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ArticleOn expands retail in California and Brazil
On’s simultaneous California and Brazil openings show density and market entry running in parallel.
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News briefsSwedish sporting goods sales jump 7.6% in Q2
Two straight quarters of growth put Swedish sports retail back on solid ground, with e-commerce up nearly 13%.
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News briefsKlarna launches in-store BNPL at lululemon UK, Germany
The QR-code checkout option extends a five-year-old online partnership between Klarna and lululemon into physical stores.
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News briefsOnitsuka Tiger’s Tokyo flagship fuses Japan and Italy
Marble from Siena, black terrazzo, a facade in Tiger-Yellow: the brand’s biggest store reads like a Milan-Tokyo design dialogue.
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ArticleFoot Locker’s US walls get a new brand: Salomon
The retailer trimmed its footwear wall by 30% this year. Now it plans to grow it again, selectively.
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News briefsAlo Yoga picks luxury streets for German stores
Five cities, one flagship-led rollout, timed to Lululemon’s leadership handover and Vuori’s caution
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News briefsDecathlon fits 700 stores with digital price labels
The retailer, just named France’s most attractive brand, is now Vusion’s most global customer.
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ArticleSpain regulator OKs Decathlon-Intersport deal, conditions apply
Spain’s competition watchdog says Decathlon could still face a political veto over the Canary Islands deal.
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News briefsDecathlon opens first European airport store, in Geneva
The retailer swaps big-box format for a 150sqm travel-hub concept with round-the-clock lockers.
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ArticleBeyond the sale: could product care be retail’s next edge?
German startup RefresherBoxx began as a hobby fix for founder Chang’s running shoes before winning a Retail Beats award.
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News briefsDICK’S launches $99 paid loyalty tier ScoreCard+
ScoreCard+ costs $99 a year and adds quarterly rewards, service perks and shipping benefits.
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ArticleAsics to open second Japan flagship in Tokyo
Asics’ second Tokyo flagship adds embroidery customisation and a members-only lounge.
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ArticleSales, profits up in FY25 at Decathlon Spain
Organic growth of 7.2% wasn’t enough to lift Spain’s share of Decathlon’s global sales above 2023 levels.
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ArticleIncom targets 50 U.S. Polo Assn. stores in Europe
Incom, U.S. Polo Assn.’s Tuscan licensee, is targeting 50 European stores and a fifty-percent owned-retail revenue mix.
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ArticleDecathlon buys into folding bike maker Brompton
Decathlon takes a stake in Brompton, its boldest move yet into premium urban mobility and the Chinese market.
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News briefsNike had four years. USMNT jerseys sold out anyway.
Nike’s USMNT jersey shortage and Adidas selling out of Curaçao’s never-worn away kit point to the same shift: World Cup kit demand is now driven more by fan sentiment and on-pitch performance than by allocation planning, leaving even brands with four years’ lead time caught short.
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News briefsXtep opens first Saucony flagship store in Hong Kong
HK sales per sq ft already outpace the mainland as Xtep’s premium running brand opens at K11 Art Mall
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ArticleVuori targets 20 China stores by 2027
The athleisure challenger brand plans to more than double its China footprint and build a dedicated local team, says president Kechter.
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News briefsDecathlon to open 2,000-sqm flagship at KL’s 118 Mall
The store will occupy level 2 of the mall inside the Merdeka 118 Precinct, with an opening scheduled for August 2026.
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ArticleEl Corte Inglés appoints new CEO
Eight months after dismissing Bottazzini, Spain’s department store giant names COO Javier Catena as chief executive.
