Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 98
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On opens a performance lab in London
On, the Swiss performance brand, has announced the opening of its London Performance Running Lab. The pop-up space, located at London’s Shoreditch’s Protein Studios, will be open to the public from Aug. 5 to Aug. 30. The technology-driven lab is designed to enrich the customer experience with the brand’s latest ...
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Blenders Eyewear expands e-commerce to U.K. and Ireland
Blenders Eyewear, a fast-growing Californian lifestyle, surf and ski sunglasses brand in which Italy’s Safilo Group acquired a 70-percent stake in 2019, takes a further step in its growth and development projects to fuel international expansion outside the U.S. Following the go-live of the brand’s e-commerce platform in Canada and ...
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News briefsSmartwool appoints new sales and e-commerce executives
Jennifer McLaren, CEO of Denver-based merino specialist Smartwool, has named two new executives for the brand’s sales and e-commerce departments. Corey Stecker, previously international general manager of sales and marketing, was promoted to global head of sales. He has been with Smartwool since 2016. In his new role, he assumes ...
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Decathlon Spain partners with eco-food retailer Veritas
Decathlon Spain has partnered with Veritas, a Spanish chain of ecologic food markets, to expand its food offering, most typically focused on food complements for sports. As part of the agreement, the Decathlon Rivas-Vaciamadrid store in the Madrid area will be selling eco-food products from Veritas in a dedicated shop-in-shop ...
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Sport 2000 expands specialization strategy to BeNeLux
Having already successfully implemented its specialization strategy with the Laufprofis for running and the Sneaker Force for sneaker specialists in Germany, Sport 2000 GmbH is now extending the strategy to other European countries, starting in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. The necessary structures are created under the leadership of Gunther ...
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The Lifestyle Company will distribute O’Neill ready-to-wear in France
The Lifestyle Company will distribute O’Neill products in France, including the overseas departments and territories, in a new multi-year contract that will debut in spring 2022. The contract only involves the O’Neill ready-to-wear lifestyle offer. O’Neill Wetsuits, based in England, takes charge of the equipment and technical products. O’Neill is ...
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Decathlon products in Manor department stores in Switzerland
Decathlon is consolidating its cooperation with the Maus-Frères group, which is its joint venture partner for Switzerland, by offering some of its private label items in ten of the group’s Manor department stores in the country and on the chain’s web store, starting with the outdoor segment. The move is ...
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ArticleAsics cuts off some European retailers
Asics has decided to end relations with some retailers in Europe, starting with deliveries planned for January 2022 and afterwards, citing “unprecedented demand for our products,” combined with a challenging Covid-19 situation in many of its production countries. Running is booming, and as we have already reported, new supply chain ...
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Consolidation in French sports e-tailing
Sport-guide.com reports that Lefreto, a French e-tailer that already owns three other sports-related transactional websites, has taken over Glisse-Proshop, a French multi-channel retailer that specializes in products for all kinds of boardsports, including surfing and snowboarding. Glisse-Proshop is more surf-oriented than Glisshop, another French e-tailer owned by Lefreto that covers ...
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Lidl offers golf in more European countries
Complementin what we reported yesterday, Lidl has launched a comprehensive range of clothing and accessories for amateur golfers in more than just two European countries. The products are now available in France, Germany, the U.K., Ireland, the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Spain, Poland and Slovakia. They ...
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Expanded: Lidl launches a golf range in many European countries
After offering sports products for fitness, running, cycling, winter sports and more, Lidl has now launched a comprehensive range of clothing and accessories for amateur golfers in many of its stores in several European countries: France, Germany, the U.K., Ireland, the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Spain, ...
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An Austrian women’s soccer club wins a Sport 2000 team bus
In a campaign to support and appreciate the added value provided by local sports clubs to society, Sport 2000 searched for the most popular club among the 15,000 team sports clubs operating in Austria through an online poll. Among the nearly 100 teams that applied to participate in the challenge, ...
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JD Sports invests in Gym King
JD Sports Fashion has announced the acquisition of a “significant” minority stake in Gym King. Founded in 2015 by Jay Parker, Gym King is a U.K.-based brand of athleisure and performance wear. The deal is supposed to support Gym King’s growth and international expansion in the U.S., Europe and Asia, ...
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News briefsAsos warns of volatility ahead while global sales rise
Asos, the British online fashion retailer, warned of volatility in the months ahead, due to the rapidly evolving Covid situation worldwide, as it reported a rise in sales and maintained its guidance for annual profits. It pointed out that profits were being squeezed by increased freight costs and global supply ...
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BrandFusion will sell Champion and O'Neill shoes in the Netherlands
A Dutch sales agency, BrandFusion, has agreed to include the footwear collections of Pantofola d’Oro, Champion and O’Neill in its product portfolio for the Dutch market, according to Sport Partner. These brands are licensed for various territories by the five-year-old Brandsplus Group, which is also the distributor of Fila in ...
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StockX reaches new milestones, thanks to diversification
In a mid-year Snapshot of its “Culture Index,” which was first launched last year, StockX reported a 90 percent increase in the gross merchandise value (GMV) going through its marketplace in the first half of 2021, led by a growth of 250 percent from “emerging categories” such as gaming consoles, ...
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Electric partners with Volcom in Europe
Liberated Brands Europe, an entity affiliated with Volcom Europe, is partnering with Electric for the distribution of the Californian sport and lifestyle eyewear brand in Europe. The agreement includes the wholesale distribution of Electric’s goggles and sunglasses as well as its e-commerce and marketing operations. The eyewear brand, which is ...
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Decathlon launches Tennis eSports at flagship store in London
Until Thursday Sept. 30, the Decathlon store in London Surrey Quays will present the world premiere of Tennis eSports, in partnership with VR Motion Learning. Customers will have a chance to play realistic virtual reality (VR) tennis in the 300-square-meter space that the store has specially devoted to the experience. ...
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Decathlon becomes an official partner of Paris 2024
Decathlon has signed up as an official partner of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The leading French sporting goods retail chain will kit out the 45,000 volunteers who are expected to work at the Games in the French capital. The volunteers will wear eco-designed uniforms, specially created for ...
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News briefsArc’teryx opens new NY location, rebranding its Icon Stores as Arc’type
Located across from Central Park in the Upper West Side of New York, Arc’teryx Equipment has just opened a newly rebranded micro-store concept called Arc’type, centered around the brand’ s most renowned designs. It features a curated selection of just 22 items, ”specifically selected to help introduce guests to Arc’teryx ...
