All Corporations articles – Page 113

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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 ...

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    Adidas is boosting its plans for the expansion of Adidas...

    2018-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Adidas is boosting its plans for the expansion of Adidas North America's campus in Portland, Oregon. It will expand it by 425,000 square feet instead of the originally planned 200,000 sqft. extension. Overlooking the Columbus River, the campus currently hosts 1,700 employees squeezed into 365,000 sqft. of office space. It ...

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    Ibex, an American brand that was generating annual sales of...

    2018-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Ibex, an American brand that was generating annual sales of about $20 million from its merino wool performance apparel, has found a new owner for its assets, following an auction launched in January. Ibex is now a property of Flour Fund, a New York-based investment fund led by a marketing ...

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    Kevin Plank, founder and chief executive of Under Armour, had...

    2018-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Kevin Plank, founder and chief executive of Under Armour, had his annual salary cut to $2 million last year from $8.6 million in 2016 because of the company's worse-than-expected performance. He has also given up a stock-based compensation of about $2 million.

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    WakaWaka, a Dutch producer of portable solar power banks and...

    2018-04-12T00:00:00Z

    WakaWaka, a Dutch producer of portable solar power banks and solar-powered lights that we have already talked about in our Outdoor Industry Compass, is the first B Corporation to be offering shares through a Dutch financing platform for small and medium enteprises, hoping to raise €2.5 million. B Corporations are ...

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    Pou Chen Corp. has cancelled a plan to take Pou...

    2018-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Pou Chen Corp. has cancelled a plan to take Pou Sheng International private in a deal that values the Chinese distribution and retail company at $1.4 billion due to opposition by its shareholders. Under the original plan, Pou Chen's subsidiary, Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings), would have sold its 62 percent ...

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    Keola, the Dutch manufacturer of e-bikes, has inaugurated a new...

    2018-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Keola, the Dutch manufacturer of e-bikes, has inaugurated a new 5,500-square-meter production facility in Roosendaal, in the southern part of the Netherlands, as well as a new sales office and warehouse in Denmark. The new factory in Roosendaal will allow Keola to increase its production tenfold compared with the current ...

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    Petri Kokko, a former general manager of Nike Finland who...

    2018-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Petri Kokko, a former general manager of Nike Finland who is now running Google's operations in Germany, has become the 7th member of Amer Sports' board of directors

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    LVMH is going for sneakers. The world's largest luxury goods...

    2018-04-12T00:00:00Z

    LVMH is going for sneakers. The world's largest luxury goods company is reportedly eyeing a possible investment in Stadium Goods, an exclusive American online retailer for “authenticated” sneakers that has been collaborating with the likes of Supreme and Off-White, the company founded in 2013 by Virgil Abloh, the 37-year-old designer ...

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    Marcato Capital Markets has sold its 8.5% stake in Deckers...

    2018-03-28T00:00:00Z

    Marcato Capital Markets has sold its 8.5% stake in Deckers Brands following its failure to obtain support for its proxy fight against the current management

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    Chervò has acquired a 95 percent stake in Chervò USA,...

    2018-03-28T00:00:00Z

    Chervò has acquired a 95 percent stake in Chervò USA, a sign of the new focus of the Italian golf and sportswear brand on the largest consumer market in the world. The U.S. is also the world's largest golf country, with more than 20 million players. The remaining 5 percent ...

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    Two shareholders of Billabong International, Rider Capital and Adam Smith...

    2018-03-28T00:00:00Z

    Two shareholders of Billabong International, Rider Capital and Adam Smith Asset Management, have voiced their opposition to the proposed sale of the company to Boardriders. Together they hold 15.4 percent of the company's shares. Billabong's founder, Gordon Merchant, has already approved the terms of the transaction, but the other shareholders ...

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    Kathmandu, the New Zealand outdoor brand and retailer, has agreed...

    2018-03-28T00:00:00Z

    Kathmandu, the New Zealand outdoor brand and retailer, has agreed to take over Oboz Footwear, the U.S. outdoor footwear brand, for $60.0 million in cash and an earn-out of up to $15 million, as a means to expand its footwear and international sales. Established in Montana in 2007, Oboz generates ...

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    Asics has announced the opening of a new innovation hub...

    2018-03-28T00:00:00Z

    Asics has announced the opening of a new innovation hub at its headquarters in Barcelona. The new center is to attract and support European start-ups focusing on sports and wellness. The center will concentrate on the development of new products and services with the aim of enhancing the end-user experience. ...

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    Derbystar is coming out with a new logo

    2018-03-28T00:00:00Z

    Derbystar is coming out with a new logo

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    Trerè Innovation, which has lost a contract for the production...

    2018-03-28T00:00:00Z

    Trerè Innovation, which has lost a contract for the production of X-Bionic garments and X-Socks socks and their distribution in Europe, has found a new client. Replay, the Italian denim brand, has agreed to license its socks and underwear products to the Italian knitter on a global scale, generating annual ...