News Briefs – Page 455
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Halfords reported a 7.8 percent growth in retail cycling sales...
Halfords reported a 7.8 percent growth in retail cycling sales in the 15-week period ended Jan. 12, despite the difficult U.K. retail environment. The growth was driven by retail sales across all bicycle categories, cycle repair and PACs. Halford Group's overall revenues increased by 3.2 percent in the quarter. The ...
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Rapala VMC warns investors that its results for 2017 will...
Rapala VMC warns investors that its results for 2017 will show a sales decline of about 3 percent to €253 million instead of coming out flat as previously expected. On a comparable basis, operating income was down to around €11 million from €19 million in the previous year.
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The German competition authority (BKA) reports that the Bundesgerichtshof, the...
The German competition authority (BKA) reports that the Bundesgerichtshof, the Federal Court of Justice, has ruled Asics could not issue blanket bans preventing its dealers from using price comparison engines. As described by the BKA, the decision issued on Dec. 12 and published on Jan. 19 means that per se ...
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The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland, which is the supreme...
The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland, which is the supreme court of the Swiss Confederation, has delivered a judgment stating that schools cannot ask parents more than CHF 16 (€14-$17) per day as a contribution to the costs for compulsory excursions and snow sports camps. The judgement was issued last ...
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Mueller Sports Medicine has won a German patent case. A...
Mueller Sports Medicine has won a German patent case. A German court enjoined 100 Mile from selling its Ultimate Performance knee brace, awarding unspecified damages and attorney's fees to the American company. A similar case is still pending in the U.K.
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Macron is supporting Vicenza Calcio, the troubled Italian professional football...
Macron is supporting Vicenza Calcio, the troubled Italian professional football club based in Vicenza, Veneto, which has been placed in administration. The Macron Store in Vicenza has launched a campaign to help the team. Starting on Jan. 20, Macron said the store will donate 20 percent of every sale of ...
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Polartec is introducing Power Fill, a warm, light fill insulation...
Polartec is introducing Power Fill, a warm, light fill insulation that is said to be more compressible than standard fills. Adopted by Millet in a new mid-layer Elevation hoodie and jacket, it uses Polartec's exclusive melting process to create a district geometric pattern from a matrix of hollow polyester.
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The Woolmark Company, which promotes merino wool, is teaming up...
The Woolmark Company, which promotes merino wool, is teaming up with Adidas to launch a new competition for innovative product solutions in the performance apparel sector. Participants will work on new ideas for performance clothing that harness “the unique, natural attributes of merino wool.” A joint news conference will be ...
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Willy Bogner will switch over to a new licensee for...
Willy Bogner will switch over to a new licensee for its handbags, belts, other accessories and luggage. The current contract with Unlimited Accessories expires in August this year, so from spring 2019, Bogner bags will be made under license by Müller & Meirer Lederwarenfabrik as part of a move by ...
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Recco has announced that 11 additional brands will be integrating...
Recco has announced that 11 additional brands will be integrating its rescue reflectors in their products starting next winter. The list includes Boeri (helmets), Cortez (ski clothes), Kanuk (winter jackets), Grivel (climbing helmets), Manby (helmets), Templa (ski clothes), Scarpa (Ski mountaineering boot), as well as four returning brands with a ...
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Berlin's public transport operator, BVG, launched a highly successful limited...
Berlin's public transport operator, BVG, launched a highly successful limited edition of sneakers designed in partnership with Adidas for its 90th birthday. On Jan. 16 hundreds of people camped out overnight in Berlin, in hopes of buying a pair of the Adidas sneakers, which were a limited edition of 500 ...
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La Sportiva has invested in the development of its...
La Sportiva has invested in the development of its apparel collection, introducing several innovations for next winter for ski mountaineering, winter running and winter climbing. The novelties include removable inserts that absorb moisture during physical exercise, storage solutions that are compatible with integrated hydration systems, and simple and effective connections ...
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Leki, the German pole specialist, is cooperating with Boa Technology, the maker...
Leki, the German pole specialist, is cooperating with Boa Technology, the maker of the patented Boa Closure System, for its winter 2018/19 collection of Leki Trigger gloves. The Boa system, which was originally developed for shoes, has for the first time been integrated in another product category.*
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Ruffwear, the specialist in performance dog gear, has announced a...
Ruffwear, the specialist in performance dog gear, has announced a new partnership with the National Ski Patrol (NSP), the U.S.-based authority for on-mountain safety. Starting in winter 2017/18, the brand is serving as a partner of the NSP. Ruffwear's products can be used by the avalanche rescue dogs who work ...
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Macron will replace Adidas as the kit sponsor of Real...
Macron will replace Adidas as the kit sponsor of Real Sociedad, the Spanish football club based in San Sebastián, in the Basque region. The club competes in La Liga, Spain's top football league. Based in Bologna, Italy, Macron is currently the technical sponsor of several European teams, including Crystal Palace ...
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Golfino has announced new contracts with four golfers, who complete...
Golfino has announced new contracts with four golfers, who complete its roster of sponsored players. The new contracts have been signed with Luca Cianchetti, Tomás Bessa, Raphael Marguery and Emily Collins. They add to Brandon Stone, who signed a three-year deal with Golfino in November 2017. Italian-born Cianchetti, 22, turned ...
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Dakine is welcoming two new athletes – Sammy Carlson and...
Dakine is welcoming two new athletes – Sammy Carlson and Torin Yater-Wallace – to its Ski Accessories Team for winter 2018/19. Carlson, longtime Dakine athlete and a native of Oregon, where Dakine is headquartered, will be wearing his Signature Series Team Fillmore Trigger Mitt and his Signature Series Heli Pro 24L ...
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Stormberg has been named on the Top-10 list of the...
Stormberg has been named on the Top-10 list of the Norwegian Innovation Index, a ranking of companies in Norway compiled by the Norwegian Business School of Economics (NHH). The index, which is based on a survey of customers, aims to score a company's ability to be innovative. A total of ...
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Jack Wolfskin will reportedly display a Wolfskin Tech Lab X...
Jack Wolfskin will reportedly display a Wolfskin Tech Lab X Gianni Versace range at the Kronprinzenpalais in Berlin as part of a Gianni Versace retrospective starting in Berlin on Jan. 30, for the Italian fashion label's 40th anniversary. The Jack Wolfskin jackets for men and women feature Versace branding on ...
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Joining the likes of Salomon and Salewa, Montane will stay...
Joining the likes of Salomon and Salewa, Montane will stay out of the Ispo Munich show at the end of this month because, the management says, it tends to see suppliers there rather than customers. The management of Montane says the company has already closed its main order book for ...
