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Swiss import duties on various consumer goods could be abolished...
Swiss import duties on various consumer goods could be abolished in the future. If Parliament gives its approval, the plan will come into force in 2022. The abolition of tariffs on a number of industrial products, including bicycles, clothing and health products as well as some raw materials and semi-finished ...
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JD Sports Fashion has received an official request from Britain's...
JD Sports Fashion has received an official request from Britain's Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to stop any further moves for its planned takeover of the Footasylum chain, pending an ongoing investigation by the anti-trust body. JD's main rival, Sports Direct International, has warned the CMA against making inaccurate estimates ...
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The U.S. Department of Justice has decided to investigate Google's...
The U.S. Department of Justice has decided to investigate Google's proposed $2.1 billion acquisition of Fitbit on anti-trust grounds. Several privacy watchdog groups have called for action on this front, fearing that the data in Fitbit's hands could give Google more power in the advertising market.
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UVT, a former Finnish sporting goods industry association that grouped...
UVT, a former Finnish sporting goods industry association that grouped 30 vendors, has decided to merge into a larger federation, the Fashion and Sports Commerce Association, that claims to be covering 80 percent of the country's fashion and sports retail sector. It plans to start recruiting new members among sports ...
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Olivier Portrat has been appointed chief executive of the European...
Olivier Portrat has been appointed chief executive of the European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA). He is replacing Jean-Claude Bel, who has retired. Portrat has traveled the world as a fisherman and as a writer and filmmaker covering the sport of angling. Half German and half French, he is the ...
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Tennis Europe, the European branch of the International Tennis Federation,...
Tennis Europe, the European branch of the International Tennis Federation, has extended its deal with Sports Marketing Surveys (SMS), the international market research company based in the U.K. The partnership was established in 2004 to delve into the sport's data. SMS is responsible for the Next Generation player study. It ...
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The High Court in London has ruled against the restriction...
The High Court in London has ruled against the restriction imposed on protestors outside Canada Goose's flagship store in the city. Since its opening in 2017, at 244 Regent Street, the store has been subject to protests by animal-rights activists over the brand's use of fur and down, especially in ...
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Deichmann has lost a lawsuit against a Spanish producer of...
Deichmann has lost a lawsuit against a Spanish producer of sneakers and sports shoes, Munich, regarding the use of a cross on its footwear. In a ruling issued in June, but only made public recently, the General Court of the European Union rejected an appeal made by the German company ...
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The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) is...
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) is holding a conference on Dec. 5 in Brussels about digitalization and omnichannel retailing in the industry, with the participation of high-level representatives of European institutions. One of the moderators will be Jochen Schäfer, the well-known attorney specializing in the sporting ...
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According to the The Wall Street Journal, prosecutors at the...
According to the The Wall Street Journal, prosecutors at the U.S. Justice Department, with help from civil investigators at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), are investigating the books at Under Armour. The Baltimore-based sports-apparel brand is alleged to have embellished its results by shifting sales from quarter to ...
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According to The Guardian, the Technical Commission of the IAAF...
According to The Guardian, the Technical Commission of the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federation) has appointed a working group of two former athletes and experts in science, ethics, footwear, biomechanics and law to review Nike's Vaporfly running shoes for possible competitive advantages that would run counter to its regulations. ...
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According to the International Trade Commission (ITC), the Twinkle Toes,...
According to the International Trade Commission (ITC), the Twinkle Toes, Bobs, Daddy'$ Money and Hydee Hy-top collections produced by Skechers do not infringe Nike's trademark on the Converse Chuck Taylor midsole. The judge in the case, Charles E. Bullock, has further found that the midsole trademark had not acquired its ...
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Following similar action in Germany, the U.S. Olympic Committee has...
Following similar action in Germany, the U.S. Olympic Committee has relaxed sponsorship rules for Team USA athletes competing in the Olympic and Paralympic Games. They will be able to publicly thank their sponsors during next year's Games in Tokyo and appear in their advertisements. They will also be able to ...
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Nikolai Klausen is the new secretary general of DSF, the...
Nikolai Klausen is the new secretary general of DSF, the Danish sporting goods retailers' federation, taking the place of Poul-Eric Pedersen, who is retiring after a long tenure in the position. Klausen spent the last four years with other trade associations affiliated with the Danish Chamber of Commerce. He previously ...
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Skechers says it has won a protracted trademark dispute with...
Skechers says it has won a protracted trademark dispute with Converse. An International Trade Commission judge found that Skechers' Twinkle Toes and its BOBS designs did not violate the trademark rights of Converse's Chuck Taylor midsole. According to Skechers, the judge also ruled that Converse's trademark had not acquired any ...
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According to Agence France Presse (AFP), about a third of...
According to Agence France Presse (AFP), about a third of the staff at Nike's flagship store on the Champs-Elysées in Paris went on strike on Oct. 16. Some 60 people signed a petition and 40 demonstrated on the broad sidewalks outside the store, distributing tracts to passers-by while a saleswoman ...
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Lululemon Athletica says it will investigate claims of abuse at...
Lululemon Athletica says it will investigate claims of abuse at one of its suppliers' factories. According to The Guardian, women working at the Youngone Corp. factory in Bangladesh are being underpaid, overworked, treated violently and otherwise humiliated by their managers. Their monthly wage is allegedly BDT 9,100 (€97-$107). Unions have ...
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The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) incorporated e-mountain biking (e-MTB) into...
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) incorporated e-mountain biking (e-MTB) into its regulations in January of this year and included e-MTB races in its UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in August. In September, with e-road races and international expansion on the horizon, the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) ...
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The Ironman Group has hired Ellen Newberg to be its...
The Ironman Group has hired Ellen Newberg to be its chief marketing officer, in charge of what is purportedly the world's largest mass-participation sports platform, home of the Ironman, Ironman 70.3, Rock ‘n' Roll Marathon Series and Epic Series. She will also oversee event marketing, athlete development programs, other digital ...
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The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) is...
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) is backing the European #BeActive campaign, which promotes sport and exercise for healthier living. As part of the campaign, the European Week of Sport (EWoS), which ran from Sept. 23 to 30, saw the organization of thousands of events across Europe, ...
