Amer Sports is the maker of Wilson tennis rackets and Salomon ski boots.
Finnish sports goods manufacturer Amer Sports, 52.7% owned by Hong Kong-listed ANTA Sports, has confidentially filed for a US IPO. A potential 2024 IPO would raise up to $3b for Amer Sports to grow its global retail footprint.
Bloomberg: Wilson Tennis Racket Maker Amer Sports Files for US IPO
Rick Watson founded RMW Commerce Consulting after spending 20+ years as a technology entrepreneur and operator exclusively in the eCommerce industry with companies like ChannelAdvisor, BarnesandNoble.com, Merchantry, and Pitney Bowes.
Watson’s work today is centered on supporting investors and management teams incubating and growing direct-to-consumer businesses. Most recently, in partnership with WHP Global, Rick was a critical resource in architecting the WHP+ platform, a new turnkey direct to consumer digital e-commerce platform that powers AnneKlein.com and JosephAbboud.com.
Watson also hosts a weekly podcast, Watson Weekly, where he shares an unbiased, unfiltered expert take on the retail sector’s biggest players.
In the past year alone, Rick has spoken at many in-person and virtual events as well as podcasts on topics ranging from retail/ecom to supply chain/logistics and even digital grocery including CommerceNext IRL, ASCM Connect, and Retail Innovation Conference.
