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Spanish sales agency helps Under Armour
Amazing Solutions, a sales agency in Barcelona, has agreed to support Under Armour in its relations with the numerous Spanish buying groups, starting with the autumn/winter 2021/22 season. Correcting a local press report, Under Armour says it still has a small office in Spain, employing Marc Colomer as sales manager ...
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A new book describes Nike’s design ethos
Nike has announced the release of a book that offers a behind-the-scenes insight into the company’s design philosophy. The 320-page book, described by the brand as a “first-of-its-kind publication,” is entitled Nike: Better is Temporary and is published by Phaidon. The book’s title is drawn from a conversation between the ...
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European sponsors bank on post-Covid recovery, but see a need for innovation
A survey conducted by the European Sponsorship Association (ESA) has shown that executives from across the European sponsorship industry are increasingly confident in the sector’s recovery from the Covid-19 crisis. The brands are most positive about the future. Rights holders and agencies, which have felt the most immediate impact from ...
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Nike partners with iCoachKids
Nike has announced a new partnership with iCoachKids to support youth coaches. iCoachKids is a global not-for-profit coaching movement that was initiated in 2016. The movement is led by the Leeds Beckett University, the public university in Leeds formerly known as Leeds Metropolitan University, and the International Council for Coaching ...
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Adidas and Vice Golf partner on a shoe project
Adidas and Vice Golf, a German brand of golf balls, have joined forces on a limited-edition golf shoe that incorporates the Adidas Boost foam-cushioning technology. The shoe is mostly white, with lime-green accents and a camouflage pattern in gray and white on the top. Vice’s logo is visible underneath the ...
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One of Zalando’s three CEOs to step down
Rubin Ritter plans to step down as Zalando’s joint chief executive, responsible for strategy and communication. He and the company’s supervisory board will be negotiating to dissolve his contract, which was to run until November 2023. Ritter says that he will be spending more time with his expanding family and ...
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Stone Island merges into Moncler
Moncler says it is going “beyond fashion” and “beyond luxury” through an agreement in principle to merge with Stone Island, an Italian brand of casual sportswear. It is also going beyond its roots in sports. As Moncler puts it, the two brands want to strengthen their ability to interpret the ...
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Titleist announces licensing deal with the Lions
Titleist has announced a new licensing partnership with the British & Irish Lions, the touring team of rugby players selected among the best players from the national teams of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. The deal has been secured by The Point.1888, a U.K.-based brand licensing company. Titleist will offer ...
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Many seek to ‘Make Amazon Pay’
Some 401 parliamentarians and public officials – among them Jeremy Corbyn, former leader of the U.K.’s Labour Party; Yanis Varoufakis, Greece’s former minister of finance; and Ilhan Omar and Rachida Tlaib, two members of the so-called “Squad” in the U.S. House of Representatives – have signed an open letter to ...
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Rip Curl extends sponsorship of Gabriel Medina
Rip Curl has extended by another five years its sponsorship of Gabriel Medina, the two-time surfing world champion. Their arrangement has lasted 12 years so far. This year’s World Surfing Tour has been cancelled over Covid-19, but the Billabong Pipe Masters competition remains scheduled for Dec. 8. Medina will also ...
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Infographics & DataThe German Sports Retail Market
This interactive chart shows the largest german sports retailers by revenue, total market size 2019, market shares and revenue development vs the previous year. This chart can be downloaded as JPG, PNG or PDF.
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Adidas grants a Corona bonus to all employees
Adidas has announced that it will give a Corona thank you bonus to all the members of its staff of about 60,000 employees around the world for Christmas. Regulations introduced by the German government will make the bonus free of taxes and social charges. The bonus will amount to up ...
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Nike and others lobby against Xinjiang labor bill in U.S.
According to the New York Times, Nike – along with Apple, Coca-Cola and other large companies – has been lobbying the U.S. Congress to soften some of the provisions of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which is not yet the law of the land but has been passed in ...
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Foot Locker’s CFO is due to retire in April
Foot Locker expects Lauren B. Peters to step down as executive vice president and chief financial officer and retire in April 2021. The sports retailer has engaged the headhunting firm Crist | Kolder to find a successor from in- or outside its ranks. Peters has been with Foot Locker for ...
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Sergio Ramos leaves Nike, probably for Adidas
The captain of the Real Madrid football club and the Spanish national football team, Sergio Ramos, has decided not to extend his 10-year deal with Nike. He has now posted a photo on Instagram of him wearing Adidas boots, leading to press speculations that he has signed up with the ...
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Two Italian teams wear special jerseys to honor Maradona
SSC Napoli honored the late Diego Armando Maradona by wearing a special fourth kit during the Serie A match between Naples’ football team and AS Roma on Nov. 29. The Kombat kit was designed with Kappa last year, and was indeed expected to be unveiled during the match against Roma, ...
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News briefsVF opens its first multi-brand store
VF Corporation has opened its first multi-brand store on a surface of 2,000 square meters on three levels in a landmark building near Milan’s cathedral. Named after its address, Orefici11 carries three brands – Timberland, The North Face and Napapijri – with dedicated show windows for each brand and dedicated ...
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News briefsUnder Armour launches the Curry brand
Imitating what Nike has done so successfully with Michael Jordan and the Jordan brand, Under Armour has launched the Curry sub-brand and logo in a new line of apparel and footwear products for a variety of sports. It is named after Stephen Curry, the 31-year-old NBA star whom it has ...
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News briefsSuperfeet introduces custom-insole system to Europe
The insole and footwear manufacturer Superfeet brought its Fitstation – which it describes as a “personaliszd” insole- and footwear-fitting system – to Europe in November. Already rolled out in the U.S., the system pairs elements from both the Swedish footwear-tech company Volumental and the American computer company HP. Volumental’s Engage ...
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Adidas is a new founding partner of the Global Sports Week
Adidas has been announced as a new founding partner of the Global Sports Week (GSW) in Paris. The German sportswear giant joins the other founding partners of the event, which are the French Ministry of Sport, the French banking group BPCE, and EGG Events. The first edition of GSW Paris ...
