News Briefs – Page 96
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Modibodi and Puma collaboration to tackle a common anxiety continues
Source: Puma Puma x Modibodi Following on from the collaboration launch in March 2022, Puma and the Australian leak-proof apparel specialist Modibodi are launching the third drop of their active period underwear range. The collaboration range aims to tackle the anxiety surrounding leaks that stop many people ...
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Higg Inc. is now Worldly
Higg Inc., an integrated software platform that helps businesses take responsibility for the impact of their supply chain, has rebranded as Worldly. More than 40,000 brands, retailers, suppliers and manufacturers around the world in fashion, outdoor, home goods, toys and other sectors currently rely on this platform, designed to offer ...
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Selfridges wraps resale/repair services in stock market disguise
Source: Selfridges Circular services at The Stock Market at the Corner Store British luxury department store chain Selfridges, owned by Central Group and Signa Holding since August 2022, has opened “The Stock Market at the Corner Shop” at its flagship on London’s Oxford Street, a month-long experience ...
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Adidas revives Manchester United 1988-90 seasons with Originals collection
Source: Adidas Celebrating the venerated terrace wear of the late 80s and early 90s, Adidas and Manchester United have unveiled the Man Utd x Originals collection, which revisits popular pieces from the Adidas archive and integrates them into today’s soccer culture. Evoking a sense of nostalgia, the ...
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Kanye West files trademark for “YZY sock shoes”
Kanye West has filed an application for “YZY sock shoes” via its holding company, Mascott Holdings, TMZ has first reported. Mascotte Holdings, Inc. was formed in June 2004 by West and agent Andre Bodiford. The new trademark application, filed on May 4 to the United States Patent and Trademark ...
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Sportsshoes.com opens new creative and tech center
British e-tailer SportsShoes.com, founded in 1982, has opened a new creative and technology center for 100 employees, designed by London-based architecture firm Bowman Riley. SportsShoes.com acquired an industrial facility next to its Shipley headquarters near Bradford in October 2022 for the purpose. The 1,000-sqm renovated production warehouse now houses the ...
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Vibram launches global Move Freely Experience fitness events
Italian sole specialist Vibram has launched the Move Freely Experience, an international event program that will run throughout the year. The campaign introduces Vibram’s FiveFingers footwear to new sports consumers, fitness trainers from various disciplines and outdoor enthusiasts to engage them with the Vibram brand and its team. Move ...
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Anta Rus opens flagship store in Moscow
Anta Rus, the Russian distributor of Chinese sporting goods company Anta Sports, has launched a 360-sqm store in Moscow, which the company said is going to serve as the flagship for the brand on the local market. The outlet is the biggest mono-brand Anta store not only in Russia but ...
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eBay launches a “certified by brand” program
eBay has announced the launch of a new “Certified by Brand” program for brands and buyers located in the US, partnering directly with brands to scale their presence in the secondary market. Through the program, new, certified pre-owned, limited-edition or exclusive-only-on-eBay inventory will be available. The move is designed to ...
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Nike accused of greenwashing in the US
Plaintiff Maria Guadalupe Ellis of Missouri is suing Nike in a proposed class action lawsuit in federal court on behalf of consumers who she alleges were misled by labels when purchasing Nike’s “Sustainability” collection, leading them to believe the clothing is environmentally friendly when it is actually not. Nike claims ...
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Austrian Under Armour distributor files for bankruptcy
Austria’s Kronen Zeitung reported that the Upper Austrian sporting goods wholesaler BMM Sports GmbH filed for bankruptcy on May 8. The Linz-based company, which most recently held the general distribution for Under Armour in Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Slovenia and Slovakia, is facing a debt of €16 million, ...
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Adidas and queer designer Mnisi launch Pride 2023 collection
Adidas announced its latest collaboration with South African queer designer Rich Mnisi with a unique collection and campaign for Pride 2023 called Let Love Be Your Legacy. With a shared ambition to encourage allyship and freedom of expression without bias in all spaces of sport and culture, the Adidas x ...
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Stance has a new brand president
ShopEatSurf reported that former Vans Americas general manager David Tichiaz has taken on the role of president of California-based socks and apparel brand Stance, where he will use his expertise in aligning product and brand to support the company’s growth ambitions. John Wilson, co-founder and CEO of Stance, served as ...
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Fanatics and Sky Sports launch retail partnership
Digital retail platform Fanatics and TV broadcaster Sky Sports are launching a retail partnership to open a sports merchandise e-store that will be available in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy. This is a first for both partners, as Sky Sports has not previously had its own store, ...
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OrganoTex and Abacus Sportswear to bring eco-aftercare to golf retailers
Swedish “cleantech” company OrganoClick’s brand OrganoTex and Swedish brand and waterproof material specialist Abacus Sportswear are to collaborate together to bring the OrganoTex product range to golf retailers. Dormy, Sweden’s largest golf retailer, is the first result of the partnership and will launch OrganoTex in selected stores and online in ...
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Reebok files trademark lawsuit against Autry
Reebok, owned by Authentic Brands Group, has filed a lawsuit against Autry USA LLC and Autry International S.r.l accusing them of “aggressively marketing and selling blatant knockoff versions of Reebok shoes” and infringing its trademark rights in the process. The case (No. 1:2023cv10966) was filed in US District Court for ...
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Olympic rings return to the stadium that staged the first Games of the modern era
Source: © Dmitry Limonov on Unsplash Panathenaic Stadium The giant Olympic rings that symbolize the Olympic Movement have returned to the stadium in Athens that hosted the first Olympic Games of the modern era in 1896. The rings have been installed once again at the Panathenaic (or ...
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eBay UK launches Carbon Academy with ClimatePartner
eBay UK has launched the Carbon Academy, an interactive and self-paced learning program developed in partnership with ClimatePartner. The tool is designed to help sellers engage in climate action while taking advantage of opportunities that arise from environmentally conscious behavior. Through the Carbon Academy, eBay UK sellers can learn ...
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Fabletics selects Salesfloor to provide clienteling and virtual shopping solutions
Salesfloor, a Montréal-based mobile clienteling and virtual selling platform that combines immersive virtual shopping, clienteling and conversational AI, has announced the launch of its solution with California-based activewear brand Fabletics. The Salesfloor solution will enable Fabletics associates to personalize the customer experience both in-store and online by creating cross-channel conversations. ...
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Revo opens flagship store in Barcelona
Californian sunglasses company Revo, founded in 1985, has opened its first flagship store in Barcelona, Spain. The store is located in Baixada de la Llibreteria in the Gothic Quarter, one of the city’s most charming and lively neighborhoods. The newly opened store will feature the company’s full line of eyewear ...