Amazon’s early Prime Day this year should see a 9% lift to $26.3 billion in sales across the four-day discount period, according to Adobe Digital Insights, as the move from July prompted other retailers and brands’ DTC operations to pull summer promotions forward.

The Kappa and Phenix brand owner’s bottom line swung to an RMB 158,040,000 ($22.0 mm) loss from a profit of RMB 207,000,000 for the fiscal year ended Mar. 31, on 2% higher revenues of RMB 1,715,326,000 ($238.6 mm) from RMB 1,680,135,000.

Chinese investment fund HSG closed its €2.5 billion acquisition of the luxury sneaker brand, first announced in Dec., with Temasek, another investment firm, as a minority shareholder.

Baton Rouge-based CoverFour has inked an agreement to acquire Chandler Bats, its first step in a broader strategy to acquire, grow, and scale athlete-focused sports brands.

The Rip Curl, Kathmandu, and Oboz parent will implement a 1-for-25 share reverse stock split of its ordinary shares, effective July 1, across both the NZX and ASX exchanges.

Bogg Bag, formerly Twenty-Six Designs, filed suit in PA district court, accusing Great Wolf Lodge of infringing on the plaintiff’s trade dress and parallel Zig Zag Lines mark with its line of bags.