News Briefs – Page 302
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A single managing director for Derbystar
Andreas Filipovic, one of the two managing directors of Derbystar, has been dismissed from the German team sports company with immediate effect, without any reasons being given. The other managing director, Joachim Böhmer, will remain with the company, taking over Filipovic’s responsibilities in the areas of sales and sponsoring. Derbystar, ...
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News briefsApplications are open for Ispo Brandnew
ISPO Brandnew, the largest platform for sporting goods start-ups, is entering the next round, opening its application platform at ispo.com. The competition was launched 20 years ago and has since produced some high-profile winners including GoPro, Naish Kites, Maloja, Nixon and On Running. More than 400 products competed for the ...
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100th redblue order show build up on its new virtual shows
Intersport Germany’s order show, called redblue, opened its doors on Sunday for the 100th time in Heilbronn. Six times a year, about 80 exhibitors and 600 to 800 retail members meet for 5 days per show to order the new collections. Despite the anniversary, the corona pandemic made it impossible ...
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News briefsArc’teryx launches virtual product advisor for consumers
If consumers can’t make it to a store, but have questions about Arc’teryx’ new product line for the autumn, they can now make an appointment online with the new Virtual Advisor. The Canadian brand claims that the 30-minute appointments, which are available worldwide but currently only in English, will help ...
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Li & Fung appoints chief customer officer
Li & Fung of Hong Kong has appointed Deepika Rana to the new post of chief customer officer. A 17-year veteran of at the international sourcing group, Rana will retain the titles of president of supply chain solutions, president of the executive office, and executive vice president and country director ...
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Salomon to release a shoe model designed for recycling
Next February, Salomon will be introducing a running shoe for the circular economy, using recycled polyester that can subsequently be re-purposed for the brand’s ski boots, in time for release in winter 2022. The fruit of a purported three years’ research at the brand’s Annecy Design Center in the French ...
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Speedo to investigate its licensee in India
Speedo International is reportedly launching an investigation into a factory in India that manufactures products under its own brand name, because another Indian factory owned by the same licensee is suspected of labor abuses. The factory is operated by Speedo’s licensee for India and Sri Lanka, Page Industries, which distributes ...
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A special director joins Under Armour’s board after a new shareholders’ complaint
Under Armour has announced that Wes Moore, the chief executive of the Robin Hood Foundation, has joined its board of directors. The foundation has distributed more than $3 billion to organizations that address disparities in education, housing, food insecurity and workforce development. Moore, 41, has worked in investment banking and ...
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Slinger Bag goes more international
Slinger Bag, the innovative ball launcher, continues its international expansion, announcing new distribution agreements in Australia and Africa in the last few days. The product will be launched in the Australian market in October under a new, exclusive five-year agreement with Tennis One, which has four retail stores in the ...
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Two French retailers are merging
Frasteya and Lafreto have announced their merger, with immediate effect. The new joint company resulting from the merger of these two French physical players specializing in outdoor and boardsports is called 113Outdoor. As reported by sport-guide.com, Frasteya will be the majority shareholder while Lafreto will hold a minority stake in ...
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Macron is the new kit sponsor of K.K. Zadar
Macron will replace Adidas as the technical sponsor of K.K.Zadar, the professional basketball club based in the city of Zadar (Zara), Croatia. The Bologna-based sportswear company has agreed a three-year deal with the club starting from the next season. Among its multiple trophies, K.K. Zadar boasts six titles in the ...
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The British Golf Show moves to 2021
The second edition of the British Golf Show has finally been postponed to May 14-15, 2021. The event, originally scheduled to take place in May of this year, had already been rescheduled to early October, but the ongoing lack of clarity regarding the possibility of organizing public gatherings has finally ...
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Adidas’ former Yeezy boss will work for Shopify
The mystery about the recent departure of the former head of the successful Yeezy business unit at Adidas is solved. Shopify has just announced that Jon Wexler will be joining the global, Canadian-based e-commerce company on Sept. 14 as vice president of its creator and influencer program. As he did ...
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361° sees its credit rating downgraded
Standard & Poor’s has downgraded the credit rating of 361 Degrees International, predicting that its position in the Chinese market will weaken due to an accelerated consolidation of the industry, leading its sales to decline by 5 to 10 percent in 2020 and by up to 5 percent in 2021. ...
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Peloton sets up a health advisory council
Peloton has established a Health and Wellness Advisory Council to find ways to foster the “physical, mental and emotional wellbeing” of its subscribers worldwide. The council’s five members are doctors, researchers and other specialists in cardiovascular medicine, cardiopulmonary exercise, neurology and neuroscience. According to the company’s president, William Lynch, Peloton’s ...
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Puma to release a Porsche collection
Puma has teamed up with a storied German automotive brand for the Puma x Porsche Design footwear and apparel collection, intended to mix luxury with performance. The three shoe models – Xetic M, Xetic L and Xetic M Shift – have a new type of sole, called Xetic, that is ...
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Adidas places two low-yield €500 million bonds
Adidas placed two low-yield bonds worth a total of €1 billion, describing the transaction as its first one as an investment-grade-rate issuer, demonstrating the company’s strong credit profile. The bond offer was more than seven times oversubscribed. The proceeds will be used for general purposes including the repayment of existing ...
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Nike launches sports collection for expecting moms
On Sept. 17, Nike will launch its first sports collection for expectant mothers through its own web store in the U.S., Europe and Africa. Designed to support and motivate women in all phases of pregnancy and beyond to continue doing sports, the four-piece collection will be marketed under the label ...
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JD Sports signs one-year deal with Leeds
JD Sports will be the official sleeve sponsor of Leeds United, the English football club in Leeds, Yorkshire, for the 2020/21 Premier League season. The club will play in the first tier of English football following its promotion in the 2019/20 season. JD Sports’ logo will appear on men’s and ...
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ADIFO launches U.S. operations
The Adi Dassler International Family Office (ADIFO), a privately-owned, independent wealth advisory firm for families, recently launched U.S. operations in Miami and Tampa, Florida. ADIFO was founded by Klaus, Horst and Stefan Bente, the three sons of Inge Dassler, the oldest daughter of Adidas’ founder, Adi Dassler. Currently run by ...
