Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 145

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    Adidas has opened a store in Paris' Boulevard Haussmann, its...

    2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has opened a store in Paris' Boulevard Haussmann, its third in downtown Paris and its fifth in Paris metropolitan area

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    Sports Direct has reportedly sold its flagship store in Dublin's...

    2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Sports Direct has reportedly sold its flagship store in Dublin's North Earl Street, in the city center, for about £17.3 million (€20.3m-$22.7m)

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    Adidas presents its first fully recyclable running shoe

    2019-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has unveiled the new Futurecraft.Loop, a 100 percent recyclable performance running shoe that is meant to contribute to the global battle against plastic waste. The company has described the shoe as its “first running shoe that is made to be remade.” The Futurecraft.Loop is aimed at enabling a “closed ...

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    Zalando has announced that Christian Baier and Jan Wilmking, both...

    2019-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Zalando has announced that Christian Baier and Jan Wilmking, both managing directors of zLabels, will be leaving the company. zLabels, the e-tailer's nine-year-old private label division, was closed on April 1, although the company has indicated that it will continue to offer “everyday essential” clothing and footwear products under 11 ...

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    The Authentic Brands Group has concluded a multi-year deal with...

    2019-04-27T00:00:00Z

    The Authentic Brands Group has concluded a multi-year deal with Eleven After Eleven, a Chinese manufacturer of skateboarding apparel, for one of its 50-odd brands, Airwalk. The Chinese company will be designing, manufacturing and distributing Airwalk apparel, footwear and accessories in Greater China. There are also plans to establish some ...

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    Odex, the European distributor of Aclima headquartered in Denmark, has...

    2019-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Odex, the European distributor of Aclima headquartered in Denmark, has hired an industry expert, Günter Almberger, for the distribution of this Norwegian brand of wool clothing in Austria. Almberger, an Austrian native living in Southern Germany, is an industry veteran who has worked for Skylotec, Gecko Bergsport, Sport Scheck and ...

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    Decathlon has opened its first physical stores in Japan, after...

    2019-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Decathlon has opened its first physical stores in Japan, after testing the market online. The Japanese store covers about 1,800 square meters in the Hanku Nishinomiya Gardens, a shopping mall between the cities of Osaka and Kobe.

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    In 2015, Ochsner Sport, the leading Swiss sports retailer that...

    2019-04-27T00:00:00Z

    In 2015, Ochsner Sport, the leading Swiss sports retailer that is part of the Deichmann Group, opened its first branch in Germany in Neu-Ulm. Two other German locations in Hamburg and Ludwigsburg followed. Then, in 2016, the company acquired a German sporting goods retail chain of 13 stores located for ...

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    Employees demonstrated for higher wages at several stores of the...

    2019-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Employees demonstrated for higher wages at several stores of the German Karstadt Sports retail chain on Wednesday, April 16. By organizing a nationwide warning strike, their labor union, Verdi, wants to increase the pressure on Karstadt in the negotiations over their salaries. In 2013, Karstadt withdrew from collective pay agreements. ...

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    Forum Sport closed out 2018 with its sixth consecutive year...

    2019-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Forum Sport closed out 2018 with its sixth consecutive year of growth and record revenues of €152 million, up by 5.3 percent from the previous year. Last year, in addition to opening five new stores under the Dooers banner – its brand of sneaker stores – the Spanish sports retailer ...

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    Sportmaster plans to open a flagship store of 1,540 square...

    2019-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Sportmaster plans to open a flagship store of 1,540 square meters in the big Grozny Mall in the city of Grozny, the capital of the Chechen Republic. It will be one of the Russian sporting goods retailer's biggest stores and one of the biggest ones in the Caucasus region. The ...

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    Polartec has launched its Ready to Roll program, offering premium...

    2019-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Polartec has launched its Ready to Roll program, offering premium Polartec fabrics in stock and ready to ship. The program is meant to meet customers' demand for in-stock inventory without the standard production lead times. The announcement of the program will enable rapid order fulfilment in time for autumn/winter 2019 ...

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    Foot Locker has opened its first Italian “power store” in...

    2019-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Foot Locker has opened its first Italian “power store” in Milan, at 17 Corso Buenos Aires, a central shopping area. While selling a variety of sneakers and brands, the power store concept is designed to serve as a hub for local sneaker culture, music, art and sports. Customers can get ...

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    Gore-Tex recently opened a pop-up store at a German shoe...

    2019-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Gore-Tex recently opened a pop-up store at a German shoe retail store called Schuh Reindl. The pop-up store, covering 40 square meters, is located in Rosenheim. It's the company's first pop-up store in Germany. There, consumers can test sneakers, casual shoes, trekking shoes and running shoes made with Gore-Tex fabrics. ...

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    StockX, the U.S.-based sneaker resale platform, has begun to operate...

    2019-04-27T00:00:00Z

    StockX, the U.S.-based sneaker resale platform, has begun to operate in Germany by taking part in conferences and other events. Its first European launch, in October of last year, was in the U.K., with Italy and France coming next. StockX' shoes, whose quality is certified in London, are already sold ...

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    Arc'teryx has opened a new store in Guangzhou, its 11th...

    2019-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Arc'teryx has opened a new store in Guangzhou, its 11th store in China including the three it operates in Hong Kong

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    Adidas has filed an appeal in a federal court in...

    2019-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has filed an appeal in a federal court in Washington, D.C., to uphold its rights in its long-standing patent dispute with Nike over their knitted shoe uppers. Adidas is trying to reverse a Feb. 19 ruling by the appeals board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office which found ...

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    Adidas has released a very colorful, kaleidoscopic collection of Ultra...

    2019-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has released a very colorful, kaleidoscopic collection of Ultra Boost sneakers and running apparel in collaboration with Missoni, the Italian fashion house known for its strong color combinations. The line pays tribute to the brand's founder, Ottavio Missoni, born in Dubrovnik, who represented Italy in the 400m hurdles in ...

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    Adidas has unveiled a bra and tights made with the...

    2019-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has unveiled a bra and tights made with the company's Primeknit knitting technology. The knit construction of the new “Don't Rest Primeknit Lux” bra is meant to allow it to mirror the wearer's movements, for targeted comfort, flexibility and support. The new “Believe This Primeknit Lux” tights were developed ...

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    Adidas and Reebok have topped the annual Fashion Transparency Index,...

    2019-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Adidas and Reebok have topped the annual Fashion Transparency Index, a ranking of the social and environmental transparency practices of global brands, for the third year in a row. In this latest edition, Patagonia also reached the top of the ranking. Each of these three brands scored 64 percent out ...