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News briefsAmer reports best H1 since acquisition by Anta
Helsinki-based sports equipment manufacturer Amer Sports has recorded its best H1 since the company was acquired by a consortium of buyers led by the Chinese group Anta Sports Products Ltd. in 2019. Amer’s revenues rose by 37 percent to 13.27 million yuan renminbi (€1.77bn) for the six months ended June ...
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ArticleAmer Sports gets upgraded by S&P Global
Amer Sports, the parent of Arc’teryx, Salomon and Wilson brands, last week received an upgrade on its credit rating to B+ from B and a stable outlook from S&P Global. The credit rating agency, which is projecting revenue growth of 17 to 18 percent for Amer this year and 8 ...
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ArticleAnta’s FY profit is flat despite revenue expansion
Anta Sports Products, forced to cope with pandemic-related policies that negatively impacted store foot traffic and consumer sentiment across China for most of 2022, reported 8.8 percent growth last year to 53,651 million yuan renminbi (€7.58bn) on a flat net profit of RMB 8,245 million (€1.17bn) against RMB 8,219 million. ...
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News briefsWilson Golf president to leave
Tim Clarke has stepped down as president of Wilson Golf, according to mygolfspy.com. Clarke first joined Wilson in the 1990s and became president in 2007. Bob Thurman, global R&D director, is reportedly stepping in as interim golf GM. Wilson Golf is part of Wilson Sporting Goods and has been owned ...
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News briefsWilson introduces 3D airless prototype basketball
Source: Wilson NBA All-Star Game 3D Airless Prototype Wilson Sporting Goods has introduced what it claims to be the first-ever 3D airless prototype basketball. The prototype made its debut during the first round of the AT&T Slam Dunk Contest in the National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star game ...
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News briefsAmer Sports partners with Sourcemap on transparency
Sourcemap, a New York-based specialist in supply chain transparency and traceability software, has announced that Amer Sports will leverage Sourcemap’s supply chain transparency solution to collect transaction certificates for certified materials and independently verify the company’s and its subsidiaries’ entire chain of custody, from raw material to finished product. Amer ...
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News briefsWilson signs first head-to-toe brand ambassador
Wilson Sporting Goods has signed up professional tennis player Marta Kostyuk as its first head-to-toe (rackets, footwear and apparel) Wilson advisory staff member. The 20-year-old Ukrainian rising tennis star has career-high rankings of 49 in singles (Feb. 2022) and 39 in doubles (Sept. 2022). She recently made the quarterfinals at ...
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News briefsWilson announces partnership extension with NCAA
Wilson Sporting Goods has announced an extension to its partnership with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as the official ball of March Madness and the Final Four for both the men’s and women’s basketball championships and the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). In addition, the Big Ten Men’s and Women’s ...
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News briefsWilson to begin selling pádel courts
Having joined forces with Padel Galis, Wilson Sporting Goods will begin selling pádel courts next month, according to CMDsport. Wilson Court, as the product is called, will, in time, be selling worldwide but is focused for now on the U.S. Padel Galis, a Spanish company that manufactures official courts for ...
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News briefsWilson appoints new head of racquet sports, sets sights on new markets
Wilson Sporting Goods has named Jason Collins, a 22-year veteran of the company, as its new global general manager of racquet sports, reporting to Joe Dudy, president and CEO at Wilson. Collins succeeds Hans-Martin Reh, who is moving on to pursue other interests outside the company. Reh had assumed the ...
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News briefsWilson Golf announces internal and external appointments in Europe and U.K.
Wilson has promoted Leigh Fletcher to head of Wilson Golf in the U.K. and Ireland. Additionally, Lee Farrar has been promoted to head of golf for the EMEA region after serving as Fletcher’s predecessor for six years, while Drew Parsons has been promoted to key account manager for the U.K. ...
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ArticleE-commerce, DTC model bolstered Anta H1 Sales
Anta Sports Products recorded a 13.8 percent increase in first half revenues to 25,965 million yuan renminbi (€3,687.0b) thanks to contributions from its direct-to-consumer and e-commerce segments, which helped to offset a 34 percent sales decline in its traditional wholesale business that was adversely impacted by the pandemic. DTC sales ...
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C-Suite InterviewTecnifibre-CEO Nicolas Préault: “We are a player’s company”
Nicolas Préault, CEO of Tecnifibre since 2018, explains what the company’s targets are, and how they want to triple net sales until 2025.
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Wilson partners with Italy Major Premier Padel
Wilson Sporting Goods is partnering with Italy Major Premier Padel as an official sponsor of the event. The final is scheduled to take place on May 29 at Rome’s Foro Italico sports complex. Wilson is the “Official Equipment” of the tournament.
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Wilson sets up pádel business team
Wilson Sporting Goods has put together a team to improve its positioning in the pádel market, which is expanding internationally. To lead this team, it has selected its territory commercial manager for southern Europe, Ignacio Cabrera, a 25-year Spanish veteran in sporting goods who has worked for Quiksilver, Adidas and ...
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Wilson opens first store in its hometown of Chicago, and plans more store openings
Wilson Sporting Goods has opened its first retail location in its hometown of Chicago. The 200-square-meter store, inaugurated on July 15, is located in the Gold Coast neighborhood at 932 N. Rush Street. The store offers a curated assortment of sporting goods across many sport categories such as tennis, baseball, ...
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Wilson to introduce an apparel line
Wilson is introducing a new apparel line for men and women - only in the U.S. and China for the time being. Called Wilson Sportswear, the line is meant to blend “sport, fashion and culture.” Items will be dropping bi-weekly, with special collaborations at “key moments in sport culture.” They ...
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Wilson launches collection of eco-friendly tennis racquets
Wilson Sporting Goods has celebrated Earth Day (April 22) with the launch of The Naked Series, which it claims to be its most sustainable racquet yet. The limited-edition Naked Series features unpainted tennis racquets, with non-dyed Agiplast bumper and grommets, a biodegradable PU grip, and sustainable packaging. The collection is ...
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Slinger Bag and Wilson announce strategic partnership
Slinger Bag and Wilson Sporting Goods have entered into a new strategic brand collaboration on co-branded products and promotional initiatives. Under the new deal, Slinger will specially design Wilson-branded tennis ball launchers for use at the Wilson’s Demo Events that take place annually across the Americas. In addition, the brands ...
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Nike stole the spotlight in the Roland-Garros men’s tournament
The French online trade magazine Sportbuzzbusiness.fr has reviewed all the sports brands that had a presence in the different product categories in the final stages of this year’s Roland-Garros men’s tennis tournament, specifically from round 16 of the competition until the final match in which Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic. ...
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