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    Adidas is honoring Leo Messi's record fifth Ballon d'Or win...

    2016-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Adidas is honoring Leo Messi's record fifth Ballon d'Or win on Jan. 11 with a custom ultra-luxe version of the Messi 15 football boot. The special edition of the Messi 15 features platinum elements, something Adidas claims has never been seen before on a football boot. Messi's and Adidas' logos ...

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    More and more companies are telling us that they have...

    2016-01-22T00:00:00Z

    More and more companies are telling us that they have won an Ispo Gold Award or a simple Ispo Award ahead of the Ispo Munich fair. As there are so many of them, we have decided to focus on some of those that have reported winning more than one prize. ...

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    eVent has a new material called DVdryLT specifically designed for...

    2016-01-22T00:00:00Z

    eVent has a new material called DVdryLT specifically designed for waterproof footwear. This fabric is said to be extremely lightweight and breathable while maintaining a high degree of moisture resistance. eVent DVdryLT advances breathability thanks to a new air permeable Direct Venting membrane developed specifically for lightweight shoes. In the ...

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    Thule has introduced a new, dedicated ski box with an...

    2016-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Thule has introduced a new, dedicated ski box with an aerodynamic design to carry skis, poles and snowboards on the roof a car. The product, called Thule Flow, allows easy fitting and convenient loading and unloading on either side of the box. It has a slim, distinctive shape and is ...

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    Columbia Sportswear has signed a global licensing agreement with Marchon...

    2016-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Columbia Sportswear has signed a global licensing agreement with Marchon Eyewear, the world's third-largest producer of branded eyewear and sunglasses. Vision Monday reports that the Columbia range is set to hit the market in September, and it will include a range of technical sunglasses for Columbia's Performance Fishing Gear (PFG) ...

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    Moncler is expanding its children's line with an infant carrier...

    2016-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Moncler is expanding its children's line with an infant carrier pack for trekking created by Chicco, the Italian specialist of children's products. The infant carrier pack is available in polished red nylon, Moncler's signature material and color, and therefore features an unmistakable “Moncler look.” It is designed to hold infants ...

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    New types of waterproof hoods made a sensation at the...

    2016-01-22T00:00:00Z

    New types of waterproof hoods made a sensation at the Outdoor Retail Winter Market. An observer of the market picked the hood of a Berghaus jacket with a three-layer Gore-Tex shell and a hood by Columbia Sportswear featuring an OutDry membrane on the outside.

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    Nike has stopped marketing snowboarding clothing under the Nike SB...

    2016-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Nike has stopped marketing snowboarding clothing under the Nike SB label, but it has signed up Chloe Kim as an ambassador. She won the gold medal in the women's snowboard superpipe at last year's X Games in Aspen.

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    Asics has announced a year-long deal as the official supplier...

    2016-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Asics has announced a year-long deal as the official supplier of running shoes to Team Sky for 2016. The brand's products will be worn by the pro cycling team on the podium as well as for use in training, preparation in the gym and on the road. As part of ...

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    Fila has announced a multi-year endorsement agreement with John Isner,...

    2016-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Fila has announced a multi-year endorsement agreement with John Isner, the #1 ranked American male tennis player for the fourth straight season. Isner's partnership with Lacoste ends this year, but during that period he wore Nike footwear. Isner is currently ranked 11th in the world and is the only U.S. ...

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    Tomáš Berdych appeared at the Qatar Open earlier this month...

    2016-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Tomáš Berdych appeared at the Qatar Open earlier this month in Adidas apparel, on the back of a multi-year agreement signed with the German brand. The Czech player is currently number six in the ATP rankings and he has been a regular feature in the top ten for the last ...

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    Vans is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. In addition...

    2016-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Vans is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. In addition to staging various events, the company will be offering special product releases throughout the year. The celebration will start in March with the global expansion of the House of Vans, the international music venue and the company's cultural hub. Vans ...

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    HeiQ, the Swiss high-tech company producing high performance sustainable effects...

    2016-01-22T00:00:00Z

    HeiQ, the Swiss high-tech company producing high performance sustainable effects for textiles, is launching a new umbrella branding strategy, which covers all the technologies under the HeiQ parent brand. All the new technology names include the HeiQ brand so as to allow the end consumer to immediately identify the technology ...

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    Nike is launching a series of women's runs in different...

    2016-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Nike is launching a series of women's runs in different countries as part of its NikeWomen Victory Tour and NikeWomen Weeks. The NikeWomen Victory Tour is said to be the largest women's event series in the world. For 2016, the tour kicks off on Mar. 13 in Nagoya, Japan, and ...

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    The number of exhibitors at Ispo Munich is on the...

    2016-01-22T00:00:00Z

    The number of exhibitors at Ispo Munich is on the rise again. They will total 2,645 at the edition of the world's largest sporting goods show starting on Sunday, compared with 2,585 a year ago. The exhibition space of more than 180,000 square feet is fully booked. Messe München's management ...

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    Sustainability, ethics and human rights in sports are the topics...

    2016-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Sustainability, ethics and human rights in sports are the topics of this year's World Sports Forum, organized by the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry on Jan. 22 in Munich. The speakers include Shaun McCarthy, former chair of the Commission for a Sustainable London 2012, and Federico Addiecchi, Fifa's ...

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    Several ski brands are working together under the coordination of...

    2016-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Several ski brands are working together under the coordination of the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) to promote snow sport activities on one of the venues of the 2016 edition of the World Snow Day in Cortina, Italy, on Jan. 17. The World Snow Day is an ...

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    Zalando, which bought the bankrupt Bread & Butter trade show...

    2016-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Zalando, which bought the bankrupt Bread & Butter trade show in Berlin last June, says it will stage the first consumer-oriented B&B show on Sept. 2-4 at Arena Berlin, where the Bright and Seek trade shows were held earlier this week. Zalando was looking for a new site for its ...

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    The Berlin Fashion Week, which took place on Jan. 19-21,...

    2016-01-22T00:00:00Z

    The Berlin Fashion Week, which took place on Jan. 19-21, was again a successful platform for retailers and manufacturers to meet and discover the new autumn/winter 2016/17 collections. Bright, the leading European trade show for streetwear, sneakers and skateboarding, took place for the first time under the ownership of the ...

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    CIFF, the international fashion fair in Copenhagen, is featuring for...

    2016-01-22T00:00:00Z

    CIFF, the international fashion fair in Copenhagen, is featuring for the first time a Performance area at its next session on Feb. 3-7, focusing on outdoor and sports fashion. It will focus on Scandinavian brands such as Bergans of Norway, Casall, Peak Performance and Tretorn.