News Briefs – Page 319

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    Zalando will be subjecting its partners to sustainability standards

    2020-06-01T20:02:00Z

    Zalando is implementing standards for the measurement the social and environmental sustainability of its operations and, in time, those of its business partners. Specifically, the German e-tailer is adopting the Higg Brand & Retail Module (BRM), developed by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and its subsidiary, Higg Co. The BRM ...

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    Slinger Bag appoints Tom Dye as COO

    2020-06-01T20:02:00Z

    Slinger Bag, the new sports brand focused on innovating game improvement equipment for ball sports, has hired Tom Dye as chief operating officer. In this role, he will be responsible for the global operational and logistical management of the business. Dye has more than 35 years of senior management experience ...

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    Kappa is the new sponsor of the French Metz team

    2020-06-01T20:02:00Z

    Kappa will replace Nike as the kit sponsor of FC Metz, a French football club that competes in the First League. The Italian sportswear brand is back after nine years, as Kappa had previously been the club’s kit sponsor, from 2006/07 to 2010/11. The new contract will enter into effect ...

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    The corona crisis boosts Shimano’s stock market value

    2020-06-01T20:01:00Z

    The stock market capitalization of Shimano hit a record high at 1,897 billion yen (€15.8bn-$17.6bn) on May 19 before decreasing slightly to ¥1,836 billion at the end the month. The share value rose by about 27 percent between May 1 and 31. According to financial analysts, the rise in demand ...

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    Falke offers its own Community Mask

    2020-06-01T14:17:00Z

    If you can make good sports socks, you can also make good face masks to protect consumers from coronavirus contamination. We have already reported about the ergonomic UYN Community Mask by Italy’s Trerè Innovation, the former licensee of X-Bionic and X-Socks. It’s now another knitting specialist’s turn to launch its ...

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    Manuel "Manolo" Freixas is dead

    2020-06-01T13:17:00Z

    Manuel Freixas, an influential publisher in the Spanish sporting goods sector, passed away on May 30, following a long illness. He was 68 years old. Back in 1982, after working for a magazine called Turisport, Freixas co-founded Diffusion Sport, which remained for many years the only major Spanish B2B publication ...

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    Yonex declines by 6%

    2020-05-31T10:20:00Z

    Yonex’ revenues went down by 5.9 percent to 15,377 million yen (€128.8m-$143.4m) in the fourth quarter of its financial year, ended on March 31. In Japan, which accounted for 60 percent of the company’s total turnover, sales declined by 13 percent from the year-ago quarter. In North America, they dropped ...

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    Swedish crash test of bike helmets yields strange results

    2020-05-31T10:19:00Z

    Hövding was rated as the best bike “helmet” based on a series of crash tests conducted by a Swedish insurance company, Folksam. The second best one was a relatively cheap MIPS helmet from Biltema, a chain of car accessories. While Hövding’s head cover, called the Chief, is not really a ...

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    Online conference by Ispo on June 30 and July 1st

    2020-05-30T08:18:00Z

    Ispo will host a digital conference on June 30 and July 1 to take the place of the previously planned Ispo SDG Summit in Munich. Called Ispo Re.Start Days, the conference will focus on “Beyond Digitalization,” “Beyong Sustainability” and “Beyond Health.” Following the cancellation of the OutDoor by Ispo trade ...

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    Lafuma divests its surfwear brand

    2020-05-29T09:00:00Z

    Lafuma has finalized the sale of Oxbow, its brand of surf-inspired sportswear. The move will allow the French company to concentrate on the outdoor sector with two brands, Lafuma and Millet. The group had previously sold its Eider brand to K2 of South Korea. The new owner of Oxbow is ...

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    ​Inspiration days for Swiss dealers

    2020-05-28T17:26:00Z

    In order to offer assistance with pre-orders for summer 2021 without a large trade fair, the Swiss sports industry is organizing so-called “Inspiration Days” in Glattbrugg and Spreitenbach on June 29 and 30. On these days, the showrooms in the TMC, Trendhouse, House 9 and Industriestrasse in Glattbrugg as well ...

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    Hervis appoints Roland Jegle to the management

    2020-05-28T17:24:00Z

    Hervis Sport is expanding its management: From June 1, Roland Jegle, 43, will be supporting the international Austrian-based sporting goods chain’s current managing director, Martin Weber. The goal is a “strategic realignment of the company,” according to its announcement. Jegle will lead the purchasing department, among other areas. Jegle has ...

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    Adidas teams up with Allbirds

    2020-05-28T17:22:00Z

    Adidas announced today a collaboration with Allbirds, the well-known American brand of sustainable footwear, to develop the sport performance shoe with the lowest-ever carbon footprint. The project will involve exploring recyclable material resources as well as the use of renewable energies in manufacturing and transportation. Adidas says the project is ...

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    A new antibacterial towel for sweaty faces

    2020-05-28T17:19:00Z

    ProSane Wear, an apparel company based in New York, is launching a reversible antibacterial microfiber towel hoodie, designed to make it possible to wipe sweat from the face without touching the towel directly with the hands. This special design helps minimize bacterial transfer from potentially contaminated surfaces, objects and other ...

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    Nike releases inspirational video for post-pandemic sports

    2020-05-28T14:08:00Z

    Nike has launched a new video, available on YouTube and elsewhere. Titled “Never Too Far Down, You Can’t Stop Us,” it uses the competitive comebacks of its athletes – such as Rafael Nadal, Tiger Woods, Naomi Osaka and the Los Angeles Dodgers – as a metaphor for the return of ...

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    Puma partners with Gold’s Gym

    2020-05-28T14:08:00Z

    Puma has teamed up with Gold’s Gym for the launch of a co-branded collection of training clothing, footwear and accessories. It is available on puma.com, on the goldgear.com website of Gold’s Gym and at various Gold’s Gym pro shops. The new product launch came a few weeks after Gold’s Gym ...

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    Synergies with GLP after Li & Fung’s privatization

    2020-05-28T13:59:00Z

    Li & Fung completed its privatization yesterday, pulling out of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange after 28 years. Following redemption of the shares still trading publicly, Global Logistics Properties (GLP), a company based in Singapore that operates warehouses and owns real estate around the world, now owns 67.67 percent of ...

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    Decathlon to test turnkey rentals

    2020-05-28T13:58:00Z

    In June, Decathlon will be testing a service for long-term, turnkey rentals at four of its stores in Paris and eight stores in and around the city of Lyon. In keeping with the spirit of these post-pandemic times, the first products offered will be bicycles. The service provides a guarantee ...

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    GoPro’s VP of design steps down

    2020-05-28T13:13:00Z

    According to Bloomberg, GoPro’s vice president of design, Danny Coster, departed “earlier this year,” after a four-year stint. He was previously with Apple. As we have reported, GoPro had a turnover of $119 million in its first quarter of this year, down from $243 million in the year-ago period. Partly ...

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    Rising tennis star becomes highest-paid female athlete

    2020-05-28T13:13:00Z

    In Forbes’ estimation, the tennis player Naomi Osaka has become the highest-paid female athlete of all time in annual earnings. The 22-year-old of Japanese and Haitian descent has pocketed $37.4 million since June of last year, breaking the record of $36 million held by Serena Williams, who had broken Maria ...