All Ireland articles
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News briefsPGA study highlights “enormity of opportunity” for growth of women’s golf in the U.K.
A recent study carried out by U.K.-based Professional Golfers Association (PGA), in collaboration with Ipsos, has highlighted a huge opportunity to grow the women’s game in the U.K. and Ireland. The study is part of a comprehensive initiative, known as “Golf for All,” that aims to delve into the evolving ...
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News briefsSkechers promotes Richard Parker to Managing Director for UK and Ireland
Skechers promoted Richard Parker to Managing Director for the UK and Ireland. During his 22-year tenure at Skechers, the footwear industry veteran has held nearly every position within the UK & Ireland sales department, starting as an area sales manager before handling key accounts and national accounts such as QVC ...
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News briefsDecathlon Ireland has a new CEO
French sporting goods retailer Decathlon has appointed Elena Pecos as the new chief executive of its Irish business. She takes over the role from Bastien Grandgeorge, who had led Decathlon Ireland since 2017 and is now at the helm of the French Decathlon business. Pecos joined Decathlon in 2006 as ...
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ArticleSkechers opens flagship store in Ireland
Source: Business Wire Skechers opens its first flagship store on Grafton Street, expanding the company’s presence in Ireland Skechers has opened a flagship store on Dublin’s Grafton Street. In addition to the Henry Street concept store and four other retail outlets in the greater Dublin area, the ...
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Blenders Eyewear expands e-commerce to U.K. and Ireland
Blenders Eyewear, a fast-growing Californian lifestyle, surf and ski sunglasses brand in which Italy’s Safilo Group acquired a 70-percent stake in 2019, takes a further step in its growth and development projects to fuel international expansion outside the U.S. Following the go-live of the brand’s e-commerce platform in Canada and ...
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ArticleDecathlon will gross €30m in its first year in Ireland
For several reasons, Decathlon’s entry into the Republic of Ireland, which added a 59th country to the French sports retailer’s worldwide roster, has been a huge success. The project’s 41-year-old leader, Bastien Grandgeorge, is expecting a profit on sales of around €30 million in the first year of operation of ...
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Decathlon’s opening in Ireland is described as “hugely successful”
The opening of Decathlon’s first Irish store in Dublin has proved so successful that the company is already planning to create 25 new jobs, while also considering new openings in the cities of Cork and Galway. The Dublin store was inaugurated on June 13 and, according to a report in ...
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ArticleDecathlon is entering Ireland
Decathlon is gearing up to open its first flagship store in the Republic of Ireland on Saturday, June 13, after testing the waters on the internet with a website since the end of 2017. Some 60,000 Irish customers are already connected online to its website. Reportedly, the Dublin store should ...
