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New face masks regulations in the U.K. and France
The British government has requested that people wear face masks in stores as of July 24, and the French government is considering making masks mandatory in stores and all other public places by Aug. 1 at the latest. The British Retail Consortium has said that retailers should not be required ...
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Fesi is promoting European School Sport Day
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) and the Moving Schools Alliance are working together to promote the European School Sport Day (ESSD), the main event of the #BeActive European Week of Sport. This year’s ESSD is scheduled for a requisite 120 minutes of activity (in several sessions, ...
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Apple’s European tax victory may favor Nike’s case
Observers feel that the European Commission’s legal stance against Nike Europe over an alleged under-payment of taxes in the Netherlands has been weakened by a ruling by the General Court of European Court Justice that annulled its previous decision against Apple Corp. and the Irish government. The Commission had charged ...
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FC Barcelona seeks damages from Nike for defective jerseys
The Financial Times reports that FC Barcelona will be seeking monetary compensation from Nike, its sponsor since 2018. Apparently, the colors of the jersey in the Swoosh’s kit bleed when they get wet. Both Nike and the football club hope to resolve the problem by August, when Europe’s Champions League ...
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Pádel now has its own lobby
The Clúster Internacional del Pádel (CIP) is officially established as of this month as a global development platform for the Spanish version of paddle tennis, with its membership now open to any pádel-related raw-materials supplier, manufacturer, distributor, importer/exporter, retailer, service provider or club anywhere in the world. The CIP’s founding ...
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Germany’s anti-trust body clears Intersport’s new online business model
The online sales model of Intersport Germany’s shared online platform has been cleared by the German Cartel Office, or Bundeskartellamt. Noting that it is difficult for small retailers to compete on their own against major online retailers like Amazon and the brands’ online shops, the anti-trust body said it sees ...
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Amazon steps up its fight against fakes
Amazon has announced the creation of a new Counterfeit Crimes Unit, a global, multi-disciplinary team composed of former federal prosecutors, experienced investigators and data analysts. The new unit is dedicated to “bringing counterfeiters that violate the law and Amazon’s policies by listing counterfeit products in its store to justice,” the ...
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Stefan Herzog is the new president of Fedas
The European Federation of Sports Retailers, Fedas, unanimously elected Stefan Herzog as its new president at its general assembly, convened via a videoconference. Herzog, who ran SportScheck for many years until 2016, will continue as secretary general of VDS, the German Sports Retailers’s Federation, which he has led since the ...
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Fesi joins the call for a Green Recovery Plan for the shoe and apparel industry
The Policy Hub, a joint effort of the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi), the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), and the Global Fashion Agenda (GFA), has published a proposal for a ”Green Recovery Plan for Europe,” which is meant to support the economic recovery of the region while ...
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WBIA joins new WHO’S task force
The World Bicycle Industry Association (WBIA) has been invited to participate in a new task force to develop “Principles of Green and Healthy Sustainable Transport.” The task force is part of THE PEP (Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme), a joint body of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the ...
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Tokyo to cut costs on postponed Olympics
(updated) Two-thirds of the japanese companies that were planned to be a sponsor of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are having second thoughts about maintaining their commitment until next year, according to the Japanese TV channel NHK. The survey was aired after members of the organizing committee of the Games ...
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Mandatory tagging of shoes will start in Russia on July 1st
There will be no further delays in the introduction of mandatory tagging of footwear products sold on the Russian market, said Victor Evtukhov, Deputy Industry and Trade Minister. All untagged shoes will be banned for sale in the country from July 1, he added. The tags consist of electronic chips ...
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EU-Vietnam FTA may widen the gap with Cambodia
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) has applauded the ratification by the National Assembly of Vietnam of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union, removing one of the last obstacles to its passage after eight years of negotiations. Jérôme Pero, secretary general of Fesi, said it ...
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Italy registers booming bike sales
Bicycle sales in Italy have jumped by 60 percent since bicycle shops reopened after the lockdown on May 6, as compared to the same period of 2019. According to data released on June 9 by Ancma (Associazione Nazionale Ciclo Motociclo Accessori), the sector’s trade association, Italians bought 540,000 units in ...
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Madrid to cover half the cost of a bicycle
To relieve its public transport and roads – and prepare for a post-Covid-19 world – the autonomous community of Madrid is offering to cover half the cost of a scooter, bicycle, moped or electric motorcycle for its inhabitants. Bicycles may cost up to €500, mopeds up to €600 and motorcycles ...
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Covid-19 was still an issue in May, according to WFSGI’s monthly survey
(Updated and expanded) Many factories have re-opened on a large scale, after a period in which half of the industry was confronted with the closure of the suppliers’ facilities, but the supply chain has not yet adjusted to the effects of the recent retail lockdowns in many parts of the ...
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Vietnam gets an advantage over Cambodia
While the government of Cambodia continues to take insufficient action to secure labor rights in the country, Vietnam’s parliament has just ratified a free-trade agreement with the European Union. Only a few steps are still missing before it goes into effect on Aug. 1, making it more likely that European ...
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ArticleOpinion: Amazon and other marketplaces may be in for a reckoning over illegal sales
Why the sale of illegal products through online platforms could become a problem for Amazon and other marketplaces – and why the widespread circumvention of EU competition law may soon be over
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Germany’s VAT cut may hit retailers across the border
Germany decided on June 3 to reduce the VAT rate on non-food products to 16 percent from 19 percent, starting from July 1 and through the balance of this year, to give a boost to consumption and the economy. It has also cut the VAT rate for restaurants from 19 ...
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ArticleLessons Learnt from the Current Corona Crisis on the Legal Risk Management of Supply Chain Issues
A guest article by Jochen Schäfer: The Covid-19 pandemic has thrown the European and world economy into a toxic cocktail of extreme turbulence and challenges, which are far bigger than those experienced during the 2008 financial crisis. While it may be too early to talk about the lessons that I ...
