All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 31, Issue 31+32 – Page 3
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ArticleIntersport Germany publishes 2018-19 CSR report
With the publication of its third CSR report, Intersport Deutschland has confirmed its long-term sustainability orientation. The first report in 2014/15 was the result of the so-called “Heilbronn Declaration,” in which Intersport, together with other companies from the Heilbronn-Franken region where the company headquarters are located, agreed on responsible and ...
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Globe International is going solar at its HQ
Globe International is installing solar power arrays at its headquarters in Port Melbourne, Australia, effectively switching away from coal as an energy source. The system – designed and to be installed by Solpod, an Australian company specializing in solar – will consist of about 650 commercial solar panels and should ...
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Toray to introduce a bio-based nylon
Toray, the Japanese chemical and materials company, has developed a nylon 60 percent of whose contents are drawn from a biological source – specifically, the sebacic acid in castor beans. Given the trade name Ecodear Nylon, the fiber can be spun in the same manner as conventional nylons, is both ...
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ArticleAnta Sports switches to DTC in China
The pandemic has been a catalyst for change across many companies this year, including at Anta Sports Products. It has decided to do away with the wholesale model that it employed for 20 years in 11 major provinces. Instead, the Chinese sports group will switch to a new business model ...
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Major League Baseball was the world’s largest sports licensor in 2018
On a list of the world’s largest licensors, published annually by USPA Global Licensing Inc.’s Licence Global magazine, and including organizations from all industries, U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB) was once again the top-ranked sports rights holder on a list of the world’s largest licensors in 2018. Its retail sales ...
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News briefsLiqui Moly is official sponsor of the Hahnenkamm alpine ski races
The German motor oil and additive producer Liqui Moly will be the sponsor of the Hahnenkamm Races Kitzbühel from 2021 to 2025. Ernst Prost, managing director of Liqui Moly, said at the signing of the contract with Harti Weirather, former ski professional and owner of the international sports marketing agency ...
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News briefsReichmann gets two new patents
The German Patent and Trademark Office (Patent- und Markenamt) granted two patents to the mechanical engineering company Reichmann & Sohn from southern Germany. The patents cover the laser structuring machine LS-1 RACE and a new transport and loading magazine for the service machine SF-4 RACE. According to Reichmann, the LS-1 ...
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Fanatics inks 10-year deal with Rebel
Fanatics has agreed a ten-year distribution deal with Rebel Sports, the big Australian sports retailer. The contract, which will come into effect in mid-2021, will make available to Rebel customers more than 100,000 officially licensed sports products from Fanatics partners. Fanatics is the official online retailer for all major U.S. ...
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Zalando hires three SVPs
Zalando has promoted an executive and hired two more. Andreas Antrup, who has been with the European internet fashion platform since April 2011, is moving to a new post as senior vice president of advertising. Antrup has been leading a five-year-old department called Zalando Marketing Services (ZMS). Andrew Watts came ...
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ArticleNorwegian sports retail merger is challenged by the national anti-trust authority
Gresvig’s merger with the Sport 1 retail group, which was announced at the end of February, is being questioned by the Norwegian Competition Authority. The body has given the parties in the deal 15 days to respond to an official warning of a possible investigation, indicating that it plans to ...
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Lanxess sells organic leather chemicals business, launches Adiprene Green
The German specialty chemicals company Lanxess is selling its organic leather chemicals business to TFL Ledertechnik. The purchase price is made up from a fixed component of €80 million and a performance-related component of up to €115 million. In addition, TFL will assume certain liabilities associated with the business. Lanxess ...
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ArticleFrasers Group to acquire some of DW’s gyms and stores
Frasers Group says that it has bought some of the gyms and sports stores of its rival Dave Whelan Sports group out of administration for £37 million (€41m-$48m). Its revenues wiped out by the coronavirus lockdown, DW Sports was placed in the hands of BDO Business Restructuring earlier this month, ...
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Under Armour UK partners with Topgolf
Under Armour has announced a new strategic partnership in the U.K. with Topgolf Entertainment Group, the global sports and entertainment community that connects around 100 million fans. The partnership agreement will see the two companies collaborate in the U.K. on a series of projects to engage with fans and players, ...
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News briefsMarkus Wolf is the new president of Switzerland’s SPAF
On the occasion of the second SportBusinessNetworkDay in Lenzburg, the two Swiss sporting goods associations, ASMAS (Association of Swiss Sporting Goods Retailers) and SPAF (Association of Swiss Sporting Goods Suppliers), held their general meetings. Markus Wolf was elected as the new president of SPAF as Guido Mätzler retired after 30 ...
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Polygiene is reorganizing the management
Polygiene is strengthening its corporate management team due to increased demand for the company’s anti-viral technology, ViralOff. Andreas Holm, who was brought in as a temporary resource during the launch of ViralOff, will assume the position of chief commercial officer on Sept. 1 at the company head office in Malmö, ...
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Adidas extends its sponsorship of England Rugby
Adidas has signed a four-year extension of its footwear-supply sponsorship deal with England Rugby. The original deal dates to 2016. The new one takes effect on Sept. 1 and will run through the 2023/24 season. Adidas will retain exclusive rights to rugby boots and trainers for men, women and age-grade ...
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Nautilus to expand its distribution in EMEA
Nautilus Inc., owner of the Bowflex, Schwinn, Nautilus and Octane Fitness brands, has signed a deal with a multinational freight company, SEKO Logistics, to expand its distribution in the U.K. and the EMEA region in general. In the fourth quarter of this year SEKO will be expanding into a new ...
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Haywoodgolf’s online store debuts in Europe
Haywoodgolf, an independent online golf equipment retailer based in Canada, has launched a new e-commerce site for customers based in 12 markets across Europe, among which is the U.K. The products on offer will also include the retailer’s own Signature Series range of irons, putters and wedges. Haywoodgolf was set ...
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Storck Bicycle in ownership reshuffle
Markus Storck, Storck Bicycle’s founder and managing director, has sold 25 percent of his shares to Stefan Lohwasser. Meanwhile, Lohwasser has acquired a 25% share in Storck Bicycle from Decathlon. Storck and Lohwasser are now equal partners in the cycling label, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. The ...
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Anta and the WWF agree to international partnership
The Anta Group has announced a new agreement with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) that commits both parties to jointly invest more resources on sustainable environmental development, to drive the sustainability transformation of the textile industry and enhance biodiversity conservation. Based on a three-year collaboration framework, the two ...
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