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News briefs361 Degrees’ e-comm continues to exceed expectations in Q2
Chinese group 361 Degrees Intl.’s retail sales of its key branded products increased by around 10 percent year-on-year in Q2. Meanwhile, retail sales of 361° Kids grew in the mid-teens in the same period, the company said. The e-commerce platform continued to exceed expectations with year-on-year growth of 30 to ...
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ArticleAfter disappointing Q2 report – XXL’s CEO: “We will cut more in 2024”
SGI Europe spoke to XXL’s CEO Freddy Sobin soon after the company released its Q2 report for 2024, which the company called ”disappointing.”
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News briefsPangaia opens first standalone UK retail store
Purpose-driven lifestyle apparel brand Pangaia has opened its first standalone store in the UK on Carnaby Street in the vibrant Soho district.
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ArticleOn Running opens its 35th store globally – on Champs-Élysées
On is the latest of many brands to open a flagship store in Paris. The 35th store’s address is one of the most iconic in Paris: 65-67 Avenue des Champs-Élysées.
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News briefsDecathlon seeks to unify and improve its stores
Decathlon is beginning a universal store renovation program in Spain, specifically at the 8,000-sqm store in San Sebastián de los Reyes, on the northern outskirts of Madrid. Nine other stores will be following suit elsewhere in Europe and, in time, another 23 in Spain. Decathlon seeks to establish a circular ...
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News briefsSkechers expands retail presence in Spain
Skechers is expanding its retail presence in Spain under the guidance of retail property consultancy Newmark Retail. The American footwear brand is opening two flagship stores in Madrid and one in A Coruña. The new flagships in Spain’s capital city will be in the Parque Oeste and Rivas Futura shopping ...
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ArticleXXL Q2 sales disappoint, but signs of improvement in Sweden, Norway
XXL ASA reported what it described as a “disappointing” sales performance in the second quarter of 2024. Its top line fell by 8.7 percent to 1,776 million Norwegian kroner (€151.7m), led by a decline in purchases of higher-priced capital-intensive goods, particularly bicycles. Sales were also negatively affected by limited product ...
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News briefsRossignol reopens store in Paris St-Germain
The Rossignol Group announced the reopening of its iconic store in Paris St-Germain after a complete renovation – and just in time for the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The store’s new layout is designed to provide visitors with an immersive and enriching experience. Key improvements include vibrant organic ...
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News briefsCastore opens first retail store in continental Europe
Castore has announced the opening of its first European store in Enschede, Netherlands. The British sportswear brand described the opening as the first step in delivering on its “retail strategy to open mainline stores in locations across Europe.” The Enschede store will stock a range of men’s and women’s performance ...
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News briefsParis 2024 megastore open on Champs-Elyseés
The flagship store for the official boutiques of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games is now open to the public on the prestigious Champs-Elysées avenue, more precisely on Place Clémenceau, next to the Grand Palais and the Concorde Urban Park. The Paris 2024 megastore features around 1,000 sqm of ...
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News briefsOnitsuka Tiger will open its first Spanish flagship
Asics’ Onitsuka Tiger brand will open a large flagship store in Barcelona at 27 Paseo de Gracia, Modaes.com has reported. It will be Onitsuka’s first store in Spain. The opening is scheduled for October/November, according to the report. The premises, currently occupied by an Ecoalf pop-up store, have a surface ...
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ArticleDecathlon leaves Sweden, replaced by Swedish giant
A press release dated July 8 revealed the news that had been expected for several weeks: Decathlon will close its last Swedish door on July 21. The last store of the French giant will soon be occupied by a Swedish giant.
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News briefsSport 2000 opens more Absolute Run stores
On July 4, 2024, a new Absolute Run store opened in Aschaffenburg, Germany. With over 240 sqm of retail space, owners Cristina Aulbach and Thomas Kießling offer customers numerous running brands such as Asics, Adidas, Brooks, On, Hoka, Karhu, Saucony and New Balance and thus a suitably large and specialized ...
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News briefsNike opens another store in Barcelona
Nike is opening an 800-sqm store at the Aura building at Francesc Macià Plaza in Barcelona, Spain, according to Palco23 and Expansión. The building was home to El Corte Inglés until 2021. That retailer’s grocery store is still operating on the premises. This is Nike’s second-biggest store in the city, ...
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News briefsAdidas launches its The Pulse retail concept in the UK
Adidas is introducing its premium store format, dubbed “The Pulse,” in the UK with two locations in Edinburgh and Glasgow. A 1,000 sqm store has just opened at Fort Kinnaird in Edinburgh. It is the third The Pulse store to open in Europe, with other locations in Germany and Italy. ...
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News briefsGolden Goose introduces summer retail concept
Italian luxury sneaker brand Golden Goose is unveiling Bar Golden, a new retail experience inspired by the Italian culture and design of the 1960s. The new concept is launching in the seaside resorts of Forte dei Marmi, Italy, and Bodrum, Turkey. The stores showcase a selection of vintage objects such ...
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ArticleAI fashion catalog promises to save time and money
A London-headquartered start-up founded in 2022, Truss, is cataloguing the world’s clothes, or at least the share of it produced by fashion houses. As Truss sees things, its product is useful for e-commerce and resale, for fashion brands themselves and for marketplaces, but also for insurers, which require proper appraisals ...
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ArticleUnisport opens first store in Germany
Unisport, an e-tailer for soccer equipment with a solid social media presence, has opened its first physical store in Germany at Neuhauser Straße 5 in Munich’s city center. Unisport has been operating a successful e-commerce platform in Germany since 2016. “We are delighted to be able to offer our German ...
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News briefsOn and Beams launch collaborative tennis lifestyle collection
On has announced a collaboration with Japanese retailer Beams, which opened its first store in Harajuku, Tokyo, in 1976, to launch a collection featuring the new The Roger Pro, a shoe designed as a lifestyle shoe that also performs well on the tennis court. The joint collection will launch at ...
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News briefsUS boardsports retailer Tactics to launch in Japan this autumn
Tactics has announced its entry into the Japanese market. The US-based retailer, specializing in skateboarding and snowboarding gear, plans to open its first Japanese brick-and-mortar store at the Sapporo Factory, a large shopping and entertainment destination in the heart of Sapporo. The store is scheduled for opening on Nov. 1, ...
