More about brands – Page 324
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The major Spanish ultratrail runner, Salvador Calvo, has agreed...
The major Spanish ultratrail runner, Salvador Calvo, has agreed to endorse the Tecnica brand for the 2013/14 season
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Mizuno has extended its six-year-old exclusive footwear sponsorship deal...
Mizuno has extended its six-year-old exclusive footwear sponsorship deal with the strong Chinese National Table Tennis Team through 2016, offering also a custom-fitting service to the leading players
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This month Polar issued a limited-edition sports watch with an...
This month Polar issued a limited-edition sports watch with an integrated GPS and various new functions to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Tour de France. Featuring a bracelet whose color is inspired by the famous yellow jersey of the race, the RC3 Tour de France provides data on speed, ...
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Abacus Sportswear, the Swedish brand of technical golf clothing, has...
Abacus Sportswear, the Swedish brand of technical golf clothing, has introduced two new unlined golf jackets made with its stretch, waterproof fabric, StretchLite. In addition to the standard tests measuring the fabric's water resistance and breathability, Abacus says it has now introduced a new measurement for “freedom of motion,” the ...
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Pentland Group and Regatta announced that they have received the...
Pentland Group and Regatta announced that they have received the 2013 Queen's Award for Enterprise in the international trade category. Pentland noted that its sales outside the U.K. rose by almost 40 percent in the three years until December 2012. In the same three years, Regatta's overseas sales went up ...
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After nearly three decades of partnership with the Norwegian Ski...
After nearly three decades of partnership with the Norwegian Ski Federation, Swix Sport has decided not to renew its sponsorship of its cross-country ski team after the next winter season. Instead, Swix has chosen to sign a new sponsorship agreement with the Norwegian Biathlon Association as the biathlon has a ...
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Oxbow is inviting consumers to discover the Waterman culture through...
Oxbow is inviting consumers to discover the Waterman culture through a contest giving them the right to follow the week-long exploits of three sponsored surfers on the Basque coast of France. The winner will take photos and videos of them, feeding contents into the social networks.
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The German Federal Ministry responsible for families, elder people, women...
The German Federal Ministry responsible for families, elder people, women and young people has granted the so-called “Logib-D” award to Uvex, the manufacturer of sports helmets and goggles. The seal of quality is given by the ministry for successful efforts to create gender equality in salaries. Uvex accepted the ministry's ...
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Nike SB is going to replace DC Shoes as the...
Nike SB is going to replace DC Shoes as the sponsor of the Street League of Skateboarding (SLS) and of the SLS World Tour for the next few years. The competition, which involves the 20 best skateboarding professionals, will be renamed SLS Nike SB World Tour. It will feature a ...
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Arena has secured the exclusive rights to outfit the German...
Arena has secured the exclusive rights to outfit the German swimming national team under the helm of the German swimming federation. The Italian company, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary, takes over in this role from the TYR brand. The new agreement was announced shortly before the national swim championships, ...
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Head has set up a partnership with a German sports...
Head has set up a partnership with a German sports injury clinic, Arcus of Pforzheim. Members of Team Head in Germany can arrange individual appointments for preventive medical checkups at the clinic and, in case of injury, they can see specialists. An annual checkup is also included in the partnership ...
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Speedo USA, now division of PVH Corp., has a new...
Speedo USA, now division of PVH Corp., has a new multi-year deal to be the exclusive swimwear licensee of Zumba Fitness. It will also launch an “Aqua Zumba by Speedo” collection in North America. The collection will include more than 20 unique pieces, from swimwear to aquatic accessories, footwear and ...
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Spalding is to be the official apparel supplier to the...
Spalding is to be the official apparel supplier to the British Basketball League (BBL) for the next five years. As from the start of the 2013-2014 season, every BBL club will play in Spalding uniforms, ending the current individual arrangements. Ticket sales across the league rose by around 20 percent ...
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After signing several football sponsorships, Warrior Sports has entered the...
After signing several football sponsorships, Warrior Sports has entered the rugby market by signing endorsement deals with four South African players from the SA Seven: Steven Hunt, Paul Delport, Stephan Dippenaar and Chris Dry
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Kelme has signed an official sponsoring contract for four years...
Kelme has signed an official sponsoring contract for four years with a Spanish club, El Pozo Murcia F.S., regarded as one of the three best futsal clubs in the country
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French people like running. According to a study by Kantar...
French people like running. According to a study by Kantar Media and Uniteam Active, conducted for a French bank, Caisse d'Epargne, around 5.9 million French people aged over 15 - 3.9 million men and 2 million women - run either regularly or occasionally. Of them, 1.5 million took part in ...
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Head Sport has granted a license for socks and underwear...
Head Sport has granted a license for socks and underwear to Dobotex, the Dutch specialty company for socks and other garments. The new partnership comes into effect from the beginning of next year and is set to cover all of Europe. Dobotex will develop a line of performance underwear and ...
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As odd as this may sound, Rip Curl has partnered...
As odd as this may sound, Rip Curl has partnered with The Woolmark Company to produce a selection of wool garments for Mick Fanning, the former Australian surfing champion. The collection includes a Woolmark-certified merino wool poncho, designed to be worn as an overgarment, providing warmth and insulation before and ...
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Rapala's new Eco Wear Reflection jacket has won a Red...
Rapala's new Eco Wear Reflection jacket has won a Red Dot design award. First introduced in the market in 2011, the Finnish fishing equipment company's Eco Wear line of wading apparel uses a highly ecological process from DuPont. The line already got the Best New Product Award in the fishing apparel category ...
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Starting next June, headgear will be banned in amateur boxing...
Starting next June, headgear will be banned in amateur boxing competitions to reduce concussions, as is already the case in professional matches. The International Boxing Association has decided on the ban following widespread publicity about head injuries in other games such as American football.
