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German suppliers fear that government aid is insufficient
On April 6, the German government announced a package of additional financial aid for small and medium-sized companies with 11 to 250 employees. The government will assume 100 percent of the credit risk on loans of up to €800,000 without an assessment of the risks, depending on the size of ...
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Sport 2000 explores the post-corona future with suppliers
Instead of standing still and just waiting for the end of the confinement period, the retail organizations of Sport 2000 in Germany and Austria are taking action by studying new opportunities for cooperation with vendors.
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HeiQ and Polygiene help defeat coronavirus
Both HeiQ and Polygiene are drawing attention to the anti-viral properties of their textile treatments.
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YKK signs Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action
The YKK Corporation has signed the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action. The Fashion for Global Climate Action initiated calls on the fashion industry to recognize the industry’s contribution to climate change and its responsibility to achieve climate neutrality. YKK joins the more than 100 existing signatories of the charter, ...
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YKK introduces magnetic zippers
YKK, the Japanese producer of fasteners, has come up with a zipper that substitutes magnets for interlocking teeth. The aptly named Magnet Zipper seals the two sides of a garment by electromagnetic attraction when they are brought close together. As the company explains, this makes the zipper easy to operate ...
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Decathlon Germany will open a third logistics center and its largest store
After 16 new store openings in 2019, Decathlon Germany ended a very successful year with a total of 80 doors, compared with only 26 at the end of 2015. More or less until 2010, the French retailer had a tough time in the market, due in part to its disruptive ...
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Nike will be the new official kit supplier of the...
Nike will be the new official kit supplier of the important Liverpool Football Club (FC), starting with the 2020/2021 season. Under the new contract with the European champion and the leading footwear team in the English Premier League, Nike will be paying an annual guaranteed fee of just £30 million ...
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Industrial Summit Technology (I.S.T), a Japanese materials company, will launch...
Industrial Summit Technology (I.S.T), a Japanese materials company, will launch a new high-tech fiber at the next edition of Ispo Munich in January. The new Imidetex material is based on Polyimide, a high-performance polymer widely used in the aerospace industry, and boasts a tensile strength equivalent to Kevlar. According to ...
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Selle Royal, the leading Italian supplier of bike saddles, has...
Selle Royal, the leading Italian supplier of bike saddles, has mandated UBS to help find a financial partner to accelerate its growth. The company is prepared to review preliminary offers in mid-February. Founded by the Bigolin family 60 years ago, Selle Royal sells saddles and other bike accessories under four ...
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The global sports market grew by 7% in 2018, says NPD
The growth of in the consumption of sporting goods quickened to 7 percent in constant currencies in 2018 from 5 percent in the previous years, according to the Global Sports Market Estimate of the NPD Group. The market rose to a level of $471 billion including bicycles and accessories, which ...
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Lowa is the sponsor and official footwear supplier of the...
Lowa is the sponsor and official footwear supplier of the volunteers involved in the organization of the Biathlon World Championship, which will be held in Rasen-Antholz, in Italy's South Tyrol, on Feb. 12-23, 2020. The footwear model that the volunteers will be wearing is called Antholz GTX MID, named after ...
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UYN (Unleash Your Nature) has become the technical supplier for...
UYN (Unleash Your Nature) has become the technical supplier for the Alpine Ski World Cup finals of the International Ski Federation (FIS), scheduled for Feb. 8-21, 2021, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. The Italian brand of technical apparel will be dressing the competition's staff in a special edition of undergarments, socks ...
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Mizuno has been named as the official sport shoe supplier...
Mizuno has been named as the official sport shoe supplier of the Australian Paralympic Team for Tokyo 2020. The deal marks the first partnership for the brand in Australia. More than 400 athletes and staff will be wearing Mizuno's uniform shoe at the upcoming Paralympic Games in Tokyo, whether moving ...
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Lenzing and Dupont Biomaterials have teamed up on a new...
Lenzing and Dupont Biomaterials have teamed up on a new sustainable fabric collection, made predominantly of fibers derived from natural materials. The collaboration blends Tencel Lyocell and Tencel Modal fibers from Lenzing with Dupont Sorona fibers, to give soft garments greater resilience in stretch, recovery and dimensional stability. Sorona is ...
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The second edition of “Innovations in Sports Materials,” which will...
The second edition of “Innovations in Sports Materials,” which will take place in Ghent on Nov. 19-20, will feature presentations on textile innovations in sports materials at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. According to Centexbel, which organizes the conference, the Tokyo Olympics will also serve as a “catwalk for innovative materials” ...
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Polygiene, the Swedish developer and supplier of Stays Fresh and...
Polygiene, the Swedish developer and supplier of Stays Fresh and Odor Crunch technology, has announced new agreements with Vtinon, a Korean producer of socks, and with Osklen, a sustainable Brazilian sportswear brand owned by the Alpargatas group. It has previously announced Tommy Sport as a client. The Swedish company's financial ...
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North Sails will be the official apparel supplier of the...
North Sails will be the official apparel supplier of the 36th America's Cup, presented by Prada. It will make use of recycled materials. A capsule collection will be on sale from November 2019 in North Sails' stores and on its website.
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A second edition of the conference “Innovations in Sports Materials”...
A second edition of the conference “Innovations in Sports Materials” will take place in Ghent, Belgium, on Nov. 19-20. The event is organized by Centexbel, the Belgian textile research and design center. The speakers will focus on the latest developments in sports materials, sports clothing, performance-enhancing materials and smart materials. ...
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Afydad, Spain's association of sporting-goods suppliers, has signed its first...
Afydad, Spain's association of sporting-goods suppliers, has signed its first collaboration agreement with a retail association by joining forces with Atebi, which specializes in the cycling market. The agreement was signed at Festbike – the international cycling fair in Madrid, held this year on Sept. 13-15 – where Atebi was ...
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Duca del Cosma was official footwear and clothing supplier to...
Duca del Cosma was official footwear and clothing supplier to the Dutch Open, one of the oldest golf tournaments in Continental Europe, on Sept. 12-15. For the second consecutive year, the fashion brand provided footwear and branded apparel to more than 1,500 officials and volunteers at the KLM Open, which ...