EXEC: JD Sports Ends FY on January Down Note; Sees Upside Ahead from Summer of Sport
EXEC: JD Sports Inks Partner for South Africa Expansion
EXEC: Researching Exposures & Effects from PFAS and Consumer Textiles on Human Health
EXEC: Amer Sports Majority Owner Posts Strong Year of Growing Retail Sales in China
EXEC: MNC Capital Partners Ups Ante in Vista Outdoor Takeover Bid
SGB Update
The James Brand Expands Leadership Team, Relocates HQ
The James Brand has expanded its corporate leadership team with the appointment of Justin Baar to global digital commerce manager and Daniel Sledd to senior global production and inventory manager.
Moody’s Affirms Topgolf Callaway’s B1 Ratings, but Outlook Now Negative on EBITDA Concerns
The ratings agency said leverage is elevated due to weaker consumer demand at Topgolf than was expected a year ago and due to the company’s rapidly growing lease obligations to support the new Topgolf facility development.
Emerald Acres Sports Connection names GM for new $80M Complex
The 150-acre venue, funded by a $2 million state economic development program grant, includes multi-sport facilities, a family entertainment center and integrated hospitality and retail spaces.
SGB Executive
EXEC: JD Sports Ends FY on January Down Note; Sees Upside Ahead from Summer of Sport
For the full year, like-for-like comp sales were up 4.2 percent, with all regions ahead of the previous year with organic sales growth of 8.4 percent.
EXEC: JD Sports Inks Partner for South Africa Expansion
The company signed a franchise agreement with Foschini Retail Group (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of South African retailer The Foschini Group Limited (TFG) to launch the JD brand in South Africa.
EXEC: Researching Exposures & Effects from PFAS and Consumer Textiles on Human Health
The study is meant to provide insights into the measurement of PFAS in a variety of consumer textiles and how these PFAS enter the human body. But a funny thing happened on the way to the results, The pattern of PFAS detection in the evaluated textiles does not fully align with reported human serum levels.