News Briefs – Page 388
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Employees demonstrated for higher wages at several stores of the...
Employees demonstrated for higher wages at several stores of the German Karstadt Sports retail chain on Wednesday, April 16. By organizing a nationwide warning strike, their labor union, Verdi, wants to increase the pressure on Karstadt in the negotiations over their salaries. In 2013, Karstadt withdrew from collective pay agreements. ...
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Forum Sport closed out 2018 with its sixth consecutive year...
Forum Sport closed out 2018 with its sixth consecutive year of growth and record revenues of €152 million, up by 5.3 percent from the previous year. Last year, in addition to opening five new stores under the Dooers banner – its brand of sneaker stores – the Spanish sports retailer ...
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Sportmaster plans to open a flagship store of 1,540 square...
Sportmaster plans to open a flagship store of 1,540 square meters in the big Grozny Mall in the city of Grozny, the capital of the Chechen Republic. It will be one of the Russian sporting goods retailer's biggest stores and one of the biggest ones in the Caucasus region. The ...
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Polartec has launched its Ready to Roll program, offering premium...
Polartec has launched its Ready to Roll program, offering premium Polartec fabrics in stock and ready to ship. The program is meant to meet customers' demand for in-stock inventory without the standard production lead times. The announcement of the program will enable rapid order fulfilment in time for autumn/winter 2019 ...
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Foot Locker has opened its first Italian “power store” in...
Foot Locker has opened its first Italian “power store” in Milan, at 17 Corso Buenos Aires, a central shopping area. While selling a variety of sneakers and brands, the power store concept is designed to serve as a hub for local sneaker culture, music, art and sports. Customers can get ...
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Gore-Tex recently opened a pop-up store at a German shoe...
Gore-Tex recently opened a pop-up store at a German shoe retail store called Schuh Reindl. The pop-up store, covering 40 square meters, is located in Rosenheim. It's the company's first pop-up store in Germany. There, consumers can test sneakers, casual shoes, trekking shoes and running shoes made with Gore-Tex fabrics. ...
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StockX, the U.S.-based sneaker resale platform, has begun to operate...
StockX, the U.S.-based sneaker resale platform, has begun to operate in Germany by taking part in conferences and other events. Its first European launch, in October of last year, was in the U.K., with Italy and France coming next. StockX' shoes, whose quality is certified in London, are already sold ...
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The major Chinese sports brands have issued preliminary figures indicating...
The major Chinese sports brands have issued preliminary figures indicating the market is not slowing down. Anta Sports Products said that sales under its own brand rose at a low-teen rate in the first quarter, while those of other branded products distributed or licensed in China went up by between ...
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Columbia Sportswear reported a jump in net earnings of 64...
Columbia Sportswear reported a jump in net earnings of 64 percent to $74.2 million for the first quarter of this year as revenues grew by 8 percent to $654.6 million, rising by 10 percent in local currencies. Footwear sales went up by 10 percent to $128.6 million, while apparel, accessories ...
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The Pon Bike Group sold a total of 720,000 bikes...
The Pon Bike Group sold a total of 720,000 bikes and saw its revenues increase by 14 percent to around €786 million in 2018. Sales were primarily driven by e-bikes, which accounted for around 50 percent of the bicycles sold. Pon's portfolio of bicycle brands comprises Cervélo, Gazelle, Santa Cruz, ...
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The Swiss sporting goods market fell by 3.5 percent in...
The Swiss sporting goods market fell by 3.5 percent in 2018, according to GfK, after the small recovery that it had recorded in the previous year, but online sales went up by 30 percent. Sales of winter sports products fell by 12 percent because of unseasonable weather conditions in December ...
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Adidas has filed an appeal in a federal court in...
Adidas has filed an appeal in a federal court in Washington, D.C., to uphold its rights in its long-standing patent dispute with Nike over their knitted shoe uppers. Adidas is trying to reverse a Feb. 19 ruling by the appeals board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office which found ...
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Brooks Running has settled a long-standing dispute with Anta Sports...
Brooks Running has settled a long-standing dispute with Anta Sports Products over the Chinese company's use of a chevron logo. The terms of settlement have not been disclosed. Brooks had opposed the registration by Anta of its logo in the U.S. in May 2014. For its part, Anta noted in ...
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Following Burton and Nitro in the past year, Quiksilver has...
Following Burton and Nitro in the past year, Quiksilver has joined the European Outdoor Group (EOG) as a full member. The association, which now has 104 full members and 10 associate members, says that Quiksilver's move was motivated by the work that it is doing on sustainability. It already has ...
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CrossFit has lifted the ban on non-Reebok footwear in the...
CrossFit has lifted the ban on non-Reebok footwear in the CrossFit Games, its annual summertime competition. Reebok will continue to supply apparel for the Games, but competitors may now wear shoes from their own sponsors, which include Nobull, Under Armour, Inov8 and Adidas. Reebok became the title sponsor of the ...
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The distinctive sole of Converse shoes cannot be patented in...
The distinctive sole of Converse shoes cannot be patented in the European Union. The General Court of the EU has endorsed an earlier verdict by the EU's Intellectual Property Office that invalidated a 3D trademark for the sole requested by the brand. Carrefour opposed its registration in 2010. Three other ...
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Nike has scrapped the Nike iD program for a new,...
Nike has scrapped the Nike iD program for a new, 3D customization platform called Nike by You. The new system generates real-time snapshots of customized shoes that can be shared and posted on social media. The Nike by You program started on April 15, offering the possibility to choose various ...
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Adidas has released a very colorful, kaleidoscopic collection of Ultra...
Adidas has released a very colorful, kaleidoscopic collection of Ultra Boost sneakers and running apparel in collaboration with Missoni, the Italian fashion house known for its strong color combinations. The line pays tribute to the brand's founder, Ottavio Missoni, born in Dubrovnik, who represented Italy in the 400m hurdles in ...
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Adidas has unveiled a bra and tights made with the...
Adidas has unveiled a bra and tights made with the company's Primeknit knitting technology. The knit construction of the new “Don't Rest Primeknit Lux” bra is meant to allow it to mirror the wearer's movements, for targeted comfort, flexibility and support. The new “Believe This Primeknit Lux” tights were developed ...
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Puma is beta-testing its Fit Intelligence self-lacing sneaker. The company...
Puma is beta-testing its Fit Intelligence self-lacing sneaker. The company has been accepting tester applications from April 18 to 28 both online and through its training app, PumaTRAC (available via the Apple Store and Google Play). Testers were asked to test the sneakers and comment on their usability, design, engineering ...
