Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 236
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The NBA will partner with Kitbag, one of Europe's leading...
The NBA will partner with Kitbag, one of Europe's leading online sports retailers, to launch the league's official e-commerce store for Europe, the Middle East and Africa next month. NBAStore.eu will offer NBA-branded products from the league's official merchandise partners, including Adidas, the NBA's official outfitter, as well as Spalding, ...
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Fans of Rapala can now shop in the comfort of...
Fans of Rapala can now shop in the comfort of their own homes. The maker of fishing lure, knives and other products has gone live with its new e-commerce site, rapala.com, carrying 10 of the company's brands. The site was designed on the Demandware Commerce platform.
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Puma inaugurated its first full-price store in Spain on Aug....
Puma inaugurated its first full-price store in Spain on Aug. 24. Located in Barcelona, in the central and well-known Passeig de Gracia, the store occupies a surface of 250 square meters on two floors, filled with audiovisual equipment including iPads from which customers can directly buy Puma's products.
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Puma customers in Copenhagen will be able to design their...
Puma customers in Copenhagen will be able to design their own sneakers. Together with a Danish retailer, Rezet, Puma will open the Creative Factory, a store where customers can choose the materials and colors for their new Puma shoes using an iPad. The store, which is due to open on ...
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Last week, Puma opened its first sustainable store in a...
Last week, Puma opened its first sustainable store in a suburb of Bangalore, India. The 800-square-meter store was locally developed and sourced, and was designed for energy savings and environmentally friendly practices. The lower levels are reserved for retail sales, while and upper floor and a terrace will feature a ...
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Etnies has opened a pop-up store in London showcasing its...
Etnies has opened a pop-up store in London showcasing its “Buy a Shoe, Plant a Tree” program. The program plants one tree in the rainforests in the Brazilian state of São Paulo for each purchase of Etnies' Jameson 2 and Jameson 2 Eco shoes. Its goal is to plant 100,000 ...
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Reebok has opened its first Fit Hub in the U.S.,...
Reebok has opened its first Fit Hub in the U.S., at 37th Street and Fifth Avenue in New York. A Reebok retail store is on the street level, with the brand's gym, CrossFit Box, on the lower level. The employees there are fitness and product experts who can give the ...
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Skins has appointed Super-Brands as its new exclusive distributor in...
Skins has appointed Super-Brands as its new exclusive distributor in South Africa
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Nike Germany confirmed that the Niketown store in Berlin would...
Nike Germany confirmed that the Niketown store in Berlin would be closed down next summer, as part of the American sports brand's global retail strategy. Situated in Charlottenburg, the store of about 3,300 square meters was among the first Niketowns to open in Europe and it remains Nike's only store in Berlin. ...
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W.L. Gore & Associates has chosen PFSweb to handle its...
W.L. Gore & Associates has chosen PFSweb to handle its e-commerce operations in the U.S. and Europe for Gore Bike Wear and Gore Running Wear. The two new brands were launched in the U.S. in July; their online presence will start September. The new site is www.goreapparel.com.
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Volcom is ready to start its first store in Spain....
Volcom is ready to start its first store in Spain. The exact address has not been disclosed, but the company has said that the store would be located in Barcelona.
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Bench has taken over ownership of two stores operated by...
Bench has taken over ownership of two stores operated by franchisees in Berlin and Munich
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Quiksilver has inaugurated a big new Boardriders store at its...
Quiksilver has inaugurated a big new Boardriders store at its new European headquarters at Saint Jean de Luz, France
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Oberalp will replace Project 2010 as the distributor of Fischer...
Oberalp will replace Project 2010 as the distributor of Fischer Sports in Italy, starting in March 2013. The deal is described as a strategic partnership that will involve cooperation in product development, branding and marketing. The two family-owned companies already collaborate through the studio of Antonio Dus in Montebelluna, which ...
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The Russian market has been identified by Michael Rupp, the...
The Russian market has been identified by Michael Rupp, the new chief executive of Jack Wolfskin, as one of the most promising targets for investment by the German outdoor brand in the coming years. The former Adidas Group executive, who started at Jack Wolfskin a few weeks ago, wants to ...
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New Era recently signed new distribution contracts with Sportmaster for...
New Era recently signed new distribution contracts with Sportmaster for Russia and with MIG for Poland. The company also hired a new country manager for Italy, Cristiana Zaccarelli, who started managing New Era's Italian office in Rome last month. Previously, she worked in different positions at Nike Italy. New Era ...
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Torspo, the Finnish brand of hockey equipment, is moving back...
Torspo, the Finnish brand of hockey equipment, is moving back into the U.S. market under the management of Dave Soderqvist, former head of First Team Sports, who will also market the Christian brand of hockey sticks there. With the backing of Jussi Salonoja, the Finnish investor who bought the brand ...
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Land-Mark of Montebelluna is the new distributor of Gilbert rugby...
Land-Mark of Montebelluna is the new distributor of Gilbert rugby balls, taking the place of Maspero Sport
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Hannover Finanz says it wants to cash out of Runners Point,...
Hannover Finanz says it wants to cash out of Runners Point, reselling the 75 percent stake that it acquired in 2005 in this big German sporting goods retail chain from the former Karstadt Quelle group. The German private equity firm has asked Deloitte to find new investors for the company. Runners ...
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French suppliers and retailers have agreed on an extension of...
French suppliers and retailers have agreed on an extension of the deal that exempts them from the more stringent payment rules adopted in France in 2008 in the Loi de Modernisation de l'Economie (LME). This law called for retailers to pay their invoices 60 days after receipt at the latest, ...
