News Briefs – Page 479
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Diadora is putting out a limited edition of retro-inspired T-shirts,...
Diadora is putting out a limited edition of retro-inspired T-shirts, sweatshirts and jackets named after Roberto Baggio, the famous Italian football champion who was sponsored by the brand back in 1994, when he led the Italian team to win the World Cup. Limited to series of 500 units, the collection ...
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Nike has signed a five-year endorsement deal with a 9-year-old...
Nike has signed a five-year endorsement deal with a 9-year-old child, Shane Kluivert, who has 134,000 Instagram followers. He is the son of Patrick Kluivert, the retired Dutch football player who was briefly a direct of football at the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) team, also sponsored by Nike. Shane is also ...
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Under a new, exclusive collaboration, Ispo Shanghai gave its exhibitors...
Under a new, exclusive collaboration, Ispo Shanghai gave its exhibitors direct access to Chinese consumers during last month's edition of the trade show. They were able to show the products from their current collections on the largest B2C marketplace in the country and offer them for sale online. We could ...
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An early bird discount for participation in the European Outdoor...
An early bird discount for participation in the European Outdoor Summit organized by the European Outdoor Group is ending today, July 31. The conference will be taking place in Treviso, Italy on Oct. 4 and 5.
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Patagonia is making a donation of $150,000 to Punta de...
Patagonia is making a donation of $150,000 to Punta de Lobos Por Siempre for an environmental project in Chile following the sale of the patented technology of the PSI (Personal Surf Inflation) vest. Punta de Lobos Por Siempre is an initiative led by Save the Waves and Ramón Navarro, a ...
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His name is a catch cry in handball where it...
His name is a catch cry in handball where it describes both a trick feint and a handball-specific sports brand, but he himself will hear it called out in stadiums no more. Bernhard Kempa, “Monsieur Handball” to some, died on July 20 at the age of 96. Kempa was a ...
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Peter Dankaart, the founder and owner of Daka Sports and...
Peter Dankaart, the founder and owner of Daka Sports and one of the most driven personalities in the Dutch retail market, has passed away aged 74. Dankaart established Daka Sports in 1965 in a basement in Rotterdam with his wife, Anke, and turned it into a prominent Dutch retail group. ...
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Kasper Rorsted, chief executive of the Adidas Group, told Focus...
Kasper Rorsted, chief executive of the Adidas Group, told Focus magazine that the Reebok brand has to return to profitability within four years. Shortly after Rorsted took over the helm in October last year, the company launched a reorganization at Reebok, Muscle Up, which entailed about 150 job cuts, the ...
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Backed by Italian and British investors, Alessandro Bastagli has taken...
Backed by Italian and British investors, Alessandro Bastagli has taken over Shanghai Tang, the first Chinese luxury apparel firm to have obtained some international relevance. Among other holdings, Bastagli is the Italian entrepreneur who controls A. Moda, the Italian licensee of Everlast, and Dimensione Danza, the Italian brand of fitness ...
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The families of John Wardle and David Makin, founders of...
The families of John Wardle and David Makin, founders of JD Sports, are reported by The Sunday Times to be offering the sale of a 40 percent stake in Footasylum for £40 million (€44.8m-$51.4m). The chain operates 58 physical stores in the U.K., plus a web shop. Footasylum reported a ...
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Blackstone has reached an agreement to hand over control of...
Blackstone has reached an agreement to hand over control of Jack Wolfskin to a group of lenders in a debt for equity swap. Such an agreement around the German outdoor brand was already reported several weeks ago but it was apparently finalized last week. Under the terms of the deal, ...
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As previously reported, Marco Boglione, chairman of BasicNet, was going...
As previously reported, Marco Boglione, chairman of BasicNet, was going to raise from 90 to 99.98 percent his stake in Basic World, owner of 36.65 percent of BasicNet's shares (SGI Europe, vol. 20, N° 15+16), with the departure of his two brothers Enrico and Francesco, who each own 4.7 percent ...
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J&F Investimentos has terminated the negotiations over the sale of...
J&F Investimentos has terminated the negotiations over the sale of a controlling stake of 86 percent in Alpargatas, the parent company of Havaianas and the licensee of Mizuno for Brazil and Argentina, apparently because it could not agree on the price of the transaction. The company was in exclusive talks ...
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Nike has reportedly opened a new head office in New...
Nike has reportedly opened a new head office in New York City, as part of its move to focus on a dozen key cities. Covering six floors, the new office is situated on Sixth Avenue in lower Midtown Manhattan, making it a central location for the brand's stores in the ...
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Cocona has reportedly raised a total of $5 million in...
Cocona has reportedly raised a total of $5 million in new investments from Asia. The company, based in Boulder, Colorado, has raised nearly $3.75 million so far, but its chief executive, Jeff Bowman, told Sportstextiles the total will reach $5 million once $1.25 million from a Chinese investor is added. ...
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Canada Goose has opened its fifth factory, the first one...
Canada Goose has opened its fifth factory, the first one in Quebec, as part of its commitment to Canadian manufacturing. The 95,000-square-foot facility, which is located in Boisbriand, has already created more than 125 jobs and is expected to create 325 more by the end of 2018. The company has ...
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Christian Singer has been appointed as international general manager for...
Christian Singer has been appointed as international general manager for Tennis Point from the start of next year. This specialist retailer was taken over at 78 percent around the end of last year by Signa Retail, the Austrian entity that owns Karstadt. Singer will work together with Christian Miele, who ...
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Nate Smith is leaving Oakley to become president of the...
Nate Smith is leaving Oakley to become president of the Americas region at Boardriders, the former Quiksilver group, which owns the Quiksilver, Roxy and DC Shoes brands. He takes over from Greg Healy, who will return to Australia to lead the group's business in Asia-Pacific. Healy had moved to California ...
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Moncler has announced a review of its top management functions,...
Moncler has announced a review of its top management functions, to make the company more flexible, the company said. The main managerial functions are concentrated in the hands of Roberto Eggs and Luciano Santel, who will continue to report directly to Remo Ruffini, the company's chief executive. The marketing and ...
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Nikwax has appointed Brian Davison, current director of sales, as...
Nikwax has appointed Brian Davison, current director of sales, as its new president. He replaces Rick Meade, who will be leaving the company to seek new opportunities after three years in that role. In addition, Heidi Allen, the current marketing director, has been promoted to vice-president of marketing. She will ...
