Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 235
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El Corte Inglés will join the AMS Sourcing buying group...
El Corte Inglés will join the AMS Sourcing buying group starting Jan. 1. The Dutch buying group currently encompasses 13 other retail members, including Ahold, Delhaize Group, Esselunga, Jerónimo Martins and Morrisons, in 28 European countries. With this decision, El Corte Inglés aims at getting better buying conditions for both ...
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Le Coq Sportif has inaugurated its first international flagship store...
Le Coq Sportif has inaugurated its first international flagship store in Milan. The 240-square-meter shop, on two floors, is located on Via Dante, a pedestrian shopping street in the heart of the city. Until now the brand has concentrated its retail development on the French market, with the opening of ...
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Citadium has launched its e-commerce platform. Over the last two...
Citadium has launched its e-commerce platform. Over the last two years, the Parisian superstore, which primarily targets a 15-25-year-old audience, has repositioned itself, switching from the sale of sports brands to in street and preppy fashion, including sports-inspired products by Adidas, Converse and other brands. Citadium's main store is located ...
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Indian newspapers have reported that more than 150 retail franchisees...
Indian newspapers have reported that more than 150 retail franchisees running Reebok mono-brand stores in India held a virulent demonstration in New Delhi earlier this monthy. They vented their anger about the measures taken by the Adidas Group to alter its relationship with Reebok franchises, which should lead to a ...
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Fila has set out plans to open 60 more stores...
Fila has set out plans to open 60 more stores in India with its local licensing partner Cravatex by the end of 2014, adding to its current 40 stores in the country. The Italian sportswear brand is willing to capitalize on Adidas' decision to reduce its Reebok stores in India ...
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Salomon is opening its first store in Montreal. It is...
Salomon is opening its first store in Montreal. It is adjacent to an older store by Arc'teryx, which has been renovated for the occasion.
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Intersport PSC Holding has now definitely decided to shut down...
Intersport PSC Holding has now definitely decided to shut down its Budget Sport Schweiz subsidiary, and to close down its four low-priced stores in Ostermundigen, Biel, Emmenbrücke and Winterthur. On Aug. 16, the Swiss Intersport organization announced that it was considering this step, but called on its employees to deliver ...
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At the end of 2013 or beginning of 2014, SportScheck,...
At the end of 2013 or beginning of 2014, SportScheck, Germany's leading specialty sporting goods retailer, will open its second store in Berlin. The selling surface of 4,600 square meters will be located in a new shopping mall that is described as the country's largest shopping center in a downtown ...
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Golfino has opened a new flagship store on London's West...
Golfino has opened a new flagship store on London's West End, its first standalone shop in the city. The market leader in high-quality golfwear already has stores in Edinburgh, Paris, Berlin, Munich and Zurich, among others, as well as a shop-in-shop in Harrods department store in London. The new flagship ...
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Fred Perry is opening a 190-square-meter store in Munich, adding...
Fred Perry is opening a 190-square-meter store in Munich, adding to those it already has in Berlin and Cologne and to an outlet in Ingolstadt
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Jack Wolfskin, the German outdoor brand, and Cotswold Outdoor, the...
Jack Wolfskin, the German outdoor brand, and Cotswold Outdoor, the leading British specialty outdoor retailer, have agreed on a partnership for internet sales (more on this and other outdoor-related stories in The Outdoor Industry Compass)
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Intersport Italia has inaugurated a new franchised store at Ortona...
Intersport Italia has inaugurated a new franchised store at Ortona
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Vans opens its first store in Southern France in Bordeaux...
Vans opens its first store in Southern France in Bordeaux
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sJD Sports Fashion has inaugurated a more elaborate format for...
sJD Sports Fashion has inaugurated a more elaborate format for its JD stores by revamping its “King of Trainers” unit on Birmingham's New Street
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Proged has taken on the distribution of O'Neill in Spain...
Proged has taken on the distribution of O'Neill in Spain and Portugal from Sportzun, a Spanish company that has also been distributing the brand in Italy. Like its recent Iberian licensing and distribution agreement for Umbro, the new contract should help Proged to make up for the loss of its ...
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Sporttotal will distribute Nathan's running and triathlon collections on the...
Sporttotal will distribute Nathan's running and triathlon collections on the Spanish and Portuguese markets. Distribution will initially be limited to some specific items, to then become generalized as from spring 2013. Based in the U.S., with operations in 44 countries, Nathan designs and manufactures products to meet hydration, safety and ...
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Authentic Brands Group, the new owner of Prince, has struck...
Authentic Brands Group, the new owner of Prince, has struck a distribution agreement with Globeride for the Japanese market. In China, Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, the brand's products will be distributed by Wellpower Sports.
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After a long partnership, Swix Sports and its Swedish distribution...
After a long partnership, Swix Sports and its Swedish distribution partner, Sportmarket, will part ways. For the past 23 years, Sportmarket has been the exclusive Swedish distributor for Swix, the Norwegian brand of wax and cross-country skiing products, as well as Ulvang, a Norwegian apparel brand owned by the Swix ...
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The German section of Sport 2000 has bundled a package...
The German section of Sport 2000 has bundled a package for its affiliated retailers to improve their presence online. The group's e-services solutions are a toolbox of five modular pieces that the retailers can pick according to their demand. The new service starts with a basic offer: a website in ...
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DC Shoes, the footwear company of Quiksilver, has opened its...
DC Shoes, the footwear company of Quiksilver, has opened its first Central European door through a franchisee in Innsbruck, Austria. The store is run by Markus Baier, a co-founder of moreboards.com, a network of currently 17 stores in the country. Baier also operates three Quiksilver-branded franchises in the Austrian cities ...
