News Briefs – Page 496
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Hurley, a brand of Nike, has launched its first line...
Hurley, a brand of Nike, has launched its first line of technical swimwear for women. To mark the occasion, the surf apparel and accessories brand has collaborated with Carissa Moore, the triple world champion surfer, on the design of the new high-performance pieces. The swimwear is made in quick-dry fabric. ...
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Rossignol is teaming up with Tommy Hilfiger on a ski...
Rossignol is teaming up with Tommy Hilfiger on a ski collection for the upcoming winter season. The skis, helmet and other items in the collection feature the historic colors of the American label – blue, white and red. The sale prices will range between €499 and €699. The collection will ...
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Confirming earlier reports, Nike has become the new sponsor of...
Confirming earlier reports, Nike has become the new sponsor of the Tottenham Hotspur, a major football club in England's Premier League, taking the place of Under Armour after the end of the current playing season. The duration of the new contract has not been given. Reportedly, it calls for annual ...
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Joma has become the new supplier of jerseys for the...
Joma has become the new supplier of jerseys for the Ukrainian national football team, joining the national teams of Bulgaria and Romania. The contract started only a few days ago and will run through the European Football Cup in 2020. The Ukrainian deal was previously in the hands of Adidas.
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Reebok has announced that Wang Deshun, known as “China's Hottest...
Reebok has announced that Wang Deshun, known as “China's Hottest Grandpa,” is the latest face of its Be More Human campaign. Deshun, who is 81 years old, got his nickname after he walked shirtless on the runway at Beijing Fashion Week in 2015, showing off his chiseled body despite his ...
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Babolat and the French Tennis Federation (FFT) have announced a...
Babolat and the French Tennis Federation (FFT) have announced a partnership contract that makes the sports brand an official partner of FFT for padel, the racquet sport known in the U.S. and Canada as paddle. The four-year contract covers the period from 2017 to 2020.
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The number of visitors at the French Sport-Achat show in...
The number of visitors at the French Sport-Achat show in Lyon was down slightly at its latest edition on March 6-8. The organizers report a total of 3,600 “decision-makers” from 1,526 companies who visited the 620 brands represented at the fair.
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The number of visitors to the recent Taipei Cycle Show...
The number of visitors to the recent Taipei Cycle Show increased by 5 percent to 41,892, fueled by a 7 percent increase in domestic visitors to 33,220. A total of 8,672 international buyers attended the show, coming from 97 countries, especially China and other parts of Asia. Next year, the ...
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Patagonia has announced that its entire men's and women's swimwear...
Patagonia has announced that its entire men's and women's swimwear line, which released on Mar. 1, is Fair Trade Certified. For every product made at a Fair Trade Certified factory, the brand pays a premium that the workers of this factory can use to improve their living standards. Patagonia's swim ...
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Messe München, together with Ispo, the Käfer Foundation, Münchner Bank...
Messe München, together with Ispo, the Käfer Foundation, Münchner Bank and SOS-Kinderdorf have launched “Sport verbindet Menschen” (Sport Connects People), a project to bring 50 people from disadvantaged households of all ages to games of the FC Bayern Munich women's team, both home and away. The football team won the ...
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Amer Sports claims it has reduced the carbon footprint of...
Amer Sports claims it has reduced the carbon footprint of its ski factory in Altenmarkt, in the Austrian state of Salzburg. The facility produces around 400,000 pairs of skis per year for Salomon and Atomic, and employs more than 750 people. According to the company, the factory has reduced its ...
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The founder of Yumas, Andrés Navarro Soler, passed away on...
The founder of Yumas, Andrés Navarro Soler, passed away on March 17 at the age of 77. Soler founded the brand of sports shoes in the 1970s. Yumas is based in Elche, near the Spanish town of Alicante.
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Reacting to adverse publicity about the handling of its staff,...
Reacting to adverse publicity about the handling of its staff, Sports Direct International has decided to allow a representative of all its 23,000 employees to attend its board meetings and to speak in their behalf. The British group has opened applications for the nomination of prospective candidates who will undergo ...
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Sports Direct International (SDI) has moved to clarify its role...
Sports Direct International (SDI) has moved to clarify its role in the acquisition of Agent Provocateur, a lingerie brand. The group said that, contrary to some press reports, the brand was not acquired by SDI but by Four Marketing, a branding agency in which it has a shareholding of 25 ...
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Thule Group has decided to divest a business in the...
Thule Group has decided to divest a business in the U.S. for the production and sale in North America of tool boxes for pick-up trucks that generated sales of 307 million Swedish kronor (€31.9m-$34.1m) last year. The process should be completed in the course of 2017, leaving the Specialty segment of ...
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Grifone, a Spanish brand of outerwear that is regarded as...
Grifone, a Spanish brand of outerwear that is regarded as a local version of Moncler, is reportedly looking again for new investors. Its sales were last reported at €2.1 million in 2011, down from a peak of €6 million around 2010, and they have probably gone down further lately following ...
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Tretorn has set a goal of becoming the leading Scandinavian...
Tretorn has set a goal of becoming the leading Scandinavian supplier in the tennis sector. To achieve this, the Swedish company sold by Puma to Authentic Brands in 2015 has made changes in its organization and partnered with Adidas. Tretorn has acquired a license for the distribution in Scandinavia of ...
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The Schwan-Stabilo Group, which bought Gonso in 2015, has decided...
The Schwan-Stabilo Group, which bought Gonso in 2015, has decided to close the head office in Albstadt of this brand of cycling apparel, rainwear and functional underwear and to move its operations to the head office of Maier Sports in Kongen to develop synergies. Maier recorded double-digit growth in 2016, ...
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Selected employees of Amer Sports at all levels received on...
Selected employees of Amer Sports at all levels received on March 10 a total of 175,230 shares in the group under three distinct stock incentive plans announced in 2013 and 2016. They were nominated based on performance, talent and future potential.
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Haglöfs, the Swedish outdoor brand owned by Asics, took a...
Haglöfs, the Swedish outdoor brand owned by Asics, took a hit in sales but roughly trebled its operating profit last year, as the Swedish outdoor brand owned by Asics cut out unprofitable distribution and adjusted its branding to start expanding again this year. Peter Fabrin, the company's chief executive, who ...
