Retail:
+++ Canada Goose will open shortly its second German store in an A1 location of Frankfurt, close to Chanel, Gucci and Louis Vuitton stores, and covering 500 sqm. on two floors
+++ Lacoste has opened a 270-sqm store on the Theatinerstrasse in downtown Munich, offering a customization service
+++ A Salewa store of 120 sqm. has opened in the downtown area of Verona, in an area close to the famous Romeo and Juliet balcony
Distribution:
+++ Slinger Bag has bagged a 5-year distribution agreement for Malaysia with Tennis Bot Pte
Legal & Institutional:
+++ The European Tour has added the Tenerife Championship – on May 6-9 at Golf Costa Adeje – to its 2021 schedule
+++ The Rugby Football League (RFL), the governing body for Rugby League in the U.K., is partnering with Leeds Beckett University on a pilot study that will run from May to August to “quantify the risk” of head impact in the sport and help reduce future risks
Product:
+++ Everest, a private brand of the Swedish Stadium chain, is coming out with ski helmets with NFC technology
+++ Smith, the sunglass brand of Safilo, is launching a new Express Mips cycling helmet with an aerodynamic design
Marketing
+++ Kronos has become an official partner of Reale Mutual Basket Torino, an Italian basketball team, supplying the players’ shoes
+++ TYR Sport has signed up a 21-year-old American swimming champion, Michael Andrew
