News Briefs – Page 435
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Sportsworld Cruquius is to be taken over at the start...
Sportsworld Cruquius is to be taken over at the start of October by Intersport Twinsport, the largest Intersport member in the Netherlands, Sport Partner reports. The store of about 6,000 square meters is one of the five megastores run by Sportsworld, which was launched by Inge van Kemenade as a ...
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Intersport opened its first fitness park in Germany on June,...
Intersport opened its first fitness park in Germany on June, 28. The German voluntary group opened it in Kiel in cooperation with Intersport Knudsen, the group's local retail partner, and with Puma and the city of Kiel. Other sponsors and partners are AOK NordWest, the German insurance company, and Kompan, ...
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Schuhe24.de, a company founded and run by Dominik Benner, a German...
Schuhe24.de, a company founded and run by Dominik Benner, a German shoe retailer who was formerly a member of ANWR's supervisory board, aims to diversify from footwear by entering the sporting goods and fashion sectors. A new internet portal, Sportmarken24.de, was launched in February. It is managed by Benner's wife, Valeska ...
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Adidas said it was made aware on June 26 that...
Adidas said it was made aware on June 26 that an unauthorized party had gained access to customer information from its e-commerce platform in the U.S. A preliminary investigation indicates that a few million records were stolen including contact information, user names and encrypted passwords, but there was no evidence ...
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VF's The North Face and Vans have teamed up in...
VF's The North Face and Vans have teamed up in a new counterfeit lawsuit seeking more than $300 million in damages. According to reports in Fashion Network, the complaint was recently filed in Florida federal court. The lawsuit involves 831 websites that are allegedly selling fake Vans and North Face ...
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The World Snowboard Federation (WSF) has announced a new president...
The World Snowboard Federation (WSF) has announced a new president and board. Satu Järvelä has been elected as WSF's new president on a four-year mandate. Järvelä previously sat on the board of the Ticket to Ride (TTR) World Snowboard Tour. She is a former ISF World Champion snowboarder, a US ...
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Speedo has announced a three-year partnership with Disney for the...
Speedo has announced a three-year partnership with Disney for the launch of a collection of swimwear and accessories for its junior swimwear range. Designed for children between the ages of 6 and 16, the new range features characters from Star Wars and includes swimsuits, jammers, aqua shorts, briefs, water shorts ...
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Brunotti Sportswear is taking over the development, sale and distribution...
Brunotti Sportswear is taking over the development, sale and distribution of its footwear line, starting with this coming winter. The Unlimited Fashion Group (UFG), which has been the licensee since 2009, will handle part of the summer 2019 collection.
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Komperdell, the producer of carbon hiking and ski poles, has...
Komperdell, the producer of carbon hiking and ski poles, has unveiled a new “Old versus New” dealer campaign. The Austrian company is aiming to generate a higher turnover in the dealers' inventories. Any customer can trade in his or her aluminum poles – regardless of the brand – for a ...
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Odlo has launched its new Linencool material, which is a...
Odlo has launched its new Linencool material, which is a combination of organic linen and polyester that offers the wearer a reduction of its body temperature by 0.5 degrees as compared to a typical polyester material. Linencool will be introduced to the brand's running, cycling and women's training product categories. ...
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Uniqlo, the Japanese apparel brand that sponsored Novak Djokovic from...
Uniqlo, the Japanese apparel brand that sponsored Novak Djokovic from 2012 to 2017, is said to be paying $30 million a year to Roger Federer under a new ten-year contract. The Swiss tennis champion has been earning an estimated $7.5 million to $10 million a year under a ten-year contract ...
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While moving into basketball (see the story in this issue),...
While moving into basketball (see the story in this issue), Puma has signed a long-term boot contract with Romelu Lukaku, a 25-year-old member of the Manchester United team who has been the highest all-time scorer on the Belgian national team. He signed four goals for Belgium in the first four ...
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World Rugby has appointed Canterbury as the official sports apparel...
World Rugby has appointed Canterbury as the official sports apparel supplier for its 2019 World Cup in Japan and for the global organization. The two-year deal covers the World Cup in Japan, the World Rugby under-20 Championship, elite 15s and sevens match officials, and World Rugby technical official apparel. The ...
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Sympatex has unveiled a shock image campaign to further raise...
Sympatex has unveiled a shock image campaign to further raise awareness in the textile industry of sustainability and environmental protection. The campaign, which asks consumers “In which world do you want to live? It is in your hands,” will be presented at the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen on June 17-20. ...
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The new Outdoor by Ispo show in Munich, which will...
The new Outdoor by Ispo show in Munich, which will take the place of the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen, will occupy nine halls on the eastern side of the main fairgrounds. It will be divided into three segments: Core Outdoor, Outdoor Plus and X Industries. The third segment will be ...
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Oberalp has decided to start exhibiting again at the Ispo...
Oberalp has decided to start exhibiting again at the Ispo Munich show, after an absence of two years. It will have a corporate stand for all its brands – Salewa, Dynafit, Pomoca and Wild Country – but it will continue to hold its sales conventions in late October and May. ...
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Fila will be presenting its first ever runway show at...
Fila will be presenting its first ever runway show at the next Milan Fashion Week, which is scheduled for September 18-24. The specific venue and date of Fila's show have yet to be confirmed. On that occasion, the brand will be unveiling its spring/summer 2019 womenswear collection. Fila's debut runway ...
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Quiksilver has announced that its recycling program in collaboration with...
Quiksilver has announced that its recycling program in collaboration with Repreve has reached the 100 million-bottle milestone. The process starts with Repreve turning used plastic bottles into plastic flake. This is converted into Repreve chips, which are then melted before turning into yarn that acts similarly to conventional polyester. Since ...
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CORRECTION: Intersocks - not the Norman Group - will produce...
CORRECTION: Intersocks - not the Norman Group - will produce X-Technology's X-Socks line at its own Italian facilities. The Norman Group will make X-Bionic clothes.
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Accell Group has founded a new start-up called Accell Digital....
Accell Group has founded a new start-up called Accell Digital. According to reports in Bike Europe, the Dutch bike maker is building a centralized, multi-brand online platform for direct-to-consumer sales. For its new start-up, based in Amsterdam, Accell has hired Marcus Diekmann, who is currently director of digital, e-commerce and ...
