News Briefs – Page 594
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Bushnell has become the official rangefinder of the Ladies European...
Bushnell has become the official rangefinder of the Ladies European Tour (LET). Bushnell Outdoor Products claims that its laser rangefinders have made it the most recognized brand in distance-measuring devices for golf. More than 300 women from 36 countries are expected to participate in at least 24 tournaments in 18 ...
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K2 has expanded its K2 Skate Ambassadors, selecting new sponsored...
K2 has expanded its K2 Skate Ambassadors, selecting new sponsored athletes from a list of more than 300 applicants. They are expected to drive greater awareness for inline skating in the recreational, fitness, cross-training, marathon racing, urban and aggressive segments.
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“Always in Beta” is the tagline of a new global...
“Always in Beta” is the tagline of a new global marketing platform launched by New Balance. It highlights the athlete's desire to reset his or her performance goals all the time, without resting on past successes. The new platform reinforces the technical image of a sports brand that is more ...
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Slazenger is to continue as official tennis ball supplier for...
Slazenger is to continue as official tennis ball supplier for the tennis championship at Wimbledon, extending its partnership for four years. It has already being going for 113 years, making it probably the longest-standing commercial partnership in sport. Slazenger is to provide canvas, umpire chairs, nets and tennis for the ...
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Helly Hansen has announced a new outerwear and apparel partnership...
Helly Hansen has announced a new outerwear and apparel partnership with Alpine Canada Alpin (ACA), the national governing body for alpine, para-alpine and ski cross racing in Canada. Beginning July 2015, the apparel provider for ski professionals will outfit Canada's alpine and para-alpine ski teams, including alpine ski star Dustin ...
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Dwight Howard, the star center of the Houston Rockets, is...
Dwight Howard, the star center of the Houston Rockets, is reportedly switching to Peak Sport, the Chinese sports brand, after an endorsement agreement of about a decade with Adidas. Peak Sport has built its brand recognition around basketball, investing in sponsorship deals with players such as Tony Parker, George Hill ...
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The Bread & Butter trade show, which opened on July...
The Bread & Butter trade show, which opened on July 7 at the Tempelhof airport in Berlin, has become a shadow of its former self. About 200 companies are exhibiting at the show, most of them unknown labels with basic stands. Only few visitors found their way to the show, ...
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O'Neill is the first surf brand working with Parley for...
O'Neill is the first surf brand working with Parley for the Oceans. Its spring/summer 2015 collection features T-shirts, shorts and other garments made from fabric derived from recycled plastic found in the sea. They are slightly more expensive than regular models. G-Star and Adidas have partnered with Parley, too.
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Eurojersey, the Italian maker of warp-knit fabrics, has entered a...
Eurojersey, the Italian maker of warp-knit fabrics, has entered a three-year partnership with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Italia to protect the Mediterranean Sea, with particular emphasis on the protection of the loggerhead turtle. As part of the project, the Italian company has launched special versions of its Sensitive fabric as ...
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Francesco Delladio passed away on June 29, at the age...
Francesco Delladio passed away on June 29, at the age of 88. He worked all his life for La Sportiva, the Italian company founded in 1928 by his father Narciso Delladio, expanding its presence internationally. La Sportiva is currently run by Francesco's son, Lorenzo Delladio, and by his granddaughter, Giulia ...
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Ernst Albert Hans Holzapfel, who served as president of the...
Ernst Albert Hans Holzapfel, who served as president of the German sporting goods industry federation (BSI) from 1991 to 2007, passed away on June 23 at the age of 79. While running the family company, Friedola, in its fourth generation, Holzapfel occupied other honorary posts including the chairmanship of the ...
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A member of the Oregon track team that accompanied the...
A member of the Oregon track team that accompanied the start of Phil Knight's business, James Gorman was among the U.S. industry pioneers who contributed to the rise of Nike as well as several other brands in the U.S. market. A sub-four minute miler at the University of Oregon, he ...
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Burton Snowboards reported late last month that its founder and...
Burton Snowboards reported late last month that its founder and chairman, Jake Burton, is expected to make a full recovery in the next few months, after undergoing treatment for a very dangerous and rare disease. He spent nearly two months on full life support at a hospital for a case ...
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According to unconfirmed German news reports, a Chinese conglomerate, Fosun,...
According to unconfirmed German news reports, a Chinese conglomerate, Fosun, together with a German investor, Bernd Beetz, is set to take over most of the shares of Bogner. A football champion, Philipp Lahm, and the current CEO of Daimler, Dieter Zetsche, would also invest in the company. Beets, 63, is ...
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The second tranche of a share buyback program initiated by...
The second tranche of a share buyback program initiated by the Adidas Group in March was completed on June 15. This was a tranche with an aggregate acquisition cost of up to €300 million excluding incidental purchasing costs, but no more than 6 million treasury shares, to be repurchased exclusively ...
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An Italian investment group, Palladio Finanziaria, has acquired a 40...
An Italian investment group, Palladio Finanziaria, has acquired a 40 percent stake in Finproject, the Italian company that makes the EVA soles for Crocs' shoes. Palladio, which bought the shares from Xenon Private Equity through a subsidiary called Vei Capital, will help Finproject to broaden the use of its special ...
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Sport Nordic, the Danish company that owns Sportmaster, has added...
Sport Nordic, the Danish company that owns Sportmaster, has added an important sneaker store in Copenhagen to its store network. After buying the Unisport store in Copenhagen last January, it has taken over Rezet Sneaker, a store that sells the sneakers of major sports brands. Rezet was originally founded in ...
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Zyvex Technologies, the nanotechnology company based in Columbus, Ohio, has...
Zyvex Technologies, the nanotechnology company based in Columbus, Ohio, has been acquired by Ocsial. The two firms announced the deal at the TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo in Washington, DC on June 16. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Zyvex, founded in 1997, has contributed to ...
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Summit Sports, a predominantly online retailer from Michigan specializing in...
Summit Sports, a predominantly online retailer from Michigan specializing in winter sports, outdoor, water and action sports products, has been purchased by Digital Fuel Capital, a U.S. private equity group focused on online business investments. Established as a store in Michigan, Summit Sports was one of the earliest online specialists, ...
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Matt Pearson has started as acting chief financial officer and...
Matt Pearson has started as acting chief financial officer and joined the board of Sports Direct International (SDI) earlier this month. Pearson joined the leading British sports retailer and wholesaler as group financial accountant from EY (formerly Ernst & Young) in June 2007 and was later appointed group financial controller. ...
