News Briefs – Page 371
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Trent Alexander-Arnold, the 20-year-old right back for the Liverpool and...
Trent Alexander-Arnold, the 20-year-old right back for the Liverpool and English national football clubs, has signed a multi-year renewal of his endorsement deal with Under Armour. The original deal dates back to 2017. Over the past year, Alexander-Arnold has helped Liverpool win a sixth Champions League title and helped England reach ...
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McDavid has expanded its commercial activities in Germany. The producer...
McDavid has expanded its commercial activities in Germany. The producer of protective sports equipment is now the official business partner of the Borussia Monchengladbach football team for the 2019/20 season. The company will supply part of the bandages to the team. Marc-André ter Stegen, goalkeeper of FC Barcelona and of ...
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The Australian golfer Greg Norman has become a brand ambassador...
The Australian golfer Greg Norman has become a brand ambassador for Garmin International, the Swiss-based company that brings GPS navigation and wearable technology to the automotive, aviation, marine, outdoor and fitness markets. Norman, also known as the “The (Great White) Shark,” is a two-time winner of the British Open and ...
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Li Ning has signed RJ Hampton to a five-year footwear...
Li Ning has signed RJ Hampton to a five-year footwear and apparel endorsement deal. A signature shoe will be released this autumn. According to ESPN, which reported about the deal, the American basketball talent is projected to join the NBA in 2020. He currently plays for the New Zealand Breakers ...
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Macron is the new kit sponsor for Unione Rugby Capitolina,...
Macron is the new kit sponsor for Unione Rugby Capitolina, a Roman club that belongs to the Italian Rugby Union. The partnership agreement will run for three years, starting in the 2019/20 season.
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Messe München, which organizes the Ispo Beijing and Ispo Shanghai...
Messe München, which organizes the Ispo Beijing and Ispo Shanghai fairs in China, has announced the appointment of a new leadership team for its Chinese subsidiary, Messe München Shanghai. Xu Jia, who has been its chief operating officer since 2013, has been promoted to the role of chief executive, replacing ...
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The Eurosima Beach Party is back for 2019 in a...
The Eurosima Beach Party is back for 2019 in a new format. It will be held on Sept. 13 on the beaches of Seignosse, France. Initially launched in 2006, this competition for surf professionals was revived under a new format in 2018, with competitors spending more time in the water ...
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The Accell Group will not be taking part in this...
The Accell Group will not be taking part in this year's edition of Eurobike, the usual venue for the company's product introductions in Friedrichshafen, where it has been one of the major exhibitors. This year, for the first time, the Dutch-based group introduced its new collections directly to its dealers ...
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Roughly coinciding with the 70th anniversary of its foundation on...
Roughly coinciding with the 70th anniversary of its foundation on Aug. 18, 1949, Adidas celebrated the opening of its new headquarters in Herzogenaurach last Friday with the participation of some high-profile guests such as Pharrell Williams, Stan Smith, Philipp Lahm, Laura Dahlmeier and Magdalena Neuner. A daughter of the late ...
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Adidas is reportedly considering putting a deposit on sports shoes...
Adidas is reportedly considering putting a deposit on sports shoes – as in Germany's “Pfandsystem” (Pfand means “deposit”) – similar to what is often done with plastic and glass bottles. According to reports in sportstextiles.com, the brand is exploring charging a returnable deposit of €10 on a pair of shoes ...
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Asics has announced the first four start-ups that will take...
Asics has announced the first four start-ups that will take part in its accelerator program. They are: Elyza, which proposes the development of a sales/demand forecasting system based on artificial intelligence; No New Fold Studio, which plans to create smart running shoes that can measure foot movement while running; Biima, ...
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The Tecnica Group has just completed two transactions to strengthen...
The Tecnica Group has just completed two transactions to strengthen its market position in outdoor footwear. The Italian sports group has increased its stake in Lowa from 60 percent to 75 percent, purchasing the new shares from the family of Renzo Castellani, the owner of a company, Riko Sport, that ...
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Last April Snipes, the sneaker retail chain that has belonged...
Last April Snipes, the sneaker retail chain that has belonged to the Deichmann group since 2011, took over Kicks USA, a retail chain specializing in sneakers, athletic shoes and clothing, with 64 stores in eastern part of the U.S. Now it has acquired Mr. Alan's Men's Bootery, another sneaker chain based in ...
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The District Court of Dortmund ordered the opening of insolvency...
The District Court of Dortmund ordered the opening of insolvency proceedings and the continuation of Sport Voswinkel's self-administration on July 25. Sport Voswinkel is a chain of 72 stores throughout Germany. It has been a member of Intersport Germany since 1989 and a subsidiary of the voluntary group since 2003. ...
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Nike has announced that it is going ahead with the...
Nike has announced that it is going ahead with the construction of a new Nike Air Manufacturing Innovation (Air MI) facility in Goodyear, Arizona, generating more than 500 full-time jobs in a state that has shown hostility toward the company's commitment to diversity. The state's governor, Doug Ducey, withdrew a ...
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Nike is reportedly contemplating strategic options including the divesture of...
Nike is reportedly contemplating strategic options including the divesture of Hurley, the group's boardsports apparel brand. The information came just after that of the appointment of John Schweitzer as Hurley's chief executive and chief financial officer. He is replacing Bob Coombes, who was made general manager in 2015, with the ...
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Didriksons has recently invested in a new headquarters in Borås, Sweden,...
Didriksons has recently invested in a new headquarters in Borås, Sweden, as well as in a new warehouse. The Swedish brand of rain and functional apparel was taken over in August 2018 by Adelis Equity Partners, an investment fund that acquired a majority stake from another fund managed by Herkules Capita. The parent company ...
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Andreas Rudolf, one of the two managing directors of Sport...
Andreas Rudolf, one of the two managing directors of Sport 2000 Germany, has announced that he will not renew his contract. He has worked for the German buying group for the past 13 years, serving most recently as joint managing director as joint managing director alongside Hans-Hermann Deters, overall manager of ...
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VF Corp. announced the appointment of Michel Bilodeau as vice...
VF Corp. announced the appointment of Michel Bilodeau as vice president and general manager in charge of Vans in the EMEA region, starting in October. He will replace Stefano Saccone, who had taken on the responsibility in April but is instead going to run Woolrich International (see the following article). ...
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Woolrich International has appointed Stefano Saccone as its new chief...
Woolrich International has appointed Stefano Saccone as its new chief executive. He takes over the role from Paolo Corinaldesi, who has served as Woolrich International's chief executive for the past three years. Saccone joins from VF Corp., where he was most recently vice-president and general manager of the Vans EMEA ...
