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Vol. II — No. 184Remarkable People · Exceptional CompaniesToday's Edition

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CCM Hockey Turned Scrap Steel Into a $600 Million Bet - Now It Has to Fit Everyone
Consumer · Ecommerce · Hardware

CCM Hockey Turned Scrap Steel Into a $600 Million Bet - Now It Has to Fit Everyone

The Canadian brand survived a dead bicycle boom, an automobile detour and a parade of owners by learning one useful trick: turn a player’s irritation into equipment. Its new owners are betting that the next growth market is not another pro endorsement, but everyone hockey gear was never properly shaped to fit.

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Forty Outdoor Brands, One Dragonfly, and a $1.125 Billion Bet on Craftsmanship
Consumer · Ecommerce · Hardware

Forty Outdoor Brands, One Dragonfly, and a $1.125 Billion Bet on Craftsmanship

Fox Racing, CamelBak, Bushnell, Simms - Revelyst is the maker collective quietly running the gear behind your weekend. Here is how a Vista Outdoor spinoff became a $1.125 billion private-equity prize, and what it is building next.

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The 99-Year-Old Skate Company Turning Fit Into Hockey’s Next Product
Consumer · Ecommerce · Hardware

The 99-Year-Old Skate Company Turning Fit Into Hockey’s Next Product

Bauer changed hockey by fastening the blade to the boot. Nearly a century later, it is trying to own every millimeter between the player and the ice.

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