Physical Retail & Stores

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Sport 2000 CEOs on AI in retail

2025-12-16T17:22:00+00:00By Susa Schreiner

Sport 2000’s CEOs Margit Gosau and Irina Andorfer discuss how AI assistants are shifting retail from search-based discovery to conversation-driven commerce.

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Peloton adds specialist retail partner in Canada

2026-11-10T17:38:00+00:00By Pedro Rodríguez

CEO Peter Stern has said retail matters more as Peloton enters new product categories, the first due in fall 2027.

SATISFY as a store, but not a running store

2026-10-06T16:09:00+01:00By Victoria Woollven

SATISFY’s first Paris store has no product descriptions, items on slabs on the floor, and a custom scent modeled on a luxury fashion store.

Skims makes store debut in Spain, at El Corte Inglés

2026-10-02T15:59:00+01:00By SGI Europe Editorial Team

Kim Kardashian’s shapewear brand Skims has entered Spain through El Corte Inglés, adding to a rapid international retail rollout that includes new flagships in London, Dubai and Hong Kong as CEO Jens Grede targets more than 100 stores by the end of 2027.

El Corte Inglés is serving sneakerheads in Madrid

2026-09-29T14:00:00+01:00

Spanish department store El Corte Inglés has opened a dedicated sneaker and urban fashion destination at its flagship Madrid Preciados-Callao location, stocking exclusive drops from Nike, Adidas, New Balance and over a dozen other major brands.

Foot Locker to open new kind of neighborhood store in LA

2026-08-20T07:57:00+01:00By Pedro Rodríguez

Foot Locker opens a community-oriented store in LA’s Crenshaw on Aug. 22, co-developed with Nike, Jordan Brand and Converse, highlighting shifts at both Nike and Foot Locker under Dick’s Sporting Goods.

Intersport opens in Portugal

2026-08-20T07:52:00+01:00By Pedro Rodríguez

Intersport has entered its 41st country as Intersport France opens a flagship-format store in Felgueiras, Portugal, anchoring a new Iberian subsidiary that combines the Portuguese debut with roughly 30 inherited Spanish stores.

Running brands bet on Europe to win the DTC race

2026-08-19T15:39:00+01:00By Valentina Giannella

On, HOKA and New Balance lead a wider field, including Asics and Saucony, investing in Europe’s community-led retail boom.

Fabletics plans retail expansion, at home and abroad

2026-08-13T21:49:00+01:00

Fabletics has crossed the billion-dollar revenue threshold and is now targeting aggressive store growth in the US and abroad, with new markets including India, the UAE and deeper penetration across Latin America.