Retail insights from the sporting goods industry – Page 115

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    Gazelle is opening a specific test center and demo facility...

    2019-10-04T00:00:00Z

    Gazelle is opening a specific test center and demo facility for e-bikes in Frankfurt

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    Craft will launch a “plogging” challenge with selected retailers in...

    2019-10-04T00:00:00Z

    Craft will launch a “plogging” challenge with selected retailers in Germany throughout October and November to celebrate the release of its new collection of jogging shoes. Plogging, a term which comes from Sweden and translates as collecting trash while jogging, will give consumers gathering at seven retail stores throughout Germany ...

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    Pursuing its expansion policy in Europe, Courir has returned to...

    2019-10-04T00:00:00Z

    Pursuing its expansion policy in Europe, Courir has returned to the Belgian market by opening a store in Brussels. The store takes up 400 square meters on the ground floor of the City2 shopping mall on rue Neuve. On Oct. 4, two other Courir stores will follow on the outskirts ...

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    Nike is gearing up to open its third House of...

    2019-10-04T00:00:00Z

    Nike is gearing up to open its third House of Innovation in Paris in the next few weeks, after those it already has in NewYork and Shanghai. Taking the place of a former Toyota concession and extra office space, the new flagship store will be located at 79, avenue des ...

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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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    Decathlon acquires an internet retailer

    2019-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Decathlon has acquired a controlling share in Alltricks, a French internet start-up specializing in the cycling, running and outdoor segments. As we understand it, the idea is to further develop the omni-channel capabilities of the world's largest integrated sporting goods retailer and to build up an international platform that can ...

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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    Roeckl has relaunched its web store

    2019-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Roeckl has relaunched its web store

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    Sales in the U.K. cycling market have dropped by 4.8...

    2019-08-29T00:00:00Z

    Sales in the U.K. cycling market have dropped by 4.8 percent in volume in the first half of 2019 as compared to the first half of 2018. Meanwhile, value sales are only down by 0.5 percent. The figures are included in the first U.K. cycling market data service by Sports ...

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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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    Adidas has filed an opposition to J.Crew's trademark application for...

    2019-08-29T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has filed an opposition to J.Crew's trademark application for a design of five parallel stripes, to be used on apparel and on such accessories as business card cases and various kinds of bags. The Trial and Appeals Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has suspended the application ...

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    Adidas Originals has cooperated with Arizona Iced Tea for a...

    2019-08-29T00:00:00Z

    Adidas Originals has cooperated with Arizona Iced Tea for a limited edition of sneakers, priced at 99 cents (€0.88) per pair – the same as a can of iced tea. There were two models, the Continental 80 and the Yung 1, each available in two designs matching that of an ...