All Corporate articles – Page 73

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    Emerald Exposition Events, which owns Outdoor Retailer, Surf Expo, Interbike...

    2017-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Emerald Exposition Events, which owns Outdoor Retailer, Surf Expo, Interbike and many other trade shows in the U.S., closed with a share price of $21.01 on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday, giving it a market capitalization of $1.49 billion. The company and some of its shareholders started offering 15.5 ...

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    KL Outdoor is merging with GSC Technologies to form a...

    2017-05-11T00:00:00Z

    KL Outdoor is merging with GSC Technologies to form a single, vertically integrated manufacturing company that is being described as the world's largest supplier of kayaks. The merger of the two North American firms, whose details were not disclosed, is being funded by New Water Capital, an investment company in ...

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    A total of 285 employees participated benefitted from the latest...

    2017-04-07T00:00:00Z

    A total of 285 employees participated benefitted from the latest share incentive program of Amer Sports, receiving a total 1,313,386 treasury shares in the group, representing 1.11 percent of its equity. Amer listed among the participants various senior managers: Robert Barker, Michael Dowse, Sebastian Lund, Bernard Millaud, Jean-Marc Pambet, Kaisa ...

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    Samsonite has agreed to acquire eBags, a U.S.-based online retailer...

    2017-04-07T00:00:00Z

    Samsonite has agreed to acquire eBags, a U.S.-based online retailer for travel bags, for $105 million in cash. The takeover coincides with indications that Samsonite wants to push the growth of its own e-commerce operations globally. Separately, the parent company of Gregory Mountain Products and High Sierra announced that it ...

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    Bergzeit, the German multichannel outdoor retailer, has acquired Outdoor Broker,...

    2017-04-07T00:00:00Z

    Bergzeit, the German multichannel outdoor retailer, has acquired Outdoor Broker, an online retailer based in Munich that specializes in selling closeout merchandise. Outdoor Broker works with the so-called “liveshopping” concept, implying that a new auction starts every day at noon and remains available for about 2-7 days. The remaining quantities ...

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    VF Corp. is integrating its Lucy brand of activewear and...

    2017-04-07T00:00:00Z

    VF Corp. is integrating its Lucy brand of activewear and its 44 single-brand stores in the U.S. into the operations of The North Face

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    In a conference call with financial analysts ahead of the...

    2017-04-07T00:00:00Z

    In a conference call with financial analysts ahead of the release of its first-quarter financial results later this month, GoPro promised to cut its operating expenses this year by $200 million through various measures including the elimination of 270 jobs, or about 17 percent of its staff. The company, which ...

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    Another minority shareholder of Deckers Brands has called for a...

    2017-04-07T00:00:00Z

    Another minority shareholder of Deckers Brands has called for a sale of the company, charging that it has underperformed in the past three to five years. Mountain Capital Partners, which owns 3.3 percent of the equity, complained in particular about poor capital allocation decisions by Deckers' management, adding that there ...

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    Grifone, a Spanish brand of outerwear that is regarded as...

    2017-04-07T00:00:00Z

    Grifone, a Spanish brand of outerwear that is regarded as a local version of Moncler, is reportedly looking again for new investors. Its sales were last reported at €2.1 million in 2011, down from a peak of €6 million around 2010, and they have probably gone down further lately following ...

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    Sports Direct International, the British parent company of the eponymous...

    2017-04-07T00:00:00Z

    Sports Direct International, the British parent company of the eponymous sports retail chain and other properties including Karrimor, has agreed in principle with creditors that it will purchase Eastern Outfitters, the American company that owns 86 stores operating as Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS) and Bob's Stores, instead of going through ...

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    Sports Direct International has notified shareholders that Mash Holdings, the...

    2017-04-07T00:00:00Z

    Sports Direct International has notified shareholders that Mash Holdings, the holding company of Mike Ashley, raised its direct and indirect stake in the company from 56 to 57 percent on Feb. 16

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    Vaude has opened a new €2 million production facility at...

    2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Vaude has opened a new €2 million production facility at its company headquarters in Tettnang, in southern Germany. The blond wood façade of the Vaude Manufaktur building is meant to immediately suggest the role that sustainability plays in the facility, which has been designed to offer energy-efficient solutions and healthy ...

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    Invista has announced that it is exploring alternatives for its...

    2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Invista has announced that it is exploring alternatives for its Apparel & Advanced Textiles business. The company might either sell it or retain it and further invest in the business from within. Goldman Sachs is assisting the company in exploring strategic alternatives. Details about the exploration process are not being ...

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    Amer Sports has decided to repurchase up to ten million...

    2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Amer Sports has decided to repurchase up to ten million of its own shares between Feb. 13 and Sept. 7, based on the authorization given by its annual general meeting last March 6

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    Andy Gugenheimer, the well-known sporting goods industry expert and head-hunter,...

    2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Andy Gugenheimer, the well-known sporting goods industry expert and head-hunter, has launched a kickstarter campaign for “the most functional travel backpack”

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    Sport Press, the Italian publishing company, has launched a new...

    2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Sport Press, the Italian publishing company, has launched a new trade magazine for wearable technologies in our sector, Sportech Magazine, accompanied by a dedicated website, a newsletter and a social network. It joins its other magazines: Point Break, Outdoor Magazine, Running Magazine, Bike4Trade and Sport4Trade.

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    The number of outstanding shares in the Thule Group will...

    2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

    The number of outstanding shares in the Thule Group will increase by 1,036,455 to 102,072,910 as a result of an exercise of warrants. All the newly subscribed shares have been sold, resulting in proceeds of about 109.6 million Swedish kronor (€11.6m-$12.2m). The warrants were held by eight senior executives of ...

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    Hilco Vision is acquiring Croakies, a 40-year-old American specialist in...

    2017-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Hilco Vision is acquiring Croakies, a 40-year-old American specialist in rather cool eyewear retainers and related accessories for outdoor lifestyle pursuits. Hilco, which has made many other acquisitions lately, will keep Croakies' manufacturing unit in Bozeman, Montana, and will try to expand the brand's presence internationally. The details of the ...

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    Callaway Golf Co. is taking over Ogio International for $75.5...

    2017-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Callaway Golf Co. is taking over Ogio International for $75.5 million in cash, equal to about 7.6 times projected incremental Ebitda after integration costs. Major synergies are expected in the supply chain and go-to-market strategies with Ogio, a specialist supplier of golf bags and apparel that also sells travel luggage, ...

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    Norrøna, the Norwegian outdoor company, has launched an entity focusing...

    2017-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Norrøna, the Norwegian outdoor company, has launched an entity focusing on innovation, Norrøna Q, to complement its wholesale and retail activities. Norrøna Q primarily consists of a research and development center established at the group's head office in Lysaker, near Oslo. The company explains that the entity is meant to ...