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    Apex expands Hi-Tec licensing and distribution

    2019-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Apex Global Brands has reported the signing of several new licensing and distribution contracts for its Hi-Tec brand with partners in Europe, North America and Asia, and more partnerships may follow.The company had previously announced the addition of new licensing deals for its Tony Hawk brand, including an interesting contract ...

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    Nike has inaugurated a new European distribution center in Ham,...

    2019-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Nike has inaugurated a new European distribution center in Ham, Belgium, that is entirely powered by renewable energy. Called the Court, it uses state-of-the-art technology that should help accelerate deliveries of online orders directly to consumers. Measuring 1.5 million square feet, it uses wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric and biomass energy. ...

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    The Alibaba Group's charismatic founder and chairman, Jack Ma, has...

    2019-09-17T00:00:00Z

    The Alibaba Group's charismatic founder and chairman, Jack Ma, has retired at the age of 55. Ma, who founded the Chinese online giant 20 years ago, plans to spend more time on philanthropy and education, and with his family. Daniel Zhang, the company's chief executive, will take over the chairman's ...

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    Toru, an autonomous robot that Zalando is using to pick...

    2019-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Toru, an autonomous robot that Zalando is using to pick shoe boxes from the shelves of its warehouses, has completed its test phase at the German e-tailer's logistical hub in Erfurt, Germany. Next up are a pilot phase at the company's warehouse in Lahr and, if that is successful, deployment ...

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    Sportalm has hired Dirk Parcel to oversee the company's distribution,...

    2019-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Sportalm has hired Dirk Parcel to oversee the company's distribution, sales and marketing operations. Parcel took on the role at Sportalm on Sept. 2. The former VF Corp. manager oversaw the American group's outdoor label Napapijri in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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    From the current autumn season, BA Sport Products is the...

    2019-09-17T00:00:00Z

    From the current autumn season, BA Sport Products is the Swedish agent for the cycling footwear range of Italy's Northwave. The agency has already been the agent for K2, including its ski boots and snowboard boots, for the past 25 years.

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    Sport 2000 Germany has reported the opening of a second...

    2019-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Sport 2000 Germany has reported the opening of a second specialized Absolute Run store in the city of Singen. The cooperative also held for the first time a house fair completely focused on team sports, with the participation of big players like Adidas, Nike and Puma as well as smaller ...

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    Nordiska Kompaniet (NK), the Swedish company with department stores in...

    2019-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Nordiska Kompaniet (NK), the Swedish company with department stores in Gothenburg and Stockholm founded in 1902, has opened an NK Sport department on the third floor of its main store in Stockholm. The multi-brand department covers more than 1,500 square meters on the men's fashion floor on the third floor. ...

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    Colmar will soon be opening its first Parisian flagship store....

    2019-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Colmar will soon be opening its first Parisian flagship store. As reported by Fashion Network, the 120-square-meter space of the Italian skiwear brand will be located at 44 rue Etienne Marcel, taking the place of an Antony Morato men's clothing store. In France, Colmar already has five monobrand stores, located ...

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    Foot Locker is planning to open a new regional flagship...

    2019-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Foot Locker is planning to open a new regional flagship store in Manchester Arndale, one of the U.K.'s largest city center shopping malls, with more than 40 million visitors per year. The footwear retailer is already present at the mall, and will be relocating to a 14,000-square-foot unit on the ...

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    Lululemon's U.K. arm saw its profit after tax jump by...

    2019-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Lululemon's U.K. arm saw its profit after tax jump by 42 percent to £1.2 million (€1.3m-$1.5m) for the year to Jan. 31, 2019, as compared to 2018. Sales increased by 38 percent to £40.8 million (€45.8m-$50.7m). During the year, the verticalized brand opened two new U.K. stores, in Guilford and ...

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    Canada Goose has opened its first Italian store in Milan's...

    2019-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Canada Goose has opened its first Italian store in Milan's central Via della Spiga

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    Nike will reportedly open a big Niketown flagship store in...

    2019-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Nike will reportedly open a big Niketown flagship store in the Yorkdale Shopping Center of Toronto, operated by the Israeli-based Fox-Wizel fashion retail chain

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    Roeckl has relaunched its web store

    2019-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Roeckl has relaunched its web store

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    Zalando is launching a four-week pilot project to introduce reusable...

    2019-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Zalando is launching a four-week pilot project to introduce reusable packaging for its customer deliveries. The Berlin-based online retailer will ship deliveries to 10,000 customers in Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark in envelopes that can be used for shipments as well as returns in a bid to reduce packaging waste ...

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    The Outdoor Retailer show cancels Winter Market

    2019-08-29T00:00:00Z

    Emerald Expositions, the organizer of the Outdoor Retailer show, has decided to cancel the Winter Market that was scheduled to take place for the second time on Nov. 5-7 and to concentrate all the product offerings for the next autumn/winter season at the Outdoor + Snow Show on Jan. 19-31. ...

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    Adidas, Nike and Puma have joined the Global Fashion Pact...

    2019-08-29T00:00:00Z

    Adidas, Nike and Puma have joined the Global Fashion Pact to protect the world's climate, biodiversity and oceans at the instigation of Kering, the former controlling shareholder of Puma, which is committed to sustainability. The fashion pact, which gathers 32 groups – mostly from the fashion sector – representing nearly ...

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    Alibaba pulls a strong quarter despite the ongoing trade war

    2019-08-29T00:00:00Z

    Supported by growth in e-commerce and cloud computing, Alibaba Group Holding's revenues for its first fiscal quarter ended on June 30 topped analysts' expectations. This came despite the difficult trade environment caused by the ongoing U.S.-China dispute, as well as an increasingly competitive e-commerce industry.The Chinese e-tailer's sales increased by ...

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    Zalando, the Berlin-based online retailer, will be delivering parcels for...

    2019-08-29T00:00:00Z

    Zalando, the Berlin-based online retailer, will be delivering parcels for Adidas in Paris. Orders that are placed on Adidas' French website will be delivered on the same day or the following day, as customers decide. Initial trials with partners of the so-called Zalando Fulfillment Solutions (ZFS) will probably start at the ...

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    Alpina Sports, the helmet and eyewear manufacturer that is part of...

    2019-08-29T00:00:00Z

    Alpina Sports, the helmet and eyewear manufacturer that is part of the Uvex Group, processes approximately 74,400 orders per year. Instead of paper lists, the sporting goods manufacturer now relies on voice control. In the past, the company has preferred manual order picking in its 9,500-square-meter central warehouse in the Swabian ...