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Rossignol Group chooses Wintersteiger to provide race ski service machines
Rossignol Group, home to winter sports brands Rossignol and Dynastar, has invested in Wintersteiger’s Jupiter ski service machines for their three production centers in France and Spain. Introduced in 2021, the precision machines will ensure premium processing for the group’s racing ranges and guarantee a perfect, consistent finish and ski ...
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The marketplace of the future: How Decathlon is opening up its sales platforms to boost revenue
Decathlon has launched a number of “marketplaces” around the world, allowing other brands to sell their goods on the retailer’s sales platform, and expects to generate €1bn in sales over the next 5 years.
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Consumer confidence at historic lows in Europe
Consumer confidence has taken a dive in Europe. The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN) has produced a flash estimate for September, according to which the indicator has “resumed its steep downward trend, dropping by 3.5 points in the EU and 3.8 points in the euro ...
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Decathlon promotes French sports subsidy
Decathlon is promoting a French government subsidy of €50 for youths aged six to 18 whose families receive the government’s back-to-school subsidy, youths of the same age who receive the handicap subsidy, adults up to age 30 who receive the handicap subsidy or, as of this year, students who receive ...
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Final countdown to European Outdoor Summit 2022 in Annecy
After a two-year hiatus, the European Outdoor Group (EOG) has partnered with OSV to put together an impressive lineup of speakers and sessions. More than 150 senior executives have already booked places
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Number of affiliated sports participants in France heavily impacted by the pandemic
According to the latest figures by France’s National Institute of Youth and Popular Education (INJEP), published in Filière Sport by Union Sport et Cycle, the number of affiliated sports participants in 2021 amounted to 14.4 million, representing a 14.9 percent decrease from the previous year. Multisport federations were the most ...
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2023 Rugby World Cup CEO suspended over bullying allegations
Claude Atcher, the CEO of Rugby World Cup 2023, has been suspended by the French sports ministry, Amélie Oudéa-Castera, after sports newspaper L’Equipe reported in June of “alarming managerial practices” and “infringements of financial probity” within the event’s organizing committee. The minister added that Atcher would face a disciplinary procedure ...
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Decathlon France promotes physical activity in its stores
Decathlon France has launched the 27th edition of Vitalsport, its initiative to encourage people of all ages and abilities to participate in sports. Vitalsport will launch in 124 French stores this September. The event, which is free and open to all, brings together local sports players and visitors, offering the ...
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Lululemon to open 700-square-meter store on Paris’ Champs-Elysées
Lululemon has signed a lease for a 700-square-meter space on Paris’ Champs-Elysées, according to Sport-Guide.fr. Zara Home previously occupied the space. The Canadian sports retailer reportedly plans to open the new Parisian store for Christmas 2022. Lululemon already has three stores in downtown Paris and a shop-in-shop at the Bon ...
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Wellness takes center stage at Galeries Lafayette in Paris
Galeries Lafayette has revealed a new 3,000-square-meter “Wellness Galerie” at its flagship location in Paris’ boulevard Haussmann. The new feature, which will become fully operational in early September, is set to occupy the entire minus-one floor of the building. The offering at the Wellness Galerie revolves around the three core ...
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Infographics & Data
Inflation rates in the G20
This exclusive interactive chart shows inflation rates for June and July 2022 for all members of the G20. The chart can be downloaded. This is exclusive data and analysis for Premium Members.
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FITEX Paris, a new fitness show
FITEX is a new trade show and congress experience that will debut in Paris later this year. The event’s first edition is scheduled to take place at the Parc Floral, in the 12th arrondissement of France’s capital city, from Oct. 6 to 9. The show will be open to professionals ...
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The French Triman logo and the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
In France, a new law requires companies to use the so-called Triman logo. What everybody doing business in France needs to know.
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Adidas to move French HQ from Strasbourg to Paris
Adidas is planning to consolidate its French teams at a single new site in Paris by 2024. The company informed the 140 staff members at its French headquarters in Strasbourg on June 30. The move means that Adidas will leave France’s Grand Est region (formerly Alsace) after more than 60 ...
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New French sales rep for Polygiene
Source: Polygiene Jean Charles Marchionni, new Polygiene sales Agent France Polygiene is expanding its Central European team. From July 1, French sports and outdoor industry veteran Jean Charles Marchionni will start as a new sales agent for the Swedish group. Marchionni is well-known in the industry as ...
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Lille stadium will become the Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre Mauroy
Following a vote at the European Metropolis of Lille (MEL) on June 24, the MEL and Decathlon have officially announced the signing of a five-year naming contract for the local Ligue 1 stadium. Currently called Stade Pierre Mauroy, in honor of the mayor of Lille from 1973 to 2001, the ...
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Paris 2024 combines art and sport in its Cultural Olympiad
The Paris 2024 Organising Committee has launched its Cultural Olympiad, a program in which art and sport enrich each other and interact with the Paris 2024 Games. The Cultural Olympiad explores the connections between art and athletics and the values they share of excellence, inclusion, cultural diversity and universalism, among ...
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Study explains why 25% of the young French do not participate in sports
Most young French (86 percent) think that sport keeps healthy and improves the quality of life. They are therefore perfectly aware of the importance of physical activity. Nevertheless, around 25 percent of 16-25 year-olds in France do no or very little sport (less than three times a month). A recent ...
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Decathlon to help provide certified training in sales and repair
In September, to meet what it calls the demands of “urban mobility,” Decathlon will be inaugurating 17 apprentice training centers (CFA) for bicycle repair and sales throughout France. Established in partnership with the AFPA – which began certifying workers in 1949 to help rebuild France after the Second World War ...
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France to extend the beneficiaries of the Pass’Sport
France will extend the so-called Pass’Sport, currently available to around 800,000 youngsters, to more than 5 million potential beneficiaries. The announcement was made by French President Emmanuel Macron during a speech in Clichy-sous-Bois, near Paris, on June 8. Launched in May 2021, the Pass’Sport is a €50 subsidy that aims ...