Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 194
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Herbert Hainer, chief executive of the Adidas Group, told the...
Herbert Hainer, chief executive of the Adidas Group, told the Süddeutsche Zeitung that the company achieved sales of more than €2 billion in China last year, up from €1,811 million in 2014, making it the group's second-largest national market after the U.S. For this year the Adidas chief predicts buoyant ...
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Carving Sport has set up a B2B platform that allows...
Carving Sport has set up a B2B platform that allows retailers to place orders online. The company is the Spanish distributor of various brands including Asolo, Dalbello, Marker, Völkl, Yaktrax and Fila skates. It recently hired a new commercial director, Arman Majoral.
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Kubus Sports, the distributor of Elan and many other sports...
Kubus Sports, the distributor of Elan and many other sports brands in the Netherlands, has expanded its distribution of the Slovenian ski brand to Belgium and Luxembourg from the start of the year. Kubus Sports already covers the Netherlands and in some cases the entire Benelux for snow sports brands ...
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Sport Partner reports that TCK Sports Group, a leading distributor...
Sport Partner reports that TCK Sports Group, a leading distributor in the Dutch sports and outdoor market, is taking over the distribution of Dalbello and Ortovox in the Benelux countries. Previously handled by Kubus Sports in the Netherlands and by Aquatic Sport in Belgium, Dalbello's distribution in these countries is ...
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Blue Ice Adventure will distribute Dynafit in China, and the...
Blue Ice Adventure will distribute Dynafit in China, and the brand's products will be presented at Ispo Beijing on Feb. 24-27
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Zalando and the Adidas Group have been partnering since last...
Zalando and the Adidas Group have been partnering since last November on a pilot project. If the e-tailer runs out of stock of certain Adidas or Reebok products in certain sizes or colors, it can access the Adidas Group's own central distribution center in Germany, which will ship them directly ...
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Nautilus has opened a 3,000-square-foot retail store at its headquarters...
Nautilus has opened a 3,000-square-foot retail store at its headquarters in Vancouver, Washington
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The Adidas Group ended last year with a closetful of...
The Adidas Group ended last year with a closetful of awards for its corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts in China. As detailed in a company statement, Adidas Greater China was listed by the CSR Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences as one of the top ten multinational ...
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Robin Stalker, chief financial officer at the Adidas Group, told...
Robin Stalker, chief financial officer at the Adidas Group, told The Financial Times that the company was not facing pressure to divest activities. Speculation has been reported about such pressure after several influential investors built up stakes in Adidas this year: Southern Asset Management (SAM) in the U.S. and investment ...
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Zalando is taking over Nugg, a German company that supplies...
Zalando is taking over Nugg, a German company that supplies targeted digital marketing solutions, from the German Post Office, in order to address specific target groups in different ways. In the U.S., meanwhile, Amazon is reportedly planning to set up its own fleet of cargo airplanes to avoid delayed deliveries ...
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New Balance has announced the takeover of Gartner Sports, which...
New Balance has announced the takeover of Gartner Sports, which has been its exclusive Italian distributor since 1996. It already acquired a 30 percent interest in the company in 2003 and bought the remaining 70 percent from the Gartner family. Christian Gartner, who led the management team for New Balance ...
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Zyro has been appointed as the exclusive distributor for the...
Zyro has been appointed as the exclusive distributor for the Giro brand's snow goggles and helmets in the U.K. and Ireland, complementing a distribution agreement sealed two years earlier for Giro Cycling. BRG Sports, which owns Giro and several other sports brands, said in a press release that Zyro has ...
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Chris Sports, which supervises sales of the Bjørn Dæhlie brand...
Chris Sports, which supervises sales of the Bjørn Dæhlie brand in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, previously covering the German market with agents, has agreed for TP Sports to take care of German distribution for the Norwegian winter sports apparel brand from the next winter season with support from some of ...
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CMP has signed an agency contract for the U.K. with...
CMP has signed an agency contract for the U.K. with Ardblair Sports, which also represents Leki, X-Bionic and Aku. Meanwhile, International Sportswear Company (ISC) is taking on the distribution in Sweden of the fast-growing Italian brand of outdoor clothing, starting with deliveries in August 2016. ISC is also the distributor ...
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Ultra Sport Europe has taken on the distribution of NSP...
Ultra Sport Europe has taken on the distribution of NSP surf and SUP boards in the U.K. and Ireland
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Stroops' elastic fitness bands are going to be distributed in...
Stroops' elastic fitness bands are going to be distributed in Spain by Tecnosport España
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El Corte Inglés has started to offer home delivery within...
El Corte Inglés has started to offer home delivery within two hours for items ordered through its website. The service is limited for the moment to the cities of Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Málaga, Sevilla and Bilbao. The initiative is regarded as a pre-emptive move against Amazon, which is reportedly considering ...
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North Sails has inaugurated its Spanish store, covering 190 square...
North Sails has inaugurated its Spanish store, covering 190 square meters on Carrer Consell in Barcelona. This takes up to 36 the number of corporate and franchised stores of the Italian company, which was acquired by a private equity fund in 2014. North Sails is planning other openings in Stockholm, ...
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One of the two Go Sport stores in Dubai has...
One of the two Go Sport stores in Dubai has been reopened and is now the largest one in the French retail group's chain with a total surface of 3,200 square meters. Operated by its master franchisee for the Gulf States, Al Mana Fashion Group, the store has benefited from ...
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Snipes, the German-based chain of sneaker stores, is reportedly planning...
Snipes, the German-based chain of sneaker stores, is reportedly planning to launch a women-specific format of shoe stores under a different name, which would also offer high-heeled shoes and clothing. Meanwhile, Snipes has opened its first Spanish store in the Gran Casa shopping center of Zaragoza. It is said to ...
