Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 133
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Zalando is raising standards and fees
Zalando has taken a series of measures to make its delivery services more efficient, to increase revenues and profitability, and to reduce the environmental impact of its operations. One such measure is to terminate home pick-up for premium German customers who wish to return items. This service, which was part ...
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Adidas partners with the Space Station
Adidas has announced a multi-year partnership with the International Space Station (ISS), the space laboratory managed by the U.S. Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (Casis). The partnership will explore breakthroughs to improve the future design and engineering of sporting products on and off Earth. For to station’s ...
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Dielmann, a German retailer with 49 footwear and sporting goods...
Dielmann, a German retailer with 49 footwear and sporting goods stores operating under banners such as Schuhhaus Dielmann and Sporthaus Robert Hübner, has appointed a retail expert, Manuel Farrokh, as its new executive manager, responsible for project and risk management. In his new role, he will work closely with the ...
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Through AliExpress, Alibaba is inviting Spain's retailers to partner with...
Through AliExpress, Alibaba is inviting Spain's retailers to partner with it to fend off the threat of Amazon. Spain is Alibaba's third-largest market worldwide, after China and Russia. About a year ago, several large retailers in the country signed on to become pick-up points for purchases made on Alibaba's portal. ...
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BM Sportech, a big Spanish wholesale distributor, has purchased 100...
BM Sportech, a big Spanish wholesale distributor, has purchased 100 percent of Goita Sport, itself the Spanish distributor of Bergamont Bicycles, Outdoor Research and UYN. BM was already the majority shareholder in Goita, which was founded in 2011 by Oriol Rovira, and plans to have it integrated fully by Dec. ...
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Helly Hansen is reorganizing its distribution in Switzerland. The Norwegian...
Helly Hansen is reorganizing its distribution in Switzerland. The Norwegian ski and outdoor brand opened a new showroom in Zurich in October and appointed Yves Vaucher to the newly created position of field account manager. Together with Daniel Ley, key account manager, he will manage the new, 280-square-meter showroom. Vaucher ...
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DPS Skis of Salt Lake City, Utah, has continued to...
DPS Skis of Salt Lake City, Utah, has continued to grow its presence globally by adding a distributor for Norway, Roxee Sport; an agent for Austria, Heimo Baer; and a regional sales representative for Western Canada, Sasso Vertical. Baer is a sales representative for Sail & Surf, an Austrian wholesaler ...
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Sportmed is taking on the distribution in Spain of Le...
Sportmed is taking on the distribution in Spain of Le Col, the British brand of Italian-made cycling apparel
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Stadium has given up in its expansion into Germany after...
Stadium has given up in its expansion into Germany after five years on the market and is closing its only three stores in the country, all located in Hamburg. The management of the Swedish sports retailer mentioned a difficult market situation combined with high rents. In addition to Sweden, Stadium ...
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Intersport opened its biggest flagship store in Europe on Nov....
Intersport opened its biggest flagship store in Europe on Nov. 14 in Graz, Austria. The family business Tscherne, which manages 12 Intersport stores in Austria, invested €6 million, and construction began three months ago. The 7,500-square-meter store includes a 100-square-meter ski hut as well as a tree house and ice ...
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Sport 2000 Austria has redesigned its rental website. With better...
Sport 2000 Austria has redesigned its rental website. With better usability, mobile optimization and modern design, it is now easier for customers to rent winter equipment.
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With three more stores due to open in Spain next...
With three more stores due to open in Spain next month, Courir will be meeting its goal of operating 15 stores in Spain before the year is out. It will have opened 11 during 2019. The 12th of these opened just a few days ago at the X-Madrid “anti-mall” in ...
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JD Sports reached a total of 60 stores in Spain...
JD Sports reached a total of 60 stores in Spain when it opened two, in the cities of Alcoy and Mogán, on Nov. 23. The new stores carry footwear and urban sportswear from name brands, such Nike, Adidas, Vans and Fila, as well as its own brands, Supply & Demand ...
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CMDsport reports that the management of Deportes Cronos has spent...
CMDsport reports that the management of Deportes Cronos has spent the year strategizing to make up for a projected loss in revenue of about €4 million next year, when it will stop distributing Nike products to its associated retailers. The American sports giant has determined that from now on retailers ...
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On Nov. 15, Decathlon moved into the Potrero Center mall,...
On Nov. 15, Decathlon moved into the Potrero Center mall, on the corner of 16th Street and Bryant Street in San Francisco. The new 38,370-square-foot store is the French retailer's third one in San Francisco's Bay Area and is highly digitalized, with a mobile checkout, endless-aisle kiosks, a robot to ...
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Bringing its Genius project to Germany, Moncler opened a pop-up...
Bringing its Genius project to Germany, Moncler opened a pop-up store in Breuninger's main department store in Stuttgart on Nov. 7. Under this project, the Italian designer apparel and lifestyle brand will feature collaborations with various designers, such as Poldo, the dog couture brand, Craig Green, the British designer, and ...
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Peloton, the U.S. fitness brand, has launched a pop-up store...
Peloton, the U.S. fitness brand, has launched a pop-up store concept with Sport Schuster, the big Munich-based sports retailer. Since Nov. 20, the fitness brand has been presenting new indoor bikes with fixed screens in Sport Schuster's store in the center of Munich. Peloton is producing training content for the ...
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Vans has opened a store at 214 Oxford Street in...
Vans has opened a store at 214 Oxford Street in London, its largest European store. The 4,714-square-foot flagship store, in a space previously occupied by Miss Selfridge, offers a wide selection of footwear, clothing and accessories for men, women and kids, as well as Vans' surf and pro-skate ranges. The ...
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Colmar has opened its first Parisian boutique. The 120-square-meter store,...
Colmar has opened its first Parisian boutique. The 120-square-meter store, which was opened on Oct. 18, is located at 44, rue Etienne Marcel, in the fashionable Marais district. The Italian brand has five other stores in France, located in Annecy, Lille, Lyon, Megève and Chamonix. Colmar opened two new international ...
