News Briefs – Page 307
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Asics develops face mask for runners
At its Institute of Sport Science (ISS) in Kobe, Japan, Asics has developed a face mask to enable runners to run hard and still breathe well. The Asics Runners Face Cover keeps the air flowing with vents, a curved structure, and a fabric that dries quickly and can withstand washing. ...
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BasicNet buys back Kappa Japan from China’s DongXiang
BasicNet has signed a deal to reacquire the Kappa brand in Japan from the Chinese group DongXiang for $13 million. The company said the deal is limited to intellectual property assets and does not include any related business unit and should take place “in the coming months.” “Japan is a ...
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WFSGI proposes task force for digitalization of product labels
In a letter to its members, the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) has announced the creation of a “Digitization of Product Information” task force, co-chaired by Decathlon and VF Corporation and aiming to promote digital labelling and best practices within the sporting goods industry. On the basis ...
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Smith names new executives
Smith, a Safilo Group brand, has appointed Francesco Rinaldi Ceroni as general manager. He joins the company after more than 13 years in both wholesale and retail eyewear, serving most recently as vice president of international strategy and business development at Costa Del Mar. In his new role, he will ...
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Macron announces new kit sponsorship deals in football and women’s volley
Macron, the Italian sportswear company based in Bologna, has announced new technical sponsorship deals with Wisla Kraków, Calcio Padova and Volley Bergamo. All three deals start from the 2020/21 season. Wisła Kraków is a Polish football club based in Kraków. The team plays in the top level of the Polish ...
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Technogym introduces new on-demand content platform
Technogym, the Italian specialist in fitness equipment, has announced the launch of a new on-demand content platform that offers a personalized training experience. The platform is accessible live and on-demand, on Technogym’s equipment consoles and through the company’s Mywellness app. Alongside Technogym’s content library, users will be able to access ...
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Intersport’s sales fell by 20% in the first half
Steve Evers, chief executive of Intersport International Corp. (IIC), tells us that the majority of the national Intersport operations are doing well at this time, with an “excellent” sales development on a same-store basis across Europe after the reopening of the stores. With a drop of around 20 percent in ...
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Canada Goose sends a signal with the strategic hire of a GM Footwear
Canada Goose appointed Adam Meek to the new role of general manager of footwear & accessories. Meek brings more than 20 years of global footwear experience to this role. Most recently, he served as senior vice president of product at Sperry (Wolverine Worldwide), where he led the brand’s global product ...
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Timberland hires new VP of global marketing
Timberland hired Drieke Leenknegt in June to be its vice president of global marketing, joining its global leadership team. She is succeeding Argu Secilmis, who has become vice president of global apparel. Leenknegt will be liaising with the brand’s regional marketing teams in the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe, the Middle ...
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News briefsGoPro launches lifestyle accessories and clothing
GoPro has launched a new line of lifestyle gear that is available worldwide exclusively on GoPro.com. The all-new range includes functional bags, backpacks and cases, clothing and other products such as floating sunglasses and water bottles. First up in the lifestyle line-up is a series of bags that range from ...
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News briefsCES 2021 moves to an all-digital experience
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2021, scheduled to run from Jan. 6 to 9, 2021 in Las Vegas, will become “an all-digital experience” on the same dates, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced. CES is regarded as the most influential tech event in the world, also covering the segments of ...
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Nike has a new head of talent, diversity and culture
Nike has promoted Felicia Mayo from vice president of human resources to chief talent, diversity & culture officer, to replace Kellie Leonard. In the past year, as we have reported, there have been a number of complaints against Nike over lack of diversity and unequal pay in management – a ...
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Nike drops plans for “Air” plant in Arizona
It turns out that Nike will not be opening its third Air Manufacturing Innovation plant – after those in Oregon and Missouri – in the city of Goodyear, Arizona. The company announced an investment of $184 million in the plant and the promise of more than 500 full-time jobs on ...
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News briefsNike to open its third House of Innovation flagship
On July 30, Nike is opening House of Innovation 002 – actually its third such flagship in the world, after those in New York and Shanghai – on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. Four floors high and 2,400 square meters in area, it is set to become Nike’s “largest, most digitally ...
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Slinger Bag expands into Canada
Slinger Bag, the new sports equipment brand internationally focused on ”innovating game improvement equipment for all ball sports,“ announced a significant expansion in Canada with the appointment of Doug Coombs as director of business development for that market, effective immediately. Like Mike Ballandie, the chief executive of Slinger Bags, Coombs ...
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A virtual Fibo show for professionals and consumers
This year’s Fibo will be an entirely virtual-event, staged on Oct. 1-3 on two different websites for professionals and consumers. Professionals are being invited to the world’s largest fitness and wellness trade show on FIBO@business, including an online edition of the European Health & Fitness Forum and other international conventions ...
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Brooks now available in India
Brooks has launched in India. The products of the American running shoe brand headquartered in Seattle, Washington, have been available on the Indian market since mid-July, imported by Selection Centre Sports and marketed by Meraki – The Creative Studio. Brooks is reportedly planning to partner with multiple celebrities to promote ...
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Nike backs Transform to Net Zero initiative
Nike is among the companies and organizations that have launched Transform to Net Zero, a new coalition to help all businesses reduce their carbon emissions in line with a 1.5°C global warming target. Besides Nike, the founding members are A.P. Moller - Maersk, BSR, Danone, Environmental Defense Fund, Mercedes-Benz, Microsoft, ...
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Garmin falls victim to cyber attack
Garmin confirmed that the company was the victim of a cyber attack on July 23 in which some of Garmin’s systems were encrypted by outsiders, resulting in a significant failure of the company’s popular fitness tracking services. The German news site Spiegel Online reported indications that the company was attacked ...
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News briefsOn partners with Swiss Olympic
On Running, the Swiss brand specializing in performance running shoes and apparel, will be kitting out the Swiss delegations to Olympic Games, Youth Olympic Games and all other Olympic missions until 2028, including at next year’s Games in Tokyo. The Tokyo Olympics, originally scheduled to take place in 2020, were ...
