News Briefs – Page 402
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Stadium, the Swedish sporting goods retailer, has decided to close...
Stadium, the Swedish sporting goods retailer, has decided to close the Stadium Pulse concept store that it opened only recently at the Mall of Scandinavia, located just outside of Stockholm. The store is now heavily discounting its stock. The reasons given for the phaseout are that the new concept simply ...
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Atmósfera Sport, the Spanish buying group, will be launching an...
Atmósfera Sport, the Spanish buying group, will be launching an e-tail site – specifically for its sports-apparel division, Atmósfera Black – on Feb. 18. The initiative, representing an investment of more than €100,000, will be managed directly from the buying group's headquarters. The attendant staff has been expanded accordingly. For ...
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Nike has opened its first city-inspired SNKRS pop-up shop at...
Nike has opened its first city-inspired SNKRS pop-up shop at 711 10th Street NW in Atlanta. From Jan. 26 to the end of March, the shop will have a rotating selection of limited-edition styles – such the Ten collection and Air Force 1 drops – chosen specifically for Atlanta. Hoodies ...
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11teamsports, the German multi-channel retailer, is expanding its network of...
11teamsports, the German multi-channel retailer, is expanding its network of stores. On Feb. 1, at the C23 shopping center, 11teamsports opened its first store in Vienna, which is its sixth in Austria. The store, which covers 330 square meters, offers a wide selection of soccer shirts, soccer shoes and equipment for ...
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Mammut is collaborating with Braun Hamburg, a German retailer of...
Mammut is collaborating with Braun Hamburg, a German retailer of luxury brands like Bottega Veneta, Moncler, Maison Margiela and Santoni. Braun is now managed by a third generation of the Braun family in the person of Lars Braun. It runs two stores in Hamburg, which opened in 1933 and 1976, ...
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The fitness division of Brunswick Corp., which includes Life Fitness,...
The fitness division of Brunswick Corp., which includes Life Fitness, Cybex, Hammer Strength, Indoor Cycling and SciFit, reported flat sales of $1,038.3 million for the 2018 financial year, just as the group is gearing up to spin it off by the end of the present quarter, or soon thereafter. In ...
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A petition filed under the name Saiqa Noreen on change.org...
A petition filed under the name Saiqa Noreen on change.org alleges that a logo on the sole of Nike's Air Max 270 shoe spells out “Allah.” The petition calls for a worldwide recall of the shoe, lest the name of Islam's Prophet be trampled. As of this writing, it has ...
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Sierra Designs, the U.S. producer of camping gear, has announced...
Sierra Designs, the U.S. producer of camping gear, has announced victory in a dispute in Germany over the intellectual property of its Backcountry Bed, a zipperless sleeping bag that allows campers to sleep on their back, their side or their stomach. More in The Outdoor Industry Compass.
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At the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show, running from Jan. 30...
At the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show, running from Jan. 30 to Feb. 1 in Denver, the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), Snowsports Industries America (SIA) and the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) announced that they were forming the Outdoor Business Climate Partnership. This is the first broad coalition of trade groups ...
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Mammut says it has introduced the world's first laser-fused jacket,...
Mammut says it has introduced the world's first laser-fused jacket, which has won an Ispo Award. The Photics HS Thermo Hooded Jacket is waterproof and breathable, made of quilted, 750 cuin goose down, and limited to 500 pieces sold B2C. The jacket is welded with the world's only laser-fuse device, ...
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DamartSport, the sports version of the French brand of heat-preserving...
DamartSport, the sports version of the French brand of heat-preserving clothing, will participate in the Ispo Munich trade show for the first time to introduce a new high-tech range of clothes designed for sports activities in various weather conditions, based on patented technologies. It has developed a new seamless fitting ...
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Sergio Tacchini and Mondottica International have entered into a global...
Sergio Tacchini and Mondottica International have entered into a global license agreement until 2023 to develop branded eyewear collections for Sergio Tacchini. The collections will comprise unisex spectacles and sunglasses, which will be available as from the second half of 2019. The product line will be officially presented at the ...
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Odlo is one of the numerous companies that have received...
Odlo is one of the numerous companies that have received this year's Ispo Gold Award. Its new intelligent thermal regulation technology, I-Thermic, had already received an innovation award in the wearable technologies category at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in January along with Clim8, a French software ...
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Treksta, the big manufacturer of outdoor shoes based in South...
Treksta, the big manufacturer of outdoor shoes based in South Korea, has developed the first shoes that incorporate retractable crampons in the soles, using a specially engineered mechanism that works with a small dial. The grip spikes are controlled in and out by simply turning a dial at the side. ...
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Garsport is resurrecting the San Marco brand of hiking boots,...
Garsport is resurrecting the San Marco brand of hiking boots, starting with its relaunch for the autumn/winter 2019/20 season, under a licensing agreement with Head. The Italian brand was very popular in the 1980s and 1990s, before it was acquired by the Austrian company, which is now considering a move ...
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Ecco has teamed up with Dow Chemical and Dassault for...
Ecco has teamed up with Dow Chemical and Dassault for a project called Quant-U. With Dow supplying elastomer and Dassault supplying software, the three companies have come up with a midsole that is made of liquid silicone rubber. It can be produced with a 3D printer, fitting the shape and ...
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As of 2020, Nike will be Major League Baseball's exclusive...
As of 2020, Nike will be Major League Baseball's exclusive supplier of on-field uniforms – baselayers, game-day outerwear and training apparel included – and will be stamping them with its Swoosh. Fanatics, the California- and Florida-based producer of licensed sports apparel, will handle the manufacturing and distribution at retail. The ...
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Champion's centennial marketing campaign is a celebration of teamwork called...
Champion's centennial marketing campaign is a celebration of teamwork called “100 Years for the Team.” This year, the company will be putting out a limited-edition “Century Collection.” It will highlight teams large and small through social media, a dedicated website, special product lines, events and other partnerships. A few such ...
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Uniqlo, the Japanese brand of affordable clothing, continues to invest...
Uniqlo, the Japanese brand of affordable clothing, continues to invest in sports marketing, after switching over from Novak Djokovic to Roger Federer last year. It has become the main Olympic partner and official clothing supplier for Sweden's Olympic and Paralympic teams. The Japanese clothing brand will deliver LifeWear products to ...
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Black Diamond Equipment and its sister brand Pieps have become...
Black Diamond Equipment and its sister brand Pieps have become the official suppliers and safety partners for the Freeride World Tour for the next three years. They will be providing the athletes with tools, such as airbags, beacons, shovels and probes, and organizing safety workshops during events, such as the ...
