News Briefs – Page 299
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Burton to close is U.S. HQ and stores on Election Day
Burton Snowboards will be closing its headquarters and stores in the U.S. on Election Day, which falls this year on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The company says it has been providing its American employees with time off, flexible schedules and “the resources they need” to vote in local, state and federal ...
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Asics starts virtual tennis coaching community
Asics EMEA has announced the launch of the Asics Tennis Academy, a virtual community platform to support tennis coaches. Experts, who according to Asics include elite coaches, strength trainers, physiotherapists and sports psychologists, will exchange customized training videos and articles to further professional training on a broad level. Research has ...
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EuroSIMA Surf Summit to be held digitally
As many other conferences, the 19th edition of the annual EuroSIMA-Surf-Summit will now be held online, due to the current contact restrictions caused by Covid-19. As originally planned, the European surf industry association will start the event on Oct. 1, but the free and interactive conferences will be spread over ...
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Fesi co-signs joint-letters on the Digital Services Act
On Sept. 22, the European Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) signed two joint letters with key industry associations and brands in view of the future publication by the European Union of its planned Digital Services Act. The proposal, expected to be approved by the end of the year, ...
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Merrell releases eco-friendly undyed line
Merrell’s new line, the Undyed Collection, has white, undyed uppers made of partially recycled mesh and outsoles made of natural rubber. According to the brand, when measured against factory-supplied averages, the Undyed Collection saves about 80 percent of the water and 50 percent of the energy expended in the production ...
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UFC picks Hyperice to provide its recovery devices
United Fighting Championship (UFC), the company behind mixed martial arts (MMA) competitions worldwide, has made Hyperice its official “recovery technology partner.” There will now be Hyperice stations at both the Las Vegas and Shanghai sites of the UFC Performance Institute, which provides fight training and conducts related research. Hyperice and ...
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X-Technology Swiss loses its H-Dry trademark
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has ruled against X-Technology Swiss of Zurich, revoking its trademark for the H-Dry brand name and related rights retroactively to the start of the legal dispute in December 2018. In reaction, Matteo Morlacchi – chief executive of the plaintiff, Luxembourg srl, and of ...
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BasicNet reacquires the Kappa brand in Japan
China Dongxiang has agreed to sell the rights to the Kappa brand in Japan for $13 million. BasicNet plans to give a major boost to brand’s development in the country, where Kappa generated sales of $30 million in 2019 through Phenix and its licensees. China Dongxiang will continue to focus ...
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YKK and Polygiene collaborate on self-cleaning zippers
YKK has incorporated Polygiene’s ViralOff into a line of zippers, making them “essentially self-cleaning.” The Japanese company – which has business lines in fasteners, architectural products, and machinery and engineering – is presenting its first zippers of this kind at the Lineapelle show, scheduled for Sept. 22-23 in Milan. ViralOff, ...
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Top Rossignol executive joins Bollé Brands
François Beneben has left the position of vice president of the Rossignol Group for Europe, Asia and the Southern Hemisphere, which he had held since March 2018, to join Bollé Brands as president of its Sport & Luxury business, covering the group’s brands of sunglasses and goggles: Bollé, Spy, Cébé, ...
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Nike’s releases guide on coaching girls
Nike has released a guide to coaching girls titled How to Get (and Keep) Girls Playing: Strategies for Engaging & Retaining Girls in Sport. The guide was put together in collaboration with We Coach, a sports consultancy run by We Coach L3C, a low-profit limited liability company headquartered in Illinois. ...
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Sea Otter Europe expo cancelled, but races to proceed
Sea Otter Europe has cancelled the fourth edition of its bike show, scheduled to be held in Girona, Spain, on Sept. 25-27. As with many other such cancellations, the reason was Covid-19. However, Sea Otter Europe’s open-air races – the Scott Marathon Cup, the Continental Ciclobrava, the Etixx Girona Gravel ...
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Mathias Boenke will leave Intersport
Mathias Boenke, who has been one of the pillars of the Intersport organization in Germany, Austria and other countries since 2014, will leave it after his current contract expires in 2021 to look for opportunities elsewhere. Boenke informed Intersport Germany’s supervisory board about his decision after the completion of the ...
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Oakley factory to produce face shields
Oakley has converted part of its Foothill Ranch factory in Orange County, California, to supply face shields in order to meet growing demand for protective equipment against the Covid-19 virus. The 550,000-square-foot facility produces Oakley eyewear and goggles, and the face shields will be manufactured alongside existing products. The brand’s ...
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WFSGI webinar on social compliance in the supply chain
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry, WFSGI, invites industry officials to a webinar on “Social Compliance in the post Covid-19 Supply Chain.” It will be held on Sept. 22 at 4 PM. Randy Raskin from Eurofins, the leading international specialist in bio-analytical testing, will provide a perspective on ...
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News briefsExtrem Skis expands ski factory in Åre
The Swedish ski brand Extrem Skis has unveiled pictures of the new 350-square-meter expansion of its ski factory in Åre. The company stated that it took three years of planning and one year of construction to complete the new annex. Extrem Skis also invested in two state-of-the-art machines and drilled ...
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Puma takes inspiration from Italy’s renaissance
Puma has introduced three new jerseys for the Italian Football Association (FIGC), which it sponsors, that are inspired by Italian renaissance art and fashion culture. They have been designed in collaboration with The Football Gall, a design studio for customized football jerseys.
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Speedo aids black people in the U.K. to swim
Speedo is partnering with the Black Swimming Association of the U.K. to help remove barriers that cause 95% of black adults and 80% of black children not to be engaged in swimming, providing swimwear and equipment for BSA’s projects. Speedo and the BSA had previously collaborated to produce a film ...
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Germany to admit foreign participants in trade fairs
Foreign visitors are expected to be able to attend the next Ispo Munich show, scheduled for Jan. 31 to Feb. 3.The government of Germany has decided to grant entry into its territory – even from outside the EU, the Schengen area or Germany’s list of approved countries – to foreign ...
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A new Iberian distribution company, Excens Sports, for Fischer and other brands
Spain’s Excens Group, which owns several outdoor and bike brands, has moved into wholesale distribution, acquiring the Iberian distribution rights for the Fischer, Smith, Barts, Level and Polaroid brands. To handle them, it has created a distribution company called Excens Sports. The group is planning further expansions of its brand ...
