News Briefs – Page 546
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Fitbit announced it has shipped over one million each of...
Fitbit announced it has shipped over one million each of its Blaze and Alta activity trackers less than a month after their debut, leading to a 13 percent surge in the mid-day trading of Fitbit shares on March 31. The Blaze smart fitness watch, retailing at $200, is now the ...
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Aqua Sphere, the French-owned company specializing in swim goggles and...
Aqua Sphere, the French-owned company specializing in swim goggles and other water sports products, has broadened its partnership with Michael Phelps by launching a range of learn-to-swim products. Aqua Sphere teamed up with the serial Olympic medalist last year to launch the MP brand of competitive swim and training equipment. ...
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Compex, the Swiss brand specializing in electrostimulation technology, has launched...
Compex, the Swiss brand specializing in electrostimulation technology, has launched in France a limited edition of its Runner electrical muscle stimulator on the occasion of the Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris. The special edition of the device features the marathon's logo and sells for €359. The 2016 Paris marathon was ...
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Fusalp is launching a limited-edition T-shirt in association with a...
Fusalp is launching a limited-edition T-shirt in association with a photographer, Nick Meek. All the proceeds will go to an association, A Chacun Son Everest, which aids children affected by leukemia and women who are recovering from breast cancer.
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Le Coq Sportif, a French sports apparel and footwear brand,...
Le Coq Sportif, a French sports apparel and footwear brand, has launched a limited edition of running shoes labeled “Made in France.” The three models are available in the national colors – blue, white and red. The shoes are made of full-grain or nubuck leather, with ornamental trimmings such as ...
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Timberland has teamed up with Betabrand, a crowdfunded apparel company,...
Timberland has teamed up with Betabrand, a crowdfunded apparel company, on a crowdsourced project to design its latest collection – the Craftletic. The name is said to stand for an intersection of craftsmanship and athletic ease-of-wear. Until March 17, consumers had a chance to vote on one of three unisex ...
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Researchers at the RMIT University in Australia are working on...
Researchers at the RMIT University in Australia are working on the development of self-cleaning fabrics based on the combined use of nanostructures and light. The idea is to grow nanostructures on textiles which release a burst of energy that degrades organic matter, when exposed to light. With such textiles, sunshine ...
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Cobra Puma Golf and Bridgestone Golf have both signed contracts...
Cobra Puma Golf and Bridgestone Golf have both signed contracts with Bryson DeChambeau, who is joining the PGA Tour after qualifying as the highest-ranked amateur golfer in the world. The player will use Cobra clubs, Bridgestone balls and Puma clothing.
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McDavid and Shock Doctor, the two athletic protection providers that...
McDavid and Shock Doctor, the two athletic protection providers that recently merged, have announced the signing of Harrison Barnes as their first dual-brand athlete ambassador. The 2015 NBA champion, who plays for the Golden State Warriors, will wear McDavid's line of Hex protective arm and leg sleeves on the court, ...
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Alibaba Group Holding will promote rugby in China as part...
Alibaba Group Holding will promote rugby in China as part of the development and sponsorship deal it signed with World Rugby on April 10. Alisports, the new group's sports division, said it plans to invest millions of U.S. dollars and make a long-term investment in the development of the sport ...
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Garmin has announced that Dame Kelly Holmes is the brand's...
Garmin has announced that Dame Kelly Holmes is the brand's latest ambassador. The retired British middle distance runner won gold medals for both the 800- and 1500-meter distances at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and still participates in running contests. She is scheduled to take part in the upcoming ...
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The Faction Collective, the Swiss-based ski and apparel brand, has...
The Faction Collective, the Swiss-based ski and apparel brand, has announced a sponsorship deal with Johnny Collinson, a 25-year-old American freeride skier, mountaineer and adventurer with an impressing track record. At the age of 17, he was the youngest person to ascend the Seven Summits, skiing down three of them ...
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Rossignol partnered with four famous French chefs - Christophe Aribert,...
Rossignol partnered with four famous French chefs - Christophe Aribert, Edouart Loubet, Emmanuel Renaut and Jean Sulpice - on the occasion of the sixth edition of the Challenges des Chefs, which took take place in France's Val Thorens on April 11-13. The restaurants of the four chefs, who share a ...
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Fibo, the trade fair for fitness, wellness and health organized...
Fibo, the trade fair for fitness, wellness and health organized by Reed Exhibitions Deutschland, set an all-time record this year. According to the organizers, the event attracted a total of 153,000 visitors to Cologne, as compared to 136,000 in the prior year, including 83,000 trade visitors from more than 100 ...
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Derby Cycle, the company owned by Pon, and its brands...
Derby Cycle, the company owned by Pon, and its brands - Focus, Kalkhoff, Raleigh, Univega and Rixe - will not be taking part in the Eurobike trade show this summer, as the German manufacturer said it will be concentrating more on its dealer events in 2016. The company will continue ...
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The exhibitors of Performance Days, the trade show on functional...
The exhibitors of Performance Days, the trade show on functional fabrics taking place in Munich on April 20-21, have sponsored a new design project by the Master School of Fashion in Munich combining fashion and function in sportswear. Under the heading “a fior da pele,” which is the Brazilian for ...
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Sportjam will return to its original dates at a new...
Sportjam will return to its original dates at a new location on the Zurriola beach, in the city of Donostia-San Sebastián. The 12th edition of the Spanish action sports fair will be held on Oct. 1-2, 2016, one week ahead of the world surfing championship in Hossegor. Sportjam will maintain ...
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Mickey Chen, founder and chief executive of Kingmaker, died from...
Mickey Chen, founder and chief executive of Kingmaker, died from wounds after being stabbed at one of the company's shoe factories in Vietnam, by a warehouse manager after he was questioned about missing inventory, according to a report in the Taipei Times. Chen founded Kingmaker in Taiwan in 1981 and ...
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The next edition of Performance Days, the activewear fabrics...
The next edition of Performance Days, the activewear fabrics show taking place in Munich on April 20-21, will focus on recycled fibers and fabrics. Sympatex Technologies will take the opportunity to present laminates whose yarns are made by Italy's Sinterama out of recycled PET bottles. There will several conferences and ...
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CORRECTION: The chief executive of Dainese is Cristiano Silei....
CORRECTION: The chief executive of Dainese is Cristiano Silei.
