All Wilson articles – Page 2

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    Wilson sets up pádel business team

    2021-11-03T17:23:00Z

    Wilson Sporting Goods has put together a team to improve its positioning in the pádel market, which is expanding internationally. To lead this team, it has selected its territory commercial manager for southern Europe, Ignacio Cabrera, a 25-year Spanish veteran in sporting goods who has worked for Quiksilver, Adidas and ...

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    Wilson opens first store in its hometown of Chicago, and plans more store openings

    2021-07-16T16:44:00Z

    Wilson Sporting Goods has opened its first retail location in its hometown of Chicago. The 200-square-meter store, inaugurated on July 15, is located in the Gold Coast neighborhood at 932 N. Rush Street. The store offers a curated assortment of sporting goods across many sport categories such as tennis, baseball, ...

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    Wilson to introduce an apparel line

    2021-05-25T17:18:00Z

    Wilson is introducing a new apparel line for men and women - only in the U.S. and China for the time being. Called Wilson Sportswear, the line is meant to blend “sport, fashion and culture.” Items will be dropping bi-weekly, with special collaborations at “key moments in sport culture.” They ...

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    Wilson launches collection of eco-friendly tennis racquets

    2021-04-23T17:26:00Z

    Wilson Sporting Goods has celebrated Earth Day (April 22) with the launch of The Naked Series, which it claims to be its most sustainable racquet yet. The limited-edition Naked Series features unpainted tennis racquets, with non-dyed Agiplast bumper and grommets, a biodegradable PU grip, and sustainable packaging. The collection is ...

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    Slinger Bag and Wilson announce strategic partnership

    2021-03-03T17:51:00Z

    Slinger Bag and Wilson Sporting Goods have entered into a new strategic brand collaboration on co-branded products and promotional initiatives. Under the new deal, Slinger will specially design Wilson-branded tennis ball launchers for use at the Wilson’s Demo Events that take place annually across the Americas. In addition, the brands ...

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    Nike stole the spotlight in the Roland-Garros men’s tournament

    2020-10-12T17:17:00Z

    The French online trade magazine Sportbuzzbusiness.fr has reviewed all the sports brands that had a presence in the different product categories in the final stages of this year’s Roland-Garros men’s tennis tournament, specifically from round 16 of the competition until the final match in which Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic. ...

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    Lacoste’s branded face mask for Roland-Garros is sold out

    2020-09-28T16:40:00Z

    Lacoste is getting strong extra visibility as a “premium sponsor” of the Roland-Garros tennis tournament through the sale of a branded anti-coronavirus face mask. Featuring its famous alligator logo, it is being worn by the tournament’s personnel, including the referees and the ball boys. The re-usable cotton mask has been ...

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    Wilson promotes Joe Dudy to president

    2020-07-15T16:22:00Z

    Wilson Sporting Goods has promoted Joe Dudy to president. Dudy has been acting leader of the brand since autumn 2019, when Michael Dowse left in connection with the closing of Anta Sports Products’ takeover of Wilson’s parent company, Amer Sports. He is taking the helm at Wilson as the brand ...

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    Wilson to supply the NBA’s official ball once more

    2020-05-15T10:47:00Z

    Wilson has a signed a multi-year deal with the National Basketball Association (NBA) to supply official game balls for it and its related leagues. Wilson is replacing Spalding, which has supplied the NBA’s balls for past eight years. Before that, Wilson had been the official supplier since 1946. No details ...

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    Wilson puts out a special golf bag

    2020-04-30T12:14:00Z

    Wilson has launched a new Tour golf bag, the Wilson Staff Pro Tour Bag, that weighs 4.7kg and features a full-length umbrella sleeve and detachable rain hood. It also offers waterproof pockets for mobile phones and electronics, as well as velour-lined pockets for valuables, among other features.