GoPro sees major upsides with subscriptions
GoPro told a conference organized by JMP Securities that it expects its revenues to improve by 20 to 25 percent this year, even if there is no broad economic recovery and no increase in travel, thanks in part to the development of its direct-to-consumer operations. As previously reported, GoPro suffered ...
Birkenstock is reportedly valued at €4 billion
We find it interesting that Birkenstock, an authentic and iconic brand of casual shoes made in Germany, with a 247-year heritage, has been taken over by two equity funds, L Catterton and Financière Agache, that are related to Bernard Arnault, the controlling shareholder of LVMH. We are wondering about the ...
Inov-8’s founder takes the business back
Wayne Edy, who founded Inov-8 in 2003, is preparing to launch a new graphene-based shoe after buying back the 80 percent stake in the British company that he had sold to Descente in 2015, with the exception of the rights to the brand for Northern Asia, including Japan, South Korea ...
Hi-Tec’s parent will change hands, if the price is right
Apex Global Brands, the American brand management and licensing organization previously called Cherokee Global Brands, which owns the Hi-Tec, Magnum and Tony Hawk brands, among others, confirmed that it has entered into a merger agreement with Galaxy Universal, a Colorado-based project management and investment firm.Galaxy is described as a sourcing ...
Adidas has decided to divest Reebok
Having completed a month-long review of the brand, the Adidas Group has decided to begin a “formal process” to divest the Reebok brand. The other option would have been to keep it in-house. The German sportswear giant had originally planned to make an announcement on March 10, during a previously ...
Dorel will remain on the stock exchange
Dorel Industries and Cerberus Capital Management have terminated an agreement in principle that would have allowed the Canadian company to go private. As a result, a meeting of shareholders that was planned for Feb. 16 to endorse the deal has been cancelled. First reached last November, when the purchase price ...