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Willy Bogner obtained a preliminary injunction against a German animal...
Willy Bogner obtained a preliminary injunction against a German animal protection association, Deutsches Tierschutzbüro. A court in Bonn forbade the association from organizing, soliciting or implementing an anti-fur campaign within a 50-meter radius of the ten Bogner stores operating in Germany. However, the judgment has not yet become final. The ...
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GoPro is facing class action suits from shareholders who feel...
GoPro is facing class action suits from shareholders who feel misled by the action-camera company's claims about the demand and the sales potential for its new Karma drones. Three law firms announced the legal action after GoPro recalled about 2,500 drones on Nov. 8 after discovering that they can lose ...
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Fesi's secretary general, Alberto Bichi, joined the EU-China Intellectual Property...
Fesi's secretary general, Alberto Bichi, joined the EU-China Intellectual Property (IP) Working Group meeting on Nov. 10 to exchange views with an inter-ministerial delegation from China and EU officials on intellectual property rights (IPR) infringements impacting the sporting goods industry, especially through the online sales of counterfeit products. In China, ...
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Adidas has unveiled a new jersey for the New Zealand...
Adidas has unveiled a new jersey for the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team. The jersey, which comes after two years of development in collaboration with the team itself, features a new fabric which has been digitally woven together. This manufacturing process is said to help reduce the likelihood of ...
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Adidas and London-based Palace Skateboards have launched their new collaboration...
Adidas and London-based Palace Skateboards have launched their new collaboration with a humorous video that makes fun of Adidas' serious sportswear campaign. The collection includes tracksuits, terry hoodies, socks, hats, crewnecks as well as the new Palace Indoor sneaker, which is similar to Adidas' retro Superstar shoe but with recent ...
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Rakuten, the leading Japanese online retailer, has agreed to spend...
Rakuten, the leading Japanese online retailer, has agreed to spend at least €220 million for a four-year deal to become the shirt sponsor of FC Barcelona from the 2017/18 season, with potential extra payments based on performance and an option to extend to a fifth year. The agreement comes after ...
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Nike says it has extended its sponsorship contract with Cristiano...
Nike says it has extended its sponsorship contract with Cristiano Ronaldo, the 31-year-old Real Madrid striker from the Portuguese island of Madeira. It didn't specify its planned duration, but according to TMZ, it could be a lifetime deal like the one with LeBron James, worth more than one billion dollars. ...
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The training center of Section Paloise, the French rugby team...
The training center of Section Paloise, the French rugby team sponsored by Macron, will bear the name of its sponsor. The Italian company did something similar by getting the Bolton Wanderers team in England to call their stadium the Macron Stadium.
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Tecnifibre, the French racquet sports brand, is extending its partnership...
Tecnifibre, the French racquet sports brand, is extending its partnership with the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for another three years, until 2020. Under this deal, Tecnifibre will as an official supplier entitled to make co-branded racquets and accessories, and as the official stringing service for the Barclays ATP World ...
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Intersport has granted free one-day ski passes to its most...
Intersport has granted free one-day ski passes to its most loyal clients. The first 6,000 Intersport customer club members who spent more than €200 in a single transaction between Nov. 9 and 19 were able to select their favorite spot out of six skiing destinations in Austria that were presented ...
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Ping has signed up Tyrrell Hatton to a multi-year partnership...
Ping has signed up Tyrrell Hatton to a multi-year partnership agreement. The 25-year-old British professional golfer won for the first time on the European Tour in October, when he secured the Alfred Dunhill Links Championships title at St Andrews. That victory propelled him from the 53rd position into the top ...
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Kalas Sportswear will outfit the U.K. cycling team. The partnership...
Kalas Sportswear will outfit the U.K. cycling team. The partnership between the Czech cycling apparel specialist, which takes over from Adidas, and Great Britain's cycling team will be effective until the end of 2020 including the Tokyo Olympic Games. The U.K. cycling team won 12 medals at the Olympic Games ...
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Arena is providing gear to Ben Hooper for his attempt...
Arena is providing gear to Ben Hooper for his attempt to become the first person to swim across the Atlantic Ocean. The 38-year-old Briton from Gloucestershire, who is a former policeman, began his world-record swim in Dakar on Nov. 13. According to his calculations, he will reach Natal in Brazil ...
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Helly Hansen is an official supplier of Vendée Globe, the...
Helly Hansen is an official supplier of Vendée Globe, the round-the-world solo yacht race that started in France on Nov. 6. It is providing the outerwear, tested by professionals, for 130 skippers and more than 200 organizers. Four Helly Hansen ambassadors will also personally participate in the race. They are: ...
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Helly Hansen has been chosen as the new ski apparel...
Helly Hansen has been chosen as the new ski apparel partner for the Swedish alpine ski team. This means that the members of Ski Team Sweden Alpine will now also be taking advantage of Recco reflectors, which have been integrated into Helly Hansen's ski apparel for many years. The reflectors ...
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An Outlet y Ocasión Sport & Fitness fair will take...
An Outlet y Ocasión Sport & Fitness fair will take place for the first time on Dec. 16-18 in Madrid. The show is aimed at end consumers who have the chance to purchase cheap sporting goods directly at the site and to take courses in various activities like cheerleading, hip-hop, ...
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More than 250 people attended the Ispo Academy held for...
More than 250 people attended the Ispo Academy held for the first time in Seoul earlier this month. Organized at the Textile Center on Nov. 7-8, in partnership with the Korea Outdoor & Sports Industry Association (KOIA), it brought together brand owners and retailers to hear about the development of ...
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Adidas has unveiled a fully biodegradable running shoe made from...
Adidas has unveiled a fully biodegradable running shoe made from Biosteel fiber, a nature-based and completely biodegradable replication of natural silk. The Futurecraft Biofabric, which has been developed in partnership with AMSilk, was presented on Nov. 17. at the Biofabricate Conference in New York, where Adidas and AMSilk also announced ...
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Five brands and retailers are the first participants in the...
Five brands and retailers are the first participants in the European Clothing Action Plan (Ecap), the Europe-wide sustainable clothing plan, which was launched in May 2016, funded by EU Life. The first participants in the Plan include Bobo Choses, OVS, Peak Performance, Primark, and Star Sock. Ecap aims to develop ...
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VF Corp. has reported that it managed to reduce its...
VF Corp. has reported that it managed to reduce its carbon emissions by 12 percent between 2011 and 2015, well beyond the 5 percent target the company had set itself. More than half of the total reduction was made possible by the increased use of clean energy, renewable energy credits, ...
