News Briefs – Page 149
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News briefsOne Way enters alpine ski World Cup
Source: Swiss Ski Daniel Yule After nearly two decades of numerous achievements in biathlon and cross-country skiing, One Way is entering the Alpine World Cup in the 2022/23 winter season. Swiss ski racer and slalom specialist Daniel Yule will be one of the first athletes to rely ...
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News briefsiFit Health & Fitness reportedly loses key executives as CEO search continues
IFit Health & Fitness, the U.S. connected fitness company that formally withdrew its registration statement for an initial public offering in early April, is losing two top senior executives, according to a report by the NY Post yesterday. CFO Steve Barr, named co-president in February, and Tony Smith, a 28-year ...
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News briefsNike opens first flagship in West Africa
Nike has opened a 500-square-meter flagship store in Lagos. It is the brand’s first in Nigeria and the whole of West Africa. The store is powered by Hudson Brand Development Nigeria, a subsidiary of Hudson Holdings Group, the retail partner for Nike and other sports and fashion brands in the ...
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News briefsAmazon to adopt green hydrogen
Amazon has signed an agreement with Plug Power to supply 10,950 tons per year of green hydrogen for its transportation and building operations, starting in 2025. The move is part of Amazon’s efforts to meet its Climate Pledge commitment to be net-zero carbon across its operations by 2040. Amazon co-founded ...
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News briefsDjokovic-backed tennis players association launches commercial arm, raises $26m
The Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) has launched Winners Alliance, a for-profit affiliate that is meant to generate and maximize off-the-court commercial opportunities for players and their agents, and announced that the new affiliate has raised $26 million to support operations and long-term growth. The PTPA, co-founded in 2020 by ...
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News briefsJohnson Health Tech posts H1 loss despite revenue gain
Johnson Health Tech, the Taiwanese fitness equipment company, reported an attributable net loss of 328,254,000 Taiwanese dollars (€10.5m) against a profit of TWD 28,0002,000 for the six months ended June 30. H1 revenues for the parent of the Matrix, Horizon Fitness, Vision Fitness and Synca wellness brands rose 2.0 percent ...
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Pegasus Intl. H1 footwear revenues step 36 percent higher
Pegasus International Holdings Ltd. reported a 36 percent increase in revenues from the manufacture and sales of footwear to $2,847,000 from $2,095,000 for the six months ended June 30. Total H1 revenues increased 51 percent to $5,261,000 from $3,479,000. Ebit was $556,000 against $70,000, with gross margin coming in at ...
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News briefsDecathlon partners with Chantelle on lacey running bra
Decathlon France has teamed up with Parisian lingerie company Chantelle and Noyon Dentelle, a Calais-based lacemaker, to create an elegant exercise bra for Decathlon’s running brand Kalenji. The idea is to offer women a product that merges their intimate and sportswear wardrobes. All the bras have been manufactured in Chantelle’s ...
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DP World Tour launches e-sport tournament
The DP World Tour is launching a new e-sport competition in partnership with Topgolf and DreamHack Sports Games. The new “eTour”, which will be open to playing from Aug. 31, is available to anyone who downloads the WGT by Topgolf mobile game, developed by DreamHack. The new competition will take ...
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News briefsGlobe Intl. FY net declines 44 percent
Globe International, the Australian parent of the Globe, Salty Crew, Impala Skate, FXD Workwear and Dot Electric Skateboards, reported a 44 percent drop in annual attributable net income to 18,641,000 Australian dollars (€12.0m) for the 12 months ended June 30. Ebit fell 41 percent in the FY to A$27.5 million ...
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News briefsBKMEA and Stitch sign MoU to ensure gender sensitive workplace and fair price
With a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) and Stitch, the associations express their aim to ensure gender-sensitive workplace and fair prices from apparel and footwear buyers. Part of the new project is the implementation of the Fair Price App, a ...
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News briefsOn launches new two-pair tennis shoe set with Federer and Kith
The Swiss shoe company On Running is leveraging its collaboration with tennis star Roger Federer and innovative retail concept Kith. For the new set of two shoes (consisting of The Roger Clubhouse Mid and The Roger Pro, both a lifestyle and a high-performance sneaker), Federer teamed up with a fellow ...
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News briefsPuma signs Qatari high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim
Puma has signed Qatari high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim, who will wear the company’s performance products from the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne. With three world titles and Olympic gold, Barshim has already won everything there is to win in his sport. He successfully defended his title at the World ...
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News briefsFarfetch Limited Ebit falls 29 percent in Q2
Farfetch Limited, the Internet platform for luxury goods, realized an 18.7 percent decline in attributable profit to $70.5 million from $86.6 million for the second quarter ended June 30. Ebit was down by 29 percent to $60.4 million from $84.7 million as the operating loss widened by 11.5 percent to ...
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News briefsDavenport joins Peak Ski Company’s executive team
Source: Peak Skis Chris Davenport Montana-based Peak Ski Company announced that Chris Davenport has joined the company’s leadership team as senior director of skiing and product innovation. Earlier this year, Peak Ski Company co-founders Bode Miller and Andy Wirth launched the company and its 2022/23 lineup of ...
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News briefsPeloton Interactive partners with Amazon
Peloton Interactive, weeks after announcing 800 layoffs and on the eve of its fourth-quarter earnings release, has a new distribution deal in place for its bike, guide, select accessories and apparel with Amazon in the U.S. News of the Peloton-Amazon partnership sent shares in the interactive fitness company up 18.5 ...
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News briefsJD.com gets sales boost from sports, outdoor
JD.com, the Chinese supply chain technology and service provider, said sports and outdoor were two of six segments that posted double-digit sales growth in the second quarter ended June 30. During Q2, the group generated 5.4 percent revenue growth to 267.6 billion yuan renminbi (€40.0b). Service revenues rose 21.9 percent ...
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News briefsDecathlon France promotes physical activity in its stores
Decathlon France has launched the 27th edition of Vitalsport, its initiative to encourage people of all ages and abilities to participate in sports. Vitalsport will launch in 124 French stores this September. The event, which is free and open to all, brings together local sports players and visitors, offering the ...
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News briefsRothy’s and Evian launch tennis capsule made with recycled bottles
Rothy’s has partnered with Evian, a Danone water brand, on the launch of an exclusive tennis-inspired capsule collection made with repurposed Evian water bottles. Rothy’s and Evian collected approximately 72,000 Evian bottles from the US Open last year in New York and transformed them into a limited-edition capsule collection, using ...
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News briefsLululemon to open 700-square-meter store on Paris’ Champs-Elysées
Lululemon has signed a lease for a 700-square-meter space on Paris’ Champs-Elysées, according to Sport-Guide.fr. Zara Home previously occupied the space. The Canadian sports retailer reportedly plans to open the new Parisian store for Christmas 2022. Lululemon already has three stores in downtown Paris and a shop-in-shop at the Bon ...
