All Corporations articles – Page 46
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ArticleTenson sells ColourWear to Swedish Active Brands Group
Sweden-based Active Brands Group Scandinavia AB (not to be confused with Oslo, Norway-based Active Brands AS) announced the acquisition of ColourWear from Tenson, expanding its product portfolio in the board and ski apparel market and strengthening its position as a global distributor of consumer, health and sports brands. ColourWear was ...
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News briefsDescente increases stake in Ningbo Le Coq Sportif
Japanese sportswear and accessories company Descente Ltd. announced in a notice to shareholders that it has increased its stake in Le Coq Sportif (Ningbo) Co. Ltd. (NLCS). NLCS was established by Sugiei and Itochu Textile (China) Co., Ltd. (ITS), a subsidiary of Itochu Corporation, in 2004 to expand the brand’s ...
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News briefsThe Athlete’s Foot announces Joe Delphry’s seven store franchise transition
The Athlete’s Foot (TAF) announced that Joe Delphry, a TAF franchise owner since 1999, has transitioned his seven stores to The Dahir Group. Delphry and The Dahir Group’s Shady Dahir have been friends for years, a press release states, and TAF is “thrilled that the legacy of Joe’s stores will ...
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ArticleArchroma takes over Textile Effects business from Huntsman
The Swiss chemical solutions company Archroma (part of the U.S.-based investment firm SK Capital Partners) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Textile Effects business from Huntsman Corporation. Huntsman Textile Effects was in the OIC news lately for its new PFC-free water repellent. The total enterprise value of ...
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Correction
In our article “Japanese e-commerce company to acquire majority stake in Phenix owner” (July 27), we incorrectly stated that Shiffon Co., Ltd. is the “owner of Phenix” while Shiffon Co., Ltd. is merely the Phenix licensee for its worldwide sales territories except for China. We apologize for this mistake and ...
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News briefsBen Hogan Golf Equipment Company closes down
Ben Hogan Golf Equipment Company ceased trading on July 22, citing supply and financial constraints caused by the Covid-19 pandemic as reasons for the decision. ExWorksCapital had been the majority shareholder for the Texas-based company since its relaunch in 2017 after it originally ceased trading in 2015. ExWorks Financial filed ...
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News briefsAdidas supplier NTX closes $200 million funding round
The textile technology company NTX, based in Singapore and Shanghai, has completed the funding of nearly $200 million in a C2 financing round led by Centurium Capital, with additional contributions from existing shareholder NRL Capital. Index Capital served as the exclusive financial advisor. According to a company release, the funding ...
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News briefsAcon Investments Fund invests another $700 million in New Era Cap
Acon Investments, a Washington, D.C.-based private equity firm, today announced the closing of Acon Strategic Partners II, a new single-asset continuation fund of approximately $700 million in connection with the partial sale of the Acon Equity Partners IV portfolio investment to and the increase of the existing investment in New ...
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ArticleZalando publishes Q2 figures and reveals adjustment plans to improve order economics
With the release of its second quarter 2022 figures, Zalando has expressed confidence in returning to profitability in the second half of 2022 with a set of measures to address the volatile market environment. In the second quarter of 2022, the number of active Zalando customers grew to over 49 ...
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News briefsAllbirds lays off 3% of its employees
Allbirds, the San Francisco-based DTC footwear brand that went public in 2021, confirmed that it is laying off 23 employees. The layoffs were first posted on startup layoff portal Layoffs.fyi and then reported by SFGATE.com. “We have thoughtfully evaluated roles and processes in each department, and each market, to ensure ...
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News briefsXponential Fitness signs master franchise agreement with CycleBar for Japan
Xponential Fitness, a global franchisor of boutique fitness brands based in California, has signed a master franchise agreement in Japan for the indoor cycling brand CycleBar. The deal, signed with Xponential’s master franchisee for Club Pilates in Japan, allows the new master franchisee to license at least 30 CycleBar studios ...
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News briefsSportsArt announces worldwide fitness partnership with Accor Group
Source: SportsArt Ruben Mejia, executive vice president, SportsArt Americas SportsArt, a U.S. provider of fitness solutions, has been chosen by Astore – the French multinational hospitality company Accor Group’s procurement organization – as a global preferred vendor outfitting their fitness centers with SportsArt’s patented ECO-POWR cardio equipment. ...
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News briefsJD Sports Fashion divests Footasylum to Aurelius Group
JD Sports Fashion has exchanged contracts on July 29, 2022, to sell Footasylum Limited and its associated subsidiaries to Aurelius Group for £37.5 million (€44.7m). Aurelius is a pan-European private equity group with offices in Luxembourg, Munich, London, Stockholm, Madrid, Milan and Amsterdam and over 40 international portfolio companies. The ...
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News briefsPou Sheng warns on significant H1 decline
Pou Sheng Intl., the retail subsidiary of Yue Yuen, issued a revenue and profit warning for the first half ended June 30, citing persistent Covid-related restrictions in China that impacted consumer traffic and sentiment during the six months. The group forecasts a 25 percent decline in H1 revenues to 9,865 ...
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News briefsLoans to help Pádel Nuestro expand in Sweden
Pádel Nuestro has secured two loans whose total of €2.84 million will go towards acquiring real estate, inventory and other costs associated with opening own stores in Sweden’s big cities. The group has six Swedish stores already, all of them franchises. The lender is COFIDES, public-private company combining Spanish state ...
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ArticleAdidas cuts FY 2022 guidance on China weakness and potential slowdown in other markets
Adidas has adjusted its top line 2022 guidance due to a worsening outlook for its Greater China business. While second-quarter 2022 results slightly exceeded expectations, given continued strong momentum in Western markets and a return to growth in Asia-Pacific, the company has reported a slower-than-expected recovery in China since the ...
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News briefsXtep’s controlling shareholder sells 80 million shares
The largest shareholder of Chinese sportswear brand Xtep International, Group Success Investments Limited, has sold 80 million shares, or about 3.04 percent of the free float, for HK$12.70 per share (€127.8m in total). Group Success is majority owned by the Ding family, which controls Xtep. Xtep did not disclose the ...
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News briefsJapanese e-commerce company to acquire majority stake in Phenix owner
As reported by sportstextiles.com, Japanese e-commerce company E-store Corporation has taken steps to acquire Shiffon, a Tokyo-based licensee and developer of brands such as Kappa and Hummel, and Phenix licensee* for its worldwide sales territories except for China, the brand founded in 1952 that is the official outfitter of the ...
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News briefsPeloton announces corporate wellness program
Peloton announced the expansion of its Peloton Corporate Wellness program, unveiled in June 2021, through which Peloton content or connected fitness products can be offered to companies and organizations in the U.S., U.K., Canada and Germany, with Australia joining later this year. The offering makes all Peloton experiences available to ...
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ArticleAlibaba seeks initial listing on Hong Kong Stock Exchange, maintains listing on NYSE
Alibaba’s board has authorized the management to apply for an initial listing on the Main Board of the HKSE while also remaining listed in New York.
