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    Adidas Group regains impetus

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    The Adidas Group has delivered a vigorous sales and profit increase for the first quarter, with improvements in all markets other than Russia and the golf business. The group's sales jumped by 17.3 percent to €4,083 million, which was an increase of 9 percent in constant currencies, and its underlying ...

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    New Adidas reporting reveals regional margins

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    A new reporting structure adopted by the Adidas Group delivers unprecedented details about the company's sales and profit margins by brand and by regional unit – revealing just how juicy its business is in Russia and China and the distance between the Adidas and Under Armour brands in North America ...

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    Wilson supports quarterly growth at Amer Sports

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    The year got off to a strong start for Amer Sports, which lifted its turnover by 5 percent in constant currencies for the first quarter. The rise was driven by increased apparel and footwear sales as well as winter sports equipment and sports instruments, while restructuring measures in ball sports ...

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    Adidas stores to phase out plastic bags

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    The Adidas Group has inked a partnership with Parley for the Oceans, an initiative that is meant to preserve oceans through education and research as well as direct actions against plastic pollution in the oceans.It should lead to the creation of materials made out of ocean plastic waste, to be ...

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    While selling Rockport, the Adidas Group is said to be...

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    While selling Rockport, the Adidas Group is said to be investing in Bucketfeet, a new and innovative American brand of canvas sneakers along with Gordon Segal, founder of Crate & Barrell, and others. Adidas, which is apparently making the investment through a fund called Hydra Ventures, declined to comment on ...

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    The Adidas Group confirms reports that Tina Rolén, brand director...

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    The Adidas Group confirms reports that Tina Rolén, brand director at Adidas Nordic, is leaving the company. She joined Adidas in 2005 and has been in her latest job since 2012. Rolén was distinguished by Sportfack as Businesswoman of the Year in 2014 and she is the highest-ranking woman in the ...

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    Columbia Sportswear is launching its Performance Fishing Gear range in...

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear is launching its Performance Fishing Gear range in Germany through Fisherman's Partner, which has 45 stores around the country as well as an online store. The American outdoor group's brand of fishing products is sold exclusively through this retailer's franchises in Germany. Fisherman's Partner has about 60 stores ...

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    Adidas has teamed up with Spotify to create the first...

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has teamed up with Spotify to create the first running app that matches a runner's speed. The new Adidas Go uses the smartphone's accelerometer to monitor the user's stride and then automatically plays tracks with matching beats per minute from Spotify's music library. The app also allows runners to ...

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    Puma has signed a two-year global licensing deal with Sesame...

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Puma has signed a two-year global licensing deal with Sesame Workshop, formerly known as the Children's Television Workshop, an American non-profit educational organization behind the production of several educational children's programs, including its best-known Sesame Street. Under the terms of the agreement, Puma will launch co-branded apparel, footwear and accessories ...

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    Head is the latest supplier of tennis gear to offer...

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Head is the latest supplier of tennis gear to offer racquets that are compatible with Sony's Smart Tennis Sensor, in the Graphene XT Speed and Graphene XT Instinct ranges. To be attached to the butt-end of the racquet, the sensor allows players to garner stats on their own game, to ...

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    The Adizero 99g was launched by Adidas last month as...

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    The Adizero 99g was launched by Adidas last month as the world's lightest football boot. The retail launch consisted of just 299 pairs of men's shoes in size 9, as part of the Limited Collection series of super-small drops. With about half the weight of standard football cleats and less ...

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    Compex has won the European Consumers Award 2015 for Fit...

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Compex has won the European Consumers Award 2015 for Fit 5.0 electric muscle stimulator. Released by the Swiss company last November, it is the first wireless fitness device of the kind that uses a unique “muscle intelligence” technology to adapt to each muscle. It is easy to carry around.

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    Messe Friedrichshafen is inviting any manufacturers, designers, developers, importers, sales...

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Messe Friedrichshafen is inviting any manufacturers, designers, developers, importers, sales organizations or dealers to submit their new products for the 10th OutDoor Industry Award before June 16. Anyone can take part, regardless of whether they will exhibit at the OutDoor trade show running from July 15 to 18. The awards ...

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    After one and a half years of research conducted together...

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    After one and a half years of research conducted together with Lenovo, the Chinese-owned computer company, and another Chinese partner, Vibram has presented the prototype of a smart sneaker whose sole integrates a device that can interact with the user's smartphone via Bluetooth. LED screens on the upper can display ...

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    The North Face and Inov-8 have both won Red Dot...

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    The North Face and Inov-8 have both won Red Dot design awards this year. The judging panel, which comprised 38 design professionals, selected Inov-8's Terraclaw 220 shoe and the Fuse Brigandine 3L jacket by TNF.

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    Magnum, the work shoe brand of Hi-Tec Sports, has announced...

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Magnum, the work shoe brand of Hi-Tec Sports, has announced a three-year contract with the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, the armed police force in charge of protecting civil nuclear sites and materials in Great Britain

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    JRC Reflex has developed its retroreflective trimmings for application to...

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    JRC Reflex has developed its retroreflective trimmings for application to the leather uppers of shoes

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    BNS Bergal, Nico & Solitaire has signed a global license...

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    BNS Bergal, Nico & Solitaire has signed a global license for shoe care products with Adidas, involving dedicated packaging of the products

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    Outlast Universe, a blend of climate-regulating Outlast viscose fibers and...

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Outlast Universe, a blend of climate-regulating Outlast viscose fibers and down, has won one of the ten Top Innovation Awards presented by the FabricLink Network in California

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    Adidas' partnership with Bayern Munich FC, which was due to...

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Adidas' partnership with Bayern Munich FC, which was due to expire in 2020, has already been extended for another ten years until 2030. The Wall Street Journal estimates that the deal with the new German Bundesliga winners is worth about €900 million, which reportedly compares with €25 million per season ...