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ArticleLululemon and Peloton strike fitness content and apparel deal
Lululemon and Peloton have announced a five-year strategic global partnership which will see Peloton become the exclusive digital fitness content provider for Lululemon, and Lululemon the primary athletic apparel partner to Peloton. With the aim of “engaging their respective global community of members in the United States, Canada, the United ...
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News briefsFitness start-up Rolla raises €6.3 million in seed round
Bosnia and Herzegovina-based fitness tech firm Rolla has announced that it has raised €6.3 million in a seed funding round as it plans to launch in 2024. The round was led by Croatian entrepreneur Mate Rimac, CEO of Rimac Group, and Romania-based Hellen’s Rock, the family office of Superbet founder ...
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News briefsSmart wearables and navigation app announce partnership
Smart wearables brand Amazfit, owned by Zepp Health, is now offering routing and navigation connectivity with the popular outdoor activities app Komoot. Amazfit’s proprietary operating system, the Zepp OS, already enables supporting smartwatches to connect to external apps such as Adidas Running, Strava, Relive, Apple Health or Google Fit. ...
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SponsoredWearable Technologies Conference to take place in Munich
The focus of the 43rd Wearable Technologies Conference Europe, to be held in Munich, has been announced. This year’s event focus will be on three topics: “Augmentation of Humans,” “Deep Tech and Innovation,” and “Enabling the Future of Healthcare.” As part of the latter, conference goers from the sporting goods ...
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News briefsAmer completes sale of Suunto
Amer Sports and Liesheng have completed the transaction in which Amer sold Suunto to the Chinese technology company, first announced in January. Suunto will continue to focus on high-end outdoor wearables under its new ownership, the participating parties said. Rothschild & Co acted as financial advisor and Avance as legal ...
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News briefsJenifer Boughey is Garmin’s new head of corporate communication
Source: Garmin Jenifer Boughey Garmin has strengthened its communications team with Jenifer Boughey as the new head of corporate communications at its Munich office. Having held numerous senior positions in global, regional and local communications departments at EDS, Rolls-Royce, Fujitsu Siemens and most recently Fujitsu, Boughey is ...
