All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 30, Issue 39-40 – Page 4
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Mizuno has been named as the official sport shoe supplier...
Mizuno has been named as the official sport shoe supplier of the Australian Paralympic Team for Tokyo 2020. The deal marks the first partnership for the brand in Australia. More than 400 athletes and staff will be wearing Mizuno's uniform shoe at the upcoming Paralympic Games in Tokyo, whether moving ...
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UYN (Unleash Your Nature) has become the technical supplier for...
UYN (Unleash Your Nature) has become the technical supplier for the Alpine Ski World Cup finals of the International Ski Federation (FIS), scheduled for Feb. 8-21, 2021, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. The Italian brand of technical apparel will be dressing the competition's staff in a special edition of undergarments, socks ...
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Paul Batsch has returned to Salomon as brand manager of...
Paul Batsch has returned to Salomon as brand manager of its snowboard division, after working for Scott Sports as product manager and in marketing. Batsch already worked for Salomon as an intern six years ago. He reports to Jeremy Joire, business unit director for Salomon Snowboards.
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New Balance has partnered with Unmade, a provider of fashion...
New Balance has partnered with Unmade, a provider of fashion customization software, for a shoe called the Unmade x New Balance 111 Knit. On the brand's NB1 customization platform, customers can choose any of three graphic patterns and six colorways, along with some text. The platform will then display the ...
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MIPS and POC back on track together
POC (we generally spell this company as Poc, the way it is pronounced, or Poc Sweden) and MIPS recently announced a renewed, deeper partnership that will have the companies working closely to develop new rotational-impact brain-protection systems for cycling and snowsports helmets. In 2009, POC was the first company to ...
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Helly Hansen has received the prestigious German Design Award in...
Helly Hansen has received the prestigious German Design Award in the category Excellent Product Design for the new Odin 3D Air Shell Jacket, which it is launching for summer 2020. In partnership with Norsk Folkehjelp (Norwegian People's Aid), the Norwegian volunteer search and rescue team, the waterproof, windproof, and breathable ...
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UVT, a former Finnish sporting goods industry association that grouped...
UVT, a former Finnish sporting goods industry association that grouped 30 vendors, has decided to merge into a larger federation, the Fashion and Sports Commerce Association, that claims to be covering 80 percent of the country's fashion and sports retail sector. It plans to start recruiting new members among sports ...
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Asics incubates five more start-ups
Applications for the Asics Tenkan-Ten accelerator program were up by 60 percent this year, with candidates hailing from 38 countries. Asics has now selected five growth-stage start-ups to take part in its four-month program to meet their goals for both business and funding. Fun With Balls was founded in 2016 ...
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ArticleHaglöfs chief is now running Asics EMEA
Carsten Unbehaun, the German-born executive who became the chief executive of Haglöfs at the beginning of 2018, returned to the European subsidiary of the brand’s Japanese parent company, Asics Corp., as its new chief executive on Nov. 20. Unbehaun will continue to run Haglöfs until a successor is found.
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Under Armour boosts Vulcabras’ results
Vulcabras has reported a sales increase of 11.6 percent to 359.4 million Brazilian reais (€76.4m-$84.2m) for the third quarter of 2019, thanks in part to the higher-prices shoe that the company is selling with the Under Armour brand name in Brazil under its new contract with the American company. The ...
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The Microfibre Consortium (TMC) has approved the criteria of a...
The Microfibre Consortium (TMC) has approved the criteria of a test method for microfiber shredding and released it to its members. Developed by the University of Leeds, it is described as the first thoroughly tested, validated and internationally aligned method for measuring the loss of microfiber material from textiles. Its ...
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Intersport CCS, the Spanish master licensee of Intersport, has appointed...
Intersport CCS, the Spanish master licensee of Intersport, has appointed Xavier Alomar to the post of chief executive. In doing so, it has eliminated the post of managing director, whose former, long-time holder, Ignasi Puig, has accordingly been promoted to chairman and legal representative of the buying group. Puig remains ...
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Woolrich International has appointed two new executives, recruiting them from...
Woolrich International has appointed two new executives, recruiting them from VF Corp. Federico Manno will serve as general manager of global direct-to-consumer and digital key accounts, and Gaetano Coccopalmeri as export sales director. Both roles are new. Stefano Saccone, another former executive of VF, became chief executive of Woolrich last ...
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Columbia Sportswear has appointed Pierre Drui as its new director...
Columbia Sportswear has appointed Pierre Drui as its new director for Western Europe for the Columbia and Sorel brands. Drui, who has worked for the group for the last 14 years, served most recently as apparel sales manager for Columbia in Europe. Meanwhile, the company has named Bruno Moalic as ...
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Fifa has appointed Arsène Wenger, the French football manager who...
Fifa has appointed Arsène Wenger, the French football manager who was Arsenal's manager from 1996 to 2018, as the organization's chief of global football development
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Olivier Portrat has been appointed chief executive of the European...
Olivier Portrat has been appointed chief executive of the European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA). He is replacing Jean-Claude Bel, who has retired. Portrat has traveled the world as a fisherman and as a writer and filmmaker covering the sport of angling. Half German and half French, he is the ...
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The Russian market is apparently rising
Russian consumers have been purchasing sporting goods more frequently in the last few months, basically opting for more expensive options than a year ago, according to certain findings from a market study that have been released by a government agency, Platform OFD. The agency estimated that it rose by 15 ...
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Volcom has been named the official apparel partner of the...
Volcom has been named the official apparel partner of the U.S. Snowboard Team. The boardsports brand will outfit the snowboard cross, slopestyle/big air and halfpipe teams through the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games. It will provide the athletes, both men and women, as well as coaches and support staff with ...
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Volcom is replacing Burton as the apparel sponsor of the...
Volcom is replacing Burton as the apparel sponsor of the U.S. Snowboard Team, its coaches and staff included. The California-based boardsports apparel company will be outfitting the snowboard-cross, slopestyle/big air and halfpipe teams – men and women – through the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The deal will cover the World ...
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Descente has announced a four-year partnership with USA Triathlon. As...
Descente has announced a four-year partnership with USA Triathlon. As the official outerwear supplier of USA Triathlon, the Japanese apparel company will provide training wear and outerwear for members of the U.S. National Team, Toyota U.S. Paratriathlon National Team and Project Podium men's elite development squad. It will also outfit ...
