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ArticleOn keeps marching: another China flagship
Swiss performance brand opens 802sqm flagship in Shenzhen as Asia-Pacific net sales surged 96% in 2025.
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ArticleOn opens first standalone store in Seoul
Swiss running brand On moves beyond department stores in South Korea with a three-floor standalone in Hannam-dong, opening March 12.
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ArticleItalian sports eyewear brand goes direct in the US
Rudy Project, an Italian helmet and eyewear specialist, ends 25 years of independent US distribution to compete directly in North America.
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ArticleSweden’s leading sports retailer Stadium automates logistics
Swedish sports retailer breaks ground on a 40,800 sqm purpose-built distribution centre – with SEK 300m in robotics at its core.
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ArticleDick’s app beats AI in App Store rankings
A fitness-reward feature called MOVE helped the sports retailer climb above ChatGPT and Gemini – a case study European retailers should study.
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News briefsOff-price sports retailer Sportscape hires CCO and CGO
The operator of SportPursuit and Private Sport Shop names a chief commercial officer and chief growth officer as CEO Andy Anson reshapes the leadership team
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C-Suite InterviewPoland: SPORT 2000’s next growth stop
Germany-based retail service organization enters Poland as market 17. CEO Margit Gosau explains the strategic rationale behind a long-march expansion.
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ArticleIntersport Finke wins EuroShop sustainability prize
A German Intersport franchise store triumphed over a global field of 122 entries from 30 countries with a circular-economy refit that cut 5 tons of CO2.
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ArticleIKEA pilots store-in-store retail with Decathlon in the UK
The furniture giant is renting floor space to outside brands, starting with a Decathlon unit in London – a first for its blue-box stores.
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ArticleBarça wants to sell its self-produced kits – but how?
300,000 jerseys gathering dust. The club needs its sponsor’s green light—but will Nike say yes?
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ArticleSpain to tighten borders to low-value foreign e-commerce
New measures target platforms like Shein and Temu, aligning with EU policy whilst introducing additional scrutiny.
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ArticleIntersport France names new comms chief
Ex-Go Sport Brand Director joins a retailer that absorbed its former employer and now targets €5.5bn revenue by 2030
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News briefsDeporvillage delivers stable post-Covid growth
JD Sports-owned online retailer posts double-digit growth and improved margins as European expansion continues.
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ArticleEuropean Commission investigating Shein
Brussels alleges addictive design, non-transparent algorithms, and sale of illegal products by the fast-fashion giant.
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ArticleGymshark enters Germany with premium retail partners
The British activewear brand opens its first German shop floors.
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ArticleDavin Sons signs five brands for Indian sportswear MBOs
Delhi-based FMCG distributor enters organized sportswear retail by signing MOUs with Skechers, Reebok, Adidas, New Balance and Crocs.
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ArticleNew AI index tracks sporting goods brand visibility
Parcel Perform’s AI Visibility Index tracks how AI shopping assistants rank and recommend sportswear and sporting goods brands when consumers ask what, how and where to buy.
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News briefsFootasylum CEO Pujolar steps down after 2 years
Stephan Rahmede assumes interim leadership as UK athleisure retailer enters transformation phase following record fiscal results.
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News briefsPádel Nuestro opens flagship in Barcelona
The world’s largest padel distributor positions its new flagship directly across from Tennis-Point’s Barcelona store.
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ArticleNike entrusts its Indian e-commerce to Nykaa
The sportswear giant hands over digital operations to the Indian omnichannel retailer to speed up delivery and returns.
