Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 180

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    Rapala France will take over the distribution of Rapala VMC...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Rapala France will take over the distribution of Rapala VMC Corp.'s Sufix fishing lines in Italy, Germany, Benelux and the U.K. from Shimano Europe

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    Decathlon is preparing to deploy urban stores of about 1,000...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Decathlon is preparing to deploy urban stores of about 1,000 square meters in France as part of a plan to expand in medium-sized cities, it was reported in Les Echos earlier this month. The French retailer will start by converting 25 existing Decathlon Easy into Decathlon Essential stores, and then ...

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    Signa Retail, the owner of Karstadt Warenhaus and Karstadt Sports,...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Signa Retail, the owner of Karstadt Warenhaus and Karstadt Sports, is acquiring a 78 percent stake in Tennis-Point, which it describes as the leading multi-channel retailer in the tennis category in Europe, with 12 stores and 19 online shops in ten languages. The Austrian company has already sealed three purchases ...

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    Business Insider reports that Adidas has opened what the publication...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Business Insider reports that Adidas has opened what the publication describes as Europe's first interactive virtual-reality store, in conjunction with the re-opening of the brand's flagship store in central Stockholm. The accompanying website, 360conceptstore.com, is in Swedish. It takes the viewer on a tour of the flagship store filmed with ...

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    Nike has reportedly signed a lease for a store of...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Nike has reportedly signed a lease for a store of nearly 6,500 square meters on Fifth Avenue, New York, comprising the lower level and the six floors of a building. The Real Deal, a publication about real estate, described the lease as one of the most expensive retail deals ever ...

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    Keller Sports has become a retail member of the Sport...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Keller Sports has become a retail member of the Sport 2000 buying group in Germany. The partnership will give the company access to the private label offerings and special make-ups of Sport 2000. With a premium positioning in the market, Keller Sports offers a narrow selection of branded products online ...

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    Blue Tomato has opened another store in Münster, expanding the...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Blue Tomato has opened another store in Münster, expanding the action sports retailer's network to 30 stores in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Owned by Zumiez since 2012, the group has been multiplying store openings in the last years: It moved into Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Munich, Stuttgart, Hamburg and Berlin, and ...

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    Engelhorn, the German sports and fashion retailer based in Mannheim,...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Engelhorn, the German sports and fashion retailer based in Mannheim, has started to sell its products online through Zalando's marketplace. Since Dec. 15, Engelhorn has been a member of Zalando's partnership program. Zalando will start by selling ski and snowboard products that were not available for purchase from the e-tailer's ...

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    The new “Vibram Paris Academy” opened its doors at 20,...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    The new “Vibram Paris Academy” opened its doors at 20, rue des Petits-Champs in Paris on Dec. 6. The 50-square-meter shop is Vibram's first in France, while it is the third in the world, after the Vibram “academies” in Athens and London. This store concept combines a selling area with ...

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    Philipp Plein has recently opened its first boutique dedicated to...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Philipp Plein has recently opened its first boutique dedicated to sport in Paris. The Plein Sport shop, which occupies a surface of 102 square meters, is located at 250 rue de Rivoli, not far from the Parisian flagship of the main brand, Philipp Plein. The new store has been designed ...

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    Millet opened on Dec. 9 a single-brand store of 120...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Millet opened on Dec. 9 a single-brand store of 120 square meters in the French ski resort of Val d'Isère, in partnership with a well-known local retailer, Mick Killy, who is the brother of a former French ski champion, Jean-Claude Killy

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    Burton Snowboards, which recently won the right to trade in...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Burton Snowboards, which recently won the right to trade in France with all the products under its own name, opened its first French store in the ski resort of Avoriaz, measuring 110 square meters, on Dec. 10

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    Forum Sport, the Spanish sporting goods retail chain, has opened...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Forum Sport, the Spanish sporting goods retail chain, has opened its first franchised store at Aranda de Duero, near Burgos

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    Adidas has launched the first versions of its ACE and...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has launched the first versions of its ACE and X soccer boots for female players. Using the insights provided by players, both boots have been designed to fit the female foot through a combination of shape and traction, according to the German brand. The tests showed, for example, that ...

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    Adidas put up for sale a limited number of 3D-printed...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Adidas put up for sale a limited number of 3D-printed running shoes on Dec. 15 in London, New York and Tokyo

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    Under Armour, Fanatics and Major League Baseball (MLB) have signed...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Under Armour, Fanatics and Major League Baseball (MLB) have signed a 10-year partnership that makes Under Armour (UA) the official uniform provider to MLB. The agreement marks UA's first-ever uniform deal for a professional league. The partnership will begin in the 2020 MLB season. Majestic Athletic, which has long been ...

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    As part of its investments in the U.S. market, Adidas...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    As part of its investments in the U.S. market, Adidas has sealed an extension of its partnership with Kris Bryant, third baseman of the Chicago Cubs, the World Series champion. Bryant is also the 2016 National League MVP, and a two-time All Star player. Bryant is to continue taking part ...

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    Sport-Tiedje, the big German retailer of fitness equipment, has signed...

    2016-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Sport-Tiedje, the big German retailer of fitness equipment, has signed a contract with Karstadt Sports to install concessions at 21 of its stores. These will be special areas of between 60 and 110 square meters, manned by three employees, that will sell its products. Founded in 1984, Sport-Tiedje has 45 ...

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    Elan, the Slovenian ski brand, is launching an online retailing...

    2016-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Elan, the Slovenian ski brand, is launching an online retailing service to support sales for this winter season in the German, Austrian and Slovenian markets – preferably through retailers. The idea is to offer the entire range to customers in these markets at standard prices. The sale should be closed ...

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    The new Spanish distributor of Fila is Ingesba, a Spanish...

    2016-12-01T00:00:00Z

    The new Spanish distributor of Fila is Ingesba, a Spanish company that distributes 11 brands, including Harley Davidson products. The company has signed the deal with Deichmann, the European licensee of the Korean-owned brand. It plans to position Fila in the higher segment of the streetwear market.