All Corporations articles – Page 51
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C-Suite InterviewPatrik Frisk: The last interview before stepping down as Under Armour CEO
“The difficult thing about brands is – you’ve got to make choices”. Patrik Frisk explains what he learned on his journey as a decision-maker in the sporting goods industry.
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News briefsBoris Becker International Tennis Academy stands loyal to its namesake
The founders of the Boris Becker International Tennis Academy (BBITA) in Hochheim am Main (Germany), Khaled Ezzedine and business partner Daniel Köhler, stand firmly by their namesake Boris Becker, even after the latest developments. The German ex-tennis pro was sentenced to two and a half years in prison in London ...
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ArticleSlinger becomes Connexa Sports Technologies
Slinger Bag Inc. is rebranding as Connexa Sports Technologies Inc, a connected sports technology company that brings together Slinger, PlaySight Interactive, Ltd, Gameface.ai and Foundation Sports Systems, LLC. As part of the restructuring, Slinger also moved its headquarters from Nevada to Delaware, effective May 16, 2022. With its portfolio of ...
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News briefsItochu acquires marketing and licensing rights for Reebok in Japan
Tokyo-based Itochu Corporation announced that it has reached an agreement for Reebok’s marketing and licensing rights in Japan. Reebok is owned by New York-based Authentic Brands Group (ABG). Adidas formally completed the divestiture of Reebok to ABG on Feb. 28, 2022. Itochu will start operations via Locondo, Inc., which is ...
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News briefsPlanet Fitness expands into New Zealand
Planet Fitness, an American franchisor and fitness center operator based in Hampton, New Hampshire, signed a territory development agreement with Castle Point Fitness NZ Ltd. to expand the brand into New Zealand. Castle Point is a joint venture between the founder of The Fresnel Companies, a U.S. investment firm with ...
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News briefsBemis acquires French company Protechnic
Bemis Associates, a U.S. manufacturer of thermoplastic films, tapes and adhesives for bonding catering to various industries, including sportswear, outerwear and intimates, has acquired France-based manufacturing company, Protechnic. The two companies have complementary products and technologies and a strong alignment in their corporate values and culture. Protechnic’s focus on global ...
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Endur Apparel rebrands to Outway
Performance sock brand Endur Apparel has announced that it will now be operating under its new brand name Outway. This new brand positioning will be fueled by a $3.2 million investment led by Andrew Wilkinson of Tiny. Other investors include Shane Parrish, Jason Warner, Jonathan Becker, Rasool Rayani, Ben Moore, ...
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ArticleThule Group enters new categories, updates financial targets
At its capital markets day, the Swedish Thule Group has presented plans to enter the two new product categories in 2023: car seats – to be launched in Europe first, expanding worldwide in a second step – and dog transport products, starting with a dog cage. The company was also ...
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ArticlePuma CEO Bjørn Gulden: “Not having fun is a waste of time”
Puma’s CEO Bjørn Gulden and Giorgio Chiellini, captain of the Italian national soccer team at Euro2020, talked about their careers, outstanding leadership and the importance of having fun in a video interview released as part of the sports company’s annual report. In his professional career spanning more than two decades, ...
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ArticleJD Sports lifts annual guidance despite footwear shortages
Britain’s JD Sports Fashion raised its annual profit outlook, despite a global shortage of key footwear styles and indicated upbeat sales so far this year. The company said it now expected profit before tax and exceptional items for the year to January 29 to be about £940 million (€1.1bn) and ...
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Sports Marketing Survey acquires Culture of Insight
Survey specialists Sports Marketing Survey have acquired data preparation and visualization experts Culture of Insight. The two companies had previously formed a close partnership. The employees of Culture of Insight will be employed by Sports Marketing Survey from now on. Culture of Insight brings clients such as Eurosport, Formula1 and ...
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ArticleWolverine Worldwide hires Boston Consulting, re-iterates outlook
Wolverine Worldwide is maintaining its full-year outlook that calls for total FY22 revenues of $2.775 to $2.85 billion. This represents a 15 to 18 percent year-over-year increase with the DTC segment representing approximately 30 percent of global revenues and the international segment another 35 percent. Wolverine’s top three brands, Saucony, ...
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News briefsArklyz acquires sneaker retailer Asphaltgold
Arklyz, the owner since 2021 of The Athlete’s Foot, the sports lifestyle footwear banner previously owned by Intersport International (IIC), has added Asphaltgold, a European omnichannel provider of high-end sneakers and streetwear based in Darmstadt, Germany, to its portfolio. “The acquisition of Asphaltgold was a very strategic decision for us,“ ...
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News briefsSnipes acquires Croatian retailer Shooster
Following its successful expansion into Poland (acquisition of the Distance fashion chain in June 2021) and the takeover of the American retail chains Jimmy Jazz and Expressions in the same year, Cologne-based sneaker and streetwear retailer Snipes is continuing its expansion course with the acquisition of Croatian retailer Shooster. Alongside ...
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News briefsAmer completes sale of Suunto
Amer Sports and Liesheng have completed the transaction in which Amer sold Suunto to the Chinese technology company, first announced in January. Suunto will continue to focus on high-end outdoor wearables under its new ownership, the participating parties said. Rothschild & Co acted as financial advisor and Avance as legal ...
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News briefsUnited Sports Brands acquires Pearl Izumi from Shimano
California-based United Sports Brands (USB), owner of Spalding, Nathan, Shock Doctor and KT Tape, among others, has acquired the bike apparel brand Pearl Izumi from Shimano. USB is a portfolio company of Bregal Partners, a private equity firm. Pearl Izumi has been part of the Japanese Shimano company since 2008. ...
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News briefsWSJ Report: Peloton pursuing minority investor
Some two months after announcing massive business changes and days before reporting its first-quarter results on May 10, Peloton Interactive is reportedly looking for a suitor to a minority stake of 15 percent in the fitness company that is now headed by former Netflix and Spotify executive Barry McCarthy. The ...
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Pou Sheng issues Q1 profit warning
Pou Sheng International, the distribution and retail subsidiary of Yue Yuen, will have a significant drop in profits and sales in the first quarter due to the re-emergence of Covid-19 in key Chinese markets, including Shanghai. Citing the pandemic’s impact on consumer demand and sentiment accelerated by lockdown measures taken ...
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News briefsDescente Ltd. transfers overseas sales to Japanese subsidiary
Descente Ltd., the Japanese company that holds territorial licenses or trademark rights for several western brands besides its own, has opted to shift all of its international product sales to its consolidated subsidiary, Descente Japan Ltd. For the year ended March 31, 2021, the transferred business that was created ...
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ArticleThe size of 140 tennis courts: Nike’s new Serena Williams Building
The new Serena Williams Building (SW) is the largest office building at Nike’s Oregon headquarters, covering the equivalent of 140 tennis courts (approximately 93,000 square meters). It is also where Nike’s Consumer Creation teams, representing Design, Consumer Insights, Women’s, Men’s and Kids Constructs, and Apparel and Footwear Product Merchandising, have ...
