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Sportswear giant Under Armour is dumping its licensing contracts with the National Football League, according to Front Office Sports. The company axed its deal for NFL players to wear its products on the field, making the coming 2021 season the first in years that Under Armour logos will not appear on the field for years, according to a recent issue of the Front Office Sports email newsletter. Under Amour’s move comes on the heels of the company’s exit from several other high-profile sports leagues, as well. Under Armour asked to end its $85 million deal with the University of California...

Helly Hansen hauls in a recordThey used to be best known for rain slickers and storm gear, but Norwegian clothing maker Helly Hansen has since gone international and definitely upscale. The company is now eyeing record sales and has big plans."The younger generation in Norway, and all our customers worldwide, have a completely different image of Helly Hansen than grown-ups do," Hans Gunleiksrud of Helly Hansen told newspaper Aftenposten this week. That suits him just fine.Sales of Helly Hansen's spring collection are up 40 percent in Norway and 23 percent internationally. The company now aims to open a new so-called...