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News briefsInvestors file a shareholder resolution pressing Amazon for more information on its climate footprint
U.S. environmentally and socially responsible investor Green Century Funds together with Amalgamated Bank led the filing of a shareholder proposal on Dec. 15, 2022, pressing Amazon to fully quantify and disclose its scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions. This was followed up by the filing of a shareholder resolution with Amazon ...
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News briefsVolare announces new international sales executive and expansion
Australian brand Volare Sports has appointed Andrew Pirie as European sales and international business development manager. Pirie will be based in the U.K. Alongside this appointment, the company has announced international expansion into the U.K., EU and Asia. Volare designs triathlon wetsuits, swim skins, clothing and accessories for performance athletes ...
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News briefsUYN hires new distributor for Spain, Portugal
UYN (Unleash Your Nature) has hired Mega Sport to handle its distribution in Spain and Portugal. The distributor’s chief executive, David Vinyeta, told CMDsport that the Italian apparel brand for outdoor, running, cycling, yoga and other sports produced some 1,860 products last year at its 3,500-square-meter research center, Areas (Academy ...
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News briefsUnion and Capita open new European sales hub in Milan
Union Binding Company and CAPiTA Snowboarding will be opening a new European sales hub in Milan, operational as of Jan. 1, 2023. Based in the business and university district of Bicocca, this office will be home to European and Italian sales and marketing management. It will also be a hub ...
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News briefsProtest Sportswear signs distribution partner for Canada and the U.S.
Dutch brand Protest Sportswear has signed a distribution agreement with Whiteland, a Canadian sportswear distributor headquartered in Montréal with warehouses in Montréal, New York State and California. The partnership will expand Protest’s reach in both the U.S. and Canada. As the Protest brand has been very successful both in the ...
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News briefsPressio launches in the U.S.
Pressio, a U.K.-based sustainable performance sports apparel label, has announced its launch into the U.S. marketplace. The brand exhibited its 2023 product collection for the first time in the U.S. at The Running Event in Austin, Texas, on Nov. 29-Dec. 1. Pressio was founded in 2021 by Jamie Hunt, a ...
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News briefsUYN takes over distribution in Switzerland on April 1
As of April 1, 2023, sales of the Italian technical sportswear brand UYN in Switzerland and Liechtenstein will be organized directly through a UYN country subsidiary, Tre Distribution AG, as in the neighboring countries. Until March 31, 2023, Fuchs-Movesa AG will still accept pre-orders for the winter collection 23/24 and ...
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News briefsYouTube expands e-commerce features
YouTube is to introduce shopping features to its video feature “Shorts” service, according to Reuters. The streaming service is also testing new commission schemes for influencers who sell products through links in videos. The feature is initially being tested with eligible creators in the U.S. and will allow them to ...
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ArticleTopsports sees H1 earnings, sales slip
Chinese sports retailer and distributor Topsports saw its net profit in the six months ended Aug. 31 decrease by 19.9 percent to 1,145.4 million renminbi (€158.6m), and sales slip by 15.1 percent to RMB 13,218.0 million (€1,829.8m) as recurrent Covid-19 restrictions in China took their toll on store traffic. Despite ...
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News briefsErgatta enters Europe
Following its launch in the U.K. and Ireland, the Ergatta Rower will be available in Europe from Oct. 21, first in the DACH region at Waterrower|Nohrd and its brand stores for EUR 2,995.00. New York-based game-based fitness company Ergatta was founded in 2020. To use Ergatta’s software and thus gain ...
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News briefsDecathlon Gemany expanding its Schwetzingen logistics site
Decathlon Germany is expanding its logistics site in Schwetzingen by 12,500 sqm. The new “Hall 0” will house a new mechanization concept intended to accelerate logistics processes and shipping volumes and is set to open in mid-2023. Schwetzingen is one of four Decathlon campus locations in Germany and is responsible ...
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News briefsVuori to enter Asia
U.S. performance apparel brand Vuori, founded in 2015, announced plans to expand into three new Asian markets following this year’s successful entry into Australia and other international markets. According to Retail In Asia, the activewear brand plans to open dedicated e-commerce regions in Hong Kong and Singapore with the brand’s ...
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News briefsAnother strike at the largest port in the U.K.
The second strike in a few weeks at the Port of Felixstowe could put further strain on supply chains. The union called a nine-day strike on Tuesday Sept. 27. The Port of Felixstowe is the largest port in the U.K. Already last month, about 1,900 port employees participated in a ...
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News briefsProgred to distribute Converse accessories in Iberia and France
Until now the brand’s retail partner for Iberia – especially 20 El Corte Inglés locations – Progred Group has struck a deal with Converse to expand its distribution for the brand to accessories in Spain, Portugal, France and Andorra. These are to be sold through the major retailers of fashion, ...
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C-Suite InterviewAn interview with Intersport’s new chairwoman
Intersport International’s new chairwoman, Corinne Gensollen, has granted an interview to sport-guide.com. She is the first woman to hold the post and has been replaced as general manager of Intersport France by Sylvain Darracq.
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Tecnosport to distribute Biody Xpert
Tecnosport has signed a deal to launch and serve as the exclusive distributor and vendor of Biody Xpert, according to CMDsport. Produced by the French company Aminogram, Biody Xpert is a portable, wireless device that measures body fat, the mineral content of bones, metabolic-protein mass, intra- and extracellular water levels, ...
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News briefsSkechers expects situation in China to ease
Skechers still sees the international market as key to its goal of reaching $10 billion in sales by 2026, despite ongoing headwinds in China. The company said at the Goldman Sachs Global Retailing Conference that it expects the situation in the People’s Republic to improve within two quarters. It will ...
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ArticleCanada Goose shows optimism about consumer demand
Canada Goose is optimistic that its fiscal 2023 income statement will not include any red figures, as its luxury consumer base remains relatively unfazed by the market’s current woes. At the Goldman Sachs Global Retailing Conference, the company said the North American market will remain very healthy in 2023, while ...
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News briefsPeloton Interactive partners with Amazon
Peloton Interactive, weeks after announcing 800 layoffs and on the eve of its fourth-quarter earnings release, has a new distribution deal in place for its bike, guide, select accessories and apparel with Amazon in the U.S. News of the Peloton-Amazon partnership sent shares in the interactive fitness company up 18.5 ...
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News briefsUvex Sports signs distribution agreement with Horse Pilot in France
During the international equestrian trade show Spoga Horse in Cologne, the German company Uvex Sports (headquartered in Fürth), and the French equestrian apparel brand Horse Pilot, based in Cysoing, signed a distribution agreement for Uvex equestrian equipment for the French market. As of September 2022, the Horse Pilot sales force ...
