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    Keller Sports launched a new online shop, called Keller X,...

    2018-07-25T00:00:00Z

    Keller Sports launched a new online shop, called Keller X, earlier this month. The German high-end online retailer aims to sell selected lifestyle products and accessories by brands like Nike, Adidas, Puma, New Balance and Asics on its new web store. The number of brands will be expanded in the ...

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    Adidas challenges Rockport’s sale

    2018-07-25T00:00:00Z

    A U.S. equity fund, Charlesbank Capital Partners, has emerged as the only bidder for most of the assets of the bankrupt Rockport Group, including its intellectual property rights for the Rockport, Aravon and Dunham brands, its sales operations in Europe and Asia and its other global wholesale and e-commerce businesses. ...

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    Adidas will be the official supplier of athletic footwear, apparel...

    2018-07-25T00:00:00Z

    Adidas will be the official supplier of athletic footwear, apparel and accessories for the Jaguars, the collegiate teams of Purdue University in Indianapolis (IUPUI)

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    Adidas has signed up two NBA draft prospects, Trae Young...

    2018-07-25T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has signed up two NBA draft prospects, Trae Young in Oklahoma and Lonnie Walker in Miami, as well as a 21-year-old NHL star, Mathew Barzal, who plays as the center for the New York Islanders team

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    Adidas has pledged to use only recycled plastic by 2024....

    2018-07-25T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has pledged to use only recycled plastic by 2024. The announcement was first reported by the Financial Times. The company uses virgin plastic for a number of its products, including T-shirts, sports bras and many others, as this material is lightweight and dries quickly. Meanwhile, the sporting goods giant ...

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    Kasper Rorsted, the Adidas Group's chief executive, has expressed concerns...

    2018-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Kasper Rorsted, the Adidas Group's chief executive, has expressed concerns about potential over-commercialization of football and dilution of the game's quality, due to an increasing number of competitions and participants. In an interview with Kicker, a German football magazine, he said that Fifa's decision to increase the number of teams ...

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    Adidas said it was made aware on June 26 that...

    2018-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Adidas said it was made aware on June 26 that an unauthorized party had gained access to customer information from its e-commerce platform in the U.S. A preliminary investigation indicates that a few million records were stolen including contact information, user names and encrypted passwords, but there was no evidence ...

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    Zalando plans to expand into Ireland and the Czech Republic,...

    2018-06-07T00:00:00Z

    Zalando plans to expand into Ireland and the Czech Republic, which may be followed by websites in Portugal and other European countries

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    Adidas has announced the extension of its partnership with Uefa...

    2018-06-07T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has announced the extension of its partnership with Uefa through 2021, including its Champions League, its Super Cup, its Youth League and its Futsal Champions League. The Three Stripes has supplied the match ball for Uefa's tournaments since 2001.

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    Adidas will replace Nike as the sponsor of the Nevada...

    2018-06-07T00:00:00Z

    Adidas will replace Nike as the sponsor of the Nevada Wolf Pack athletic teams at the University of Nevada in Reno

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    Adidas and Parley for the Oceans have announced the return...

    2018-06-07T00:00:00Z

    Adidas and Parley for the Oceans have announced the return for the second consecutive year of Run for the Oceans, a running initiative to raise awareness of the threat of marine plastic pollution, from June 8 to July 8. Adidas and Parley will be hosting a series of runs in ...

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    Adidas has launched the AM4LA shoe, the latest release from...

    2018-06-07T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has launched the AM4LA shoe, the latest release from its AM4 (Adidas Made For) series. The shoe, which is made at Adidas' Speedfactory facility in Atlanta, this time utilizes yarns derived from marine plastic recovered from coastal areas. The AM4LA, tailored to the streets of Los Angeles, follows the ...

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    Fanatics has opened a German office in Hamburg. It is...

    2018-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Fanatics has opened a German office in Hamburg. It is headed up by Joachim Hilke, former general manager of HSV and Sportfive.

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    Joining the newest flagship stores of Adidas, Nike and Asics...

    2018-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Joining the newest flagship stores of Adidas, Nike and Asics in the same area of New York City, Puma will be opening a 24,000-square-foot flagship store in Manhattan toward the middle of next year. Spanning over three levels, it will be located on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 49th ...

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    Adidas is the brand that is pictured most on Twitter...

    2018-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Adidas is the brand that is pictured most on Twitter and Instagram, according to an analysibs by Brandwatch. In April, Adidas' logo appeared in 6,664,170 unique images, which means in 154 new images every minute, or three new images every second, Brandwatch explains. Adidas is followed by Nike, whose logo ...

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    Starting next month, Adidas will replace Puma after five years...

    2018-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Starting next month, Adidas will replace Puma after five years as sponsor of the Leicester City football club, which plays in England's Premier League. The duration of the new contract has not been specified. This comes after Leicester City finished ninth in the Premier League, ending the season with a ...

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    Zalando adds a line of beauty products

    2018-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Zalando added a line of beauty products from 130 cosmetic and skin care brands to its offer toward the end of the first quarter of this year, accompanied by online tutorials and plans for the establishment of a Beauty Concept Store in Berlin next month. More than 70 percent of ...

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    Adidas and Skechers face a trial on June 4 in...

    2018-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Adidas and Skechers face a trial on June 4 in the U.S. District Court in Portland over the alleged copying of the German brand's iconic Stan Smith shoe. A few days ago, a U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a preliminary injunction barring Skechers from selling its Onix shoe, but it ...

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    Adidas’ growth slows down in Europe

    2018-05-04T00:00:00Z

    The Adidas Group has seen a slowdown in its sales growth in Europe and in Originals in the first quarter of this year, but the company held on to its guidance due to robust expansion in North America and China as well as further margin improvements.The group's sales were up ...

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    Zion Armstrong takes the lead at Adidas North America

    2018-05-04T00:00:00Z

    Zion Armstrong, who has played a pivotal part in the Adidas brand's expansion in North America in the last three years, is to take over as president of Adidas North America at the start of July, after the retirement of Mark King.The Adidas Group said that King decided to step ...