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Sequential Brands is on the look-out for a new chief...
Sequential Brands is on the look-out for a new chief executive as it considers a range of strategic options following the sale of the Martha Stewart and Emeril Lagasse brands earlier this year. Sequential has hired the investment bank Stifel to help it explore additional brand divestments, potential acquisitions, stock ...
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Blackrock, a major asset management firm, has raised its stake...
Blackrock, a major asset management firm, has raised its stake in Moncler from 4.794 percent to 5.016 percent. The company's president, Remo Ruffini, is still the major shareholder with a stake of 26.75 percent. Another major shareholder is Morgan Stanley with about 3 percent of the shares. As of last ...
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Nike has acquired TraceMe, a start-up founded by Russell Wilson,...
Nike has acquired TraceMe, a start-up founded by Russell Wilson, a quarterback with the Seattle Seahawks, an American football team, and funded to the tune of $9 million by the Madrona Venture Group and the founders of Amazon, Alibaba and YouTube: Jeff Bezos, Joe Tsai and Chad Hurley, respectively. TraceMe ...
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The Accell Group has sold off the last piece of...
The Accell Group has sold off the last piece of its former business in the U.S. According to Bicycle Retailer, a group of investors has taken over Beeline, a former mobile bike service franchisor that the Dutch group had acquired last year to develop a software program for scheduling bike ...
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Asics has built a 5,000-square-meter training center in Tokyo that...
Asics has built a 5,000-square-meter training center in Tokyo that will allow athletes to exercise in low-oxygen conditions. The new Asics Sports Complex will open its doors to the public on Nov. 1. Oxygen levels will vary by the day of the week to mimic the levels at altitudes from ...
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Fitbit is said to be looking for a new investor,...
Fitbit is said to be looking for a new investor, and one of the potential candidates is said to be Google
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Standard and Poor's has downgraded the rating outlook for Wolverine...
Standard and Poor's has downgraded the rating outlook for Wolverine Worldwide from stable to BB+ because its financial leverage has risen to three times due to spending on share buybacks. The leverage may grow beyond three times if the Ebitda margin doesn't improve from its current level of 5 percent ...
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While sharpening its focus on luxury goods, Kering has continued...
While sharpening its focus on luxury goods, Kering has continued to reduce its stake in Puma, which it bought over a decade ago. The owner of fashion brands Gucci and Yves Saint-Laurent has issued a €500 million bond that holders can exchange for Kering's shares in Puma at maturity, allowing ...
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Head International has started construction of its new ski plant...
Head International has started construction of its new ski plant in the Vinnitsia Oblast of Ukraine, the regional administration said in a statement on its website on Sept. 13. The new plant is slated to begin operation in 2021. Head said last year that it had chosen Ukraine over other ...
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Sports Direct International has reported on new share buybacks twice...
Sports Direct International has reported on new share buybacks twice in the last few days. They have raised the number of shares held in treasury to 117,209,901 as of Oct. 2, out of a total of 523,392,468 ordinary shares, which is equal to the number of voting rights.
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Columbia Sportswear has purchased three buildings from Electro Scientific Industries...
Columbia Sportswear has purchased three buildings from Electro Scientific Industries (ESI), a firm specialized in laser applications. All lie within a quarter-mile of Columbia's current headquarters in Washington County, Oregon, and will expand it. The additional 200,000 square feet of space are costing about $33 million. The first building should ...
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Dorel Industries of Montreal, owner of cycling brands such as...
Dorel Industries of Montreal, owner of cycling brands such as Cannondale, GT and Schwinn as well as brands in other sectors, has suspended the planned payment of its dividend and seen a significant decline in its market capitalization. From Sept. 30 to Oct. 2, its B-class shares dropped by 32 ...
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Puma is reorganizing the business structure of Austria Puma Dassler,...
Puma is reorganizing the business structure of Austria Puma Dassler, the head office for Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, located in Salzburg, Austria. The new structure will take effect on Jan. 1, 2020. Austria Puma Dassler has been handling all purchasing for Puma's subsidiaries in the three regions, ...
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Wolverine Worldwide's board has approved a share repurchase program which...
Wolverine Worldwide's board has approved a share repurchase program which will return $400 million to shareholders over the next four years. The footwear group said it will repurchase shares as appropriate and in compliance with any restrictions contained in the company's credit agreements.
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Wahoo Fitness has acquired Speedplay, a maker of high-performance bicycle...
Wahoo Fitness has acquired Speedplay, a maker of high-performance bicycle pedals based in San Diego, California
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Foot Locker has invested $3 million in NTWRK, an e-commerce...
Foot Locker has invested $3 million in NTWRK, an e-commerce app that allows brands and celebrities to drop and sell their products through live “episodes” as consumers watch, chat and buy. The investment forms part of a series-A round of financing worth $10 million overall and co-led by Live Nation, ...
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Four years after acquiring Runtastic for €220 million, Adidas is...
Four years after acquiring Runtastic for €220 million, Adidas is further integrating the app into its own e-commerce platform. Adidas is now using Runtastic to power its Adidas Running and Adidas Training apps, through which users will be collecting points and connecting to the Adidas' Creators Club, a free membership ...
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The Signa Group, whose holdings in the sports retail sector...
The Signa Group, whose holdings in the sports retail sector include Karstadt Sports and numerous web stores, has reported a total capital increase of €1.2 billion. New equity of €700 million has been injected by existing shareholders. Furthermore, its largest subsidiary, Signa Prime Selection, which is the main real estate ...
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Zalando is launching a four-week pilot project to introduce reusable...
Zalando is launching a four-week pilot project to introduce reusable packaging for its customer deliveries. The Berlin-based online retailer will ship deliveries to 10,000 customers in Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark in envelopes that can be used for shipments as well as returns in a bid to reduce packaging waste ...
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Nike has inaugurated a new European distribution center in Ham,...
Nike has inaugurated a new European distribution center in Ham, Belgium, that is entirely powered by renewable energy. Called the Court, it uses state-of-the-art technology that should help accelerate deliveries of online orders directly to consumers. Measuring 1.5 million square feet, it uses wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric and biomass energy. ...
