2013), have extended their long-standing partnership +++
RETAIL
+++ In keeping with its plan to open 200 such stores there by the end of 2026, Asics has opened a first DTC store in India, at the DLF Mall of India, in Noida, according to the India Times
+++ Footasylum is returning to Glasgow’s Silverburn Shopping Centre with a larger, 890-sqm footprint over two floors
+++ Champion is opening a 180-sqm concept store at the Manchester Arndale shopping center +++
PEOPLE
+++ As of Oct. 27 the European Non-Governmental Sports Organisation (ENGSO) will have as its as Secretary General Theo Neyenhuis, who is taking over from Sara Massini
+++ According to Palco23, the new President of the Pickle Pro Tour (pickleball) is Ramón Agenjo, former President of the World Padel Tour and a Director at Damm, the Spanish brewery behind the tour’s sponsor, Cervezas Victoria, among other beer brands
+++ Golf apparel brand Galvin Green has appointed Matt Leemhuis, previously at Nike for 11 years, to be its sales representative in the New York Metropolitan section and Mid-Atlantic territory
+++ Toms has appointed footwear and Crocs veteran Jessica Alsing as its new CEO +++
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