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adidas
Fashion
2 min read

Adidas puts partnership with Kanye West under review

Adidas says it is reviewing its Yeezy partnership with Kanye West days after he showed a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt design at Paris Fashion Week. The company did not mention the controversy but said “successful partnerships are rooted in mutual respect and…

cricket
General
2 min read

The Most Popular Sports In Asia

When people think about Asia and the things people love to do there, most of them discuss the beautiful culture and art. But, people from Asia also love sports. In fact, they are rather passionate when it comes to sports. The most important thing you need to…

Ferrari
Automotive
1 min read

Ferrari Teases 2023 Le Mans Challenger, To Begin Testing Soon

Almost 49 years after Ferrari last participated in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Italian carmaker is back as it teased its latest challenger before testing starts for the 2023 edition of the French endurance race. Ferrari unveiled the first details of the Le…

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Fashion
2 min read

H&M, Lululemon back $250 million Fashion Climate Fund

Lululemon Athletica and H&M Group are among backers of a $250 million fund aiming to speed up efforts to cut carbon emissions in the fashion industry’s supply chain, non-profit group Apparel Impact Institute said on Wednesday. Bringing together clothing…

Octogenarian x reebok
Fashion
1 min read

Reebok adaptive range designed for people with restricted mobility

Adidas-owned Reebok has launched a range of adaptive trainers for people with restricted mobility. Called Fit to Fit, the sneakers can be easily put on and removed. The shoes were created in partnership with Zappos’ adaptive department, the two companies…

Dutchs Triumph 3
Automotive
1 min read

Triumph Trident 660 recalled over weak kickstand

Some 83 Triumph Trident 660 sportbikes were recalled in Vietnam since their kickstands may be prone to bending. The units were made in Thailand between Feb. 7 and May 15 last year, according to Vietnam Register. A representative of Triumph Vietnam said the…

Li Ning Pakistan
Fashion
1 min read

Sportswear retailer Li Ning eyes in-store coffee brand

As coffee gradually penetrates Chinese people’s daily life in recent years, some none-catering companies are starting to utilize the potential of this newly booming industry. Sportswear brand Li-Ning bursts into the coffee industry this year with Ning Coffee…

adidas footwear
Fashion
1 min read

Adidas expects to grow China sales this year

German sportswear company Adidas said on Thursday it would grow in its key market of China in 2022 even after it was hit by renewed pandemic restrictions and the aftermath of a consumer boycott of Western brands. The comments come after Manager Magazin…

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General
1 min read

Decathlon names new CEO

French sports retailer Decathlon named 45-year old Barbara Martin Coppola, a former executive at companies such as IKEA and Google, as its new global chief executive. Coppola will replace Michel Aballea, who had held the role since 2015, in mid-March this…

nike
Fashion
2 min read

Thousands strike work after Nike supplier cuts Tet bonus

Thousands of workers of Taiwanese-invested footwear maker Pouchen Vietnam, a Nike contract manufacturer, struck work Friday, demanding the same Tet bonus as last year. They refused to return to work after finishing their lunch to protest the company’s policy…

adidas footwear
Fashion
1 min read

Adidas’s biggest brand centre in SEA launches at Sunway Pyramid

Adidas Malaysia has unveiled its largest brand center in Southeast Asia at Sunway Pyramid. Spanning 1575sqm and two stories, Adidas Sunway Pyramid worked with renowned Malaysian graphic designer, Valen Lim, to create localized experience zones in the store.…

Japanese Soccer scaled
General
4 min read

3 Mistakes You Can’t Make in Sports Betting

We have commented in our content about the importance of emotional control. While it sounds like a gambler’s cliché, this is an almost indisputable truth. Without the pillars of sports betting (bank management, discipline, and emotional control), it is…

UBS Bank scaled
Finance
1 min read

UBS Brings TV Sports Closer To Life

CEO Ralph Hamers wants banking services to be more like Netflix. Now the bank is sponsoring a mini-series that fits with UBS’ private banking plans. On November 14, the television mini-series Front Office starts on Players TV channel and – as its says in its…

underarmour
Fashion
1 min read

Under Armour raises forecasts amid supply chain snafus

Under Armour on Tuesday raised its full-year forecasts, alleviating investor concerns regarding holiday inventory shortages flagged by nearly all its peers and sending its shares up 16 percent. Factories in Vietnam, where Under Armour sources about one-third…

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Fashion
1 min read

Foot Locker promises strong growth for Atmos as takeover completed

Foot Locker, the New York-based specialty athletic retailer, today announced that, through certain subsidiaries, it has completed the acquisition of atmos, a digitally-led, premium, global retailer headquartered in Japan, for $360 million, subject to certain…