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Peter Dankaart, the founder and owner of Daka Sports and...
Peter Dankaart, the founder and owner of Daka Sports and one of the most driven personalities in the Dutch retail market, has passed away aged 74. Dankaart established Daka Sports in 1965 in a basement in Rotterdam with his wife, Anke, and turned it into a prominent Dutch retail group. ...
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Hardly a week goes by without a Decathlon store opening,...
Hardly a week goes by without a Decathlon store opening, and the latest batch includes its expansion in three relatively small markets. The French retailer opened a store in Maribor earlier this month, its second in Slovenia after Ljubljana last year. Another opening occurred in Romania, where Decathlon has been ...
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Textilwirtschaft reports that Decathlon intends to open a shop in...
Textilwirtschaft reports that Decathlon intends to open a shop in the basement of a C&A store in Düsseldorf before the end of the year. The store would cover about 2,000 square meters in the fashion apparel retailer's flagship store in the city. A spokesman told the newspaper that the partnership ...
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Diadora is putting out a limited edition of retro-inspired T-shirts,...
Diadora is putting out a limited edition of retro-inspired T-shirts, sweatshirts and jackets named after Roberto Baggio, the famous Italian football champion who was sponsored by the brand back in 1994, when he led the Italian team to win the World Cup. Limited to series of 500 units, the collection ...
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Havaianas opened its first store in the German market earlier...
Havaianas opened its first store in the German market earlier this month. Located in the famous Berlin shopping avenue, the Ku'damm, the shop occupies 70 square meters of retail space. There are now 30 Havaianas stores throughout Europe, as well as 40 concessions and 80 franchise shops.
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Grenson is putting out the first sneaker under its own...
Grenson is putting out the first sneaker under its own brand name, the Sneaker 1, making it available on its own website. It is made in Italy. The British company had launched a collaborative model with New Balance in this product category last year, followed by another one recently with ...
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Vibram is introducing a new Vibram Litebase technology which, it...
Vibram is introducing a new Vibram Litebase technology which, it says, reduces by up to 30 percent the weight of the outsole without affecting the properties of Vibram's normal soles. The new technology will be tested on a shoe with Vibram's Megagrip compound by the members of the Trailrunning Team ...
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Messe München reports attendance by about 14,000 visitors at the...
Messe München reports attendance by about 14,000 visitors at the third edition of Ispo Shanghai on July 6-8. It had reported a final figure of 14,593 visitors at the second edition one year ago. The number of exhibitors made another big jump forward, rising by 22 percent to 572, and ...
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Foot Locker is aiming for A1 locations in the major...
Foot Locker is aiming for A1 locations in the major European cities. It plans to open a new store measuring 550 square meters at Alexanderplatz, in the center of Berlin, next spring. According to sport-guide.com, the American banner is also negotiating a lease for a store of 1,500 sqm. on ...
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Cocona has reportedly raised a total of $5 million in...
Cocona has reportedly raised a total of $5 million in new investments from Asia. The company, based in Boulder, Colorado, has raised nearly $3.75 million so far, but its chief executive, Jeff Bowman, told Sportstextiles the total will reach $5 million once $1.25 million from a Chinese investor is added. ...
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Nilit has introduced a new premium nylon 6.6 fiber, called...
Nilit has introduced a new premium nylon 6.6 fiber, called Sensil, for fashion and performance apparel. Aside from its soft feel, it is said to be strong and durable. It features inherent odor control, temperature management, moisture management and UV resistance. Its launch will be supported by an extensive consumer ...
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Under Armour has chosen a New York rapper, A$AP Rocky,...
Under Armour has chosen a New York rapper, A$AP Rocky, as its newest testimonial, evidently to make a statement in the growing lifestyle segment of the sports market. The brand has focused on athletes until now, whereas its competitors have successfully associated their brands with well-known entertainers like Kevin Hart ...
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Messe München is set to open two additional halls for...
Messe München is set to open two additional halls for the 2019 edition of its Ispo Munich trade show. Exhibitors will be able to present their latest products in a total of 18 halls encompassing 200,000 square meters. Fifty percent of the construction work for the two new halls, C5 ...
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Kasper Rorsted, chief executive of the Adidas Group, told Focus...
Kasper Rorsted, chief executive of the Adidas Group, told Focus magazine that the Reebok brand has to return to profitability within four years. Shortly after Rorsted took over the helm in October last year, the company launched a reorganization at Reebok, Muscle Up, which entailed about 150 job cuts, the ...
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Le Coq Sportif is preparing to take full advantage of...
Le Coq Sportif is preparing to take full advantage of investments in its apparel development center in Romilly-sur-Seine, after it sealed an agreement with the French rugby federation to outfit the French rugby team for six years starting from July 2018, taking over from Adidas. It's another high-profile endorsement deal ...
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Blackstone has reached an agreement to hand over control of...
Blackstone has reached an agreement to hand over control of Jack Wolfskin to a group of lenders in a debt for equity swap. Such an agreement around the German outdoor brand was already reported several weeks ago but it was apparently finalized last week. Under the terms of the deal, ...
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Backed by Italian and British investors, Alessandro Bastagli has taken...
Backed by Italian and British investors, Alessandro Bastagli has taken over Shanghai Tang, the first Chinese luxury apparel firm to have obtained some international relevance. Among other holdings, Bastagli is the Italian entrepreneur who controls A. Moda, the Italian licensee of Everlast, and Dimensione Danza, the Italian brand of fitness ...
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Decathlon is expanding its store at the Alexanderplatz in Berlin...
Decathlon is expanding its store at the Alexanderplatz in Berlin by increasing the sales surface from 6,000 to 8,500 sqm. New sports categories like rugby, fun wheels, tennis for kids and yoga for men, have been added to the existing product offer. The number of employees has been increased by ...
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The sale ski passes at Swedish alpine ski areas increased...
The sale ski passes at Swedish alpine ski areas increased by almost 6 percent to nearly 1.5 billion Swedish kronor (€155.8m-$178.6m) during the winter 2016/2017 season. The number of ski days also increased and was just over nine million. This is good news for the alpine ski market and the ...
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Hang Ten, the classic American surf wear brand, has entered...
Hang Ten, the classic American surf wear brand, has entered the Swedish market after a decade-long absence, according to Sportfack. It will be run by Peter Lenerius, formerly with Rehband, the Swedish brand of crossfit apparel. He has chosen to produce his own collection for the Swedish market, and in ...
