Latest Short Stops – Page 10
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Aug. 31 Short Stops: Castore - Didriksons – IOC - Puma - Rugby League – Sports Direct
Retail: +++ Castore plans to open a new store in Glasgow’s city center, at 133 Buchanan Street, in early September Marketing: +++ Sports Direct is the new official sponsors of the Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA)’s Gaelic4Mothers&Others program, an initiative to introduce mothers and ...
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Aug. 26 Short Stops: Under Armour - New Balance - Fabletics - Gym+Coffee
Corporate and M&A +++ According to a regulatory filing, Kevin Plank, Under Armour’s founder and executive chairman, plans to sell up to 5 million shares of the company’s common stock under a proposed stock trading plan to be implemented over the next 14 months beginning in November +++ ...
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Aug. 25 Short Stops: Decathlon - Lacoste - New Balance - Ukactive
Legal & Institutional +++ Ukactive has launched a new consultation among gyms, fitness, and leisure facilities across the U.K. to examine the provision of fitness and leisure activities for disabled people in the country, and the findings and recommendations will be published in December +++ Product & Marketing +++ ...
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Aug. 24 Short Stops: Amer - Naomi Osaka - Kylie Jenner - Dakine - Li Ning - Michael Kors - Lacoste - Joma - Ziener
Corporate: +++ Li Ning Company is being added to the Hang Seng, the main stock index of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Management: +++ Amer Sports has named Douglas Gilbert as interim chief financial officer, replacing Jussi Siitonen, who has left the group after more than ...
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Aug. 23 Short Stops: Padel Master - Nike
Product & Marketing +++ Padel Master has announced the launch of a new website for padel tennis enthusiasts, PadelMaster.net, featuring reviews, buying advice, and comparisons of accessories and equipment +++ Retail & Distribution +++ Nike has launched its Rise store concept, which combines digital and physical channels to ...
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Aug. 20 Short Stops: Amazon - Coloreel – Ecco - Fanatics – London Marathon - Skechers
Management: +++ Panos Mytaros, the Greek-born member of Ecco’s executive board in charge of production, is due to replace Steen Bergholm as CEO of the big Danish shoe company +++ Coloreel has appointed Torbjörn Bäck as its new CEO, taking over the role from Mattias Nordin, who will ...
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Aug. 19 Short Stops: Asos – Commonwealth Games – Ecco - Hyperice - Nike – New Balance – Olympics - Wilson
Management: +++ Adam Crozier, the former joint CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi who led the English Football Association between 2000 and 2002, will step down on Nov. 28 as chairman of Asos after three years to become the chairman of the British Telecom Group +++ Sunni Fleming, who ...
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Aug. 16/18 Short Stops: Adidas – Bundesliga - Canada Goose - Champion - FIFA – Giorgio Armani - Hyperice - Peloton - Puma – Under Armour
Corporate: +++ Canada Goose launches a share buyback program for up to 5.94 million subordinate voting shares, which will subsequently be cancelled Management: +++ Under Armour’s board of directors welcomes a new member, David Gibbs, who runs Yum! Brands, the company that oversees more than 51,000 ...
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Aug. 12/13 Short Stops: Aqualung - Aviron - Compass Diversified - EFTTEX - Head - Ironman - Macron - Nike - Rottefella/Madshus/Salomon/Atomic - Seirus/Columbia - Whoop
Corporate: +++ Compass Diversified has filed a confidential registration statement with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission for a stock market flotation of its tactical apparel brand, 5.11 Tactical +++ Aviron, a 3-year-old firm whose rowing machine uses a gaming platform for creative workouts, has raised $4.5 million ...
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Aug. 10 Short Stops: Brooks - Frasers – Nautilus - Puma – Under Armour
Corporate: +++ Frasers Group has commenced a new share buyback program involving a maximum of 8 million shares in order to reduce the share capital of the company Management: +++ Nautilus has ired a new chief legal officer, Alan Chan, and promoted Sarah Jones to principal ...
