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Sequential Brands has appointed Karen Murray as its new chief...
Sequential Brands has appointed Karen Murray as its new chief executive officer. Most recently, Murray served as president of VF Sportswear, a wholly-owned subsidiary of VF Corp. She replaces Yehuda Shmidman, who is stepping down from his position and as a member of the board of directors. Murray joined VF ...
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Adidas has launched a counterfeiting suit against Asics America, charging...
Adidas has launched a counterfeiting suit against Asics America, charging that the Japanese brand copied some elements of its fitness app. Filed in a Delaware court, the suit charges that Asics' Fitnesskeeper and Runkeeper apps, which it bought last year, breache ten patents registered by Adidas. Three years ago, Adidas ...
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Adidas has launched its first branded fitness app. All Day,...
Adidas has launched its first branded fitness app. All Day, available for iOS and Android, is meant to help users stay fit and healthy through tutorials covering a wide range of contents, from yoga moves to healthy recipes. The app also allows to track health-related aspects such as movement, nutrition ...
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On the occasion of Nike's Air Max Day campaign, the...
On the occasion of Nike's Air Max Day campaign, the brand has brought in a series of artists asking them to reinterpret the shoe. The “Vision-Airs” collection has brought in Riccardo Tisci, Marc Newson, and Arthur Huang to re-design the sneaker. Tisci designed a synthetic leather and suede black shoe ...
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Hurley, a brand of Nike, has launched its first line...
Hurley, a brand of Nike, has launched its first line of technical swimwear for women. To mark the occasion, the surf apparel and accessories brand has collaborated with Carissa Moore, the triple world champion surfer, on the design of the new high-performance pieces. The swimwear is made in quick-dry fabric. ...
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Rossignol is teaming up with Tommy Hilfiger on a ski...
Rossignol is teaming up with Tommy Hilfiger on a ski collection for the upcoming winter season. The skis, helmet and other items in the collection feature the historic colors of the American label – blue, white and red. The sale prices will range between €499 and €699. The collection will ...
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Confirming earlier reports, Nike has become the new sponsor of...
Confirming earlier reports, Nike has become the new sponsor of the Tottenham Hotspur, a major football club in England's Premier League, taking the place of Under Armour after the end of the current playing season. The duration of the new contract has not been given. Reportedly, it calls for annual ...
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Joma has become the new supplier of jerseys for the...
Joma has become the new supplier of jerseys for the Ukrainian national football team, joining the national teams of Bulgaria and Romania. The contract started only a few days ago and will run through the European Football Cup in 2020. The Ukrainian deal was previously in the hands of Adidas.
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Reebok has announced that Wang Deshun, known as “China's Hottest...
Reebok has announced that Wang Deshun, known as “China's Hottest Grandpa,” is the latest face of its Be More Human campaign. Deshun, who is 81 years old, got his nickname after he walked shirtless on the runway at Beijing Fashion Week in 2015, showing off his chiseled body despite his ...
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Babolat and the French Tennis Federation (FFT) have announced a...
Babolat and the French Tennis Federation (FFT) have announced a partnership contract that makes the sports brand an official partner of FFT for padel, the racquet sport known in the U.S. and Canada as paddle. The four-year contract covers the period from 2017 to 2020.
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Craft Sportswear has agreed through its Dutch distributor a partnership...
Craft Sportswear has agreed through its Dutch distributor a partnership to outfit the football players of PEC Zwolle, a team in the top Dutch football league, for three seasons starting from the next season
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Andrew Neethling is a new mountain bike ambassador for Scott...
Andrew Neethling is a new mountain bike ambassador for Scott Sports
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Speedo has signed up two British swimming champions, Duncan Scott...
Speedo has signed up two British swimming champions, Duncan Scott and Chloe Tutton
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Amer Sports claims it has reduced the carbon footprint of...
Amer Sports claims it has reduced the carbon footprint of its ski factory in Altenmarkt, in the Austrian state of Salzburg. The facility produces around 400,000 pairs of skis per year for Salomon and Atomic, and employs more than 750 people. According to the company, the factory has reduced its ...
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Bullish new CEO upgrades Adidas targets
About two years after the launch of Creating the New, the Adidas Group has raised targets for its five-year expansion plan, to reach sales of between €25 billion and €27 billion by 2020, with an operating margin of 11 percent for the Adidas and Reebok brands.The upgraded targets were outlined ...
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Adidas gathers growing sales and profit
Ending the year with another buoyant quarter, the Adidas Group has continued its growth spurt with a sales rise of 14.0 percent to €19,291 billion, up by 18 percent in constant currencies, and with improved profit margins.Kasper Rorsted, the group's new chief executive, attributed much of the performance to Creating ...
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Anta reinforces its sales and multi-brand strategy
Anta Sports Products reinforced its status as the leading Chinese sports company last year, with a sales increase of 20.0 percent to 13,345.8 million yuan renminbi (€1,806.4m-$1,932.2m). The Anta brand's positioning as an affordable and increasingly functional Chinese brand has enabled it to more than quadruple in size in the ...
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Selected employees of Amer Sports at all levels received on...
Selected employees of Amer Sports at all levels received on March 10 a total of 175,230 shares in the group under three distinct stock incentive plans announced in 2013 and 2016. They were nominated based on performance, talent and future potential.
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Bruno Sälzer has been elected chairman of the Amer Sports...
Bruno Sälzer has been elected chairman of the Amer Sports group's board of directors, as part of a new board of seven. Sälzer previously worked as chief executive for many years at Hugo Boss and Escada, and currently at Bench. He is also a supervisory board member at Lacoste Holding ...
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Under Armour is launching its brand in India via Amazon's...
Under Armour is launching its brand in India via Amazon's brand store
