Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 217
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After a two-year trial period in Sweden, Norway's Stormberg has...
After a two-year trial period in Sweden, Norway's Stormberg has launched its web shop in 23 markets worldwide. The international site has been optimized for use in the U.S. and in 21 European countries outside of Norway. Stienar Olsen, chief executive of Stormberg, has told Sportsbransjenthat the response to the ...
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Stadium has opened a new flagship store in Kungens Kurva,...
Stadium has opened a new flagship store in Kungens Kurva, a popular shopping destination in Stockholm. The new 2,500 square-meter, two-story retail space is ideally located just opposite an Ikea store. As with most Stadium stores, products are highlighted by a subtle decor, but with new display solutions as well ...
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Soloporteros, a Spanish chain of fan football shops, is planning...
Soloporteros, a Spanish chain of fan football shops, is planning to grow from six to 11 stores in the next few weeks, partly through franchising, while moving into the running segment, says CMD Sport
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VF Corporation has opened a new distribution center in Kunshan,...
VF Corporation has opened a new distribution center in Kunshan, China, that will handle 30 million units of products annually and employ nearly 400 people. The new 85,000-square-meter facility represented an investment of more than $60 million, representing VF's largest infrastructure investment in China to date. In 2013, VF's total revenues ...
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The parent company of Supra footwear, One Distribution, has relocated...
The parent company of Supra footwear, One Distribution, has relocated its European office from the Basque coast of France to Barcelona, occupying a newly designed, 1,000-square-meter building in the Poblenou area of the city. The company has also signed a contract with Blue Distribution of Italy for the Greek market.
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On has appointed Richard Burney, formerly with Adidas and Sweatshop,...
On has appointed Richard Burney, formerly with Adidas and Sweatshop, as U.K. sales director. The Swiss brand of performance running shoes was previously working in the market through a distributor, Fit Brands.
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A British bank, Craven House Capital, has bought a 49...
A British bank, Craven House Capital, has bought a 49 percent stake in The Bicycle Company (TBC), the exclusive South African distributor of Trek bicycles and Craft outdoor clothing, with cash and shares. The new owners hope that TBC will attract other brands that wish to enter the South African ...
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Sympatex set up a new sales office in Boras near...
Sympatex set up a new sales office in Boras near Goteborg in Sweden on April 1. For 2014, the German company plans to develop its business in Scandinavia, Korea, China and Taiwan. In October, Sympatex set up a new subsidiary in Seoul in Korea, where currently 10 people are employed. ...
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Carl Matthews of Devmark Trading of New Zealand will represent...
Carl Matthews of Devmark Trading of New Zealand will represent the Primaloft brand throughout the Australian and New Zealand markets exclusively
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Sports Trade & Marketing International (SMTI) welcomes a new partner...
Sports Trade & Marketing International (SMTI) welcomes a new partner to the international Geneva-based buying group. The newest member is SportXX, the Swiss specialty chain owned by Migros, Switzerland's large retail cooperative. The turnover of SportXX, including its Outdoor by SportXX specialty shops, amounted to the equivalent of €226 million ...
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SportScheck, Germany's largest specialty retail chain of sporting goods, has...
SportScheck, Germany's largest specialty retail chain of sporting goods, has added a new store to its network. It has a selling surface of about 3,000 square meters and is located in Kassel, a city in northern Hesse. The subsidiary of the Otto Group plans more openings after this 18th outlet, ...
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Printemps, the French department store chain acquired by Qatar Holding,...
Printemps, the French department store chain acquired by Qatar Holding, has a plan to boost the number of its Citadium stores to between ten and 15 in the next years. The store concept, which was first inaugurated by Printemps in 2000 with a 6,000-square-meter unit next to its Paris flagship ...
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Trigema, the German brand of activewear that prides itself on...
Trigema, the German brand of activewear that prides itself on manufacturing all its clothing in Germany, is opening its first flagship store on 200 square meters in the Mall of Berlin, a new centrally located shopping center in the German capital. According to Textilwirtschaft, the company's chief executive and owner, ...
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Adidas is said to be looking at opening a Runbase...
Adidas is said to be looking at opening a Runbase store in Paris before the end of this year to help consolidate its third place in the French running shoe market, estimated at nearly €300 million, after Asics and Nike. It already has Runbase stores in Tokyo, London and Berlin.
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The number of Foot Locker stores outside the U.S. rose...
The number of Foot Locker stores outside the U.S. rose last year by 1.8 percent to 732, with those located in Europe rising to 604 from 590. According to the group's 10-K filing with the U.S. Securities Commission, sales per square foot rose in its stores by 3.9 percent to ...
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Direct Golf UK is investing in new storage and distribution...
Direct Golf UK is investing in new storage and distribution systems. The Yorkshire-based specialist golf retailer has outgrown its existing home in an old textile mill in Huddersfield and has joined forces with Mosaic Fulfilment Solutions (MFS) to move its outdated storage and distribution center to Wetherby. MFS will provide ...
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The Spanish distributor Carving Sport is adding the Fila skates...
The Spanish distributor Carving Sport is adding the Fila skates licensed by MGM Trezeta to its portfolio
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Gigasport, the Austrian sporting goods retail chain, is said to...
Gigasport, the Austrian sporting goods retail chain, is said to be pulling out of Slovenia, closing its three stores in Ljubljana, Maribor and Celje in the summer. Slovenia is the last foreign market for the Austrian retailer which left the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 2012. In Austria, this subsidiary ...
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Stadium, the Scandinavian sporting goods retailer based in Sweden, has...
Stadium, the Scandinavian sporting goods retailer based in Sweden, has closed three of its stores in Denmark, where it has reported a decrease in sales of just over one million Swedish kronor, down to SEK 63 million (€7.07m-$9.73m) for the financial year ended last Aug. 31. Profits before tax remained roughly ...
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Foot on Mars, the new Spanish chain of franchised sports...
Foot on Mars, the new Spanish chain of franchised sports fashion stores of Twinner Iberia, has opened its own pages on Facebook and Instagram and launched a blog. It is accompanying the opening of the first two stores in Lugo and Santiago de Compostela in the past few weeks and ...
