News Briefs – Page 345
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Decathlon is entering the Serbian market with a new store...
Decathlon is entering the Serbian market with a new store in a park next to the Big Fashion shopping center in the Karaburma district of Belgrade. Meanwhile, the world's largest sporting goods retailer has opened two more stores in Germany, in Heilbronn and Bremen, making a total of 80 stores ...
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Goldwin has opened a flagship store in San Francisco, at...
Goldwin has opened a flagship store in San Francisco, at 444 Jackson Street. It is the second retail flagship store and the first of the Japanese technical outdoor apparel brand outside of Japan. San Francisco's Jackson Square area is considered the city's design center. The store was inaugurated on Nov. ...
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Anta Sports Products, the Chinese sports brand, is confident in...
Anta Sports Products, the Chinese sports brand, is confident in its growth trajectory, to judge by its latest 2019 projections. According to a letter sent by the company to its shareholders, its financial data through November is indicative of a jump in net income of at least 45 percent by ...
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Decathlon has again come in first in an annual ranking...
Decathlon has again come in first in an annual ranking of the world’s 500 largest retailers in any sector compiled by OC&C Strategy Consultants. The French-based sporting goods retailers has placed in the top 10 every year since the first edition of the index. Second and third place went to ...
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JD Sports Fashion has received an official request from Britain's...
JD Sports Fashion has received an official request from Britain's Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to stop any further moves for its planned takeover of the Footasylum chain, pending an ongoing investigation by the anti-trust body. JD's main rival, Sports Direct International, has warned the CMA against making inaccurate estimates ...
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The U.S. Department of Justice has decided to investigate Google's...
The U.S. Department of Justice has decided to investigate Google's proposed $2.1 billion acquisition of Fitbit on anti-trust grounds. Several privacy watchdog groups have called for action on this front, fearing that the data in Fitbit's hands could give Google more power in the advertising market.
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Puma has introduced an eponymous smartwatch, the first such product...
Puma has introduced an eponymous smartwatch, the first such product in its history. The watch comes with a textured silicone strap, the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 platform, a customizable touchscreen with which to track training goals, a GPS and a heart monitor. It is water resistant to five atmospheres or ...
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For the second year in a row, Joma will produce...
For the second year in a row, Joma will produce the official shoe of the World Padel Tour (WPT), and will mark the occasion with a limited edition of its Slam shoe for sponsored players – such as Juani Mieres, Patty Llaguno, Javi Ruiz, Uri Botelo, Teresa Navarro, Víctor Ruiz, ...
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Umbro has collaborated with Coral Studios – a “space” in...
Umbro has collaborated with Coral Studios – a “space” in New York City for the “uncensored expression” of “self-initiated artists” – on a capsule collection for Art Basel in Miami. Part of the proceeds will be going to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation. Included in the collection are a reversible ...
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Kjus has introduced a tech jacket that is said to...
Kjus has introduced a tech jacket that is said to manage moisture with the touch of a button. The 7Sphere Hydro_Bot jacket features the Hydro_Bot technology, which pumps moisture from inside the jacket to the outside through an electro-osmotic membrane, designed to protect the wearer from the typical post-activity chill ...
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Adidas Golf is launching Collection Ø, a new limited-edition apparel...
Adidas Golf is launching Collection Ø, a new limited-edition apparel collection inspired by street culture. The unusual style is meant to break down the typical notion of what golf fashion should look like, combined with the performance features that wearers need on-course.
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As of January, Joel Kinnaman will be the new face...
As of January, Joel Kinnaman will be the new face of Björn Borg, which wants to develop a sportier image under its new management. The 40-year-old Swedish-American actor will be lending his image to the Swedish brand's sportswear and underwear and taking part in worldwide campaigns to encourage the public ...
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UYN, the new Italian brand of functional knitwear, has announced...
UYN, the new Italian brand of functional knitwear, has announced its sponsorship of Didier Cuche. The Swiss ski champion will wear its underwear and socks and lend his face for products sold in Switzerland and their packaging. The brand, which is owned by a former licensee of X-Bionic, is already ...
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Hummel marked 2019 UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities...
Hummel marked 2019 UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) on Dec. 3 with the world première of a new documentary on The Impossible Team. The Danish company co-produced the film together with a non-profit organization, Football For A New Tomorrow (FANT). The film supports a Sierra Leonean football ...
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Stadium has agreed to extend its cooperation with Soccer Sirius...
Stadium has agreed to extend its cooperation with Soccer Sirius for another four years, until the end of 2023. Soccer Sirius is a Swedish association that gives young people at various locations who might never come into contact with football a chance to participate in the game. The project, called ...
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Ziener will be for the first time the official clothing...
Ziener will be for the first time the official clothing partner of the Nordic World Ski Championships. They will be staged by the International Ski Federation (FIS) in Oberstdorf from Feb. 23 to March 7, 2021. Under the deal, which was brokered by Infront, the German brand will dress more ...
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Babolat has signed a two-year extension of its apparel and...
Babolat has signed a two-year extension of its apparel and footwear sponsorship for the Pádel Estrella Damm, the world's largest amateur series of padel tournaments, with upwards of 60,000 players. The French producer of racquet-sports equipment initiated its association with the Spanish competition in 2016.
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Victor De Le Rue, the 2019 Freeride World Tour champion,...
Victor De Le Rue, the 2019 Freeride World Tour champion, has joined Jones Snowboards as a new international team rider. The 30-year-old was named French rider of the year in 2012, 2013 and 2014, Snowboarder magazine's N° 3 Rider of the Year 2015 and has appeared in snowboard films, several ...
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Adidas Terrex UK will be the official apparel sponsor of...
Adidas Terrex UK will be the official apparel sponsor of the Threshold Trail Series in 2020. The Threshold Trail Series is a series of four endurance trail events in the U.K., each offering a variety of terrains, gradients, elevations, landscapes and distances. The four events include: Heineken Race to the ...
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Erreà Sport and Rugby Europe, the administrative body for rugby...
Erreà Sport and Rugby Europe, the administrative body for rugby union in Europe, have announced a partnership agreement that makes the Italian brand the official apparel supplier of Rugby Europe until June 30, 2023. The collaboration will begin with the first round of the 2020 Rugby Europe Championship, on Feb. ...
