Amer Sports Boosts IT Investments For AI
Amer Sports says it will raise capital expenditures to $400 million in 2026 (from $310 million in 2025) to modernize IT, embed AI, and upgrade finance, supply chain and HR systems, the company disclosed in a February Q4 2025 earnings call and comments to CIO Dive. The program centers on a SAP S/4HANA RISE migration, cloud replatforming, data and planning tools, and generative AI pilots to improve workflows.
Scoring Rationale
Company-issued guidance and CDO quotes give high credibility and same-day timeliness. The $400M capex increase and SAP replatform are meaningful for the retail/sports sector, but novelty and technical depth are moderate, so the score reflects solid industry relevance rather than breakthrough impact.
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- Read OriginalWhy Amer Sports is all in on IT modernizationretaildive.com
