News Briefs – Page 459
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The European Commission is gradually increasing funding of sports-related projects...
The European Commission is gradually increasing funding of sports-related projects through its Erasmus+ program, which started in 2014. It has set aside a budget of around €50 million to fund about 200 projects in 2018, building up gradually to 300 projects for €70 million in 2020. That would compare with ...
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The European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA) has announced that...
The European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA) has announced that Jean-Claude Bel is stepping back from his role as chief executive of the association but is not retiring. He has asked EFTTA's board to allow him step back into a part-time job. Bel, who has been at the helm of ...
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Adidas has reportedly reached an out-of-court settlement with M Design...
Adidas has reportedly reached an out-of-court settlement with M Design & Manufacturing, one of Forever 21's suppliers, in a trademark case claiming that Forever 21, a Los-Angeles based fast-fashion retailer, had violated trademark law by using Adidas' three-stripe mark. The terms of the settlement were not immediately disclosed. The lawsuit, ...
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Rio Ferdinand, a retired English football player, has teamed up...
Rio Ferdinand, a retired English football player, has teamed up with Sports Direct to launch Five, a range of hoodies, tee-shirts, sweat pants and snapbacks with prices starting from £8 (€9-$11). The range is named after the number worn by Ferdinand, who played as center back in the England team ...
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Nike has signed up an exclusive supply deal with Zotefoams,...
Nike has signed up an exclusive supply deal with Zotefoams, a U.K.-based specialist in cellular material technology. UNader the terms of the contract, Zotefoams will supply high-performance foam materials exclusively to Nike within the footwear industry. The foams can be formulated to specific customer needs. Zotefoams produces lightweight Azote polyolefin ...
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Clim8, an ingredient brand offering a self-regulating thermal function, reached...
Clim8, an ingredient brand offering a self-regulating thermal function, reached consumers for the first time in November in a range launched by K2, the South Korean outdoor brand. Clim8 is the ingredient brand that was launched last year by partners including Florian Miguet, formerly in charge of the Salewa and ...
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Sympatex has announced new partnerships in the fields of ski,...
Sympatex has announced new partnerships in the fields of ski, snowboard and freestyle. The new partners for autumn-winter 2018/19 in the use of its 100 percent recyclable and climate-neutral membrane include Chiemsee, Billabong, DC Shoes, Rossignol, Pyrenex, Tierra and Woods. Sympatex said the new partnerships were formed through its “Sympathy ...
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Pony has announced a collaboration with Michael Michalsky, a well-known...
Pony has announced a collaboration with Michael Michalsky, a well-known German fashion designers who served many years ago as creative director of Adidas. The fruits of the collaboration will be shown at the Seek trade show during next month's Berlin Fashion Week. The presentation will coincide with the establishment of ...
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Eastpak is teaming up for the first time with Maison...
Eastpak is teaming up for the first time with Maison Kitsuné, the French label founded by Gildas Loaëc and Masaya Kuroki, on a capsule collection of travel bags and backpacks. The Maison Kitsuné X Eastpak collection features the iconic “Camo Fox” print of the French-Japanese brand on five Eastpak models. ...
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Columbia Sportswear has released three limited-edition, premium jackets inspired by...
Columbia Sportswear has released three limited-edition, premium jackets inspired by the clothing worn by three characters playing in the movie “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.” Called Echo Base like the secret base on their ice plant, Hoth, the collection has been on sale at select retail stores and on ...
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Michal Zbierajewski, a former manager of Sanita's production facilities in...
Michal Zbierajewski, a former manager of Sanita's production facilities in Poland, has teamed up with a Danish partner for the launch in Europe of a a new disc-based shoe lacing system, called Uturn. Developed by a Korean sports technology company, ShinKyung, it is said to be more stable, functional and ...
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The Hickies shoe lacing system is acquiring a new dimension...
The Hickies shoe lacing system is acquiring a new dimension with the launch of a new series of elastic straps decorated with Swarovski crystals. Intended to fit and adorn any kind of sneakers, they are being made available worldwide in three base colors. Each set of 14 elastic bands, which ...
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Fischer Sports says its Skiletics videos have triggered at least...
Fischer Sports says its Skiletics videos have triggered at least three times more clicks than any other campaign aired at the same time. The videos, which are available free of charge on the company's website and through youtube, propose a total body conditioning program for cross-country skiers. It shows a ...
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Nike has extended its contract with a leading Brazilian football...
Nike has extended its contract with a leading Brazilian football team, Sport Club Corinthian Paulista, through 2029 with a one-time payment of 25 million Brazilian reais (€6.3m-$7.5m). The current contract, which was originally set to expire in 2025, continues to pay the team R$30 million (€7.6m-$9.1m) per year.
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Umbro has signed a contract to be the official supplier...
Umbro has signed a contract to be the official supplier of jerseys for the Reggae Boyz (sic) of the Jamaican football team, taking the place of Romai Sports, a sports brand based in the United Arab Emirates. The contract, which is reportedly worth $4 million, will run from 2018 through ...
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This month Stadium began sponsoring FC St. Pauli, the well-known...
This month Stadium began sponsoring FC St. Pauli, the well-known football club in Hamburg. The Swedish sports retailer entered the German market in 2014 with a store in the city. It plans to organize two events with the FC St. Pauli next year, focusing on sustainability. One of the events ...
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Roxy has announced that Tess Ledeux has joined the brand's...
Roxy has announced that Tess Ledeux has joined the brand's roster of testimonials. In 2017, at the age of 14, the athlete won a gold medal in slopestyle at the Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships in Sierra Nevada, Spain, where she competed for France. Also in 2017, she won ...
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O'Neill, the action sports brand, has signed a sponsorship deal...
O'Neill, the action sports brand, has signed a sponsorship deal with the Bavarian snowboard team for the winter 2017/18 season. All the members of the team - 19 children and young adults aged between 10 and 15 - will be supplied with O'Neill apparel. The team participates in various freestyle, ...
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The catalog of exhibitors at Ispo Munich is already available...
The catalog of exhibitors at Ispo Munich is already available on its website, and so is the list of conferences, workshops and other programs, some of which will be directed at consumers. For the first time, sport-minded consumers will be invited to participate in workshops and presentations organized inside the ...
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Lee Young, the long-time project leader of the Asia Outdoor...
Lee Young, the long-time project leader of the Asia Outdoor fair in Nanjing, is taking responsibility also for the Asia Bike, which will take place simultaneously from June 28 to July 1, 2018 in the Chinese city. More in The Outdoor Industry Compass.
