News Briefs – Page 265
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Italian mountain areas call for a dedicated ministry
Italy’s Unione Nazionale Comuni Comunità Enti Montani (Uncem), the national organization of mountain municipalities, is calling for the creation of a new post of minister or undersecretary for mountain areas – “Ministero alla Montagna e alle Aree Interne” (Minister for the Mountains and Internal Areas), it suggested. The new government ...
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VF Corp. named as one the World’s Most Ethical Companies
VF Corp. has been listed by Ethisphere among the “2021 World’s Most Ethical Companies.” VF has received this recognition for the fifth consecutive year, and is the only honoree in the apparel industry to be named this year. In 2021, 135 companies have been selected for their commitment to business ...
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New managers for Stadium in Finland
Stadium has hired two new female executives to strengthen the management of its retail operations in Finland. Saana Rotkirch will join the Swedish sports retailer as head of store operations on March 1, followed by Miranda Nanhed for the position of purchasing and category manager on March 15. Rotkirch did ...
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Keen to sell its shoes in South Korea via LF
Keen Footwear has signed a distribution contract with LF for the importation and sale of Keen footwear in South Korea, effective in mid-March. Keen footwear will be sold online and offline via LF Mall and LF’s Raum Edition department stores. LF, which stands for Life in Future, is headquartered in ...
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Padel Nuestro to double its international retail footprint
According to Diffusion Sport, Padel Nuestro intends to more than double its retail footprint in the padel tennis market. To its existing 35 points of sale, the Spanish group plans to add 12 own stores, six franchises and 20 Padel Nuestro Express shops. If all goes well, the endeavor should ...
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FIBO 2021 postponed to November
FIBO, the international fitness trade show originally scheduled for June 24-27, has been postponed to Nov. 4-7, taking place as usual in Cologne, Germany. The show will be covering member and customer acquisition and re-acquisition, digitalization, technology and e-commerce, market developments, trends and social changes. Like the previous one, this ...
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News briefsOutdoor Retailer Summer Market moves from June to August
Emerald Expositions has announced that Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2021 has been moved from its original date of June 15-17 to Aug. 10-12 as a physical trade show at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, with a digital extension for exhibitors and attendees unable to attend in person. The date ...
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Crocs may have won the battle for its clog’s patent
A panel of three judges in a U.S. Federal Circuit court confirmed a previous verdict by the Trademark and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) that validated Crocs’ core patent (N° D517,789) on its clogs. The board had responded to an appeal made by a successor ...
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Peloton wants Mad Dogg’s Spinning trademarks cancelled
Complaining that Mad Dogg Athletics has been “abusively enforcing” the trademarks it registered in the U.S. for Spin and Spinning, Peloton has asked the Trademark and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) to cancel them. Peloton argues that the terms are generic and complains that Mad ...
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Hervis organizes a five-month run in Austria
Hervis Sport is celebrating its 50th anniversary by donating €100,000 to an Austrian organization that supports talented sportspeople, Österreichische Sporthilfe, in association with a national running event called Team Run. A team of running celebrities and nine teams from nine federal states, each with five members and a coach, are ...
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Frasers takes a hit with English retail lockdown due to end on Apr. 12
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that non-essential retail stores may reopen in England on April 12 after having been closed since Jan. 4 to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. Indoor leisure facilities such as gyms are also due to reopen on that date. Like in other countries, ...
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Wintersteiger signs deal with Head USA
Already working with Head Europe, Wintersteiger has become a supplier to Head USA, opening a showroom at the latter’s headquarters in Boulder, Colorado. According to its president, Jon Ruker, Head was seeking to “replicate” in Boulder the performance of Wintersteiger’s Scout machine at its Austrian race department, which “consistently produces ...
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News briefsSRAM buys Time Sport’s pedal business from Rossignol
Groupe Rossignol had already announced the disposal of the carbon frame and fork productio assets of Time Sport International, including its RTM Composite factory, to a French-American investment and management company, the Cardinal Cycling Group. Rossignol has now found a well-known buyer for its remaining bike pedal business. the ...
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Adidas joins the Fur Free Retailer program
Adidas has joined the Fur Free Retailer program, an international initiative of the Fur Free Alliance that aims to encourage companies to go fur-free. Adidas currently does not sell products made of animal fur, but the brand has nevertheless pledged to permanently renounce fur in order to underline its commitment ...
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Lacoste releases a “circular” polo
Lacoste is introducing a Classic Fit polo shirt with 30 percent of the fabric coming from the cotton of polo shirts that the company has discarded for manufacturing flaws and that have never been put to market. The remaining 70 percent is virgin cotton. The weave of the Loop, as ...
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Adidas plans to resume dividends
Adidas’ executive board has decided a resumption of the company’s dividend payments, subject to approval by the supervisory board and at the annual general meeting of May 12. The says its decision reflects a positive outlook for the current financial year and follows a series of financing measures: it recently ...
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Ski Force Pro will go ahead in a showroom format
The January 2021 sessions of Ski Force Pro, a French B2B event offering testing days for brands and retailers, were canceled due to the shutting down of ski resorts in France, in connection with the coronavirus pandemic. A group of 19 ski equipment brands have therefore decided to open their ...
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Courir to open new warehouse in 2022
Courir, the international chain of sneaker shops previously owned by Groupe Go Sport, is planning to open a new 18,000-square-meter warehouse in Montierchaume, near Châteauroux in central France. According to a report in sport-guide.com, the facility will be ready in March 2022, and will be operated by ID Logistics. In ...
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Puma announces long-term boot deal with Raphaël Varane
Puma has signed up Raphaël Varane on a long-term partnership agreement. The 27-year-old French defender for Real Madrid, who was previously sponsored by Nike, will wear the Puma Ultra football boots. Varane was a member of the French national team that won the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
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Puma partners with Women Win to empower girls through sports
Puma has signed a long-term agreement with Women Win, an organization that uses sports to empower girls and women around the world. With the projects that will be supported directly by the German sports brand, Women Win will reach 5,000 girls and women, said Puma. In addition, as a core ...
