All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 33, Issue 39+40 – Page 5

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    Assosport warns of the impact of soaring energy costs

    2022-09-16T16:14:00Z

    Assosport, the Italian sporting goods industry association, is raising the alarm about the consequences of soaring energy costs on the sector and consumer habits. Anna Ferrino, the association’s chairwoman, has called for governmental support for the Italian sporting goods industry. With energy prices rising by up to 500 percent, households ...

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    Castore inks partnership with F1 team Oracle Red Bull Racing

    2022-09-16T15:08:00Z

    British sportswear brand Castore has announced a new long-term partnership with the Oracle Red Bull Racing Formula 1 team. The deal will see Castore supply the team with apparel from the start of the 2023 Formula 1 season. In addition, Castore branding will feature on team apparel and the race ...

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    Nidecker launches innovative snowboard binding

    2022-09-16T15:06:00Z

    Source: www.nidecker.com Nidecker Supermatic Swiss snowboard brand Nidecker has introduced the Supermatic, an innovative binding that offers automatic operation, a universal design that suits all snowboard boots from any manufacturer – whereas most of these systems require specific boots – and a dual slip-in and strap entry ...

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    Kanye West seeks to part ways with Gap

    2022-09-16T14:41:00Z

    As our colleagues at the American edition of SGI are reporting, Kanye West has instructed his attorneys to cite breach of contract and end his deal with Gap. The rapper turned apparel and footwear designer has been badmouthing the company on Instagram as well as in the press, notably in ...

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    Intersport Austria publishes Sport Report 2022

    2022-09-16T12:47:00Z

    In its Sport Report 2022, Intersport Austria surveyed 1,350 Austrians between the ages of 16 and 69 about their sports habits, the importance of shared sports experiences in the family and their mental and physical fitness. The result of the study: 94 percent already recognize the importance of sports at ...

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    Hummel and Amnesty International sign new two-year partnership, launch first collection

    2022-09-16T08:38:00Z

    The Danish brand Hummel and Amnesty International Denmark have agreed to join forces in order to start various projects in order to raise money for the NGO’s work. As a kick-off of the new partnership, Hummel and Amnesty have designed a new lifestyle collection based on Amnesty’s black and yellow ...

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    Under Armour and Steph Curry about to sign a lifetime contract

    2022-09-16T08:37:00Z

    According to Forbes and other media outlets (referring to a report from Rolling Stone), NBA star Stephen Curry and Under Armour (UA) are finalizing a near-lifetime contract worth “potentially more than $1 billion.” After political dissonances with UA founder Kevin Plank who praised the then-president Donald Trump in 2018, rumors ...

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    North America gets its first pro pádel league

    2022-09-16T06:48:00Z

    A professional league, called Pro Padel League (PPL), has emerged in North America as the world’s fastest-growing or most ambitious racquet sport. The league is set to begin broadcasting matches to some 75 million households with the start of its inaugural season in March 2023. PPL was founded in 2021 ...

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    Marcel Korner to become new CEO of TSG International

    2022-09-15T12:58:00Z

    Source: TSG Marcel Korner Marcel Korner will become the new CEO of Zurich-based TSG International AG, a specialist in protective equipment for action sports originally founded by Titus Dittmann in Germany in 1988, effective Oct. 1, 2022. He succeeds Ruedi Herger, who, together with his partners, took ...

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    Padel Expo Sweden to make its debut

    2022-09-15T12:57:00Z

    Some 153 brands will be attending the inaugural edition of Padel Expo Sweden this Sep. 16-18 in Stockholm, according to the Clúster Internacional del Pádel (CIP). Of these 33 will be Spanish and 31 associated with the CIP, which will have a stand of its own. Unlikely to be present, ...

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    Two pádel shows coming to Italy

    2022-09-15T12:57:00Z

    Two pádel trade shows are seeing the light of day in Italy, according to the Clúster Internacional del Pádel (CIP). The first to have been conceived by the event company Next Group is Padel Trend. This was supposed to take place in Rome, but a proposed deal with Fiera Roma ...

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    On opens new global headquarters and flagship store

    2022-09-15T10:37:00Z

    The Swiss company On opened its new campus and global headquarters named On Labs, located in Zurich and offering space for roughly 1,000 employees (to date filled with the On staff of 700). Also, part of the building with a total size of 15,000 sqm is Europe’s first On flagship ...

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    Reusch goes museum: Part of “Football: Designing the beautiful game” in London

    2022-09-15T09:26:00Z

    Source: Felix Speller George Best’s worn boots For the first time, the exhibition “Football: Designing the beautiful game” was on display at the Design Museum in London from April to August 2022. The goal of this exhibition was to look at football from a different perspective and ...

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    GoPro launches Hero11 camera in three versions

    2022-09-15T07:56:00Z

    GoPro, celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2022, has released three versions of its new Hero11 Black camera: Hero11 Black, Hero11 Black Creator Edition and Hero11 Black Mini. All three cameras feature a new, larger sensor that offers the highest resolution, highest 10-bit color depth, best video stabilization and widest field ...

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    The Chouinard family transfers ownership of Patagonia: "Earth is now our only shareholder"

    2022-09-15T02:30:00Z

    Source: Campbell Brewer Yvon Chouinard Nearly 50 years after founding Patagonia, Yvon Chouinard and his family (along with his children Claire and Fletcher) have decided to give away their company to ensure that all proceeds are used to fight climate change. The Chouinard family has transferred all ...