News Briefs – Page 567
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2XU has become the official compression equipment supplier to Great...
2XU has become the official compression equipment supplier to Great Britain and England Hockey. The company will also provide opportunities for school and club players to learn about its compression products, to help players at all levels enjoy the sport while decreasing the risk of injury. In 2016 London will ...
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Intersport UK has formed a three-year partnership with parkrun UK,...
Intersport UK has formed a three-year partnership with parkrun UK, which organizes 375 free timed park runs of 5 kms each Saturday morning. The partnership between the retailer and the non-profit organization is to start at the beginning of next year. parkrun UK boasts about 1.3 million registered runners across ...
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Icebreaker Merino has formed a three-year partnership with Travis Ganong,...
Icebreaker Merino has formed a three-year partnership with Travis Ganong, the 27-year-old World Cup alpine skier who competed for the U.S. at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, placing fifth in the men's downhill. He will represent Icebreaker in the U.S. and provide insights for future product design. Ganong won ...
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Brunotti has announced two new members for its team riders:...
Brunotti has announced two new members for its team riders: the big wave rider Brett Burcher from Austria and this year's freestyle world champion of the Professional Windsurf Association (PWA), Dieter van der Eyken from Belgium. Along with other members of the team, they will help develop the new ...
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Mizuno launched on Dec. 1 a pan-European marketing campaign, celebrating...
Mizuno launched on Dec. 1 a pan-European marketing campaign, celebrating the 110th anniversary of the Japanese brand. It will also introduce at Ispo Munich next month a new shop concept that will be rolled out throughout the Europe, Middle East and Africa region with key retailers and through corporate single-brand ...
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Invista will launch a new campaign in early 2016 to...
Invista will launch a new campaign in early 2016 to highlight its Coolmax and Thermolite brands. The campaign, named Embrace the Elements, will reflect the new brand positioning for Coolmax and Thermolite through new logos, websites and hang-tags. The title of the campaign reflects its focus on the notion of ...
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Footwear News has given this year's Lifestyle Achievement Award to...
Footwear News has given this year's Lifestyle Achievement Award to Robert Greenberg, founder of LA Gear and Skechers USA. He invested initially in hair salons, denim and roller skates. He then moved into the footwear sector after relocating from Boston to Los Angeles in 1978. Founded in 1979, LA Gear ...
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SIA, the American snow sports show, will move its dates...
SIA, the American snow sports show, will move its dates from January to Dec. 5-7 as of 2017, but it will continue to be held in Denver. It will run from Tuesday through Thursday, allowing retailers to remain in their shops during the weekend. Ski Industries of America said it ...
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Ispo Munich will announce on Jan. 26, which has been...
Ispo Munich will announce on Jan. 26, which has been designated as Sports Communication Day, the gold winners of its Communication Awards in eight categories. They have been selected by an independent jury, which has also picked the best overall communication project after going through a variety of breathtaking videos, ...
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Ispo is launching a sneaker platform called Sneakology. At the...
Ispo is launching a sneaker platform called Sneakology. At the upcoming edition of the trade show, which will take place in Munich on Jan. 24-27, 2016, the sneaker platform will be located in hall A2. Ispo Sneakology will be a space for sneaker brands to showcase their new products to ...
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Bruno Cercley, the chief executive of Rossignol, participated in a...
Bruno Cercley, the chief executive of Rossignol, participated in a panel discussion at the 2015 World Climate Summit in Paris a few days ago to discuss the prospects of the winter sports industry in a global warming environment. He predicted that the snow will continue to fall, but more erratically, ...
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Poc is hosting an online auction to raise money and...
Poc is hosting an online auction to raise money and awareness for Spinalis, a charitable foundation which works to promote research and treatment development in the field of spinal cord injuries. Besides a one-of-a-kind Argon 18 Time Trial/Triathlon bike, the Swedish maker of skiing and cycling helmets, apparel and accessories ...
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Douglas R. Tompkins, who founded The North Face in 1964...
Douglas R. Tompkins, who founded The North Face in 1964 or 1966, according to conflicting reports, and Esprit in 1968, died in a kayaking accident on General Carrera Lake in the Patagonia region of Southern Chile on Dec. 8. Yvon Chouinard, the founder of Patagonia, and his other companions were ...
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Ash Jaising, a long-time market researcher who was best known...
Ash Jaising, a long-time market researcher who was best known in the U.S., died in his home town of Mumbai at the age of 64, after cutting his leg and suffering a blood infection. He conducted a lot of market research in the U.S. and elsewhere for nearly 20 years, ...
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A report by Duff & Phelps, which was appointed to...
A report by Duff & Phelps, which was appointed to supervise the receivership of Direct Golf, has provided some details on the lead-up to Sports Direct's acquisition of the golf retailer's assets last month. SDI (formally Sportsdirect.com Retail Limited, in this instance) bought 25 percent of the retailer last year ...
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Sports Direct International (SDI) has reportedly held talks with the...
Sports Direct International (SDI) has reportedly held talks with the Chinese owners of House of Fraser, the Sanpower group, to deploy the Lillywhites banner in some of the group's department stores. The Sunday Telegraph reported that talks are at an early stage and that Nigel Oddy, House of Fraser's chief ...
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The Australian-based Surfstitch Group has agreed to buy Surfwear Hardware...
The Australian-based Surfstitch Group has agreed to buy Surfwear Hardware International (SHI) Holdings, parent company of four brands - FCS, Gorilla, Hydro and Softech - that stand for surfboards, SUP boards and related products and accessories. The acquisition gives SHI an enterprise value of 23.7 million Australian dollars (€16.1m-$17.1m). SHI's ...
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Selle Royal has announced it will open a new facility...
Selle Royal has announced it will open a new facility in Ogden, Utah, north of Salt Lake City, within Utah's bike industry cluster. The group, which is headquartered in Pozzoleone, near Vicenza, in Italy, owns the Brooks, Fizik and Crank Brothers brands. Selle Royal was founded in 1956 to make ...
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Athos, a U.S. start-up specializing in smart fitness apparel, has...
Athos, a U.S. start-up specializing in smart fitness apparel, has raised $35.5 million in investments led by Social Capital. Other investors in the fundraising are MAS Holdings, an apparel manufacturer from Sri Lanka, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Felix Capital, along with existing shareholders DMC, True Ventures and Joe Lacob, the ...
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Nassef Sawiris, the Egyptian billionaire whose investment fund directly and...
Nassef Sawiris, the Egyptian billionaire whose investment fund directly and indirectly controls 6 percent of voting rights in Adidas, told Reuters that he wants “constructive dialogue” with the German company. Herbert Hainer, the group's chief executive, said in a conference call earlier this month that Adidas was always open to ...
