All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 30, Issue 33-34 – Page 4
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Asics has taken a stake in Pyrates Smart Fabrics, a...
Asics has taken a stake in Pyrates Smart Fabrics, a Spanish textile developer, through its subsidiary Asics Ventures Corp. The Spanish start-up, founded by Regina Polanco in 2014, has developed a range of eco-friendly knit fabrics that can be used in sportswear, athleisure, underwear and prêt-à-porter. The textiles are made ...
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The first edition of Fibo Southeast Asia (FIBO SEA) will...
The first edition of Fibo Southeast Asia (FIBO SEA) will take place in Singapore, at the Marina Bay Sands, on Sept. 24-26, 2020. The event is organized by Reed Exhibitions Singapore in collaboration with Reed Exhibitions Deutschland, the organizer of Fibo in Cologne. The new trade show is meant to ...
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Under Armour has set up a temporary store at Galeries...
Under Armour has set up a temporary store at Galeries Lafayette on Paris' boulevard Haussman entirely dedicated to some of its women's apparel lines
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Wolverine Worldwide's board has approved a share repurchase program which...
Wolverine Worldwide's board has approved a share repurchase program which will return $400 million to shareholders over the next four years. The footwear group said it will repurchase shares as appropriate and in compliance with any restrictions contained in the company's credit agreements.
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Asics has been named official footwear and apparel partner of...
Asics has been named official footwear and apparel partner of the Mouratoglou Academy. Located in Sophia Antipolis, near Nice, the Mouratoglou Academy was founded by Patrick Mouratoglou in 1996, and is home to a student campus for nearly 200 full-time students. The facility features 34 tennis courts, four padel courts, ...
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Antje von Dewitz, the chief executive of Vaude, has been...
Antje von Dewitz, the chief executive of Vaude, has been elected as vice president of the German Federal Environment Foundation (DBU) for the next five years. The German executive, who has been quite vocal on many occasions about the need to save the environment, has been a member of the ...
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Anti-trust authorities question JD buying Footasylum
JD Sports Fashion's plan to acquire the lifestyle-oriented Footasylum chain for £90 million (€101.5m-$110.5m) is facing greater scrutiny from anti-trust authorities. Fearing that its takeover of the smaller British rival could lead to a loss of competition in the market, the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has referred the ...
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Fast-growing Anta reorganizes, focusing on quality
Exceeding expectations, Anta Sports Products reported a 40.3 percent increase in revenues to 14.81 billion renmimbi (€1.889bn-$2.072bn) for the first half ended on June 30. The attributable profit went up by 27.7 percent to RMB 2.48 billion (€316m-$347m), and it jumped by 53.5 percent to RMB 3.07 billion (€391m-$429m) excluding ...
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Polartec, the brand of technical fabrics, has announced the winners...
Polartec, the brand of technical fabrics, has announced the winners of the 2019 edition of its annual Apex Design Awards, which are selected every year for products that incorporate the Massachusetts-based company's fabrics. The winners are: the 66ºNorth x Ganni Kria NeoShell Jacket, with Polartec's NeoShell breathable waterproof fabric; the ...
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Opro has announced a new partnership with the Rugby Canada,...
Opro has announced a new partnership with the Rugby Canada, the national governing body for the Rugby Union in Canada. The brand will be supplying elite mouthguards to all junior and senior players from Rugby Canada's national program. Opro is already the mouthguard partner of several national teams, including New ...
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Opro has announced a one-year partnership deal with the Legend...
Opro has announced a one-year partnership deal with the Legend Fighting Championship (Legend FC), the Chinese mixed martial arts (MMA) organization. As the official mouthguard of Legend FC, the brand will provide all Legend FC fighters with mouthguards that will be worn while they train or compete inside the cage. ...
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Vans, a brand of VF Corp., has announced the launch...
Vans, a brand of VF Corp., has announced the launch of Vans Checkerboard Day, an annual event to rally communities around the idea of fueling creativity. On the inaugural Vans Checkerboard Day, which will be held on Nov. 21, Vans will donate $1 million from global sales at the brand's ...
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Asics has announced plans to expand the application of its...
Asics has announced plans to expand the application of its resource-saving dyeing method to more than 50 percent of new products across all of its shoe brands from 2020. The initiative is expected to reduce carbon emissions from the dyeing process by about 45 percent and reduce water use by ...
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Will Signa annex SportScheck?
Signa Sports United, which claims to have become the largest sports e-commerce platform through numerous acquisitions in the past few years, announced earlier this week that it has received an undisclosed capital injection from the R+V Insurance Group that it will allow it to acquire a 11.6 percent stake in ...
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Anders Jönsson is leaving as chief executive of Puma Nordic...
Anders Jönsson is leaving as chief executive of Puma Nordic after 30 years in various positions within the company, according to Sportfack. He is being succeeded by Miroslav Ryba, who most recently led Puma's business in Russia, Ukraine and Turkey. The information has recently been circulated internally at Puma by ...
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Woolrich, the American outdoor brand, has opened a new flagship...
Woolrich, the American outdoor brand, has opened a new flagship store in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City. Designed by the architect Andrea Caputo, and located at 121 Wooster Street, the store measures 4,000 square feet and its layout is modular. The variety of possible configurations makes it suitable ...
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Puma and Amazon Fashion have joined forces on a new...
Puma and Amazon Fashion have joined forces on a new athleisure line for men and women, called “Care of by Puma.” The German sportswear brand has designed the pieces while Amazon Fashion is responsible for marketing and distribution. The collection will be available exclusively on Amazon.com. A pilot collection of ...
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Bridgedale, already on the Recommended Kit List for the past...
Bridgedale, already on the Recommended Kit List for the past 11 years for its socks, has signed a new three-year contract with the Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofEA). Taking effect on Sept. 1, the contract expands the list to all of the sock models in Bridgedale's Hike category, as well ...
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Intersport Spain has announced the appointment of Xavier Alomar as...
Intersport Spain has announced the appointment of Xavier Alomar as its new managing director, indicating that it is intended to better implement its omni-channel development strategy. He will replace Paxti Fernandez, who has held the role since 2016. Alomar, who joined the board of directors of the Spanish buying group ...
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Italy’s Sport Alliance invests in the outdoor and running sectors
Following the lead of Sport 2000 Germany, which has many retail members specializing in the running and outdoor sectors, Sport Alliance, the Italian licensee of Sport 2000 International, has set up three “sub-buying groups” for outdoor & ski, running and cycling as part of a new category management program. Sport ...
