Articles by Jan Schroder
Arena appoints former Olympic swimmer Mark Pinger as CBO
Italian swimwear specialist Arena SpA has appointed Mark Pinger as its new chief brand officer (CBO). The former German Olympic swimmer, who has managed Arena's US business as general manager since 2016, will assume his new role on 1 October. The company announced the news on Thursday. As CBO, Pinger will join the company's executive leadership...
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Calida H1 sales dip, profit rises due to Lafuma Mobilier sale
The Swiss lingerie group Calida Holding AG (Calida Group) suffered substantial sales losses in the first six months of the 2025 financial year. However, the sale of the outdoor furniture division, Lafuma Mobilier, resulted in a higher profit. In its half-year report published on Thursday, the group also emphasised its commitment to continuing...
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Skechers takeover: Court dismisses lawsuit seeking to block acquisition
The acquisition of footwear supplier Skechers USA Inc. (Skechers) by investment company 3G Capital is moving closer. On Tuesday, trade magazine Women’s Wear Daily (WWD) reported that a Los Angeles court rejected a pension fund's objection. The Key West Police Officers & Firefighters Retirement Plan (Key West) had sued Skechers and members of the...
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Global apparel exports: EU displaces China from top spot
For the first time since 2005, China was not the world's leading apparel exporter last year. This is according to a report by the trade magazine “The Spin Off”, which refers to current data from the World Trade Organization (WTO). According to the report, European Union (EU) member states exported apparel worth a total of 166 billion dollars in...
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Fenix Outdoor slips deeper into the red in second quarter
Trading group Fenix Outdoor International AG (Fenix Outdoor) saw a further decline in sales in the second quarter of the 2025 financial year. The loss was also higher than in the same period of the previous year. The Zug, Switzerland-based group, which includes retailers such as Globetrotter, Naturkompaniet and Friluftsland, as well as brands...
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EssilorLuxottica announces acquisition of PUcore's optics division
Eyewear group EssilorLuxottica is expanding its production capacities. The company announced on Monday that it has signed a purchase agreement for the optics division of South Korean chemicals group PUcore. EssilorLuxottica will completely take over all PUcore’s operating units involved in the development, manufacture and marketing of monomers...
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About You reports progress in revenue and earnings after acquisition by Zalando
A few days after the acquisition by online retailer Zalando SE, Hamburg-based e-commerce group About You Holding SE (About You) presented its results for the first quarter of the 2025/26 financial year. On Tuesday, the company announced increases in revenue and operating profit, as expected. “The results were driven by the targeted...
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Anta sports remains on growth course in first half
Chinese trading group Anta Sports Products Limited (Anta Sports) increased its retail revenues in key segments in the first half of the 2025 financial year. This was according to an interim statement published by the company on Tuesday. No specific figures were disclosed, however. Revenue contributions from the German outdoor supplier Jack...
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Puma remains kit supplier for Manchester City
German sportswear supplier Puma SE will continue to kit out the teams of English football club Manchester City in the coming years. Both parties announced on Tuesday that the partnership, which has existed since summer 2019, has been extended "long-term". Details of the term and financial conditions of the agreement were not disclosed. The...
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Uniqlo parent company Fast Retailing confirms forecasts after solid nine-month figures
The Japanese retail group Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. remains on track for a record year after the first nine months of the 2024/25 financial year. In light of the continuing positive development, the parent company of the Uniqlo clothing chain confirmed its full-year forecasts on Thursday. Group revenue totalled almost 2.62 trillion Japanese yen...
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