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ArticleRené Benko sentenced to two years for creditor fraud
Austrian investor René Benko has been sentenced to two years in prison for damaging creditors during his personal insolvency proceedings.
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ArticleWhy you need written agreements, especially in times of financial crisis
Nobody wants to think about going bankrupt, but our legal expert has one piece of advice that will help brands be ready, should the worst happen.
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ArticleSSU: Business as usual for Tennis-Point and Internetstores – and what else?
In a joint statement, the two insolvency administrators appointed, Dr. Christian Gerloff from the Munich law firm Gerloff-Liebler Rechtsanwälte and Stefan Meyer from Ulm-based Pluta Rechtsanwalts GmbH, point out that the operational business of the two insolvent Signa Sports United (SSU) spin-offs Tennis-Point GmbH and Internetstores GmbH (alias Internetstores Group, ...
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News briefsSigna Sports United files for insolvency
Sports e-commerce company Signa Sports United (SSU), controlled by Austrian investor René Benko’s Signa Holding, has filed for insolvency. The Bielefeld District Court, where the application was filed, appointed Munich-based lawyer Christian Gerloff as insolvency administrator. The German business newspaper Handelsblatt was the first to report the insolvency filing, which ...
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News briefsNext SSU sub files for insolvency
Stuttgart-based Internetstores GmbH, which includes the bike and outdoor online shops Fahrrad.de, Bikester, Campz and Addnature, filed for insolvency at the Stuttgart District Court on Monday afternoon. The company is part of Signa Sports United (SSU), the sporting goods division of the Signa Group founded by Austrian investor René Benko. ...
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ArticleFirst SSU subsidiary files for insolvency
Rumors are swirling: While Signa Sports United (SSU) offshoot Internetstores GmbH (Addnature, Bikester, Brügelmann, Campz, Fahrrad.de, Probikeshop) is said to have informed its suppliers of impending insolvency in self-administration and British affiliate WiggleCRC is believed to have done the same in its home country, German Tennis-Point GmbH has already filed ...
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News briefsDohrmann will leave as CEO of the Internetstores group
After more than three years as CEO of the Internetstores group, Hans Dohrmann will leave the German multi-channel retail company, which operates websites and physical stores in the cycling, camping and outdoor markets such as Addnature, Bikester, Brügelmann, Campz and Fahrrad.de. According to the group’s Berlin-based parent company, Signa Sports ...
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New retail initiatives by VDS, Internetstores and Intersport
Triggering new initiatives, the retail sector has been reinventing itself in Germany following the retail lockdowns ordered by government authorities to minimize contamination from the Covid-19 virus. A couple of interesting examples were presented during the workshops and conferences given as part of the new ISPO Munich Online event. ...
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Signa Sports United thrives amid the pandemic
Sport and exercise have never been more popular in Germany than they are at present, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, says Signa Sports United (SSU), which claims to be Europe’s biggest e-tailer for sporting goods through its numerous websites. Gear for home and outdoor use has been selling ...
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News briefsInternetstores appoints a chief brand officer
Internetstores has added a chief brand officer (CBO) to its management team. Alongside Hans Dohrmann, Thomas Spengler, Raid Naim, Olivier Rochon and Martin Netinder, Frank Aldorf is now part of the company’s management board. In his new function as CBO, Aldorf is now responsible for the purchasing department of Europe’s ...
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Internetstores seeks to join the circular economy
Internetstores, the Germany bike and outdoor retailer, has hired the consulting firm EPEA, headquartered in the same city of Stuttgart, to overhaul environmental policy for its full value chain. EPEA began a three-month review of operations in June, after which it will draft a comprehensive proposal – with its “Cradle ...
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Internetstores grows by 30%
Internetstores, a subsidiary of Signa Sports United, recorded total sales of €373 million in 2019. The online retailer reported that its sales increased by 30 percent over the past three years. This online retail platform for bike and outdoor products, which owns the Fahrrad.de, Brügelmann, Bikester, Probikeshop, Campz and Addnature ...
