kevinmets Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/19416990/under-armour-make-mlb-uniforms-2019-year-early Quote NEW YORK -- Under Armour will take over from Majestic Athletic as the supplier of Major League Baseball uniforms in 2019, a year earlier than previously scheduled. The on-field deal between MLB, Under Armour and Fanatics is scheduled to begin in 2020 and run for 10 years, but sources say it could start before that should Majestic decide to bow out early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGeeX5 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 I wonder if Majestic is having financial or manufacturing troubles or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmccarthy27 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 So the way it seems since Fanatics are buying the Majestic factory and VF sports assets that the replicas will probably be the exact same way they are now with a UA patch on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmccarthy27 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 37 minutes ago, KGeeX5 said: I wonder if Majestic is having financial or manufacturing troubles or something The article said Fanatics bought all of VF sports clothing assets including Majestic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGeeX5 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 18 minutes ago, kmccarthy27 said: The article said Fanatics bought all of VF sports clothing assets including Majestic. Well...then it looks like Fanatics wants to push up the release to boost sales Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabbey520 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 So does this mean that Under Armour will also be the apparel supplier? We won't see any Nike, etc., MLB gear after this deal gets started? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 1 hour ago, kabbey520 said: So does this mean that Under Armour will also be the apparel supplier? We won't see any Nike, etc., MLB gear after this deal gets started? Not sure, it probably depends on how the deal is written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest23 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 2 hours ago, KGeeX5 said: Well...then it looks like Fanatics wants to push up the release to boost sales If VF sold all the assets that would include the rights so the new owner inherits the old deal and had the new deal. Win/win for both parties and VF is not hurting financially at all based on their financials. 50% gross margin and 11% operating margins are stellar returns. Selling off non-core assets for cash is good business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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