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Ellesse partners with Patta to promote inclusivity in tennis
Ellesse has announced a three-year partnership with Patta, a global streetwear brand, which aims to change the perception of tennis, making it more accessible for everyone regardless of their socio-economic background. The partnership will kick off with a community-based tennis tournament in the U.K., called “City Slam,” on July 18. ...
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Slinger Bag acquires Foundation Tennis
Slinger Bag, the growing developer of portable tennis ball launchers, has acquired Foundation Tennis, a U.S. company that develops software for the administration of racquet sports clubs, in exchange of shares. The software suite can handle operations, booking, payments and digital platform management (website design, hosting, and iOS and Android ...
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Fast-growing Time2padel expands in Italy, Sweden and Chile
Time2padel, a Spanish pádel retailer which also owns the Padelmania banner, is embarking on a major international retail expansion through franchises and “corner” shops at pádel clubs, according to a report in CMDsport. This year in Italy it will be adding two new franchises, in Naples and Palermo, to the ...
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June 18 Short Stops: Altra/Newton - Beachbody - Padel Nuestro - Jack Wolfskin – Skechers
Corporate: +++ The Beachbody Company Group announced a strategic minority investment in the Feed Media Group, which runs a B2B music licensing subscription service that can be applied to workouts, in advance of Beachbody’s planned June 24 merger with Myx Fitness Holdings Management: +++ Alexander Hauser ...
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A 2.8% CAGR forecast for tennis shoes by 2028
The market for tennis shoes was worth $2.19 billion in 2020, and is forecast to reach $2.60 billion by 2028, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.8 percent from 2021 to 2028, according to a new report by Allied Market Research (AMR). By playing surface, the hard-court tennis ...
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ArticleSigna is negotiating to use the Padel-Point name in Spain
Signa Sport United is in negotiations to overcome a stumbling block to the use of its Padel-Point brand in Spain. As we reported in March, there already exists a pádel club called Padelpoint (no hyphen) – with an accompanying e-commerce site, padelpoint.es – in La Nuncia, just outside the Valencian ...
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Padel Nuestro seeks investors
According to anonymous sources cited by CMDsport, Grupo Padel Nuestro is in late-stage negotiations with various operators in the pádel market and other investors. The Spanish group hopes to raise capital chiefly for international expansion. According to the report, the negotiations follow on the heels of failed negotiations, from the ...
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Cole Haan launches its first tennis shoe
Cole Haan is releasing the Zerogrand Winner, its first sneaker designed specifically for the game of tennis. It is the third sport performance offering for the American lifestyle brand, which previously belonged to the Nike group. Cole Haan stepped into performance last year with a runnning shoe, followed by its ...
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ArticleA second leg for Tennis-Point in the U.S.
Building up on its recent acquisition of Midwest Sports, which was completed last month, Signa Sports United (SSU) is consolidating its penetration of the U.S. market with a binding agreement to acquire Tennis Express, one of the country’s leading online tennis retailers. The two operations will be folded by SSU ...
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Wilson launches collection of eco-friendly tennis racquets
Wilson Sporting Goods has celebrated Earth Day (April 22) with the launch of The Naked Series, which it claims to be its most sustainable racquet yet. The limited-edition Naked Series features unpainted tennis racquets, with non-dyed Agiplast bumper and grommets, a biodegradable PU grip, and sustainable packaging. The collection is ...
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Time2Padel plans to expand in Italy and Sweden
To meet rising international demand and orders for pádel products, CMDsport reports, Time2Padel hopes to expand its European presence this year in two key markets by opening four franchises in Sweden and 15 in Italy. The chain already has two Italian stores, in Milan and Rome. The first new franchise ...
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Tennis-Point will power an e-shop on the ATP Tour’s website
Signa Sports United has announced an exclusive global partnership until 2025 between Tennis-Point, its growing tennis e-commerce platform, and the ATP Tour. As the “official racket sports products retailer” of the ATP Tour, Tennis-Point will connect ATP to Signa Sports United’s platform technologies to launch an ATP Tour shop that ...
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Adidas uses more sustainable dye technologies for its new tennis range
Adidas said that its newest tennis apparel collection was made using more sustainable dye technologies that allow color to be applied to garments earlier in the creation process. This method is said to save up to 60 percent of the water and energy traditionally used, thereby reducing the environmental impact ...
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Tennis-Point moves into the U.S.
Signa Sports United has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in an American online tennis retailer, Midwest Sports, subject to customary conditions for deal closing. The transaction strengthens the international reach and market position of Tennis-Point, one of the numerous web stores of Signa Sports United. Based like its ...
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On Running fashions a Federer line of tennis sneakers
The Swiss brand On Running has tailored a high-performance tennis sneaker to the needs of Roger Federer, who tried it out at the 2021 Qatar Open (Federer was upset in the quarterfinals). THE ROGER Pro, as it is called, has a “stable midsole of high-performing foam,” a “midfoot cage for ...
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Vans teams up with Penn on tennis-inspired capsule collection
Vans has struck an unusual collaboration with Penn, the tennis ball brand, on a capsule collection of footwear and apparel inspired by tennis club aesthetics. The Penn x Vans capsule comprises three Vans shoe models, including the Authentic, Slip On and Lowland CC. A bold yellow and orange colorway, which ...
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Padel Nuestro to double its international retail footprint
According to Diffusion Sport, Padel Nuestro intends to more than double its retail footprint in the padel tennis market. To its existing 35 points of sale, the Spanish group plans to add 12 own stores, six franchises and 20 Padel Nuestro Express shops. If all goes well, the endeavor should ...
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Macron enters international tennis
Macron will dress a range of tournament staff at the ATP Cup in Melbourne on Feb. 2-6, as well as at the Melbourne Summer Series and Adelaide International, both of which are already underway. For Macron, whose core business is in team sports jerseys, the partnership with Tennis Australia is ...
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Head launches a collection of tennis bags made from recycled bottles
Head has worked with Alexander “Sascha” Zverev, the German tennis player and brand ambassador who is also an environmentally conscious athlete, on the development of Head’s first tennis bags made from recycled PET bottles. The collaborative collection comprises the Gravity R-Pet Duffle Bag and Gravity R-Pet Sport Bag. While 47 ...
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Tennis-Point opens second Spanish physical store
Diversifying from e-tail, Tennis-Point has opened its second brick-and-mortar store in Spain. This one is located on a premium thoroughfare – the Passeig de Gràcia – in the city of Barcelona, covering some 600 square meters. It will operate on an omni-channel model with a staff providing personalized advice. Tennis-Point’s ...
