Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 171
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Polar's Spanish subsidiary, Polar Iberica, is taking over the distribution...
Polar's Spanish subsidiary, Polar Iberica, is taking over the distribution in Portugal from Altis, the company of Alfredo Baptista
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Iconix has taken over the 50% stake it didn't own...
Iconix has taken over the 50% stake it didn't own in its Canadian subsidiary for $19 million
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Hardly a week goes by without a Decathlon store opening,...
Hardly a week goes by without a Decathlon store opening, and the latest batch includes its expansion in three relatively small markets. The French retailer opened a store in Maribor earlier this month, its second in Slovenia after Ljubljana last year. Another opening occurred in Romania, where Decathlon has been ...
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Textilwirtschaft reports that Decathlon intends to open a shop in...
Textilwirtschaft reports that Decathlon intends to open a shop in the basement of a C&A store in Düsseldorf before the end of the year. The store would cover about 2,000 square meters in the fashion apparel retailer's flagship store in the city. A spokesman told the newspaper that the partnership ...
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Stag, the British buying group for independent retailers, reports a...
Stag, the British buying group for independent retailers, reports a record turnover of £275 million (€307m-$361m) for its retail members in the U.K. and €80 million for its retail members in the Republic of Ireland. Sales increased from £250 million and €78 million, respectively, in spite of a small decline ...
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Yet another Spanish buying group, Anzamar, is launching a chain...
Yet another Spanish buying group, Anzamar, is launching a chain of sneaker stores, called Black Laces. The first one opened earlier this month in the Bahia Plaza shopping mall of Cádiz. Another buying group, Atmósfera Sport, has launched a similar concept, Atmósfera Sport Black, as an internet store. A bigger ...
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Carl-August Seibel and Philip Seibel will open a sneaker store,...
Carl-August Seibel and Philip Seibel will open a sneaker store, called Fourty Tree, in Hauenstein on July 22. Covering 200 square meters, the store will feature apparel and shoes of brands such as Adidas, Puma, Nike, Reebok and Diadora. Carl-August Seibel is the chief executive of the Josef Seibel Group, ...
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Havaianas opened its first store in the German market earlier...
Havaianas opened its first store in the German market earlier this month. Located in the famous Berlin shopping avenue, the Ku'damm, the shop occupies 70 square meters of retail space. There are now 30 Havaianas stores throughout Europe, as well as 40 concessions and 80 franchise shops.
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Foot Locker is set to take the place of a...
Foot Locker is set to take the place of a former Benetton store at the prestigious address of 66 avenue des Champs-Elysees in Paris during the third quarter, according to FashionNetwork.com
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Retail Trends reports that Sportsworld, the Dutch chain of sports...
Retail Trends reports that Sportsworld, the Dutch chain of sports megastores, is preparing to open a sixth store in the center of Purmerend, on the site of a former V&D department store
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K-Way is set to open a flagship store on Paris'...
K-Way is set to open a flagship store on Paris' rue du Temple on Aug. 22
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Moncler has opened a 500-square-meter store in the important Harbour...
Moncler has opened a 500-square-meter store in the important Harbour City shopping mall of Hong Kong
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The Paris Saint-German football club, which is sponsored by Emirates...
The Paris Saint-German football club, which is sponsored by Emirates and Nike, has opened its first pop-up store in the artistic Wynwood district of Miami, Florida
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Arc'teryx has opened a 3,300-square-foot store in the La Brea...
Arc'teryx has opened a 3,300-square-foot store in the La Brea district of Los Angeles
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Adidas has developed its first laceless running shoe as part...
Adidas has developed its first laceless running shoe as part of its Ultraboost range, using an advanced Primeknit contruction and new yarn engineering for more compression and support. Aramis motion tracking technology has allowed the brand's designers to integrate key support features and other functions based on an analysis of ...
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Adidas has signed a multi-year sponsorship agreement with USA Volleyball,...
Adidas has signed a multi-year sponsorship agreement with USA Volleyball, covering the men's and women's teams and the beach volleyball teams. The junior and Paraympic teams are also included in the deal. Adidas will also sponsor Lauren Carlini, a female player from Wisconsin who earned four All-America honors during her ...
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Hi-Tec adjusts European distribution
Interga has been appointed to sell the Hi-Tec and Magnum brands in Italy, as part of the adjustments in European distribution after the sale of Hi-Tec's assets to Cherokee Global Brands (CGB) late last year. Interga is a strongly-established firm that sells a mix of sports and lifestyle brands, such ...
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Kasper Rorsted, chief executive of the Adidas Group, told Focus...
Kasper Rorsted, chief executive of the Adidas Group, told Focus magazine that the Reebok brand has to return to profitability within four years. Shortly after Rorsted took over the helm in October last year, the company launched a reorganization at Reebok, Muscle Up, which entailed about 150 job cuts, the ...
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Puma is reorganizing the distribution of its products in Canada....
Puma is reorganizing the distribution of its products in Canada. Its national head office is being moved from Montreal to Toronto, but the company will retain a showroom in Montreal. Some back-office functions will be moved to its North American headquarters in the U.S. The logistics will be outsourced to ...
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Hang Ten, the classic American surf wear brand, has entered...
Hang Ten, the classic American surf wear brand, has entered the Swedish market after a decade-long absence, according to Sportfack. It will be run by Peter Lenerius, formerly with Rehband, the Swedish brand of crossfit apparel. He has chosen to produce his own collection for the Swedish market, and in ...
