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Footwear News reports that a Chinese manufacturer is accusing Adidas...
Footwear News reports that a Chinese manufacturer is accusing Adidas of breaching its obligations by abruptly ending their partnership. This comes after the German sports company decided to close down its apparel factory in Suzhou, which was its only factory in China, and to end contracts with five suppliers in ...
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Another 5,000 counterfeit golf products were seized in May by...
Another 5,000 counterfeit golf products were seized in May by Chinese authorities working with the U.S. Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group. The raid took place in Dongguan City, with officers entering the Oriental Golf Store and two associated warehouses to seize merchandise and assembly machinery, as well as arresting the ...
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Vaude has successfully sued Schwarz E-Commerce, the internet subsidiary of...
Vaude has successfully sued Schwarz E-Commerce, the internet subsidiary of Lidl, the German food chain, charging unfair competition. The outdoor brand complained that Schwarz E-Commerce had used a picture of Vaude's Hogan UL tent to advertise its own offer, in this case a tent that looks very similar to Vaude's, but costs ...
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With only few days to go until the start of...
With only few days to go until the start of the Olympic Games in London, Ralph Lauren confirmed that the uniforms worn by Team USA were not made in the country that they are supposed to represent, but were actually made in China. The company promised that future outfits, starting ...
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The International Olympic Committee and the International Cycling Union have...
The International Olympic Committee and the International Cycling Union have agreed to allow bicycles ridden in the Olympics to display brand logos on stems, handlebars, bar extensions and cranks, following requests by the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) on behalf of the bicycle industry. The initial agreement ...
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A class action suit has been filed with regard to...
A class action suit has been filed with regard to the proposed acquisition of Golfsmith, the specialist U.S. golf retailer, by Golf Town from Canada, alleging that the two parties agreed on an unfair price for the deal to enable Atlantic Equity Partners (AEP) to divest its stake in Golfsmith. ...
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The minimum wage has been raised by $10 to $80...
The minimum wage has been raised by $10 to $80 per month for the 650,000 workers employed in Cambodia's 700 shoe and apparel manufacturing plants. The wage negotiations were supervised by the Asian country's Ministry of Labor. In addition to the new minimum guaranteed salaries, workers will get a monthly ...
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Der Spiegel, the German news magazine, reports that the country's...
Der Spiegel, the German news magazine, reports that the country's competition authorities are investigating the distribution policies of some sports brands that try to keep retailers from selling their goods on open internet platforms such as Amazon and eBay. Confirming that it has received complaints from certain retailers, the Bundeskartellamt ...
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Bård Kristiansen will be the new chief executive for the...
Bård Kristiansen will be the new chief executive for the Norwegian sporting goods industry organization, Sportsbransjen. Kristiansen replaces Trond E. Hansen, who left the organization in the spring. He brings with him years of management experience with Adecco, as well as experience from his days as a handball champion. Kristiansen ...
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A U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of...
A U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of TaylorMade Golf in a patent infringement lawsuit stemming from 2007. Dogleg Right Partners and Dogleg Right Corporation filed the suit then involving movable weights in the heads of golf clubs. A year ago, a U.S. Magistrate judge granted TaylorMade's request ...
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Alberto Bichi, secretary general of Fesi, the European Sporting Goods...
Alberto Bichi, secretary general of Fesi, the European Sporting Goods Industry Federation, will also act as EU public affairs director of HDS, the German shoe and leathergoods industry federation, starting on July 1. Bichi will assist HDS in such areas as international trade, product safety, intellectual property rights, environmental protection ...
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After the ratification of its bilateral free trade deal with...
After the ratification of its bilateral free trade deal with South Korea, the European Union has launched negotiations for a similar agreement with Vietnam, which is a major source of sports shoes, clothing and accessories. Fesi, the European sporting goods industry federation, issued a statement welcoming the move.
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Nike was reprimanded by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the...
Nike was reprimanded by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the British advertising watchdog, for a Twitter campaign that was not clearly identified as advertising. It involved messages sent from the personal accounts of footballers Wayne Rooney from Manchester United and Jack Wilshere from Arsenal, in January. Nike said that Rooney and ...
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A lawsuit filed by a New York man against Adidas...
A lawsuit filed by a New York man against Adidas claims that the company's AdiPure barefoot shoes didn't provide the benefits that they promised, and what's worse, he was actually injured from running in them. Joseph Rocco bought the $90 shoes and says that he suffered compound fractures from running ...
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The Brazilian government has until July 4 to decide on...
The Brazilian government has until July 4 to decide on a complaint that Brazilian importers of athletic shoes and other types of footwear have been circumventing the anti-dumping duties imposed in March 2010. Many have shifted sourcing from China to Vietnam and Indonesia, but based on a preliminary investigation, it ...
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About 100 countries could lose their special access to EU...
About 100 countries could lose their special access to EU markets under a proposed change to the Generalized System of Preferences, which grants tariff breaks to the exports from certain countries. The planned reform would begin in 2014, and would eliminate countries with high or middle incomes from the GSP ...
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The Adidas Group has decided to prohibit the sale of...
The Adidas Group has decided to prohibit the sale of its products through open online platforms such as Amazon and eBay from next Jan. 1. The group says this is part of new e-commerce guidelines designed to ensure that Adidas and Reebok “will be presented in the right environment at ...
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As the kick-off of the 2012 Olympic Games in London...
As the kick-off of the 2012 Olympic Games in London approaches, Border Force officers in the U.K. have seized several thousand counterfeit products tied to the event. Fake versions of brands such as Adidas and Polo Ralph Lauren were among the haul, which included 432 Olympic-themed vests, 90 shirts, and ...
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As the Spanish sports market remains tense, retail groups representing...
As the Spanish sports market remains tense, retail groups representing about 500 stores are setting up a new national organization, the Asociación Nacional de Comercio Deportivo (Ancode), to put forward their interests and concerns. The plan, which still has to be formally implemented, was announced on the last day of ...
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A Danish high court has found Bestseller, the company behind...
A Danish high court has found Bestseller, the company behind brands like Jack & Jones and Vero Moda, guilty of designing and selling imitation shoe models from New Balance. The ruling will cost Bestseller upwards of 3 million Danish crowns (€0.4m-$0.5m) and all remaining stock of the plagiarized shoes will ...
