All Norway articles – Page 2

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    Opinion

    Opinion: The short- vs long-term perspective of retail recovery

    2020-09-01T14:20:00Z

    Guest Article by Magnus Ohlsson The pandemic has led consumers to shift interests and behavior for now, but not necessarily forever. This also means that short-term gains and losses should not be translated into an everlasting future. It is important to take into the equation the brand performance of the ...

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    Article

    Solutions in sight for Norway’s sports sector

    2020-03-06T11:57:00Z

    We reported in our Feb. 10 issue about the problems at XXL ASA and the bankruptcy of Gresvig, the Norwegian licensee of Intersport. Powerful investors are pitching in to save the two largest retail players in the Norwegian sporting goods market. It seems, however, that some suppliers may end up ...

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    Article

    Many factors at the root of the Norwegian problem

    2020-02-10T20:40:00Z

    Recent consequences of climate change aside, Norways’ two major competitors in the sporting goods market, Gresvig and XXL (see the related articles in this issue), have been caught in a “perfect storm” of troublesome factors, according to two experts: Trond Hansen, CEO of the Norwegian sporting goods industry association, Sportsbransjen, ...

  • Article

    Swedish and Finnish retailers were better off

    2020-02-10T20:16:00Z

    According to preliminary figures, retail sales of sporting goods declined more or less by 0.7 percent in Sweden and by 0.3 percent in 2019, compared with a drop of 3.5 percent in Norway.