All France articles – Page 4
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News briefsWellness 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 & DataInflation 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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News briefsFITEX 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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ArticleThe 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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News briefsAdidas 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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News briefsNew 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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News briefsLille 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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News briefsParis 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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News briefsStudy 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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News briefsDecathlon 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 ...
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News briefsLille Stadium to become Decathlon Arena in €6 million naming deal
The Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille, in France’s northeast, is set to become the ”Decathlon Arena” following the signing by the French sporting goods manufacturer and retailer of a renewable five-year deal worth €6 million with the European Metropolis of Lille (MEL), which manages the facility. France Bleu first revealed ...
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News briefsThe 2024 Tour de France may not finish in Paris
According to a report by Italian sports newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, widely cited in other international media, the 2024 Tour de France may not finish on Paris’ Champs-Elysées. It would be the first finish outside of Paris in the race’s long history. The first edition of the world’s greatest bicycle ...
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A new national conference in France on sustainability in the sports industry
This autumn, the French world of sport will discuss sustainability issues across the sports industry in a new dedicated conference at the Center for Resources, Expertise and Sports Performance (CREPS) in Chatenay-Malabry, near Paris, on Oct. 18-19. The event, organized by the association Ecolosport, is supported by insurance company MAIF ...
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ArticleNew French survey highlights the role of brands and media in women’s sports
BVA Group, a research and consulting firm specializing in behavioral science, has released the preliminary results of a survey on the role of brands and media in women’s sports in France. The study was conducted on a representative panel of French people, combined with the analysis of the activity of ...
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News briefsNew Neinver outlet village in France in construction
Neinver, a company specializing in the investment, development and management of real estate and the leading operator of outlet centers in Spain and Poland, announced the resumption of construction of its outlet village “Alpes The Style Outlets” near Geneva. When completed, this will be the 17th outlet center of the ...
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A new zone for boardsports start-ups in France’s New Aquitaine
EuroSIMA, the European surf industry association, has agreed on a new partnership with the Médoc Atlantique Agglomeration Community to create an economic activity zone dedicated to boardsports in the municipality of Lacanau, in France’s southwest, Sport-Guide reported. The announcement was made by Jean-Louis Rodrigues, the president of EuroSIMA, at the ...
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Sport Achat Hiver to take place in January
The next edition of Sport Achat Hiver, the B2B event for industry professionals in the mountain, outdoor and winter sports markets, will take place in January instead of March. Sport Achat is organized in Lyon, France, by Sportair. The last edition of the trade show, which took place on March ...
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News briefsFrance has a new Minister of Sport
Following last month’s national elections, which saw Emmanuel Macron re-elected for a second term as French president, France now has a new sports minister. Amélie Oudéa-Castéra was appointed Minister of Sport and the Olympic and Paralympic Games. She succeeds Roxana Maracineanu. Unlike her predecessor, however, Oudéa-Castéra is a full cabinet ...
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News briefsDecathlon private label to supply official ball for France’s Ligue 1, 2
Kipsta, Decathlon’s house brand of football boots and balls, will be supplying the official ball for France’s Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 for the next five seasons, from 2022 to 2027. The ball will be making its debut at the Trophée des Champions match, on July 31, in which Paris ...
