The Benelux and DACH regions have seen a surge in sporting retail deals over the past 2–3 years, driven by post-pandemic shifts in fitness and outdoor activity. Private equity firms and global strategics are actively acquiring or restructuring brands across … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Austria, Belgium, Business, Financial, Germany, Investment, Luxembourg, Netherlands, News, Retail, Sports, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged A.S. Adventure, ABN AMRO Retailer of the Year, Accell Group, acquisition, active running community, Amsterdam, Amsterdam Marathon, Anta Sports, appointment, ASICs, Austria, Basic-Fit, Belgium, Benelux, Bergfreunde, Bever, Bike24, Business Growth, Callaway Brands, Cannondale, Chain Reaction Cycles, Community Engagement, consolidation, cross-border acquisitions, customer experience, cycling, DACH, DACH region, Dam tot Damloop, deal-by-deal, DECATHLON, digital transformation, digitalisation, digitalization, Dutch running market, e-bikes, E-Commerce, Ewout Braggaar, fitness boom, Fitness Boom Spurs Restructuring and M&A Surge in Benelux and German Sports Retail Landscape, franchise network, Frasers Group, Germany, health and wellness, IMARC Group, independent sponsor, investment, Investment firm bets on the running boom as Run2Day gears up for growth, Investor Activity Accelerates in Benelux and DACH Sporting Retail as Consumer Fitness Trends Reshape the Market, IPO, Jack Wolfskin, JD Sports, KKR, KVK 58778233, leadership, leadership transition, Leusden, McKinley, mergers and acquisitions, mid-market investment, Netherlands, Netherlands running gear market, Netherlands sportswear market, niche brands, niche market leaders, Nordics, omnichannel, On Holding, outdoor retail, PAI Partners, pandemic, Perry Sport, Pon Holdings, post-pandemic trends, private equity, Private Equity and Global Buyers Reshape Sporting Retail in Netherlands and Beyond, Private equity firm backs Run2Day to accelerate digital and community growth, retail, retail expansion, retail innovation, retail restructuring, Rise Point Capital, Rise Point Capital acquisition, Rise Point Capital steps into Dutch running market with Run2Day acquisition, Rise Point–Run2Day Deal Joins Broader Consolidation in Northern European Sporting Goods Sector, Robbert Cornelissen, Roger Federer, Run2Day, Run2Day enters new era under CEO Robbert Cornelissen after Rise Point Capital deal, Run2Day growth, Run2Day Webshop BV, running community, running gear, running market, running retailer, Running retailer Run2Day joins Rise Point Capital portfolio amid rising sportswear demand, running specialty retailer, Schwinn, Sergio van Luijk, Signa Sports United, SPAC, sporting goods, Sporting Retail Consolidates Across Benelux and DACH as Investors Target Growth in Niche and Outdoor Brands, Sports Industry, sports retail, SportScheck, store network, strategic investment, Switzerland, TCS Amsterdam Marathon, United Kingdom, Wiggle, Yonderland
(IN BRIEF) The DHL Global Connectedness Report 2024 reveals that despite the challenges posed by the pandemic and geopolitical conflicts, globalization has reached record highs. Trade growth has been instrumental in sustaining global connectedness, with Singapore leading the list of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Germany, Industrial, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Business Growth, CHINA, Deglobalization, DHL, economic resilience, Economic Trends, Europe, geopolitical tensions, globalization, Ih-Ming Chan, International Relations, John Pearson, New York University's Stern School of Business, pandemic, Regionalization, RUSSIA, Singapore, Steven Altman, trade, United States
(IN BRIEF) A University of York study has found that general practice nurses working during the COVID-19 pandemic felt undervalued and “forgotten.” The study, which involved interviews and focus groups with 40 nurses in England, revealed that nurses’ input was … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Barclays has released new insight into consumer trends that have endured since the start of the UK’s first lockdown three years ago. The bank’s data shows that almost one in three Brits has started a new small business … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Food & Beverage, Management, News, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Barclays, Habits, lockdown, Marc Pettican, pandemic, small business, UK
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 5-Oct-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — EY, a multinational professional services firm, has announced the release of its CEO Outlook Pulse – October 2022, which reveals that CEOs and their businesses face a perfect economic and geopolitical storm, from … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Investment, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Andrea Guerzoni, CEO, EY CEO Outlook Pulse, geopolitics, inflation, Outlook, pandemic, supply chain, survey
