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Asics has extended its sponsorship contracts with Rugby Australia through...
Asics has extended its sponsorship contracts with Rugby Australia through 2025 and with the South African Rugby Union through 2024
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Vibram is entering the Freeride World Tour by sponsoring Markus...
Vibram is entering the Freeride World Tour by sponsoring Markus Eder
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Remo Ruffini, the major shareholder and CEO of Moncler, has...
Remo Ruffini, the major shareholder and CEO of Moncler, has been enthroned as “Cavaliere del Lavoro,” the highest award given to entrepreneurs by the president of Italy, Sergio Mattarella
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Columbia Sportswear announced a donation of $20,00O to the Wildfire...
Columbia Sportswear announced a donation of $20,00O to the Wildfire Relief Fund of the California Community Foundation to aid in the relief efforts being conducted in relation to the recent wildfires in the state. The group has also exhorted its employees to make donations to other organizations involved in the ...
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CORRECTION: According to SportsPro, Nike has hired Jian Zihao, expert...
CORRECTION: According to SportsPro, Nike has hired Jian Zihao, expert player of the videogame League of Legends, as an “influencer” to promote LeBron James's “Shut Up and Dribble” ad campaign. It has not signed him to an athletic endorsement deal.
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Under Armour’s transformation plan starts bearing fruit
Under Armour's restructuring measures have helped the group post better results for the third quarter, including a slightly higher gross margin and a significant sales rise in markets outside the U.S.The company has identified further cutbacks and investments, which should raise restructuring and related charges to between $200 million and ...
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Winter starts off favorably for Amer Sports
The acquisition of Peak Performance and robust sales of winter sports equipment have driven another sales rise for the Amer Sports group in the third quarter, but the Finnish company has set in motion the sale of its cycling business and declined last week to provide any updates on a ...
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Robust quarter for Columbia
Columbia Sportswear has upgraded its guidance for the full year, after broad-based increases in sales and profits for the third quarter.The group's turnover moved up by 6 percent to $795.8 million for the three months, up by 7 percent in constant currencies, with equivalent increases for the apparel and footwear ...
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VF Corp. has completed the sale of Reef to the...
VF Corp. has completed the sale of Reef to the Rockport Group, which was recently taken over by Charlesbank Capital Partners. The disposal of the action sports brand will reduce VF's annual revenues by about $150 million. According to ShopEatSurf, Roger Spatz will stop running Reef after a short transition, ...
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VF Corp. denies speculation that tax reasons may have led...
VF Corp. denies speculation that tax reasons may have led it to relocate some customer service functions from Stabio in Switzerland to Nottingham in the U.K. last year. Citing business optimization reasons, VF points out that it also decided last year to move Timberland's apparel design center from London to ...
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Adidas has opened a new event center and staff restaurant...
Adidas has opened a new event center and staff restaurant at its headquarters in Herzogenaurach. The new building, encompassing 14,000 square meters, is called Halftime. By April 2019, Adidas will also open a new building with workplaces for 2,000 employees, a new car park, meeting spaces and areas for sports ...
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Adidas has appointed a new general counsel, Jan Heinemann, who...
Adidas has appointed a new general counsel, Jan Heinemann, who will report to Kasper Rorsted, the company's chief executive. The previous general counsel, Frank Dassler, left the company earlier this year, and Paul Ehrlich had stepped in on an interim basis. Ehrlich will resume his post as general counsel for ...
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The board of directors of Columbia Sportswear has elected Sabrina...
The board of directors of Columbia Sportswear has elected Sabrina Simmons to direct its Nominating and Corporate Governance and Compensation Committees. Simmons will also be a candidate for full-term board membership at the company's 2019 annual shareholders meeting. Currently, Simmons sits on the boards of Williams-Sonoma and ELF Cosmetics, chairing ...
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Vans has achieved nearly half the “mindshare” value of Nike...
Vans has achieved nearly half the “mindshare” value of Nike in the U.S. for the current season, according to Piper Jaffray's latest Taking Stock With Teens survey. Besides Vans, Adidas, Lululemon and Crocs showed progress. Surprisingly, Crocs tripled its mindshare as compared to the spring of 2017, reaching the 12th ...
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Billabong has announced a new collaborative collection with Elle Ferguson....
Billabong has announced a new collaborative collection with Elle Ferguson. The first collaboration between the brand and the Australian influencer and entrepreneur began six months ago. The most recent collection, which comprises around 20 pieces, will debut at the end of October exclusively on the Billabong e-store. Elle Ferguson boasts ...
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Burton and Carhartt Work in Progress are teaming up on...
Burton and Carhartt Work in Progress are teaming up on a line of products geared for mountain-driven functionality, combining classic Carhartt WIP designs with Burton's technical performance fabrics. The latest Burton x Carhartt WIP collection marks the third collaboration between the two brands, following previous collaborations in 2008 and 2011. ...
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Tyr Sport has unveiled the Venzo, its new technical swimsuit....
Tyr Sport has unveiled the Venzo, its new technical swimsuit. The product was presented at an event in Laguna Beach in early October, in the presence of swimming stars such as Katie Ledecky, five-time Olympic champion, and Ryan Lochte, 12-time Olympic medalist. According to the California-based swim and triathlon apparel ...
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Puma and Karl Lagerfeld have teamed up for a capsule...
Puma and Karl Lagerfeld have teamed up for a capsule collection of ready-to-wear that combines sports style with high fashion. The 13-piece collection, which is launching on Oct. 19 worldwide, includes unisex suede sneakers, hoodie, T7 track jacket and pants, jumpsuit, sweat pants and logo tee, plus accessories such as ...
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Colmar has worked together with Van Orton Design for the...
Colmar has worked together with Van Orton Design for the development of a limited edition of original ski suits, inspired by the strong colors of the ‘eighties, that are being worn during the current season by the alpine ski and cross-country ski athletes of the French ski team. They made ...
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Adidas has announced a voluntary recall of kids' swimwear products...
Adidas has announced a voluntary recall of kids' swimwear products of the Infinitex 3-Stripe range. The recalled swimwear products were sold as part of the 2017 and 2018 collections in both youth and adult sizes through adidas.com, Adidas retail stores and at authorized Adidas dealers globally. The Adidas 3-stripes trademark ...
