Why Amer Sports is all in on IT modernization

The global group of outdoor and sports brands such as Salomon and Arc’teryx will boost capital expenditures to $400 million amid ongoing infrastructure overhauls.

Multinational retail group Amer Sports spent the last few years revamping its technology backbone, upgrading key systems that support operations. In 2026, the company plans to boost its IT investments with an eye toward embedding AI and amplifying its employees’ strengths. 

The Helsinki, Finland-based company, which operates outdoor and sports brands such as Salomon, Arc’teryx and Wilson, expects its capital expenditures to reach $400 million in 2026, up from $310 million in 2025. The increase is driven in part by strategic investments in IT infrastructure, according to a February Q4 2025 earnings call. 

The company’s key IT investments are concentrated in enterprise systems modernization, digital commerce infrastructure and data and planning capability, Donghai Chen, chief digital officer at Amer Sports, told CIO Dive ...