Top risks are climate crisis, growing social divides, heightened cyber risks and an uneven global recovery, as pandemic lingers on Global survey of experts finds only 1 in 6 are optimistic and only 1 in 10 believe the global recovery … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, Government, Healthcare, Management, News, Politics, Science, Society, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Carolina Klint, Climate, Climate risks, competition in space, Cybersecurity, disorderly climate transition, global concerns, global economic recovery, Global Risks Report 2022, livelihood crises, Marsh McLennan, mental health deterioration, migration pressures, National University of Singapore, Oxford Martin School, pandemic, Peter Giger, REPORT, Saadia Zahidi, SK Group, societal divides, University of Oxford, University of Pennsylvania, World Economic Forum, Zurich Insurance Group
New Visa research shows how essential digital capabilities are for SMBs to compete in a post pandemic world Amidst record rise of entrepreneurism, a new class of digitally-native small businesses emerge (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 16-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Visa (NYSE: … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Internet & Online, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged contactless payments, digital economy, digital infrastructure, digital payments, digitisation, Entrepreneurship, Mary Kay Bowman, pandemic, small and micro businesses, small businesses, SMBs, VISA, Visa Back to Business global study
Credit Suisse publishes “Monitor Switzerland” for Q3 2021 (PRESS RELEASE) ZÜRICH, 15-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Credit Suisse, a global wealth manager, investment bank and financial services firm, has announced the release of its quarterly “Monitor Switzerland” for Q3 2021. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Economy, Financial, Investment, News, Switzerland
Tagged Credit Suisse, economists, European Central Bank, inflation, Interest rates, pandemic, Swiss economy, Swiss National Bank
ŠKODA AUTO is involved in vaccinating its employees against COVID-19 by supporting Klaudián Hospital in Mladá Boleslav To protect employees from coronavirus, ŠKODA implemented over 80 individual measures and restrictions at its plants and offices immediately after the outbreak of … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) HAMBURG, 26-May-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — International shipping and container transportation company, Hapag-Lloyd announces that it has ordered additional containers to further expand its container fleet. Hapag-Lloyd makes up for the container shortage by continuously investing in its container … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 29-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Supply chains worldwide have experienced some level of turbulence in the last 18 month. The pandemic continues to cause disruption, as well as other events such as the obstruction of the Suez Canal … Read the full press release
“Telefónica has been privileged of being part of the solution during the pandemic and is now ready to conquer the future,” said José María Álvarez-Pallete in his speech. (PRESS RELEASE) MADRID, 23-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Telefónica has held its AGM … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G technology, AGM, augmented reality, Carmen García de Andrés, COVID-19, digitalization, Directors, Francisco José Riberas, Ignacio Moreno, José María Álvarez-Pallete, Liberty Global, pandemic, shareholder, telecommunications, Telefónica, Telefónica Infra
(PRESS RELEASE) MANILA, Philippines, 5-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Barco, a global leader in professional visualization and collaboration technology, appoints a major IT/AV distributor in the Philippines, Versatech International as its new distribution partner for their flagship solution Barco ClickShare Conference. … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Education, Internet & Online, News, Technology
Tagged Barco, Barco ClickShare Conference, collaboration technology, digital transformations, hybrid collaboration solutions, pandemic, professional visualization, remote collaboration solutions, Stephen Yu, Ta Loong Gan, Versatech International, virtual interactions, workplaces
(PRESS RELEASE) SINGAPORE, 5-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Barco, a global leader in professional visualisation and collaboration technology, announces its collaboration with Steelcase, a global designer of furniture and solutions for workplace and education spaces. The partnership aims to create new … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Education, Internet & Online, Management, Media, News, Technology
