German automobile manufacturer Mercedes has approved the use ContiSportContact 5 P high-tech sports tire from the automotive parts supplier Continental. The manufacturer has approved two sizes of the tire for each of the vehicle models ...
The ISPO AWARD has established itself as the quality seal for extraordinary sporting goods. With its selection of winners the award provides a competent summary of the best innovations on the sports market. The wide-ranging exposure and ...
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The sporting goods segment generated a 1.8% sales gain in May to $6,906 million on an unadjusted basis, and 4.2% increase for the first five months of 2013 to $33,939 million. Clothing and accessory store sales were 3.8% higher in May on an ...
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Japan's public television broadcaster, NHK, has developed an array of video cameras that are synchronized to create "bullet time" shots like those popularized in the film The Matrix. A cameraman shoots video using an experimental ...
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AkzoNobel has supplied high performance coatings systems for half of the stadiums being used at this month's FIFA Confederations Cup football tournament in Brazil. Being staged from June 15 to 30, the three stadiums to feature the ...
Tags: Coating, Construction, Decoration
Improved consumer confidence and spending helped drive retail sales in May. According to the National Retail Federation, the world’s largest retail trade association, May retail sales (excluding automobiles, gas stations and ...
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Canadian distributor Lambert is now distributing Kronobar energy and protein bars. Kronobar is a Canadian brand founded in 2010 by Rose-Marie Jarry, a pastry chef and international-level, middle-distance runner. Lambert will offer three ...
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The International Olympic Committee’s executive board has trimmed the number of sport hopefuls for the final open slot during the 2020 Games to three from eight. The final vote to determine which activity—baseball/softball, ...
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In today's society, wearing wigs is becoming more and more popular than ever before. Women in particular are attracted to the wearing of wigs, and celebrities, including Dolly Parton, Tina Turner, Jenna Jameson, Tyra Banks, and Britney ...
The largest U.S. full-line sporting goods retailer with an estimated 8.5% market share from nearly $6 billion in FY12 revenues and a five-year CAGR of 8% on sales, has four clear goals—reaching a double-digit operating margin; ...
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Saying that its reorganized management structure is in place and that it is making progress in its turnaround plan, Quiksilver still has much work in front of it as it reported a loss of $32,385,000 for the second quatter ended Apr.30 this ...
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SUN POWERED The solar LEDs are lit using a new generation of efficient solar-powered LED lighting to provide light for communities with no electricity Royal Philips Electronics is continuing its program of installing more than 100 ...
Alexander City, AL, once the site of as many as 7,000 jobs in the textile industry, will see the last 200 manufacturing jobs disappear starting Jul. 29 at a facility there that had laid off 200 persons only in January. A distribution center ...
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The international sports industry is subject to continual change. As a result, professional further training offers are essential for industry and retail stores to compete successfully in the long term. ISPO Academy is now offering this ...
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In a multi-year partnership brokered and managed by IMG Licensing, a division of IMG Worldwide, the global sports, fashion and media company, Muhammad Ali Enterprises has teamed up with Double D, the exclusive worldwide licensee for Adidas ...
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