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Aug. 5 Short Stops: Amazon - Anta – Beyond Yoga - Carhartt – EFTTEX - Paquetà – Pecheur.com – Sanitized - Vietnam Footwear & Leather Show - WFSGI
Corporate: +++ Levi Strauss & Co. says it is in line to acquire Beyond Yoga, an apparel producer specializing in leggings and other “body positive apparel” that will potentially add $100 million to the group’s revenues this year +++ Arts et Bien, a Paris-based private equity firm, has ...
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Aug. 2/4 Short Stops – Compass Diversified – Meditec - Rapha –Sports Direct – Taipei Cycle Show - TITAS - Topgolf
Corporate: +++ Meditec, a Tunisian-based manufacturer of snowboards, skis, kiteboards and wakeboards made with composite materials, has been acquired by the Paris-based La Soie Group, allowing Meditec to increase its production capacity and further expand and support its existing R&D efforts +++ Compass Diversified has completed the planned ...
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July 29/30 Short Stops: Macron - TaylorMade - Under Armour - Dior - Munich - Ukactive - ILM - RLWC2021
Product & Marketing: +++ Macron is replacing Jako as the technical sponsor of Brescia Calcio Femminile, an Italian women’s football team that plays in Serie B, in a new multi-year agreement +++ TaylorMade has announced a new staff equipment contract with Jake Bolton, one of England’s most promising young golf ...
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July 26-28 Short Stops: Fanatics - Aqualung - Asics - Hyperice - BFC - StockX - Anta Group - Hurley - Dunlop - TRX - Canada Goose - Superdry - JD Sports - Luxottica - Ironman - Rugby World Cup
Executive Changes: +++ According to The New York Times, Fanatics has hired Glenn Schiffman, the CFO of IAC, the parent company of several Internet-based media commercial enterprises, as CFO of its new ventures beyond sports apparel +++ Aqualung, a French designer and manufacturer of diving and watersports equipment, has appointed ...
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July 20/22 Short Stops – Adidas – Canada Goose - Franklin Sports – Helly Hansen – Joma – Next Summer - Nobody’s Princess - Olympics – Puma - Shops 1st Try - Slinger Bag – Turtle Fur
Corporate : +++ Turtle Fur , a Vermont-based fleece headwear and outdoor accessories company founded in 1982, has engaged Venture 7 Advisors to help find a “philosophically aligned” buyer to take the brand to the next level +++ An Australian women’s skiwear start-up, Nobody’s ...
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July 17/19 Short Stops: Fanatics – FIFA - Frasers - Jack Wolfskin – JD Sports Fashion – Jordan - Macron - Masks – Nike – North Sails - Puma - PwC/U.K. - Uighurs
Corporate : +++ In a regulatory announcement, JD Sports Fashion reports that Peter Cowgill , executive chairman of the group, has bought 50,000 shares in the company, raising its total holdings to 3,942,934 shares representing 0.4% of its capital (and carrying a value of ...
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July 13/15: Crocs – Decathlon - Fischer – Full Swing – McTrek - Slinger Bag – Vans
Management : +++ Vans’ vice-president of apparel, Vicky Redding , is retiring at the of this month, Shop-Eat-Surf has revealed Retail Distribution : +++ Decathlon has opened its fourth store in Austria and the first one in ...
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July 9/12 Short Stops: Adidas - Billabong - Crocs – Descente - FIS - Fútbol Emotion – ICC - Nike – Slinger Bag – Sports fishing – South East Asian Games
Management : +++ Slinger Bag has a hired a new chief financial officer, Jason Seifert , who previously worked for Ernst Young and The Finish Line , taking the place of Paul McKnown , who will serve as chief integration officer ...
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July 8 Short Stops: Adidas – Bluesign – Footway - Hoyt Archery – Olympics - Slinger Bag
Management : +++ Creating a new position, Footway , the international Swedish e-tailer that recently bought Sportamore , has appointed a chief financial officer, Maria Carlson , who previously worked with KPMG, Ernst Young, Dobermann and the Red Cross ...
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July 7 Short Stops: Cinelli – Duca del Cosma – EuroSIMA - Ironman - Nike – ONIX – VSF – UCI
Corporate : +++ Cinelli , the Italian brand of bicycles, has been acquired by Asobi Ventures , an American investment fund in Austin, Texas owned by the family of Victor Luis , a fashion entrepreneur who wants to diversify the brand into clothing ...
