News Briefs – Page 303
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Champion launches collection for gamers
Champion is introducing a new Gamer Collection for e-sports players, or “gamers.” The collection comprises sweatshirts, available as both pullovers and zip-ups, and pants. The sweatshirts feature oversized hoods, specially designed to cover people wearing headsets. The sleeves are also designed for gamers, with a rib cut that helps prevent ...
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A revived Confirmed app by Adidas
Adidas is resurrecting its five-year-old Confirmed app as a new, updated e-commerce platform filled with story-telling contents. The new app became available in the U.S. last week, and there are reportedly plans to launch it also in China at the end of this year and in Europe next year. In ...
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Decathlon closes two stores in Russia
Decathlon has decided to close two mega-stores in different parts of Russia in less than a month. On Aug. 20, the French sporting goods retailer announced that it would close a store in Ivanovo. The decision was made against the background of a major slump in revenue due to the ...
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News briefsLöffler is climate-neutral
In contrast to many other companies for whom the relocation of many production steps to the Far East has become the norm, the Austrian sports clothing manufacturer Löffler is proud to have responsibly produced in Austria and Europe since the company was founded in 1947. For many years, the company ...
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The fashion industry will likely miss key climate change goal
According to a new report from the Global Fashion Agenda and McKinsey & Co., entitled Fashion on Climate, the global fashion industry will miss its 2030 emissions reduction targets by 50 percent if it continues on its current path. In 2018, the apparel and footwear industry was responsible for around ...
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Puma may snatch Neymar away from Nike
A Nike spokesman has confirmed that it is no longer sponsoring Neymar, the famous Brazilian forward player, ending a relationship that has lasted for 15 years. According to press reports, the 28-year-old football star is in discussions with Puma after failing to reach an agreement with the Swoosh on the ...
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Outdoor and athletic shoes run at a similar pace
The global market for rugged outdoor footwear grew at about the same rate as the athletic footwear market in 2019. However, it would have risen by only 4.7 percent without the ongoing strong progress of Hoka One One, driven by its diversification from trail running into road running. Double-digit increases ...
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Decathlon partners with Captain Wallet for loyalty cards
Decathlon France is partnering with Captain Wallet on a mobile solution that allows customers to access their loyalty card directly via the wallet mobiles on their smartphone. Until now, this was only possible through the customer’s account page on the Decathlon website.
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TaylorMade signs up Brendan Lawlor
TaylorMade Golf has added Brendan Lawlor, to its roster of European Tour players. Lawlor, 22, who is currently fourth in the world rankings for golfers with disability (WR4GD), recently made history at the Belfry by becoming the first disabled golfer to compete on the European Tour.
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Adidas and Unity release joint collection
Adidas Skateboarding and Unity, a producer of gender-neutral skate apparel and shoes, are releasing a joint collection for autumn/winter 2020. Unity was founded in 2017 by Jeffrey Cheung and Gabriel Ramirez specifically for the LGBTQ+ market. Cheung has used his illustrations to modify Adidas-designed shorts and shirts as well as ...
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News briefsBlue Tomato opens second store in Munich
Omnichannel retailer Blue Tomato from Austria, specialist for boardsports and lifestyle, will open its second store in Munich, Germany, on Sept. 3 at Oberanger in the heart of the city’s old town. The 500 square meter store will be managed by Joachim Lais. Tillmann Ruprecht, director of sales & service ...
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Nautilus introduces a leaning stationary bike
Nautilus is introducing a stationary bike that can simulate the side-to-side rocking of regular outdoor bicycles. The Bowflex VeloCore can be ridden in two modes – lean and stationary (meaning fixed) – thanks to a proprietary lock-out device, whose patent is pending. A touch screen links to the JRNY subscription ...
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Betterguards has a new CEO
Betterguards Technology – a start-up headquartered in Berlin whose “safety belt for joints” can be incorporated into athletic supports and shoes – has hired Jocelyn Robiot to be its chief executive. The company’s founder, Vinzenz Bichler, is stepping down from the post to become chief technology officer. Robiot has spent ...
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Globe International is going solar at its HQ
Globe International is installing solar power arrays at its headquarters in Port Melbourne, Australia, effectively switching away from coal as an energy source. The system – designed and to be installed by Solpod, an Australian company specializing in solar – will consist of about 650 commercial solar panels and should ...
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Toray to introduce a bio-based nylon
Toray, the Japanese chemical and materials company, has developed a nylon 60 percent of whose contents are drawn from a biological source – specifically, the sebacic acid in castor beans. Given the trade name Ecodear Nylon, the fiber can be spun in the same manner as conventional nylons, is both ...
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News briefsLiqui Moly is official sponsor of the Hahnenkamm alpine ski races
The German motor oil and additive producer Liqui Moly will be the sponsor of the Hahnenkamm Races Kitzbühel from 2021 to 2025. Ernst Prost, managing director of Liqui Moly, said at the signing of the contract with Harti Weirather, former ski professional and owner of the international sports marketing agency ...
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News briefsReichmann gets two new patents
The German Patent and Trademark Office (Patent- und Markenamt) granted two patents to the mechanical engineering company Reichmann & Sohn from southern Germany. The patents cover the laser structuring machine LS-1 RACE and a new transport and loading magazine for the service machine SF-4 RACE. According to Reichmann, the LS-1 ...
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Fanatics inks 10-year deal with Rebel
Fanatics has agreed a ten-year distribution deal with Rebel Sports, the big Australian sports retailer. The contract, which will come into effect in mid-2021, will make available to Rebel customers more than 100,000 officially licensed sports products from Fanatics partners. Fanatics is the official online retailer for all major U.S. ...
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Zalando hires three SVPs
Zalando has promoted an executive and hired two more. Andreas Antrup, who has been with the European internet fashion platform since April 2011, is moving to a new post as senior vice president of advertising. Antrup has been leading a five-year-old department called Zalando Marketing Services (ZMS). Andrew Watts came ...
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Under Armour UK partners with Topgolf
Under Armour has announced a new strategic partnership in the U.K. with Topgolf Entertainment Group, the global sports and entertainment community that connects around 100 million fans. The partnership agreement will see the two companies collaborate in the U.K. on a series of projects to engage with fans and players, ...
