Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 220
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After hiring Stefanie Gruber as international sales manager in November,...
After hiring Stefanie Gruber as international sales manager in November, Sportalm has been expanding its store franchising concept. Entering the U.S. market, the Austrian sports apparel brand opened its first franchised single-brand store in Aspen, Colorado at the end 2013. Sportalm will continue its expansion in Eastern Europe in 2014, ...
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After introducing its selective distribution concept in Germany last year,...
After introducing its selective distribution concept in Germany last year, Mammut separated from about 200-300 retailers in the course of 2013, representing about 20-25 percent of its sales. The selective distribution concept will now also be implemented in Switzerland and Austria, followed by the rest of the world, in the ...
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Pearl Izumi has launched a virtual factory outlet store on...
Pearl Izumi has launched a virtual factory outlet store on the internet for the European market. It will be initially available for orders from France, the Benelux countries, Denmark, Finland and Sweden. The service will soon be extended to Austria and Poland. The brand already has three free-standing stores in ...
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Adidas has opened the first free-standing Adidas by Stella McCartney...
Adidas has opened the first free-standing Adidas by Stella McCartney store in the U.S., operating at 1111 Lincoln Road in Miami
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Adidas has opened a temporary NBA retail store in...
Adidas has opened a temporary NBA retail store in the historic French quarter of New Orleans that will also host product launches and other events during the NBA All-Star Game
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Moncler is opening its 122nd mono-brand store and the first...
Moncler is opening its 122nd mono-brand store and the first one in Latin America, located in the JK Iguatemi mall of São Paulo
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Karstadt Sports will be selling Fila's tennis product line in...
Karstadt Sports will be selling Fila's tennis product line in all of its stores from February
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Descente opened a new mono-brand store, owned by the company,...
Descente opened a new mono-brand store, owned by the company, in Tokyo last October
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Globetrotter is reportedly laying off 100 employees (more in The...
Globetrotter is reportedly laying off 100 employees (more in The Outdoor Industry Compass)
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Acting through its European distributor and licensee, L-Fashion Group of...
Acting through its European distributor and licensee, L-Fashion Group of Finland, Li-Ning has signed a three–year deal as sponsor of the Finnish Basketball Association, replacing Spalding
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Despite a good relationship with its former Swedish distributor, Backcountry...
Despite a good relationship with its former Swedish distributor, Backcountry Equipment, Rottefella has taken over the distribution of its own products in Sweden, starting with orders for the next autumn/winter season. The Norwegian producer of cross-country ski bindings has been successful at working directly with the large sporting goods chains ...
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Brekka, the 26-year-old Italian brand of headwear and other accessories,...
Brekka, the 26-year-old Italian brand of headwear and other accessories, has signed two new distribution agreements in Germany and Finland. The first one is Tradegroup, which already represents Volcom, Hurley and Sweet SKTBS in Germany. The Finnish distributor is a family-owned company founded 40 years ago, Scanman Oy, which represents ...
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Mizuno USA has renewed its long-standing commercial partnership with Alpargatas,...
Mizuno USA has renewed its long-standing commercial partnership with Alpargatas, the Brazilian distributor of performance footwear and clothing, until 2026. The 13-year agreement renewal, focusing on business growth in the Latin American region, retains Alpargatas as the sole licensing and distribution rights holder for Mizuno, with an option to renew ...
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Claudio Angaran has been named international sales and marketing manager...
Claudio Angaran has been named international sales and marketing manager of Garmont. The Italian executive has worked in the past 15 years for three other Italian outdoor firms: Trezeta, La Sportiva and Aku. Angaran takes the place of Gian Luca Farinazzo, who has left the company to work for Lowa. ...
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Chris Parkhurst, who has been running MSR's alpine and snow...
Chris Parkhurst, who has been running MSR's alpine and snow tools division, has been promoted to vice president of MSR, with profit and loss responsibility and tasked with creating new product, marketing and sales strategy for the brand, which belongs to Cascade Designs. Parkhurst is said to have been instrumental ...
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Martes Sport, the Polish sports wholesaler and retailer, has obtained...
Martes Sport, the Polish sports wholesaler and retailer, has obtained a distribution agreement to start selling Icepeak in the country from the start of this year. The Finnish outdoor brand was previously distributed in Poland by Ski Team, a specialist retail chain. Martes is the Polish distributor for Arena, Colmar, ...
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New Era signed a contract with a new distributor in...
New Era signed a contract with a new distributor in South Africa, Seco Trade
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Leader Sport Trading has opened the biggest multi-brand and multi-sport...
Leader Sport Trading has opened the biggest multi-brand and multi-sport stores in Abu Dhabi and Qatar, based on a new store concept that it wants to roll out across the Gulf states, competing with the likes of Intersport, Go Sport and Sports Direct. Spanning over 3,000 square meters and hosting ...
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Snipes, the German chain of sneaker shops, has taken over...
Snipes, the German chain of sneaker shops, has taken over SportsLab, a similar chain of ten stores in Switzerland that will change their names to Snipes next summer. The acquisition was made easier by the fact that Deichmann acquired a stake in Snipes in 2011. Deichmann, the largest shoe retailer ...
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Munich, the Spanish brand of sneakers, has opened its first...
Munich, the Spanish brand of sneakers, has opened its first two stores in China through a distributor as part of a new phase of development in Asia. They are located in Shanghai and Nanjing. The brand has also opened a shop-in-shop in the Lotte department store in Seoul and found ...
