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360 Padel Group shutters its running e-comm
StreetProRunning, the e-commerce platform set up by the founders of Pádel Nuestro, stopped selling its running shoes and related products on Feb. 2, as we have learned from CMDsport and confirmed on the website. The company is still handling guarantees and returns. StreetProRunning came online in the summer of 2016 ...
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EOC launches Collective Progress Initiative, aiming to achieve net zero by 2050
With the launch of the Collective Progress Initiative, Elevate Outdoor Collective’s (EOC) global brands – K2 Skis, K2 Snowboarding, Marker, Dalbello, Völkl, Ride Snowboards, Line Skis, Backcountry Access, Atlas Snow Shoe Co, Tubbs Snowshoes, Madshus and K2 Skates – are working hand-in-hand to eliminate waste and maximize the recyclability and ...
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Puma steps into the digital future with Touchtech partnership
Touchtech, a platform renowned for its sales assistance tools, has announced a collaboration with Puma Group. The move reflects Puma’s commitment to digitalization in a rapidly evolving retail landscape. Andres Castro, Team Head of Customer Connectivity at Puma Group, emphasized the importance of digitalization to meeting the evolving needs of ...
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Nike announces 2% workforce reduction
Nike has officially confirmed a 2 percent reduction in its workforce, following months of speculation. This decision aligns with the company’s goal to streamline operations and save up to $2 billion in costs over the next three years, as announced in December. CEO John Donahoe sent an internal memo to ...
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Maker of VR NFL game raises $20m
StatusPro, the virtua reality (VR) company of two former NFL players, Troy Jones and Andrew “Hawk” Hawkins, is to receive $20 million in a series-A funding round led by Google Ventures (GV). The company produces first-person sports games that use “real-time player data.” Its game NFL Pro Era works on ...
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Hanover Communications launches Hanover Sport
Hanover Communications, a London-based communications and public affairs consulting firm, has announced the launch of Hanover Sport, to consolidate its sport-related offering. Rebecca Hargreaves, former Director at The Playbook, has been appointed as the first Director of Hanover Sport. Hargreaves has more than 15 years of experience with sports brands ...
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Perfect Moment announces pricing for IPO
London-based luxury lifestyle brand Perfect Moment Ltd. has announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 1,334,000 ordinary shares at a price of $6.00 per share. This represents gross proceeds of approximately $8 million before deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses. In addition, Perfect Moment, a provider of technical ...
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Amer Sports raises $1.365 billion in NYSE IPO
Amer Sports, the parent company of Arc’teryx, Salomon, Wilson and other brands, raised $1.365 billion in its IPO on the NYSE through the sale of 105 million shares, 24 percent below the $1.8 billion the company had originally planned to raise. Nonetheless, yesterday’s IPO valued Anta Sports at $6.5 billion, ...
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JD Sports halts compensation, sparks retail bankruptcy
The parent company JD Sports Fashion Plc made the decision to cease compensating the losses of Sports Unlimited Retail in November 2023. As a result, Sports Unlimited Retail filed for bankruptcy. JD Sports, the parent company of Aktiesport, Perry Sport and Sprinter shops in the Netherlands, has been experiencing significant ...
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Connexa raises $16.5 million, regains compliance with Nasdaq minimum equity rule
Nasdaq has confirmed that Connexa Sports Technologies, the parent company of Slinger Bag, has again met Nasdaq’s minimum equity requirements with three non-US companies investing $16.5 million in the company, whereby Connexa sold 2,330,200 shares and warrants for an additional 25,169,800 shares. The investments came from Hong Kong-based Andy and ...
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UK ski clothing brand Perfect Moment files for US IPO
London-based skiwear brand Perfect Moment Ltd plans to list on the NYSE American (formerly AMEX) under the symbol “PMNT“ and raise $8 million by offering 1.2 million shares in a price range of $6 to $7. The company had previously requested an offering of 2.5 million shares in the same ...
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Signa Holding withdrawn from self-administration
By order of the Commercial Court of Vienna dated Jan. 25, 2024, Signa Holding GmbH was withdrawn from self-administration upon its own request. The proceedings will now be continued as restructuring proceedings without self-administration. This was announced by the Viennese lawyer, Dr. Christof Stapf, who was appointed as administrator. The ...
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Ebay slashes 1,000 jobs amid economic struggles
In a recent internal memo made public, eBay’s CEO, Jamie Iannone, announced plans to reduce the company’s workforce by 9 percent, amounting to approximately 1,000 jobs. The memo cited external challenges, including a “challenging macroeconomic environment,” as reasons for the downsizing, noting that the company’s expenses have outpaced its business ...
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Signa’s KaDeWe Group files for insolvency
Following various former Signa subsidiaries, the long-standing department store KaDeWe in Berlin has also filed for insolvency. The KaDeWe Group also includes the luxury department stores Alsterhaus in Hamburg and Oberpollinger in Munich, which would, therefore, also be affected by the proceedings. The company announced that the stores would, however, ...
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Several potential buyers for SportScheck
The Munich-based law firm Müller-Heydenreich Bierbach & Kollege, specializing in restructuring and insolvency administration, announced that the search for investors for the insolvent German sporting goods retailer SportScheck is progressing successfully. According to the provisional insolvency administrator Axel Bierbach, numerous interested parties had submitted offers by the end of the ...
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Swedemount successfully confirms reconstruction plan approval
Swedemount Sportswear & Fashion AB has successfully had a reconstruction plan approved. The majority of Swedemount’s suppliers and groups of creditors voted to confirm the reconstruction plan. Johan Andgren, the Swedish company’s CEO, expresses gratitude to nearly all creditors who have supported them throughout the reconstruction plan. Andgren attributes the ...
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Sport 2000 GmbH with stable development in 2023
The consolidated gross external sales of the Sport 2000 5-country network amounted to €2.95 billion in Germany in 2023. The purchasing network comprising Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg amounted to €4.03 billion. Due to restrained order behavior and the insolvency of some sports retailers, the purchasing volume fell ...
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New board and chairman at pickleball rating company
Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating (DUPR), the company behind the eponymous rating system, has new ownership and a new board of directors, thanks to $8 million in funding from new investors. Chief among these is David Kass, real estate developer and owner of the Columbus Pickleball Club and now owner and ...
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Footway group secures debt settlement
Footway Group has had its reconstruction plan approved, entailing a debt settlement where the e-commerce company will pay approximately 70 million Swedish kronor (€6.17m) to its creditors in mid-March. The decision had broad support among creditors, and the reconstruction is expected to conclude in three weeks. According to the company, ...
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Fischer celebrates 100 years
Source: © Fischer Sports GmbH CEO Franz Föttinger (2024) Source: Archive Fischer Josef Fischer in 1959 Fischer is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. The company was founded in 1924 by Joseph Fischer in Upper Austria, where the headquarters are still located today. From ...