Retail insights from the sporting goods industry – Page 113

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    Decathlon Germany will open a third logistics center and its largest store

    2020-01-11T00:00:00Z

    After 16 new store openings in 2019, Decathlon Germany ended a very successful year with a total of 80 doors, compared with only 26 at the end of 2015. More or less until 2010, the French retailer had a tough time in the market, due in part to its disruptive ...

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    Sportmaster reportedly emerges in Uzbekistan

    2020-01-11T00:00:00Z

    The leading Russian sporting goods retailer is to open three stores in Uzbekistan, starting in March, in three of its shopping malls in Uzebistan’s capital city of Tashkent, said a local real estate operator, The Tower MMG. The new stores will occupy 1,100 to 1,270 square meters each.

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    Half of Spain’s snow sports retailers are gone, but...

    2020-01-11T00:00:00Z

    There is some general good news for Spain’s ski sector. Thanks to this past Christmas, the 2019/20 ski season is off to a strong start. The main ski lodges in Spain and Andorra have seen skiers’ numbers increase. The Aramón group had its second-best start ever, with 325,000 skiers, and ...

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    Adidas Golf is sponsoring two identical 18-year-old Danish twins, Rasmus...

    2019-12-24T00:00:00Z

    Adidas Golf is sponsoring two identical 18-year-old Danish twins, Rasmus and Nicolai Højgaard, who have won several trophies and who will wear the brand's golf apparel, footwear and accessories

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    Vans has opened a store at 214 Oxford Street in...

    2019-12-24T00:00:00Z

    Vans has opened a store at 214 Oxford Street in London, its largest European store. The 4,714-square-foot flagship store, in a space previously occupied by Miss Selfridges, offers a wide selection of footwear, clothing and accessories for men, women and kids, as well as Vans' surf and pro-skate ranges. The ...

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    The Adidas Group announced the completion of the second tranche...

    2019-12-24T00:00:00Z

    The Adidas Group announced the completion of the second tranche of a €3.0 billion share buyback program initiated in March 2018 and running through May 2021. It has purchased sofar €1.8 billion worth of its own stock and plans to buy up to €1.0 billion in 2020. In the second ...

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    Without confirming a report that the Adidas Group is phasing...

    2019-12-24T00:00:00Z

    Without confirming a report that the Adidas Group is phasing out 500 jobs in Europe, a spokesman said that it is adapting its organizational structures and processes to become more efficient, looking also for new talent for its digital business. All in all, he indicated, the European staff will remain ...

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    Adidas has reportedly promoted Jon Wexler, the current vice-president of...

    2019-12-24T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has reportedly promoted Jon Wexler, the current vice-president of global entertainment and influencer marketing, to general manager of the Yeezy business unit. For the last 13 years, Wexler has helped Adidas set up some of the brand's biggest collaborations with major music stars, including Kanye West and Pharrell Willliams.

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    Adidas Outdoor will launch next year the first apparel styles...

    2019-12-24T00:00:00Z

    Adidas Outdoor will launch next year the first apparel styles featuring Primaloft insulation made from recycled Parley Ocean plastic. They will be presented at the Ispo Munich and Outdoor Retailer shows next month. Adidas has already used the repurposed plastic from the organization in its footwear and apparel. Primaloft said ...

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    Decathlon relies on Alibaba for online sales in Russia

    2019-12-24T00:00:00Z

    Decathlon has begun to sell its products online in the country through the Tmall marketplace of AliExpress Russia, instead of using its own internet platform as in other countries.

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    Canada Goose has also opened its first store in Paris,...

    2019-12-24T00:00:00Z

    Canada Goose has also opened its first store in Paris, located at a prestigious location on rue Saint-Honoré, on the corner of rue Royale. Featuring art that depicts the cold landscapes of Canada, it is the first one that has a separate room for its children's collection. Like other Canada ...

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    Zalando is selling Kickz, its sub-e-tailer for sneakers, street apparel...

    2019-12-24T00:00:00Z

    Zalando is selling Kickz, its sub-e-tailer for sneakers, street apparel and accessories. The acquirer is Play Hard, a recent subsidiary of Crealize, described as a German “company creator” that “develops new business models and companies.” Zalando purchased Kickz as recently as 2017, intending to expand its position in streetwear, gaining ...

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    Arc'teryx is opening its first lifestyle store at the Metrotown...

    2019-12-24T00:00:00Z

    Arc'teryx is opening its first lifestyle store at the Metrotown Mall of Burnaby, British Columbia in Canada

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    Black Diamond Equipment has opened its first European flagship store...

    2019-12-24T00:00:00Z

    Black Diamond Equipment has opened its first European flagship store in Innsbruck, Austria. The downtown store offers all of the brand's product categories as well as events and workshops. It also serves as a platform for end consumers to test or borrow selected equipment. The positioning in Innsbruck, where Black ...

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    In a counterpoint to XXL Sport, the Norwegian sports retailer...

    2019-12-24T00:00:00Z

    In a counterpoint to XXL Sport, the Norwegian sports retailer that is operating in Denmark only through a web store, Magasin du Nord, the Danish department store, is reaching out to Swedish customers with a new online store that opened earlier this month. Magasin once had a Swedish branch ...

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    The North Face will open the first mono-brand store in...

    2019-12-24T00:00:00Z

    The North Face will open the first mono-brand store in Russia in cooperation with a local retail partner, Inventive Retail Group, occupying 160 square meters in the Galereya Mall in St. Petersburg next March, the company told the local press. The group plans to open a total of 10 TNF ...

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    Fusalp is opening a new shop in Paris, not far...

    2019-12-24T00:00:00Z

    Fusalp is opening a new shop in Paris, not far from the Eiffel Tower. The new shop follows another Parisian store on boulevard Beaumarchais, between Bastille and République, opened in mid-October. Fusalp posted revenues of €16.6 million for the financial year ended on May 31, representing a 49 percent increase, ...

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    JD Sports is working on the opening a flagship store...

    2019-12-24T00:00:00Z

    JD Sports is working on the opening a flagship store in Paris. Located on the central rue de Rivoli, occupying nearly 2,000 square meters on the premises of a former H&M store. The current work on the site is said to be schedule for completion by next May. France is ...

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    Snowleader, the French online retailer for ski and outdoor products,...

    2019-12-24T00:00:00Z

    Snowleader, the French online retailer for ski and outdoor products, is expanding into the Italian market, with a dedicated web store in the Italian language offering more than 18,000 products, including local brands like Montura. It's the eighth market for the Annecy-based company, after France, the U.K., Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, ...

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    On Running is said to be planning to open its...

    2019-12-24T00:00:00Z

    On Running is said to be planning to open its first store worldwide in New York sometime next year. Servicing more than 6,000 points of sale in over 50 countries, the fast-growing, nine-year-old Swiss brand of running shoes already has subsidiaries in the U.S., Japan, Australia and Brazil.