Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 246
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Décathlon came in 5th place among the favorite retail brands...
Décathlon came in 5th place among the favorite retail brands in France this year after retail chains involved in other sectors: Picard, Amazon, Ikea, Yves Rocher and Fnac
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Aigle has opened its 5th store in Paris near the...
Aigle has opened its 5th store in Paris near the Bastille, close to those recently opened there by Timberland, Lacoste and Clarks
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Damart, the French brand of heat-preserving clothing, has opened its...
Damart, the French brand of heat-preserving clothing, has opened its third Damart Sport store in Lille
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Nike is reportedly planning to open its third specialized Nike...
Nike is reportedly planning to open its third specialized Nike Running store at Fifth Avenue and West 20th Street in New York
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Timberland has taken over the distribution in Greece, following the...
Timberland has taken over the distribution in Greece, following the financial problems of its former partner there, Ridenco, which were apparently caused by the difficult economic and financial situation in the country. Two other brands, Nautica and La Martina, have also terminated their agreements with the Greek group. Timberland's office ...
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Premium Golf Brands has extended its deal to distribute Cutter...
Premium Golf Brands has extended its deal to distribute Cutter & Buck golf apparel in the U.K., Ireland, Portugal and Spain, lasting until 2015. The distributor will also continue to have input in the design of products for the U.K. and the rest of Europe. At the same time, Cutter ...
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The Performance + Lifestyle Group of Collective Brands has several...
The Performance + Lifestyle Group of Collective Brands has several new distribution agreements that will help it expand its Sperry Top-Sider, Saucony, Keds and Stride Rite brands worldwide. ABC-Mart of Tokyo will reintroduce Saucony and Sperry Top-Sider in Japan through its own stores as well as fashion retailers (for Sperry) ...
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Edgar Tremmel is no longer the German distributor of POC,...
Edgar Tremmel is no longer the German distributor of POC, the Swedish marketer of helmets, eyewear and protective equipment for snow sports and cycling. Instead, the Austrian subsidiary of POC based in Bergheim, near Salzburg, will take on the German business as well under the leadership of Hans Schlick, managing ...
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Regatta Group, the largest outdoor group in the U.K., is...
Regatta Group, the largest outdoor group in the U.K., is about to open a new 400,000-square-foot warehouse in Ellesmere Port. This will nearly double the warehousing capacity of the group, which owns the brands Regatta, Craghoppers, Dare2b, Regatta Professional and Hawkshead. As the company expands globally, it considers the enlarged ...
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Carving Sport has signed a deal for the distribution in...
Carving Sport has signed a deal for the distribution in Spain and Andorra of the Plum line of ski bindings developed and manufactured by Felisaz in France
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Reischmann, a German retailer of sports and fashion products based...
Reischmann, a German retailer of sports and fashion products based in Ravensburg, is opening its 13th store in nearby Kempten. With 8,000 square meters of space, of which more than 5,000 m² will be for sporting goods, it will be the biggest one in the chain. The company already has ...
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Ebay has launched a new pilot project aiming to win...
Ebay has launched a new pilot project aiming to win new sellers that as of now is limited to only ebay.de and ebay.at, for Germany and Austria respectively. For the first time ever, Ebay is letting buyers pay Ebay for their goods; then Ebay will transfer the money to the ...
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Zalando will launch a pilot project next November to sell...
Zalando will launch a pilot project next November to sell sporting goods online in partnership with a sporting goods retailer in Germany. Philip Metzler and Christian Zingel, who are taking care of Zalando's partnership program for the moment, indicate that the retailer does not wish to be named during ...
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Taobao Mall, China's largest online retailer, is going to let...
Taobao Mall, China's largest online retailer, is going to let 38 rival retailers open virtual stores on its site as a way to expand its offerings. It won't become a retailer itself, but will continue in its role as a B2C platform between customers and brands or retailers. Taobao already ...
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Munich, the Spanish brand of sneakers, has inaugurated its first...
Munich, the Spanish brand of sneakers, has inaugurated its first store outside Spain in the Kildare Village of Ireland, near Dublin. Munich already has 10 mono-brand stores in Spain, plus shop-in-shops in various department stores of El Corte Inglés.
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Shortly after the opening of a store on the Portuguese...
Shortly after the opening of a store on the Portuguese Algarve coast, Golfino has made it into Milan. The new shop is located in the rather exclusive area of Brera in Via Solferino, which is packed with good boutiques and restaurants. The 70-square-meter selling surface is just a 10-minute walk ...
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Salomon is opening a 2,000-square-foot store in Vancouver next month....
Salomon is opening a 2,000-square-foot store in Vancouver next month. This will be the first look at its new design concept, which is warm and rustic yet contemporary, demonstrating the influence of the mountains with rough wood and rock features. A digital kiosk lets customers explore options for footwear depending ...
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Skullcandy takes over European distribution
Skullcandy, an American producer of fashionable headphones that are also sold in sporting goods stores, has acquired Kungsbacka 57, the Swedish company that has been distributing its products in Europe. Skullcandy, which recently went public, is setting up a European sales office in Switzerland that should become fully operational after ...
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USG Brands is opening a new subsidiary in France to...
USG Brands is opening a new subsidiary in France to distribute the increasing number of sports fashion brands for which it has the rights in the country. It is starting off with Valsport and Tenson, which it owns, and with Pantofola d'Oro, for which it has a license covering France ...
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Skins has picked new distributors for Sweden and for the...
Skins has picked new distributors for Sweden and for the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Svea Sport Fashion will handle the compression wear brand in the Scandinavian country, while 3R Boost s.r.o. will sell it in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The new distributors will help launch the Skins 200 series ...
