All Corporations articles – Page 111

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    The Norman Group, which has replaced Trerè Innovation as the...

    2018-06-07T00:00:00Z

    The Norman Group, which has replaced Trerè Innovation as the manufacturer of X-Technology's products in Italy, is investing in a new factory in Serbia that will become operational in the spring of 2019, with a capacity of six million pieces per year. The company currently manufactures about 15 million units ...

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    Meridia Private Equity, an investment fund created in 2006 by...

    2018-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Meridia Private Equity, an investment fund created in 2006 by Javier Faus, a former manager of FC Barcelona, has acquired a significant minority stake in Fútbol Emotion, a Spanish chain of football stores, to help it to expand in Spain and abroad. Founded in 2002, Fútbol Emotion has just opened ...

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    At the company's annual shareholders' meeting a few days ago,...

    2018-05-18T00:00:00Z

    At the company's annual shareholders' meeting a few days ago, Kasper Rorsted, chief executive at the Adidas Group, reiterated that the company anticipates a “normalization” of its growth this year, after two years of strong double-digit sales expansion. As reported earlier, the group's sales growth slowed down in Western Europe ...

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    Newell Brands plans to divest Pure Fishing, a division of...

    2018-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Newell Brands plans to divest Pure Fishing, a division of the former Jarden Corporation that groups numerous brands including Berkley, Abu Garcia, Penn and Shakespeare, joining Rawlings on the selling block. It will also seek a buyer for Jostens. This means that it is likely to retain Coleman, Marmot and ...

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    Nike has completed the transfer of its Spanish subsidiary from...

    2018-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Nike has completed the transfer of its Spanish subsidiary from El Prat de Llobregat to a 4,300-square-meter office with more technical features in downtown Barcelona

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    Puma formally exited the Kering group earlier this week, with...

    2018-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Puma formally exited the Kering group earlier this week, with the distribution of Puma shares to Kering shareholders. The distribution ratio amounted to one Puma share for 12 Kering shares held, and the payment date was May 16. Puma's opening share price on the day was €429.0 but the company's ...

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    La Fabrique du Ski has raised €320,000, with a contribution...

    2018-05-04T00:00:00Z

    La Fabrique du Ski has raised €320,000, with a contribution of 53 percent from private investors and 47 percent from a regional French banking entity, the Crédit Agricole Sud Rhône Alpes. Christian Alary, who created the company in 2014, remains the majority shareholder. A former executive at Rossignol and Decathlon, ...

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    The Sports Edit has secured £1 million (€1.14m-$1.37m) in a round...

    2018-05-04T00:00:00Z

    The Sports Edit has secured £1 million (€1.14m-$1.37m) in a round of investment led by new backers including Justin King, Sue Watson and Ric Lewis, adding to existing investors. King is the former chief executive of Sainsbury's, while Watson is the owner of Lyle & Scott, and Lewis is the founder ...

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    About 200 people moved into Adidas France's new head office...

    2018-05-04T00:00:00Z

    About 200 people moved into Adidas France's new head office last month, in the business district of Strasbourg-Archipel, across from the European Parliament. The office has been transferred there from Landersheim, a small village in the Alsace where Adidas France was built up by Horst Dassler from 1973, after a ...

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    Amer Sports has restated its 2017 results based on new...

    2018-05-04T00:00:00Z

    Amer Sports has restated its 2017 results based on new IFRS accounting rules. Revenues were increased by €24.1 million to €2,709.3 million, with increases of €3.8 million for Outdoor, €5.8 million for Ball Sports and €14.5 million for Fitness. Net income for the year was adjusted down by €0.4 million ...

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    Adidas has started serial production of its AM4NYC running shoe...

    2018-05-04T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has started serial production of its AM4NYC running shoe at its Speedfactory in Atlanta. The shoe, whose name stands for Made for New York City, became available in the U.S. at retail on April 27. As previously reported, the company's American facility and its German Speedfactory in Ansbach are ...

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    The Authentic Brands Group (ABG) has completed its acquisition of...

    2018-05-04T00:00:00Z

    The Authentic Brands Group (ABG) has completed its acquisition of Nautica from VF Corporation. It is now its biggest brand, with an annual turnover of nearly $1 billion. The group already owns brands such as Prince, Spyder, Vision Street Wear and Juicy Couture.

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    Surfstitch Australia, the online retailer specializing in action sports products,...

    2018-05-04T00:00:00Z

    Surfstitch Australia, the online retailer specializing in action sports products, has been taken over by an entity of the Alceon Group, a private equity firm. The offer was approved by creditors of the Surfstich Group at a meeting early last month. Alceon already owns Ezibuy, an online retailer of clothing ...

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    Bench has fallen into administration, a procedure under the British...

    2018-05-04T00:00:00Z

    Bench has fallen into administration, a procedure under the British legislation which is similar to bankruptcy in the U.S. In a statement, the fashion retailer said that the move will also affect the German service entities of Bench in Munich. Among the factors that led to the filing, the company ...

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    GoPro's depressed share price took a jump after reports that...

    2018-05-04T00:00:00Z

    GoPro's depressed share price took a jump after reports that a Chinese rival, Xiaomi, may make an offer for the company. Xiaomi, a big Chinese company that makes smartphones, mobile devices, laptops and other consumer electronics, is a minority shareholder of Yi Technology, which makes action cameras that are much ...

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    Calderon Sport, which was for many years the leading sporting...

    2018-05-04T00:00:00Z

    Calderon Sport, which was for many years the leading sporting goods retailer in the region of Madrid, is moving toward the liquidation of its remaining stores and its online shop, according to CMD Sport. The company, which had more than 30 stores ten years ago, was founded by the Calderon ...

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    Invista's apparel and advanced textiles (A&AT) division has signed a...

    2018-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Invista's apparel and advanced textiles (A&AT) division has signed a memorandum of understanding to build a new textile innovation center in Foshan, China. The facility will feature textile processing equipment for knitting and weaving as well as equipment for garment engineering, analytic testing and fabric certification. It will also include ...

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    ABS Protection has moved from Gräfeling to the Schwabing section...

    2018-04-12T00:00:00Z

    ABS Protection has moved from Gräfeling to the Schwabing section of Munich, where it will reportedly exploit synergies with other sports brands in the same building. Felix Neureuther, the German ski star, is a shareholder in the German manufacturer of avalanche airbags.

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    Nike has announced the acquisition of Invertex, a computer vision firm...

    2018-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Nike has announced the acquisition of Invertex, a computer vision firm based in Tel Aviv, Israel. Nike said the move is part of the ongoing strengthening of its digital technology platforms. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Invertex produces mobile applications that can analyze the body in 3-D. ...

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    VF Corp. has completed the acquisition of Icebreaker, which had...

    2018-04-12T00:00:00Z

    VF Corp. has completed the acquisition of Icebreaker, which had sales of about $220 million last year. It plans to combine the brand with Smartwool to create a global distribution footprint in the nature fiber market. The plan for the market positioning of the brand has yet to be worked ...