News Briefs – Page 148
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News briefsDecathlon Germany bundles stores in Karlsruhe
Decathlon is represented in Germany with more than 80 stores and continues to adapt its store network to customer needs and local conditions. The Decathlon store in the Postgalerie in Karlsruhe will therefore move with its 45 employees on Oct. 1 to the Decathlon store in Karlsruhe-Durlach, which is currently ...
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Geopolitical challenges affecting preparations for 2024 Paris Games
Tony Estanguet, president of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee, called for additional sponsors to keep the momentum going. Speaking at a plenary session of the coordinating commission, also attended by the IOC, Estanguet pointed out that the current global geopolitical and economic problems are impacting preparations ...
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News briefsBiodegradable Golf Balls for a more environmentally friendly golf sport
Source: Biodegradable Golf Balls Biodegradable golf balls, 24 pack Every year, several hundred thousand golf balls disappear from golf courses around the world. In most cases, they find their way into our oceans, lakes and waterways. This is a bigger problem than the public realizes, as these ...
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Amazon launches new seller service to solve supply chain challenges
As part of Amazon’s investment in its warehousing and distribution network to support sellers and improve customer service, the online marketplace has introduced a new solution that allows sellers to use new, purpose-built facilities for bulk inventory storage and automated distribution called Amazon Warehousing & Distribution (AWD). Amazon says AWD ...
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News briefsClimate-neutral media production for German Bundesliga matches
The German Football League (DFL) is now implementing climate-neutral media production for all 612 Bundesliga and scond league matches, as well as the Relegation and Super Cup, with the support of ClimatePartner. As announced at the end of July, DFL, in close cooperation with media partner Sky, will initially offset ...
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News briefsCompostable yoga wear from Wellicious
As reported by 1st Blue, German yoga wear brand Wellicious has launched its first “Cradle-to-Cradle Certified Yoga Collection” – compostable yoga wear – after six years of research into sustainable materials. The elasticity of the Wellicious fabrics, which is necessary for yoga, comes from a new type of biodegradable elastane, ...
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News briefsDecathlon Italy moves Olmi store to Treviso Canova
Opened in 2005, the Decathlon Olmi store will move to Treviso Canova on Oct. 8, 2022, to expand its offerings. A larger sales area and a team of 60 employees will allow the retailer to offer more services, including the rental of bikes and e-bikes, skis, snowboards, canoes and kayaks, ...
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News briefsAdidas unveils federation kits for World Cup in Qatar
Adidas has revealed the home and away federation kits created for the national teams of Argentina, Germany, Japan, Mexico and Spain that will be worn at the FIFA World Cup 2022 later this year. Each kit was designed “as a canvas for creativity, and an opportunity to capture and express ...
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News briefsSports Direct’s owner wants to buy MySale
Frasers Group, the owner of Sports Direct, has made a cash offer for Australian off-price marketplace MySale, in which Frasers Group is already the largest shareholder. Frasers acquired a 28.7 percent stake in MySale earlier this summer, as reported by SGI Europe at the time. The retail group has now ...
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News briefsNike drapes Williams in diamond-studded outfit at US Open
Source: Nike PE NikeCourt Flare 2 for Serena Williams’ US Open participation Serena Williams is wearing a special outfit at the US Open in New York, which is set to be the last tournament of her career. Inspired by figure skating apparel, the outfit incorporates a crystal-encrusted ...
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Google becomes FIBA’s first global partner of women’s basketball
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has announced Google as the first-ever global partner of Women’s Basketball and the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup. The partnership will debut with the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Sydney on Sep. 22, where the technology giant will be the exclusive presenter of the ...
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News briefsNeonyt moves to Düsseldorf
The next edition of Neonyt, Messe Frankfurt’s sustainable fashion and business show, will take place in Düsseldorf for the first time in January 2023. Originally known as the Paris-based Ethical Fashion Show, the event was bought by Messe Frankfurt in 2012 and merged with its own Greenshowroom Berlin. Neonyt will ...
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News briefsPeloton with delayed annual report
Peloton Interactive will need up to 15 additional days to file its 10-K report for the fiscal year ended June 30, which was due Aug. 29, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The reason given is that the company is still calculating the impairment ...
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News briefsIntersport launches new Energetics brand, bearing new sustainability logo
Source: Intersport Intersport’s Energetics brand, a new collection for training, running and yoga, focuses on sustainability. Every third product in the collection for FW 22/23 for training already bears the new “Green Series” logo that Intersport introduced this summer for its exclusive brands. “The new sustainability label ...
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News briefsFila taps Brandon Maxwell as guest designer for new tennis collection
Fila North America has tapped Brandon Maxwell, creative director of luxury ready-to-wear label Brandon Maxwell, as a guest designer for a new women’s tennis collection – Maxwell’s first foray into tennis apparel. Fila by Brandon Maxwell combines Fila’s strong Italian heritage and legacy of athletic design innovation with Brandon Maxwell’s ...
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News briefsSaucony launches apparel collection made from regenerated polyester
Source: Saucony/Ambercycle Cycora Lab Saucony unveiled the new Saucony x Cycora collection, a range of running tops made in part from Cycora material, a regenerated polyester derived from textile waste that would otherwise end up in landfills. The men’s and women’s collection consists of a tank, crop ...
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News briefsD3O appoints SVP marketing, North America
Source: D3O via ShopEatSurf Kevin Franks D3O, a U.K.-based specialist provider of impact protection solutions and materials, has appointed Kevin Franks as SVP marketing, North America. Franks joins D3O with more than two decades of marketing and brand management experience in the cycling and powersports industry, including ...
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News briefsMarchon promotes CMO, SVP global brands to president
VSP Vision has promoted Thomas Burkhardt from chief marketing officer and senior vice president of global brands, marketing and design at Marchon to Marchon’s president. He will be reporting to VSP’s chief operating officer, Earnie Franklin. Burkhardt is succeeding Nicola Zotta, president since 2016. This is the same year Marchon ...
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News briefsVP of Meta’s VR platform resigns
Vivek Sharma, vice president of Meta’s social virtual-reality platform, is resigning after six years with the company, a spokesman for the company has confirmed to The Verge. Sharma’s team will be reporting to Vishal Shah, vice president of Meta’s metaverse. Facebook describes the platform, called Horizon Worlds, as a “social ...
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News briefsAthleta experiences near-term softness on consumer shift
Athleta, The Gap, Inc.-owned women’s active and wellness brand, generated a 1 percent increase in second-quarter sales to $344 million, with year-over-year comparable store sales declining 8 percent for the six months ended June 30. Period revenues were 37 percent higher than in Q2/2019. Despite a modest slowdown in the ...
