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Lidl, the discount supermarket chain, has had a request to...
Lidl, the discount supermarket chain, has had a request to cancel a trademark held by Crocs thrown out by the Community Trade Mark Office of the European Union. The claim related to the 3D shape of the recognizable plastic shoes across the EU. In a document filed to the Cancellation ...
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The St Andrews Links Trust has struck a partnership to...
The St Andrews Links Trust has struck a partnership to license a golf academy in China. Golf Business News reports that the project on Simapo Island, Hainan, is the first foreign golf academy for St Andrews, the famous Scottish golf complex. The partnership is with White Horse Holdings, the company ...
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Adidas and other sponsors of the Olympic Games have expressed...
Adidas and other sponsors of the Olympic Games have expressed their dismay about new allegations of corruption in the decision-making process at Fifa for choosing the country to host the World Cup. Sony has decided to stop endorsing the event after the recent pullout of Emirates Airlines. Meanwhile, Fifa has ...
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Chris Ronnie, the 52-year-old British manager who led the now-defunct...
Chris Ronnie, the 52-year-old British manager who led the now-defunct JJB Sports chain of sporting goods stores between August 2007 and March 2009, is facing a possible jail sentence along with two accomplices on Dec. 12. After an eight-week trial, a jury convicted Ronnie of receiving fraudulent payments of more ...
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Fesi, the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry, has...
Fesi, the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry, has appointed new vice-chairs at two of its committees. Jane Montgomery, managing director of the U.K.'s Federation of Sports & Play Industries (FSPA), has become vice-chair of Fesi's Trade & Customs Committee chaired by Karl Sedlmeyer of Adidas. She takes the ...
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A new union has been reportedly established by workers at...
A new union has been reportedly established by workers at Yue Yuen's factory at Gaobu, which was the theater of violent demonstrations in April. Chaired by Chen Han, the new Trade Union Federation of Yue Yuen represents about 27,000 workers, or nearly 70 percent of the employees at 17 factories. ...
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The Labour Advisory Committee appointed by the government of Cambodia...
The Labour Advisory Committee appointed by the government of Cambodia has decided to raise the minimum monthly wage for workers in the country's textile, apparel and footwear sectors by 28 percent from the start of next year. The new minimum wage of $128 is a compromise between a the labor ...
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Chinese sporting goods suppliers were encouraged by a new national...
Chinese sporting goods suppliers were encouraged by a new national plan that aims to strongly stimulate the country's sports industry at large. The State Council was quoted as saying that it wanted to raise the value of the industry to 5 trillion yuan (€645bn-$820bn) by 2025. It would then reach about ...
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a fine...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a fine of 350,000 Australian dollars (€244,909-$306,204) against Reebok, charging the brand with false and misleading representations about the benefits of its EasyTone range of shoes. It has also ordered the brand to refund customers A$35 (€24.49-$30.64) for each pair of EasyTone ...
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Assosport is taking issue with a ban imposed by the...
Assosport is taking issue with a ban imposed by the International Ski Federation (FIS) on the use by ski professionals in its competitions of innovative products such as the airbag developed by Dainese or the ABS helmet of Briko. The reasons are apparently the fact that only the athletes sponsored ...
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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry has appointed...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry has appointed Mandy Ayres as chairperson of its Physical Activity Committee, taking the place of Lisa MacCallum. Based in London, Ayers is senior director of Access to Sport at Nike Europe. MacCallum recently stepped down as vice president of the same division. ...
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GoPro is considering legal action against a French journalist, Jean-Louis...
GoPro is considering legal action against a French journalist, Jean-Louis Moncet, who quoted the son of Michael Schumacher during a radio broadcast as saying that the head injury his father suffered in a ski accident in the Alps last December was aggravated by a GoPro action camera mounted on the ...
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Sports Direct is expected to provide more information about its...
Sports Direct is expected to provide more information about its “zero-hours contracts” after settling a legal battle with an employee, Zahera Gabriel-Abraham, who complained about sex discrimination, unfair treatment and breach of holiday rights. The British retailer said the settlement did not imply an admission of liability. However, Sports Direct ...
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The Norwegian sporting goods industry association, Sportsbransjen, is concerned about...
The Norwegian sporting goods industry association, Sportsbransjen, is concerned about a proposal by the Norwegian government in the state budget to raise the VAT limit for purchases on international websites from 200 Norwegian kroner to NOK 500 (€59-$75). Sportsbransjen and many others in the Norwegian retail community have warned repeatedly ...
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There was a 7.4 percent increase to $87.60 billion in...
There was a 7.4 percent increase to $87.60 billion in the sales of the major sporting goods retailers around the world in 2014. These figures were reported in our Global Retail Chart on page 3 of the last issue of Sporting Goods Intelligence Europe but this was not accurately reflected ...
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The French sporting goods industry federation, Fifas, and the French...
The French sporting goods industry federation, Fifas, and the French Cycling Council have appointed a new executive director, Virgile Caillet, to take the place of Catherine Trachtenberg who has held the job for 11 years. She will leave at the end of this year to ensure a smooth transition. The ...
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The European Commission has opened an investigation into the tax...
The European Commission has opened an investigation into the tax status of Amazon, whose European operations are registered in Luxembourg
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USA Swimming has suspended Michael Phelps from competitions until April...
USA Swimming has suspended Michael Phelps from competitions until April 6, 2016. The winner of 22 Olympic medals will no longer get his monthly stipend and will be banned from representing the U.S. at the FINA World Swimming Championships in August 2015. The reason for the measure is his arrest ...
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Shimano has signed an agreement with the European Cyclists' Federation...
Shimano has signed an agreement with the European Cyclists' Federation (ECF) to join the ECF Cycling Industry Club. Shimano has become the fifth company to sign up to the Club since Eurobike. The Cycling Industry Club was founded at Eurobike in 2011 to improve cycling advocacy. It now has more ...
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Investors who bought shares in GoPro after it went public...
Investors who bought shares in GoPro after it went public in June are questioning the release by J.P. Morgan of 5.82 million shares from a lock-up restriction. The shares have been gifted by the action camera maker's founders, Nicholas and Jill Woodmann, to a charitable foundation with effect from Oct. ...
