News Briefs – Page 123
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News briefsEuropean Games admit pádel
Pádel is angling for a spot on the list of Olympic sports, which now includes skateboarding, trampoline and even breaking (break dancing). The president of the International Padel Federation (FIP), Luigi Carraro, seems to have taken the sport a step closer to this goal. Back in July 2019, he appealed ...
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News briefsGo Sport with new managing director
About two weeks before the Grenoble Commercial Court was expected to rule on the possible insolvency of Go Sport, based in Sassenage in the French Isère department, its parent company Hermione, People & Brands (HPB) announced that Patrick Puy was appointed as its new general manager, effective Jan. 4. The ...
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News briefsDC Shoes co-founder and pro driver Ken Block dies in snowmobile accident
Ken Block, the co-founder of DC Shoes, died in a snowmobile accident in Utah. He was 55 years old.
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News briefsPremier Padel aiming high for 2024
Having just wrapped up its first season, with final matches in Milan, Premier Padel is looking to become pádel’s top tournament by 2024. Organized by the International Padel Federation (FIP), supported by the Professional Padel Association (PPA) and underwritten by Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), the tournament is hoping to establish ...
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News briefsPeloton extends cooperation with Amazon to Germany
Peloton Interactive announced on Dec. 29 that select Peloton products are now available on the German Amazon store. The company had already announced the expansion of its deal with Amazon to Germany in November. Peloton products are also available in Amazon stores in the U.S. and U.K. As part of ...
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News briefsErgatta begins expansion into the German-speaking market
Ergatta, a U.S.-based gaming-based home fitness brand, announced that it began selling its networked rowing machine in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Sales are live now, and orders will ship within 1-2 weeks of purchase. This announcement follows Ergatta’s recent expansion into the U.K., announced in October. Ergatta has an exclusive ...
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News briefsNew co-owners for long-standing Austrian retailer Strolz
Austrian newspaper Kleine Zeitung reported that well-known sports and fashion retailer Strolz of Lech – founded in 1921 and best known for its handmade, personally customized ski boots – has gained new shareholders: Hugo Boss CEO Daniel Grieder, manager Siegfried Wolf and local real estate project manager Reinhard Wolf are ...
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News briefsIndia-Australia trade agreement comes as a relief to Indian textile exporters
The India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement, which came into force this week, is expected to be a “big relief” for Indian textile exporters, according to the Confederation of Indian Textiles Industry. Under the agreement, Australia will offer India duty-free access for about 96.4 percent of its exports (by value) ...
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News briefsPeloton offers refurbished bikes in North America
As of Dec. 26, Peloton Interactive began offering refurbished bicycles in the U.S. and Canada at a discount of up to $500 over new bicycles. The program, called Peloton Certified Refurbished, offers models priced from $1,145 (refurbished Peloton Bike) and $1,995 (refurbished Peloton Bike+). According to the company, each refurbished ...
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News briefsAFYDAD partners with Fitur to present the Fitur Sports Tourism Summit
The AFYDAD Spanish Sport Association has partnered with the international tourist trade fair for inbound and outbound markets in Latin America, Fitur, to organize a new section for the 2023 event, Fitur Sports. As part of the trade show running from Jan. 18-22 at IFEMA Madrid, the Fitur Sports monographic ...
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News briefsAustrian Sport 2000 retailer joins Running Experts Europe
The Viennese running specialist WEMOVE, a long-time Sport 2000 dealer, has joined Running Experts Europe as the network’s first Austrian partner. The two WEMOVE running stores in downtown Vienna and in the Westfield Donau Zentrum shopping mall offer amateur and professional runners the most comprehensive range of premium running products ...
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News briefsNike launches training club workouts on Netflix
Streaming from Dec. 30, 2022, Nike is to offer Nike Training Club (NTC) content for Netflix members. Users will have access to more than 90 NTC workouts from a dozen Nike trainers, catering to all fitness levels. An estimated 223 million Netflix members worldwide will have access to NTC programs ...
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News briefsMoncler launches evolved Grenoble collection
Moncler has launched an evolved Grenoble collection focused on dynamic, technical skiwear. The collection, named after the city where the 1968 Olympics were held and where the brand was the official supplier of the French national ski team, looks back on 70 years of brand history. Its launch is accompanied ...
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News briefsInditex signs three-year commitment with WWF for biodiversity projects
Spanish fast fashion group Inditex, owner of Zara, Bershka and Pull&Bear, among other retail brands, has entered a partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) to support several of the conservation association’s projects. The collaboration will start with nine initiatives across four regions focused on forest conservation, water ...
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News briefsSport Conrad's second-hand pilot project was successful
Source: Sport Conrad Sport Conrad NOMOI second hand products German retailer Sport Conrad has now sold the 160 used garments from brands Patagonia, Ortovox, Maloja and Norrøna that were collected from mid-November 2022 as part of a pilot project integrated into the retailer’s sustainability initiatives. According to ...
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News briefsPentland appoints new president for the Americas
Pentland Brands Limited has announced that Matt Rock has assumed the role of president - Americas, Pentland Brands. In this role, he is responsible for Speedo as well as Pentland’s entire portfolio, including Endura and Mitre, in the Americas region. Rock, who was previously president for Asia Pacific, began his ...
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News briefsGo Sport: Court decision postponed until January 16
The Grenoble Commercial Court, which was to decide the fate of Go Sport (as reported by SGI Europe earlier), appointed an investigating judge and postponed the inspection of files until Jan. 16, 2023. The decision of the commercial court of Grenoble to put the verdict on hold is “a message ...
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News briefsInvestors file a shareholder resolution pressing Amazon for more information on its climate footprint
U.S. environmentally and socially responsible investor Green Century Funds together with Amalgamated Bank led the filing of a shareholder proposal on Dec. 15, 2022, pressing Amazon to fully quantify and disclose its scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions. This was followed up by the filing of a shareholder resolution with Amazon ...
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News briefsIntersport Germany strengthens digitalization strategy at management level
Source: Intersport Katja Burkert Katja Burkert, head of the IT department at Intersport Deutschland eG, will be appointed to the management board of Intersport Digital GmbH, the buying’s digital unit that develops and successfully implements the digital and data-driven business models as part of the omnichannel strategy, ...
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News briefsEagle Football acquires Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais
Eagle Football Holdings Bidco Limited, a London-based group founded by digital entrepreneur and soccer enthusiast John Textor with stakes in English Premier League club Crystal Palace, Brazilian Serie A club Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas and Belgian First Division B club RWD Molenbeek, announced today that it has acquired a ...