Tagged Ambroise d’Hauteville, Barco, collaboration technology, digital transformation, education spaces, educators, hybrid classrooms, interactive training, learners, learning at home, learning ecosystems, Marc Remond, pandemic, pedagogy, professional visualisation, Steelcase, teaching, virtual classrooms, weConnect, working at home, workplace furniture, workplace solutions
(PRESS RELEASE) GRAZ, 22-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — ANDRITZ announces the successful start up of its complete continuous low-consistency (LC) pulping system at Papeleira Coreboard, Portugal. The new ANDRITZ LC pulping system installed features several design upgrades: FibreSolve FSR pulper with … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Industrial, News, Portugal, Technology
Tagged Andritz, ANDRITZ LC pulping system, ANDRITZ TrashTrap, Arteche Paper Holding, cardboard, complete continuous low-consistency, coreboard, detrashing pump, FibreGuard detrasher, FibreSolve FSR pulper, FibreWash Drum, LC pulping system, Local Old Corrugated Containers, LOCC, Manuel Delgado, pandemic, Papeleira Coreboard, paper, PORTUGAL, pulp, recycled cardboard, recycled paper, RejectCompactor
70% of people surveyed have experienced one or more new sleep challenges since the start of the pandemic 72% of surveyed sleep apnea patients who discontinued CPAP therapy cited COVID-19 related reasons 58% reported a willingness to use telehealth for … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Netherlands, News, Society, Technology
Tagged Alice NightOne home sleep test, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, COVID-19, CPAP therapy, Dr. Teofilo Lee-Chiong MD, health technology, Healthcare, Home Delivery and Remote Set-up kit, meditation, pandemic, Philips, Philips Care Orchestrator, Philips’ 2D Mask Selector, Respiratory Care, Royal Philips, Sleep, Sleep apnea, sleep challenges, sleep concerns, sleep issues, sleep specialist, sleep survey, telehealth, therapy adherence virtual services
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 9-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Ericsson announces its collaboration with Telia, and Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Sweden to test the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create insight models for planning and prediction of healthcare demands and resources. … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Healthcare, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AI, analytics, artificial-intelligence, Chalmers University of Technology, COVID-19, data, Ericsson, Healthcare, healthcare information, healthcare resources, Machine Learning, pandemic, Peter Laurin, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Telia, Telia Crowd Insights
Building resilience of the Turkish economy (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 19-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announces that it has provided US$ 100 million in new funds to Denizbank A.S. for on-lending to local businesses … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Small Business, Technology, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged COVID-19, Credit Suisse, Denizbank A.S., Diversified Payment Rights programme, DPR programme, DPR securitisation programmes, EBRD, Emirates NBD Bank, financing, funding, green investments, Hakan Ateş, International Finance Corporation, investment, Jürgen Rigterink, NBD Bank, pandemic, securitisation, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Turkey, Turkish banks, Turkish Credit Guarantee Fund, Turkish economy, women-led businesses
ANIL UZUN is going to launch a Youtube series to teach bass guitar. The lessons will start airing on Youtube on Monday, March 1, at 5pm. The lessons will be released weekly on every Monday in March and April. There … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Entertainment, Internet & Online, Malta, Media, News, Turkey
Tagged ANIL UZUN, bass guitar, Bass Guitar Lessons, beat anxiety, guitar lessons, music, musician, pandemic, quarantine, youtube
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(PRESS RELEASE) VILNIUS, 1-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Three days, 6000 minutes of content, 300 speakers, and over 10,000 attendees. With its unprecedented scale, the Lithuanian Business Forum will certainly feature in every best practice handbook for virtual events. The largest … Read the full press release →
Posted in Business, Internet & Online, Lithuania, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Artūras Laucius, circular economy, conference organisers, Confinn, content professionals, COVID-19, Cybersecurity, Dainius Baltrušaitis, digital space, digitalisation, event organisers, interactive comment, Lithuanian Business Forum, pandemic, virtual events, web conference