News Briefs – Page 591
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Replacing Frank Hugelmeyer, who resigned last year, Amy Roberts, director...
Replacing Frank Hugelmeyer, who resigned last year, Amy Roberts, director of sustainability at Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC), has been appointed as new executive director of the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) of the U.S.. While guiding the Canadian outdoor retailer's commitment to business and product sustainability, Roberts serves on the boards ...
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A Paris court ordered Nike and an events company to...
A Paris court ordered Nike and an events company to pay €67,500 in damages to an a sculptor, Jean Cardot, who complained about the treatment of his statue of Winston Churchill. The Swoosh draped it with an oversized Tony Parker jersey in 2011, after the French basketball team qualified for ...
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Garmin's first generation of SideVü sonar products infringes a patent...
Garmin's first generation of SideVü sonar products infringes a patent on a Johnson Outdoors side scan sonar used in certain Humminbird fishfinders, according to an initial determination by an administrative law judge at the International Trade Commission (ITC). The ruling is subject to review by the ITC. The judge determined ...
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Skechers has announced it has filed a law suit against...
Skechers has announced it has filed a law suit against Steve Madden for copyright infringement. The shoe style in question is Steven by Steve Madden's Setta shoe, which allegedly infringes on the Skechers Go Walk and other Skechers product lines. In the lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S. District ...
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Aku, Asolo, Garmont and Viking have adopted W.L. Gore's new...
Aku, Asolo, Garmont and Viking have adopted W.L. Gore's new Surround waterproof/breathable technology for the first time, incorporating it into their spring/summer 2016 lines. They are joining 25 other international sports and outdoor brands that have already started using Gore-Tex Surround, excluding some Asian brands. Furthermore, Meindl has come out ...
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Under Armour is launching a line of sports bras, segmented...
Under Armour is launching a line of sports bras, segmented for application to high-, mid- and low-impact sports. Gisele Bündchen, the famous Brazilian supermodel, and various sponsored athletes such as Lindsey Vonn, Misty Copeland and Kelley O'Hara will be shown wearing one of the bras. The launch will also be ...
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A Tony Hawk line of eyewear, named after the famous...
A Tony Hawk line of eyewear, named after the famous American skater, will come out in August, followed by additional styles of prescription frames and sunglasses in October. Intended to appeal to boys and young men, the line has been developed by Eyewear Designs of Bethpage, New York, under a ...
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Vans has teamed up with Eley Kishimoto on a collection...
Vans has teamed up with Eley Kishimoto on a collection of wearable art, apparel and accessories. Mark Eley and Wakako Kishimoto, the husband-and-wife design duo, founded Eley Kishimoto in 1992. The maxim of the fashion house is “Print the World.” Working with the Vans' design team, Eley Kishimoto have applied ...
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Toyota has reportedly developed a skateboard that floats in the...
Toyota has reportedly developed a skateboard that floats in the air, like the one used by Marty McFly in the pioneering “Return to the Future” movie. Its “hoverboard” is powered by magnetic levitation through a combination of permanent magnets and supraconductors cooled down by liquid azote. It's a concept model ...
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Thermore says it is launching its Thermore Thermal Booster, described...
Thermore says it is launching its Thermore Thermal Booster, described as a “breakthrough” insulation that provides extra heat when the outer temperature declines by up to 20 percent. The insulation comes in two weights. It incorporates the company's anti-fiber migration treatment, which protects from repeated washing and extensive wear.
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Brooks Running has become the exclusive footwear and apparel sponsor...
Brooks Running has become the exclusive footwear and apparel sponsor for the 23rd European Athletics Championships, which will take place in July 2016 in Amsterdam. That is where Brooks relocated its European head office earlier this year: The brand's facilities are based in the Olympic stadium, where most of the ...
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Babolat, the French racquet sports company, has become an official...
Babolat, the French racquet sports company, has become an official supplier of shuttlecocks and other equipment for Badminton England, across all its community programs. From this month, Babolat has been supplying shuttlecocks for all domestic tournaments and circuit events for juniors, seniors and masters, including the National Schools Championships. Badminton ...
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New Balance has sealed an endorsement deal with Reilly Opelka,...
New Balance has sealed an endorsement deal with Reilly Opelka, a promising 17-year American tennis player, who became Wimbledon Juniors champion this year. The American brand will be Opelka's official apparel and footwear provider for competition, training and lifestyle. Raised in Florida, Opelka has been part of the USTA Player ...
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Speedo has signed up a ski champion, Felix Neureuther, for...
Speedo has signed up a ski champion, Felix Neureuther, for its “Speedo-Fit” campaign. The message is that swimming in the pool is a form of training that makes you fit to perform any other type of sport.
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Icebreaker is launching the Icebreaker Challenge, an international digital campaign...
Icebreaker is launching the Icebreaker Challenge, an international digital campaign covering 40 countries. It calls on retailers and consumers to select the sport offering the most fun ever and publishing a video on Icebreaker's website before Aug. 31 and asking for “likes” on social networks. The winner will get a ...
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Merrell, which had double-digit growth in the European outdoor sector...
Merrell, which had double-digit growth in the European outdoor sector last year, is going to invest a seven-digit figure in marketing in the region during the spring/summer 2016 season, with a doubling in the consumer spend. It will concentrate on an advertising campaign around the tagline “Do What's Natural,” which ...
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Maui Jim has agreed to be a “Silver European Sponsor”...
Maui Jim has agreed to be a “Silver European Sponsor” of Optometry Giving Sight, the international charity, starting from July 6. The American brand of sunglasses made the announcement at Wimbledon in the presence of one of the brand's ambassadors, Martina Hingis, and the head coach of the All England ...
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The OutDoor trade show in Friedrichshafen ended last Saturday with...
The OutDoor trade show in Friedrichshafen ended last Saturday with a small drop in the number of visitors to 21,912, but there was higher international attendance, notably from France, the U.K. and non-European countries such as China and Australia. Meanwhile, the European Outdoor Group is weighing the proposals made by ...
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Sportex, the trade fair for the Danish sports industry, which...
Sportex, the trade fair for the Danish sports industry, which was scheduled for the second week of August in Velje, has been cancelled due to a sharp drop in the number of registered exhibitors. Among the reasons behind this decline is the decision by Intersport Danmark to organize its own ...
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The Premium Group, which organizes the Premium and Seek trade...
The Premium Group, which organizes the Premium and Seek trade shows in Berlin, has acquired Bright, the streetwear and action sports fair run simultaneously in the German capital. Bright's two founders, Marco Aslim and Thomas Martini, have sold their shares but will continue to work as managing directors of the ...
