Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 247
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A Spanish distribution company, General Outdoor Ibérica, will take over...
A Spanish distribution company, General Outdoor Ibérica, will take over the distribution of the Swedish brand Poc in South America. General Outdoor Ibérica already distributes Poc as well as Bergans, 4FRNT and Skins in Spain and Andorra. For the moment, General Outdoor Ibérica will handle the distribution of Poc in ...
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Hi-Tec has named King Par to be the exclusive distributor...
Hi-Tec has named King Par to be the exclusive distributor of its golf products in North America. King Par is a primary supplier of its own brands as well as distributed brands to mass retailers and club, specialty, pro and online shops. It has worked in the North American golf ...
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Mission sp. is the new exclusive Polish distributor of Ride...
Mission sp. is the new exclusive Polish distributor of Ride snowboards and Line skis
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Erima has opened a new showroom in the Salzburg trademart...
Erima has opened a new showroom in the Salzburg trademart
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New Balance will be opening its first mono-brand store in...
New Balance will be opening its first mono-brand store in Spain by the end of September. The store will be located in Madrid and will offer various product categories of the brand, including apparel, footwear and accessories. Additionally, a lifestyle collection will be added to the offerings.
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Norrøna has opened its first store in Sweden on Norrlandsgatan...
Norrøna has opened its first store in Sweden on Norrlandsgatan in Stockholm, mostly to improve the image of the Norwegian brand in the country. The spacious 450m² store is divided into five sections: skiing and snowboard, alpine climbing, outdoor, hunting, and lifestyle. In the middle of the store, there is ...
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Protest, the Dutch brand of boardsports apparel, has opened its...
Protest, the Dutch brand of boardsports apparel, has opened its second store in Beijing as part of its expansion in China, with more stores in Beijing and Shanghai planned by the end of this year, run through its Chinese partner, BTS Shanghai International. The Netherlands now represents only 20 percent ...
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The Adidas Group plans to open more than 2,500 single-brand...
The Adidas Group plans to open more than 2,500 single-brand stores in the lower-tier cities of China over the next few years, expanding coverage to more than 1,400 cities in the country. The plan was mentioned in a report in the China Daily newspaper quoting Colin Currie, managing director of ...
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Asics America Group has opened the first flagship store for...
Asics America Group has opened the first flagship store for the Japanese brand in São Paulo, Brazil, the first move in the company's planned retail expansion in the country. The Brazilian subsidiary is the company's fastest-growing worldwide, reporting a 39 percent sales increase in 2010. The new store has shoes, ...
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Golfsmith International, which until now has had retail operations only...
Golfsmith International, which until now has had retail operations only in the U.S., is expanding internationally, starting with South Korea. Most golf there is played indoors on golf simulators, and more than 84 percent of the market for these products is ruled by Golfzon. This Korean company will open and ...
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An NBA Store is opening as a temporary pop-up shop...
An NBA Store is opening as a temporary pop-up shop in New York this autumn, near where the store it shuttered in February was located. Adidas will run the 6,000-square-foot store, on Fifth Avenue between 47th and 48th Streets, and incur all the associated expenses. The league is looking for ...
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Patagonia is teaming up with Ebay for a new Common...
Patagonia is teaming up with Ebay for a new Common Threads Initiative store at its online marketplace, encouraging customers to buy and sell used Patagonia products. The purpose of Patagonia's Common Threads Initiative is to reduce consumption and ease its environmental impact. The initiative is the first time that a ...
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The North Face will open a new flagship store in...
The North Face will open a new flagship store in Gothenburg, Sweden, next month
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Danish distributor acquires SOS
Ole Damm, who has been the successful distributor of SOS in Denmark, signed a deal for the takeover of the global rights to this Swedish skiwear brand earlier this month. Based on his experience in Denmark, which he built into the second-largest market for the brand, Damm intends to relaunch ...
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Batavus, the Dutch bicycle brand owned by Accell Group, has...
Batavus, the Dutch bicycle brand owned by Accell Group, has bought a Swedish bicycle supplier, Vartex, to strengthen the group's position on the Swedish market. Vartex will distribute Batavus as well as other Accell brands, such as Tunturi, Redline and Lapierre. This purchase also means that Vartex will no longer ...
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Royal Dutch Gazelle is ending its partnership with Intercycle A/S...
Royal Dutch Gazelle is ending its partnership with Intercycle A/S and opening its own sales and marketing office in Denmark, expected to be up and running as of Feb. 1, 2012
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Normark has stopped working with Bushnell on the Swedish market...
Normark has stopped working with Bushnell on the Swedish market for the Michaels of Oregon, Butler Creek, Stoney Point and Millett brands, but the reasons for the breakup are apparently different from those mentioned in the Swedish press
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DPA, the German press agency, reports that Karstadt's new chief,...
DPA, the German press agency, reports that Karstadt's new chief, Andrew Jennings, appointed at the beginning of the year, is serious about expanding its network of sports stores. Currently, it has 26 of them, plus 86 department stores and the three premium stores operated in Hamburg, Munich and Berlin. Jennings ...
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Décathlon is said to be opening its 13th German store...
Décathlon is said to be opening its 13th German store in Mainz soon with the interesting adjustment of strategy that the store should be located right downtown, next to the central railway station. Reportedly, the French chain is investing €40 million in a new distribution center in Schwetzingen, a town ...
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Activinstinct, the leading specialist online retailer of sporting goods in...
Activinstinct, the leading specialist online retailer of sporting goods in the U.K., has announced a partnership with Shop Direct Group, the largest online and home shopping retailer in the country, which will thus continue to expand the product range it offers to a large clientele. After reaching sales of ...
