Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 203
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The franchised Columbia store in Chamonix has reopened after a...
The franchised Columbia store in Chamonix has reopened after a major refitting, a few weeks before the Ultra'Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB), the big race of which the brand has become main sponsor
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Nike's largest store in India to date has opened on...
Nike's largest store in India to date has opened on 7,355 square feet of space in Bengaluru
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Everlast is opening its first three stores in the U.S.,...
Everlast is opening its first three stores in the U.S., all three of them in Florida
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New Balance will reportedly open a second shop in Barcelona...
New Balance will reportedly open a second shop in Barcelona
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Adidas celebrated its partnership with Parley for the Oceans at...
Adidas celebrated its partnership with Parley for the Oceans at the United Nations headquarters in New York on June 29, at the General Assembly Hall, on the occasion of a high-level event on climate change, convened by the President of the General Assembly. The event was the showcase for the ...
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Nike is to replace Adidas as the sponsor of the...
Nike is to replace Adidas as the sponsor of the University of Michigan for its sports uniforms. The organization issued a statement saying that Nike was to become the Michigan Wolverines' official athletic footwear, apparel and equipment provider, starting from the beginning of August 2016 and until 2027, but with ...
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Nike overtakes Adidas in apparel
For the first time in its history, the Swoosh overtook the Three Stripes last year in terms of invoiced sales in the global sports apparel market, whose growth accelerated to 4.3 percent from 0.9 percent in 2013. Both companies, as well as the sports apparel market overall, benefited from the ...
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Zalando takes over Bread & Butter
The giant e-tailer based in Berlin has signed a letter of intent to buy the insolvent company that manages the Bread & Butter fashion show in the German capital. The fair is working on a new concept that should involve consumers, which are Zalando's primary target, but it's not sure ...
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Snow Factory is the new distributor for Icebreaker in Spain...
Snow Factory is the new distributor for Icebreaker in Spain and Portugal, starting with its spring/summer 2016 collections. Snow Factory is already the Spanish distributor of La Sportiva and other sports brands. Snow Factory has also reached an agreement to distribute the hydration products of Ultimate Direction in Spain and ...
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By the beginning of August, Intersport Deutschland is set to...
By the beginning of August, Intersport Deutschland is set to have completed the integration of all the remaining 15 Sportpoint stores that it bought at the end of last year. Three have been closed. Some of the remaining stores will be operated by its Intersport Voswinkel chain. Sportpoint's founder, Wolfgang ...
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Maloja, the German sportswear brand, has opened its first store...
Maloja, the German sportswear brand, has opened its first store in South Korea, located in Seoul's Gangnam area, covering 300 square meters.
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JD Sports has signed a ten-year lease for a new...
JD Sports has signed a ten-year lease for a new flagship store in Scotland, located in the St. Enoch Centre of Glasgow
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Willy Kühme, the owner of the German Sport Fundgrube chain...
Willy Kühme, the owner of the German Sport Fundgrube chain of off-price stores, is reportedly considering the conversion of some of them to franchises
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The Adidas Group appeared puzzled this week by a lengthy...
The Adidas Group appeared puzzled this week by a lengthy German newspaper report containing allegations that workers contracted through temporary work agencies at a logistical center in Rieste, Germany, were treated unfairly. The article in Die Zeit reports complaints from workers that they were asked to be permanently on call without ...
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Zeis Excelsa, the owner of the Virtus Palestre brand, has...
Zeis Excelsa, the owner of the Virtus Palestre brand, has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with A Moda for the production and distribution of the brand's apparel and accessories. Along with the development of the men's, women's and children's collections, the three-year worldwide agreement also provides for the repositioning of ...
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Fenix Outdoor International says it has finalized the acquisition of...
Fenix Outdoor International says it has finalized the acquisition of the 40 percent stake it did not previously own in Frilufts, a subsidiary regrouping three outdoor retailers: Globetrotter from Germany, Naturkompaniet in Sweden and Partioaitta in Finland. Fenix already owned 60 percent of Frilufts, which was established after Fenix acquired ...
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Décimas, a Spanish sporting goods retailer that is celebrating its...
Décimas, a Spanish sporting goods retailer that is celebrating its 30th anniversary, has entered the Polish market with a 900-square-meter store located in the Magnolia Park shopping center of Wroclaw, where Intersport and Decathlon have their stores. The chain has been expanding outside the Spanish market since 2007, opening four ...
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Mike Ashley, the majority shareholder of Sports Direct International (SDI),...
Mike Ashley, the majority shareholder of Sports Direct International (SDI), the leading British and increasingly European sports retailer, is reportedly preparing the launch of a new chain of discount stores. The Mail on Sunday reported that a Mega Value store opened in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, on the location of a department ...
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Go Sport is introducing new media and entertainment services on...
Go Sport is introducing new media and entertainment services on its website and in some of its physical stores. The French sports retailer will sell tickets to sports events, subscriptions to Canal + and copies of L'Equipe. Canal + is a TV channel that runs some sports events exclusively. L'Equipe ...
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Rip Curl has opened in Biarritz a women-specific store. In...
Rip Curl has opened in Biarritz a women-specific store. In contrast with another report, this is the brand's second shop in France dedicated to women. The other one is in the center of Hossegor. The new Rip Curl Girl store in Biarritz is located in rue Mazagran, a well-known shopping ...
