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Investigating a tax case, the public prosecutor's office of Munich...
Investigating a tax case, the public prosecutor's office of Munich has searched the business premises of Bogner, the Munich-based fashion company. A spokeswoman for the prosecutor's office confirmed the search on July 24 but did not disclose further details about the case. A company spokeswoman has stated that the company ...
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Ortlieb won a lawsuit in Federal Court against Amazon on July...
Ortlieb won a lawsuit in Federal Court against Amazon on July 25. The German company wants to prevent the appearance of ads with the Ortlieb brand name on Google, which are linked to offers on the Amazon homepage. The issue is that, when searching a term with Ortlieb in it, such ...
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Nike has introduced Joyride, a new technology that combines the...
Nike has introduced Joyride, a new technology that combines the previous cushioning systems of Nike Air and Nike React. Joyride sets pods and about ten thousand foam beads in the soles of each shoe. The beads shift with wearers' motions and the size and shape of their feet, while the ...
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Under Armour is developing a new shoe that is said...
Under Armour is developing a new shoe that is said to measure the user's blood pressure. The company has filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on June 25 for two possible models of the sneaker. In the first version, the shoe would link to a ...
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Asics has launched the Ultrezza AI, a football boot developed...
Asics has launched the Ultrezza AI, a football boot developed with Andrés Iniesta, who spent 16 years playing for FC Barcelona before moving to the Japanese club Vissel Kobe in 2018. The release marks the ninth anniversary of Iniesta's winning goal for Spain at the World Cup Final in South ...
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Skechers has released the Shaq by Skechers collection with the...
Skechers has released the Shaq by Skechers collection with the retired NBA star Shaquille O'Neal. It is the first Skechers Kids line that the California-based footwear brand has designed specifically for basketball. The mid-height, lace-up sneakers are available in three colorways and have leather or knitted uppers, lightweight midsoles and ...
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Batra Group's Future Brands Limited (FBL) of London has partnered...
Batra Group's Future Brands Limited (FBL) of London has partnered with Brand Machine Group (BMG) to launch a full collection of Russell Athletic childrenswear and accessories across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The license agreement between FBL and BMG will enable BMG to design, manufacture and market children's ...
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Reebok has launched its first maternity collection. The debut collection...
Reebok has launched its first maternity collection. The debut collection comprises leggings and tank tops, made with high-stretch fabric. The collection, which is already available in the U.S., will be on sale globally by this autumn.
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Champion and Clothsurgeon, the British streetwear label, have launched a...
Champion and Clothsurgeon, the British streetwear label, have launched a collaborative capsule collection, inspired by Ivy League college sportswear from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. The menswear collection comprises vintage-style cardigans, hooded letterman sweatshirts and jackets, sweatshirts, jogging pants, T-shirts and caps. The collection was first unveiled during Paris Fashion ...
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Peak Performance of Sweden has launched a collection designed by...
Peak Performance of Sweden has launched a collection designed by Ben Gorham, founder of Byredo, a Swedish brand of fragrances, leathergoods, eyewear and other items. In Peak Performance's view, “Possessions of My Soul” attempts to connect the urban and outdoor segments. It is a unisex outdoor collection made with technical ...
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Archroma is introducing Lurapret N5396 & N5392 liq, a new...
Archroma is introducing Lurapret N5396 & N5392 liq, a new water-based VOC polyurethane (PU) polymer coating. The innovation was presented at the recent ITMA exhibition in Barcelona. With the growing demand for more sustainable technologies, the coatings that are used in the textile industry to achieve features such as waterproofness, ...
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Overcoming a challenge from Puma, Nike's Jordan brand has signed...
Overcoming a challenge from Puma, Nike's Jordan brand has signed Zion Williamson to a footwear endorsement deal. Williamson was the number-one pick in the NBA draft of 2019. This past February, he famously injured his knee playing for Duke University when one of his Nike PG 2.5 shoes burst open ...
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In the wake of its first Manchester City product collection,...
In the wake of its first Manchester City product collection, Puma has signed a long-term deal with Pep Guardiola, manager of Manchester City FC. Guardiola will be serving as a brand ambassador, endorsing Puma products on and off the pitch, appearing in ad campaigns and advising Puma Football on the ...
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While negotiating to succeed New Balance as the sponsor of...
While negotiating to succeed New Balance as the sponsor of the Liverpool team after the 2019/20 season, according to the Daily Mail, bidding against Nike for the Premier English League club, Puma is considering paying three times more than it is doing now to continue as the sponsor of the ...
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Puma has signed a long-term endorsement deal with Karsten Warholm,...
Puma has signed a long-term endorsement deal with Karsten Warholm, the current world champion in the 400-meter hurdles. Now 23, the Norwegian athlete began with the octathlon and decathlon, winning gold at the World Youth Championships in 2013 and silver at the European Junior Championships of 2015 before taking the ...
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Adidas is going to replace Nike as the sponsor of...
Adidas is going to replace Nike as the sponsor of the Boca Juniors football club in Argentina, reportedly paying $100 million over the next ten years. It will also pay additional bonuses for victories and royalties on the sale of jerseys. Adidas is also the sponsor of a rival Argentinian ...
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Adidas has come up with a new video ad, titled...
Adidas has come up with a new video ad, titled “The Deal,” for its FW19 football boot pack. In the video, Paul Pogba, Leo Messi, Mesut Ozil and 18 other players speak in close-up directly into the camera and lay out the terms of the deal – the way in which ...
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Fanatics has signed a long-term partnership deal with the Union...
Fanatics has signed a long-term partnership deal with the Union of European Football Associations (Uefa) that will see the company handle the merchandising and official fan shop for the events of Uefa's national teams. The deal is set to cover the Euro 2020 tournament, the Nations League Finals, the European ...
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Lotto Sport Italia has signed endorsement deals with two Spanish...
Lotto Sport Italia has signed endorsement deals with two Spanish pádel champions, Franco Stupaczuk and Matías “The Warrior” Diaz Sangiorgio. The two athletes have been partners on the World Pádel Tour (WPT) since last year. Diaz, 40, has been a professional player for 13 years and has won seven WPT ...
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Ping, the American manufacturer of golf equipment, has signed an...
Ping, the American manufacturer of golf equipment, has signed an endorsement deal with Wilco Nienaber. The 19-year-old South African golfer already had an endorsement deal with Opal Sports, a local distributor of Ping products. Nienaber, who has just made his professional debut on the European Challenge Tour, is known for ...