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News briefsNew executive director at Pou Sheng
Pou Sheng has announced that Yuang-Whang Liao has resigned as an Executive Director and member of the Disclosure Committee, effective Sept. 4, 2023. Liao stated that he has no disagreement with the Board and that there is no matter to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the ...
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News briefsHead presents tennis ball can with reduced footprint and improved recyclability
Head has developed a new tennis ball can that is much more environmentally friendly and will soon replace the familiar golden Head cans. They contain less plastic and are easier to recycle. A sample test carried out in collaboration with Austrian recycling company Saubermacher showed that up to ten times ...
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News briefsAuthentic completes acquisition of Boardriders
Authentic Brands Group has confirmed the completion of the acquisition of Boardriders, the owner of the action sports and lifestyle brands Quiksilver, Billabong, Roxy, RVCA, DC Shoes, Element, VonZipper and Honolua. With the completion of the acquisition, Authentic says its annual retail sales total more than $29+ billion worldwide. ...
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News briefsEngland cricket announces parity in match fees
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced that it is increasing match fees for England Women to reach equal match fees for the women’s and men’s teams. As reported in July, the International Cricket Council (ICC) had already announced that men’s and women’s teams would receive equal prize ...
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News briefsNike introduces the EK Umoja running collection
Source: Nike Eliud Kipchoge Nike is launching the EK Umoja line, a capsule collection of running footwear and apparel that celebrates the world’s greatest marathoner, Eliud Kipchoge. Umoja means “unity” in Kipchoge’s native Swahili. Each collection item features colors and graphics inspired by the marathoner’s first World ...
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News briefsHugo Boss enters the equestrian apparel market
Source: Hugo Boss Fashion brand Hugo Boss is expanding its portfolio with Boss Equestrian, an apparel line that will launch in autumn/winter 2023. The collection will be designed, produced, and distributed by Bold Equestrian, a Switzerland-based company with product development facilities in Stuttgart (Germany). Initially available in ...
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News briefsAdidas establishes residency for digital artists
Adidas’ web3 division, Three Stripes Studio (/// Studio), has instituted a residency program for digital artists. Residency by Adidas, as it is called, will open operations on Sept. 7. This coincides with Korean Blockchain Week in Seoul, where the company will be displaying works by the program’s first resident artists ...
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News briefsGarmin updates Venu smartwatch series with wheelchair features
Source: Garmin Venu 3S Garmin has introduced the Venu 3 and Venu 3S smartwatches. The Venu 3 duo includes, among other new features, a wheelchair mode. Wheelchair users can track daily pushes instead of steps and receive weight shift alerts. These two models also offer wheelchair-specific sports ...
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News briefsLacoste to open pop-up in London on its 90th birthday
French brand Lacoste is opening a vintage pop-up space in Shoreditch, London, as part of its 90th anniversary celebrations. The space, open on Sept. 14-26 at the Truman Brewery, will showcase more than 400 vintage pieces. The offering is sourced and curated in partnership with vintage resale expert Wavey Garms ...
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News briefsYonex opens first overseas showroom
Yonex opened the Yonex Shanghai Showroom, the first overseas showroom for the Japanese sporting goods brand, on Aug. 5, located at 939 Huaihai Middle Road in one of Shanghai’s major shopping areas. The new showroom will allow the brand to share its values through product stories and services. The space ...
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News briefsDPS Skis launches lifetime warranty program
DPS Skis, the Salt Lake City-based ski manufacturer, has launched its limited lifetime warranty program for qualifying skis purchased after July 1, 2022. DPS all-carbon ski products, which currently include Kaizen, Pagoda Tour, Pagoda, Pagoda Piste, Lotus and Powderworks models, are covered against manufacturing defects when a new ski is ...
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News briefsTuomas Oijala appointed CEO of Spinnova
Source: Spinnova Tuomas Oijala Finnish sustainable materials company Spinnova’s Board of Directors has appointed Tuomas Oijala as CEO, effective January 1, 2024. Oijala comes from a long and successful career at Kone Corporation, a Finnish industrial company listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange and one of the ...
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News briefsCrocs hires senior research analyst to oversee strategic growth initiatives
Source: Crocs Erinn Murphy Crocs has hired Erinn Murphy as Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Strategy. She will join the company’s leadership team effective Sept. 5, reporting directly to Crocs, Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Anne Mehlman. Murphy joins the company from ...
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News briefsQuiksilver pays tribute to Surfers of Fortune cult film with new collection
Quiksilver has released its latest apparel collection, Surfers of Fortune, a surf-core line inspired by the iconic 1990s Quiksilver film of the same name. The limited edition line includes boardshorts, jackets and T-shirts that embody the ideas and designs of Surfers of Fortune. The film had a significant impact on ...
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News briefsPou Chen with further layoffs in Vietnam
Pou Chen Corp, the world’s largest athletic footwear manufacturer, has told authorities that it will lay off 1,221 people on permanent contracts at its Ho Chi Minh City factory in Vietnam. Since the beginning of the year, Pou Chen has reduced the number of employees at the factory, which was ...
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News briefsPalestine Olympic Committee partners with Senegalese sportswear firm Jsports
The President of the Palestine Olympic Committee (POC), Jibril Rajoub, has signed a three-year uniform sponsorship deal with Jsports, a sportswear firm based in Dakar, Senegal. The agreement was signed at the POC headquarters in Ramallah in the presence of POC Secretary General Abdul Majid Hijjeh and JSports representative Djamil ...
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News briefsDecathlon adds a new market with first store in Panama
Decathlon is about to open its first store in Panama in partnership with La Forme, a joint venture of local retail groups Bennu (formerly Phoenix Group) and Dormen, Modaes has revealed. The store will be located in the Multiplaza Pacific shopping mall. Panama has a population of 4.4 million and ...
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News briefsLimonta acquires Korean textile firm BATM
Italian textile company Limonta has announced the acquisition of BATM Co., Ltd., a Seoul-based firm that offers textiles for sportswear developed and produced in South Korea. The acquisition is meant to strengthen Limonta’s presence in Asia while enhancing its offer of innovative textiles for the world of fashion and luxury, ...
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News briefsU.K. government launches investment scheme for women’s sports
The U.K. Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has announced the inaugural Women’s Sport Investment Accelerator, a new initiative to boost women’s sports, in association with Deloitte’s Sports Business Group. The scheme, supported by the International Working Group (IWG) on Women and Sport, will run for a year starting from ...
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News briefsSports Direct working to improve female representation in football
Sports Direct is launching an “Equal View” campaign, which seeks to improve the representation of football fans and grassroots football following the success of this summer’s FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023. The retailer, owned by parent company Frasers Group, has worked with Getty Images to create a free bank of ...
