Brands

Sportswear brand New Balance has launched an exclusive brand outlet in Mumbai as part of its strategic expansion plan for India. Located on the metro’s Linking Road, the store was inaugurated by cricketer and brand ambassador Pat Cummings.

New Balance recently launched an India subsidiary and its new Mumbai store is designed to mix sports and culture, showing its vision for continued expansion in the country. The Linking Road store’s design centres around central seating to promote community building and red overhead lighting mirrors New Balance’s striking logo.

Aug 30, 2018 15:08
MUNICH: In a first, Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich will be advertising its merchandise and fan shop on German Free TV in the future, going beyond using their own channels, sponsors.de reports.
Aug 30, 2018 14:08
MELBOURNE: Surfing Australia, the country’s governing body of the sport has announced an extension of its partnership with global brand Oakley for the next three years. 
Aug 30, 2018 14:08
TOKYO: Celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, the 'Citizen' group has named Japan’s top female tennis player, Naomi Osaka as its brand ambassador. Osaka has been seen endorsing the watch brand at the on-going US Open 2018 with the ‘Eco-Drive Bluetooth BZ4006-01E’ edition which will be launched globally this autumn.
Aug 30, 2018 12:08
MUMBAI: Sun Pharma, India’s largest specialty generic pharmaceutical company announced on Wednesday that cricket captain Virat Kohli will be the new brand ambassador for its newest product in the market, Volini Maxx which is said to be the strongest pain relief spray in the country. A 360 degree marketing campaign featuring Kohli went live as well on platforms such as YouTube.
Aug 29, 2018 14:08
NEW YORK: D.C United, the Major League Soccer (MLS) team that represents the American capital city, Washington D.C have announced that it has joined hands with global sports and entertainment agency, Octagon for managing their star striker Wayne Rooney’s commercial, media and public activations in North America.
Aug 29, 2018 13:08
NEW YORK: Reebok, the global fitness and lifestyle footwear, apparel and equipment brand confirmed on Tuesday that it has settled its dispute with CrossFit Inc. over their licensing agreement and the deal is expected to move forward till 2020 and beyond if mutually agreed upon. However, Reebok will be paying an undisclosed fee to CrossFit for the settlement of the disputed royalties.
Aug 29, 2018 13:08
LONDON: Formula 1 has launched ‘F1 2018’, its official video game across the world. The game can now be purchased by PlayStation 4, Xbox and Windows PC users and has been developed and published by the Reliance ADAG-owned firm, Codemasters in the United Kingdom. 
Aug 17, 2018 17:08
NEW YORK: Coca-Cola has acquired a minority ownership stake in red-hot American sports drink sports brand BodyArmor, the ultimate aim being to make a dent in the overwhelming dominance that rival PepsiCo's Gatorade has in the high value segment.
Aug 08, 2018 18:08
MUMBAI: The brand value of the Indian Premier League stands at $6.3 billion this year, an increase of 19% over the $5.3 billion world cricket's most valuable annual property registered in 2017. According to the IPL Brand Valuation Report 2018 released Wednesday by corporate finance advisory firm Duff & Phelps, the surge in valuation comes on the back of the big spike in broadcasting rights fee.
Aug 06, 2018 15:08
MUMBAI: Patna Pirates - Pro-Kabbadi League’s most successful franchise - have brought on board sport marketing & sponsorship management company Meraki Sport & Entertainment to "help define the franchise’s brand".