New Balance announced its kit sponsorship deal with the Costa Rican national football team. The deal will see New Balance design kits and training gear for the national men’s and women’s teams as well as youth, beach soccer and ...
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Adidas Group reported its sales in Germany, Austria and Switzerland set a record in 2014. Adidas achieved total sales of €1 billion in these three markets in 2014 more than ever before in the company's history. In Germany, the ...
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The NPD and BTHA kick off Toy Fair 2015 with news of a 4.4 per cent increase in toy sales for last year. The British toy market achieved a 4.4 per cent increase in 2014, reaching £3 billion at retail and enjoying its best result ...
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Loom Bands, LEGO Minifigures, anything Frozen...There have certainly been some stand out ranges of toys to define the year, but as the following suggests, there have been some dark horses, too. Looking at NPD figures for the year, ...
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Sports Direct International Plc reported group revenue rose 6.5 percent to .43 billion in the 26 weeks ended Oct. 26. The UK-based retailer, which has been acquiring retailers across Europe, reported revenues at its Sports Retail division ...
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Global soccer’s governing body, apparently satisfied with the investigative findings of an Ethics Committee that found no “violations or breaches of the relevant rules and regulations” were made during the bidding process ...
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Alpargatas reported revenues from the United States and exports to markets outside Europe, Argentina and its home market of Brazil, increased 31.4 percent to $25.1 million in the third quarter as its Havaianas sandals brand grew a toehold ...
Revenue growth: Revenue grew by 2.3% in 3Q14 and by 5.3% in 9M14, with revenue per hl growth of 5.0% in 3Q14 and 4.5% in 9M14. On a constant geographic basis, revenue per hl grew by 4.9% in 3Q14 and by 5.2% in 9M14. Total volumes in 3Q14 ...
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FFA executive committee member theo zwanziger said the 2022 world cup will not take place in quatar due the extreme heat in the Middle Eastern country. It was not clear if he was ruling out the location or the dates. Other FIFA officials ...
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The ultimate goal of Charity Ball is "to get every kid around the world who loves the game of soccer, their very own new, quality soccer ball," says founder Ethan King. Fifteen-year-old Ethan King has a passion for soccer. So does ...
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Industrial activity showed positive trend in Brazil in July 2014, according to the National Confederation of Industry (CNI), Agencia Brasil reported. The use of installed capacity increased to 81 percent in July 2014, up 0.6 percentage ...
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According to Canadean's latest quarterly beverage tracker, Q2 saw a number of strongly contrasting commercial beverage performances across West and East Europe. West Europe benefited generally from milder temperatures than the ...
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A class action complaint on behalf of current and former soccer players has been filed against the FIFA, the sport's international governing body, along with other U.S.-based soccer associations, for the alleged failure to adopt effective ...
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Six of the stadia for the FIFA World Cup in Russia in 2018 will be assessed under the BREEAM standard. A key sustainable feature of the new stadia will be highly energy efficient lighting designed to achieve international best ...
Advantech Wireless of Montreal, Canada, which manufactures satellite, RF equipment and microwave systems, says that its SapphireBlu Series of UltraLinear gallium nitride (GaN)-based high-power amplifiers (HPAs) powered the ...
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