Value Chain - Suppliers – Page 15
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TomTom has become an Official Supplier of the Nissan Electrique...
TomTom has become an Official Supplier of the Nissan Electrique Marathon de Bordeaux Métropole, which will take place in Bordeaux, in southwestern France, on April 18. Organizers will welcome 18,000 participants, who have already registered for the first ever edition of this marathon. It will be the first night marathon ...
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Magnum will be the official supplier of indoor training footwear...
Magnum will be the official supplier of indoor training footwear to the British troops over the next four years. In 2013, its parent company, Hi-Tec Sports UK, secured a contract with the British Ministry of Defence, which led the Magnum U.S.T. outdoor trainer to be given a NATO (North Atlantic ...
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Makalot, the Taiwan-based sportswear supplier, has announced a three-year plan...
Makalot, the Taiwan-based sportswear supplier, has announced a three-year plan to invest between $10 million and $15 million building two textile plants in Vietnam, one in northern Vietnam and one in the south. Both are scheduled to start operations in the first quarter of 2016. According to reports in The ...
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The Labour Advisory Committee appointed by the government of Cambodia...
The Labour Advisory Committee appointed by the government of Cambodia has decided to raise the minimum monthly wage for workers in the country's textile, apparel and footwear sectors by 28 percent from the start of next year. The new minimum wage of $128 is a compromise between a the labor ...
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Adidas will be the official partner and kit supplier of...
Adidas will be the official partner and kit supplier of New York City FC, a new global football team that will join Major League Soccer next year. The Three Stripes will also outfit its Academy Team and sell a range of licensed merchandise at the flagship Adidas store in the ...
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Chinese sporting goods suppliers were encouraged by a new national...
Chinese sporting goods suppliers were encouraged by a new national plan that aims to strongly stimulate the country's sports industry at large. The State Council was quoted as saying that it wanted to raise the value of the industry to 5 trillion yuan (€645bn-$820bn) by 2025. It would then reach about ...
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Nike leads among European football kit suppliers in 2014/15
Of the 25 brands supplying kit to clubs in the major European football leagues during the 2014/15 playing season, Nike has become the market leader, according to Repucom and PR Marketing's “European Football Kit Supplier Report 2014.” However, this summer Adidas announced a blockbuster 10-year, £750 million (€939.14m-$1,234.54m) deal with Manchester ...
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Anta has sent money and materials worth $800,000 to communities...
Anta has sent money and materials worth $800,000 to communities in China's Ludian County, Yunnan province, after the area was hit by an earthquake on Aug. 3. The earthquake, which had a magnitude of 6.1, resulted in the deaths of more than 600 people. The Chinese sports footwear group said ...
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Peak Sport Products, the Chinese sports apparel and footwear supplier,...
Peak Sport Products, the Chinese sports apparel and footwear supplier, said that orders for deliveries in China in the first quarter of 2015 increased at a mid-teens rate at wholesale prices during its latest sales fair. The group has enjoyed growing orders for four consecutive seasons, which it regards as ...
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Bushnell has agreed to become an official supplier of the...
Bushnell has agreed to become an official supplier of the Hong Kong Golf Association. The company will give a 20 percent discount to HKGA members to purchase its laser rangefinders or rent it to them if they don't have one.
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Outlast Technologies, the specialist in temperature regulating phase change materials...
Outlast Technologies, the specialist in temperature regulating phase change materials (PCMs), has introduced Spherix, an innovative PCM filling material which is suited for use in apparel. The new blend from PCM viscose fibers and polyester fiber balls offers dynamic climate regulation and added comfort, for example in jackets. The innovative ...
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STMicroelectronics, a French-Italian semiconductor manufacturer and a top-tier supplier of...
STMicroelectronics, a French-Italian semiconductor manufacturer and a top-tier supplier of technology for the wearable market, will once again be the title sponsor of the Wearable Technologies Innovation World Cup in 2014/2015. The WT Innovation World Cup is the leading worldwide innovation competition in the field of wearable technologies. From June ...
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Xti, a big and fast-growing Spanish supplier of casual shoes...
Xti, a big and fast-growing Spanish supplier of casual shoes made in Asia, is launching a line of sports fashion sneakers for men, women and children, addressing sporting goods retailers with a range of 150 SKUs in the low-medium price segment. The project is led by a Spanish sales rep, ...
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Seal Skinz, the British supplier of waterproof, windproof and breathable...
Seal Skinz, the British supplier of waterproof, windproof and breathable gloves, socks and headwear, has hired Tim Ives, a former director of business development for Speedo, as global sales director. Chris Baff, a former senior product manager for Zoggs, acts as product manager for the company, which went through a ...
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Shock Doctor Sports, the American supplier of protection products for...
Shock Doctor Sports, the American supplier of protection products for sports, has hired a footwear and outdoor industry veteran, Bill Kendall, for the newly created position of vice president of sales for insoles, specialty and outdoor. Kendall officially started working on Feb. 3. He is responsible for the development of ...
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Nike has become the official supplier of the Eintracht Frankfurt...
Nike has become the official supplier of the Eintracht Frankfurt football team, starting next summer. The German first-division team has been sponsored by a local brand, Jako, for the past 11 years. According to an unconfirmed report in Germany's Bild Zeitung, Nike is paying around €3 million a year to ...
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Noble Biomaterials, a U.S. company certified by Bluesign Technologies that...
Noble Biomaterials, a U.S. company certified by Bluesign Technologies that describes itself as a global leader in bacterial management solutions for the medical, defense, industrial and apparel markets, has appointed Stephen Winnen to the new position of managing director for Europe. He will be based at Herbechtlingen, Germany, and will ...
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A setback for suppliers in Norway
Sportsbransjen, Norway's sporting goods industry association, indicates that the industry's retail sales should go up by around 4 percent this year, performing better than the general retail sector, after an increase of 4.3 percent recorded in the first half of 2013. Quoting a recent study, Sportsbransjen predicts that the sporting ...
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Compex has become the official supplier of the Paris marathon,...
Compex has become the official supplier of the Paris marathon, also known at the Schneider Electric Marathon, whose 38th edition will take place on Apr. 6. The participants will be able to prepare themselves for the race at Compex' stand at the simultaneous Running Expo. The company will give them ...
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Asics will be the official kit supplier of Team Scotland...
Asics will be the official kit supplier of Team Scotland at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, which will be held in the Scottish city from July 23 to Aug. 3 next year. The deal with the Japanese brand will cover jackets, caps and polo shirts that will be worn by ...
