Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 146
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Weak sales at a regional Russian sports retailer
In 2018, the Russian regional sporting goods retailer Champion closed one of its biggest stores in the country as the expectations about the future of the domestic market remained rather gloomy.In total, Champion operated 27 stores from Samara in the Volga federal district to Krasnoyarsk in Siberia at the end ...
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Adidas teams up with Beyoncé
Beyoncé, the popular American singer, dancer and actress, is going to become a “creative partner” of Adidas, helping to design apparel and footwear products that will eventually be co-branded. Adidas will also help relaunch her Ivy Park brand. Adidas has benefited a lot from similar deals with other musical actors ...
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Karstadt Sports is ending its cooperation with Intersport, which was...
Karstadt Sports is ending its cooperation with Intersport, which was only established in January 2018. This step is a consequence of the merger of Karstadt and Kaufhof and a plan to convert some stores of the less successful outlet chain Saks Off 5th into additional sports stores. With the larger ...
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Decathlon has launched its own brand for cross-country skiing, called...
Decathlon has launched its own brand for cross-country skiing, called Inovik. The French sports retailer's house brands already cover both traditional cross-country skiing and skate skiing. Back-country skiing is set to follow in the winter 2019/20 season and a biathlon line in 2021. The novelty for the current season is ...
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Decathlon has chosen TrainMe as a partner for Decathlon Activités,...
Decathlon has chosen TrainMe as a partner for Decathlon Activités, a digital tool designed to list sporting activities across France, from sports clubs to associations, sports coaches and more, allowing users to register for these activities. TrainMe, launched in 2015 by Gatien Letartre and Anatole Saby, is a web and ...
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On April 1, XXL Sports & Outdoor opened a new,...
On April 1, XXL Sports & Outdoor opened a new, 4,000-square-meter flagship store in the Gerngross department store in downtown Vienna, the fifth branch of the Norwegian chain in Austria. In addition to the new Vienna store, XXL Sports is already represented in Vösendorf, the Donau-Zentrum in Vienna, Linz, and ...
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The Austrian sports retail chain Hervis announced further expansion in...
The Austrian sports retail chain Hervis announced further expansion in Austria, Germany and Romania. On April 8, a new branch opened in Kempten, Germany; six branch openings are scheduled for Romania; and the stores in Austria are being expanded and converted. In Austria and Germany, the company reported a substantial ...
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Canada Goose is opening six stores in the autumn/winter of...
Canada Goose is opening six stores in the autumn/winter of 2019: two in Europe, one in the U.S. and three in Canada. The European stores will be located in Milan's Fashion District and on the Rue Saint-Honoré in Paris. The American store, at the Mall of America in Minneapolis, will ...
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The National Basketball Association (NBA) has opened its largest store...
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has opened its largest store outside North America. Located at the Intime Mall in Beijing, the store has a floor space of 1,145 square meters. It is operated by Topsports, China's largest retailer of sporting goods and a wholly owned subsidiary of Belle International Holding, ...
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Nike is the most searched for brand of sneakers in...
Nike is the most searched for brand of sneakers in Italy, followed by Balenciaga, according to a recent ranking by Lyst, the global fashion search engine. Nike emerged as the most searched sneaker brand in seven Italian regions out of 20, thanks to its Air Vapormax, Air Max 97, Air ...
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Columbia inaugurated a new store in London's iconic Carnaby Street...
Columbia inaugurated a new store in London's iconic Carnaby Street on March 28 to sell a full collection of premium apparel, footwear and accessories. The 230-square-meter store will host a dedicated launch event on April 6, with more in-store events scheduled to take place throughout the summer.
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Blue Tomato has launched its own exclusive streetwear label for...
Blue Tomato has launched its own exclusive streetwear label for men and women, called Kazane
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Sportalm has opened a new experiential store of 225 square...
Sportalm has opened a new experiential store of 225 square meters in the Rathausgalerien of Innsbruck, replacing a former shop in the Austrian city
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Munich, the Spanish sports lifestyle brand, has opened its 18th...
Munich, the Spanish sports lifestyle brand, has opened its 18th store, this one in its home city of Barcelona
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On April 1, New Balance acquired the distribution of the...
On April 1, New Balance acquired the distribution of the brand in Poland from Tarmax, which had been handling it for more than 20 years. In a press release, New Balance said the deal will enable it to “connect more closely with its target consumer by continuing to build on ...
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X-Bionic has signed a landmark deal in China, naming Beijing...
X-Bionic has signed a landmark deal in China, naming Beijing Sanfo Outdoor Products as its exclusive strategic partner for the launch of a new X-Bionic 4.0 collection in the country's market. The two partners have also agreed to set up their own research and development center, the Nature Mimicry Research ...
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Germany's Sourceplan has taken over the exclusive distribution of the...
Germany's Sourceplan has taken over the exclusive distribution of the Californian brand Body Glide for Germany and Austria
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PLAE, the Georgia-based athletic flooring manufacturer, has established PLAE Europe,...
PLAE, the Georgia-based athletic flooring manufacturer, has established PLAE Europe, a new division in the U.K., and to celebrate the move, it is hosting a one-day lab for strength and conditioning coaches on April 13 at Loughborough University in Loughborough, U.K.
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Instead of extending a contract with Adidas, Naomi Osaka has...
Instead of extending a contract with Adidas, Naomi Osaka has preferred to sign a new sponsorship deal for footwear and apparel with Nike. Adidas had reportedly offered to pay between $8.5 million and $10 million per year for the Japanese tennis star, who beat Serena Williams at the U.S. Open ...
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Adidas is continuing its collaboration with MTV. Part of their...
Adidas is continuing its collaboration with MTV. Part of their skateboarding line, the company has launched a second “Beavis and Butt-Head” collection with two sneaker models and four apparel styles. The cult comic series has been airing again since April on Germany's free MTV channel.
