News Briefs – Page 229
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News briefsEurope’s first large-scale carbon frame factory is inaugurated in Portugal
Led by Portugal’s minister of state for the economy and digital transformation, Pedro Siza Vieira, Carbon Team’s new production facilities were officially inaugurated on July 9 in Camoia, in the Portuguese municipality of Vouzela. Carbon Team is the first European automated carbon bicycle frame factory outside Asia. Hard-tail monocoque carbon ...
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Shimano to raise bike component capacity by 1.5 times
A few weeks ago, Shimano had to close its Malaysian plant, forced by the Malaysian government’s Covid lockdown. The Japanese company now announced that it would invest in a new factory in Singapore and new machinery at two factories in Japan, with an eye on increasing production capacity for bike ...
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Lululemon uses mushroom-based material for yoga accessories
Lululemon Athletica is making use of Mylo, an alternative leather material, for a yoga mat and detailing on two bags. Mylo, produced by Bolt Threads, is made with mycelium, the vegetative part of a fungus, found in mushroom roots. The Canadian sportswear company said that it would be producing new ...
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Fitbench presents all-in-one workout bench made in the U.S.
Fitbench is introducing the Fitbench Free, its first all-in-one workout bench designed for use at home. The new space-saving, lightweight Fitbench Free is also the company’s first model that is made entirely in the U.S. The Fitbench Free comes with four hexagon dumbbells, a kettlebell, a slam ball, six resistance ...
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Puma presents the “Madchester” collection
Puma, which sponsors the English Manchester City football club, has unveiled the Madchester collection, inspired by the iconic Manchester indie-dance scene. The new Manchester City x Puma collection is indeed a tribute to the late 1980s early 1990s Manchester music scene, and also to the city’s ongoing 24-hour party atmosphere. ...
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More Spaniards are exercizing than before
According to a new survey conducted by Spain’s Superior Sports Council (CSD), the number of Spaniards participating in some kind of sport at least once per year rose by 6.1 percentage points – from 53.5 to 59.6 percent – between 2015 and 2020. Last year, six out of ten Spaniards ...
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Afydad extends its member base to marketing and tourism
The very dynamic Spanish Association of Sporting Goods Manufacturers and Distributors (Afydad) is expanding its member base to sports marketing and tourism agencies, in addition to the retail sector. The trade body is also creating ten working groups that will focus on: digital transformation, fitness, equipment and e-sports, outdoor, padel, ...
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Tokyo bans Olympic spectators amid Covid-19 emergency
The Japanese Olympics Minister, Tamayo Marukawa, has announced that the Tokyo-area venues for the upcoming Summer Olympics, both indoor and outdoor, will not admit spectators. As for the presence of spectators in other areas, the organizers will consider “concrete measures” with each local governor involved, Marukawa said. The announcement comes ...
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Buff grows by 63%
Original Buff, the Spanish headwear and neckwear company, saw its revenues soar by 63 percent to €85 million during the financial year ended April 30, thanks to multiple reasons. It benefited from the increased popularity of outdoor activities during the Covid-19 pandemic, the launch of its anti-Covid face masks and ...
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Schmidt adds the Kappa license for Austria
The German Schmidt Group, which has been the licensee of Kappa for Germany since 1999, is taking over the license to the Italian brand for the Austrian market from Alois Wild, adding shoes to the range sold in the country. The Schmidt Group is also Kappa’s licensee for Poland since ...
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Puma collaborates with Goop
Puma has launched a limited-edition collection of women’s activewear in collaboration with Goop, a wellness and lifestyle brand founded by the American actress and singer Gwyneth Paltrow. The collection comprises clothing, sneakers and training accessories that can be worn anytime. The actress started Goop as a weekly newsletter in 2008. ...
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Champion releases a third capsule with HyperX
Champion is releasing a third joint collection of apparel with HyperX, a branch of the computing company HP that produces gaming peripherals. The HyperX x Champion Glow in the Dark Collection is a limited edition of Powerblend fleece hoodies ($75), fleece joggers ($60) and cotton T-shirts ($30) with minimalist design ...
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Crocs teams up with Gen.G and Minecraft for latest collection
Crocs has teamed up with Gen.G, the owner and operator of e-sports teams, to channel the release of its All Family Tie-Dye collection through a Minecraft build competition. On the dedicated Crocs World server, competitors receive a plot of “land” on which to create a structure to “showcase their personalities ...
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Hummel enters the Indian Super League
Hummel has agreed a new partnership deal with the Hyderabad FC for the 2021/22 season. The Danish sportswear brand becomes the official kit partner of the Indian football club. As reported by The Times of India, Hummel views this new partnership as “an avenue to invest in Indian football and ...
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Sport Ireland devotes €4 million to Women in Sport program
Sport Ireland has announced an investment of €4 million in its Women in Sport program. The funding will support national governing bodies over the two years of 2021 and 2022 to enhance all aspects of women’s involvement across the Women in Sport policy target areas. These include Coaching and Officiating, ...
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Macron enters the Russian Premier League
Macron has been named new technical sponsor of the Republican Football Flub (RFC) Akhmat, a team from the the Chechen capital of Grozny that competes in the Russian Premier League. The new three-year deal, which takes over from the club’s agreement with Adidas, will begin from the next season. The ...
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A new 5G-enabled smart T-shirt can save lives
YouCare is an innovative T-shirt that is said to save lives using 5G technology. The project was presented at the Mobile World Congress 2021 in Barcelona as well as Pitti Uomo in Florence at the end of June. The innovation, totally made in Italy, is developed by the Italian-based AccYouRate ...
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JD Sports transfers the ownership of DTLR Villa to its U.S. unit
JD Sports Fashion has transferred the ownership of DTLR Villa, a Baltimore-based retailer, to a U.S. sub-group, Genesis Topco, in which it holds a controlling stake of 80 percent. The balance is in the hands of the four Mersho brothers who previously sold another American sports retailer, Shoe Palace, to ...
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Rugby Europe launches a Super Cup
Rugby Europe, the governing body for rugby union in Europe, is joining forces with World Rugby to launch a new annual club competition reserved for emerging European nations. The inaugural Rugby Europe Super Cup will start in September this year. The final is scheduled to take place in May 2022. ...
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Another Spanish buying group ceases operations
There are still more buying groups of independent sports retailers in Spain than in any other country, but they are going through rough times. According to CMDsport, one of them, Quorum Sport, having run into financial trouble due to fiscal problems, has ceased operations. This is the second buying group ...
