Sourcing news and insights for the sporting goods industry – Page 10
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President Trump’s special diplomacy shakes up the market
Hundreds of companies, including many sports brands and retailers, are traveling to Washington and posting testimony for this week's hearings in the U.S. Congress on the planned new round of punitive tariffs against China. Even New Balance, an early supported of U.S. President Donald Trump that has its own assembly ...
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The new free trade agreement between the European Union and...
The new free trade agreement between the European Union and Japan became effective on Feb. 1, and it will have a significant impact on European shoe exports. The Economic Partnership Agreement, also referred to as Jefta, immediately eliminates over 90 percent of tariff duties on European exports, gradually increasing the ...
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Fesi calls on Europe to complete the FTA with Vietnam
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) and other organisations have written to the president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, to urge him to move forward with a proposed free-trade agreement between the EU and Vietnam.On Oct. 17, the European Commission approved the submission of the EU-Vietnam ...
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E-bikes imported into the European Union (EU) from China will...
E-bikes imported into the European Union (EU) from China will be subject to tariffs varying between 18.8 and 79.3 percent, according to a filing in the EU's official journal. The measure is meant to curb the imports of cheap e-bikes from China, which may threaten the sales of pricier e-bikes ...
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Tension is mounting in the textile and apparel industries of...
Tension is mounting in the textile and apparel industries of Bangladesh and India as workers are asking for higher wages. After five days of clashes between factory workers and the police, garment manufacturers in Bangladesh decided to shut down 300 factories in the town of Ashulia on June 16. They ...
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Representatives of Adidas, Nike and Puma have signed a protocol...
Representatives of Adidas, Nike and Puma have signed a protocol with representatives of Indonesian factory workers, their unions and various institutions, including the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry, to support and promote the adoption of practices that will strengthen the application of Freedom of Association guidelines in Indonesian ...
