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December 9, 2021
Nike Tries to Ban Imports of Adidas Knit Shoes, Accusing It of Copying Designs
Nike Inc. is asking a U.S. trade agency to block imports of a wide range of Adidas AG Primeknit shoes, saying they copy the Oregon company’s patented inventions for a knitted fabric that reduces waste without any loss in performance. The complaint, filed Wednesday at the International Trade Commission in...
December 9, 2021
Road Race Management Conducting Ninth Bi-annual Compensation Survey
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - As race directing emerges from nearly two-years of the Covid-19 pandemic, Road Race Management is conducting its 9th bi-annual Race Director’s Compensation Survey. Since first conducted in 2005, the survey has become the benchmark report on race director salaries and benefits. “After fourteen years of steadily increasing...
December 8, 2021
Showcased12 Tips to Increase Event Attendance Year After Year
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the events industry was changing as event professionals adapted to modern times. Marketing efforts have gone increasingly digital. Today, event professionals also have a variety of formats to choose from when it comes to planning their events. With all of these technological changes, event organizers...
December 8, 2021
Suzanne Cohen Joins The IRONMAN Group As New Chief Marketing Officer
TAMPA, Fla. (Dec 8, 2021) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The IRONMAN Group is pleased to announce the addition of Suzanne Cohen as the company’s new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Cohen joins the executive team at The IRONMAN Group after leadership roles with JPMorgan Chase & Co., Marriott International, Starwood Hotels &...
December 8, 2021
ClassPass Data Shows Gyms Recovering, Livestream Workouts Falling
ClassPass released data on Wednesday revealing how the reopening of gyms and the changing nature of work is affecting the fitness industry. The company, which offers access to numerous gyms, fitness centers, and spas through a subscription program, found that gym reservations have surged on its platform at the expense...
December 8, 2021
Sportograf Becomes Official Event Participant Photography and Video Services Provider for The IRONMAN Group Events in Asia, Emea, and Oceania
Singapore / London / Sydney (8 December, 2021) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The IRONMAN Group announced today a multi-year agreement with long-time sport photography company Sportograf to become the Official Event Participant Photography and Video Services Provider for events across Asia, EMEA, and Oceania. As the world’s first digital-only photo service provider,...
December 8, 2021
USA Cycling Announces New Chief Marketing Officer
8 December 2021 (COLORADO SPRINGS, CO) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - USA Cycling announces today that Erika Lehman will take on the Chief Marketing Officer role in the Colorado Springs office. Coming off a successful growth-focused leadership role at US Figure Skating, Lehman is poised to deliver new value to existing members, to...
December 8, 2021
Lyric Introduces First-of-its-Kind On-Device Video Guidance
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 8, 2021 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The innovators behind the Lyric, the revolutionary Wi-Fi-enabled therapeutic massager, debuted its latest groundbreaking feature: full-color, on-device video guidance. Now, with one simple software update, anyone with a Lyric massager can access new free, guided content, starting with a hand/arm therapy...
December 7, 2021
Lack of spectators at Tokyo 2020 set to save organisers more than $1 billion
The total cost of staging the Games, which were postponed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was ¥150 billion (£1 billion/$1.3 billion/1.2 billion) less than budgeted as the lack of fans meant labour costs and other expenditure was not as big as expected, Japanese agency Kyodo News reported. Cost reductions...
December 7, 2021
Electric bike exports to UK from Taiwan surge 66%, U.S.A 69%
Electric bike exports data handed to CI.N from the Taiwan Bicycle Association revealed that from January to September the value of electric bike export trade into Europe from Taiwan came in at $520,562,109, up 28%, while the North American tally registered $304,430,109 in value, up 64.1%, driven primarily by a...
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