Retail insights from the sporting goods industry – Page 122
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Decathlon has opened its first physical stores in Japan, after...
Decathlon has opened its first physical stores in Japan, after testing the market online. The Japanese store covers about 1,800 square meters in the Hanku Nishinomiya Gardens, a shopping mall between the cities of Osaka and Kobe.
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Zalando has announced that Christian Baier and Jan Wilmking, both...
Zalando has announced that Christian Baier and Jan Wilmking, both managing directors of zLabels, will be leaving the company. zLabels, the e-tailer's nine-year-old private label division, was closed on April 1, although the company has indicated that it will continue to offer “everyday essential” clothing and footwear products under 11 ...
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StockX, the U.S.-based sneaker resale platform, has begun to operate...
StockX, the U.S.-based sneaker resale platform, has begun to operate in Germany by taking part in conferences and other events. Its first European launch, in October of last year, was in the U.K., with Italy and France coming next. StockX' shoes, whose quality is certified in London, are already sold ...
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Employees demonstrated for higher wages at several stores of the...
Employees demonstrated for higher wages at several stores of the German Karstadt Sports retail chain on Wednesday, April 16. By organizing a nationwide warning strike, their labor union, Verdi, wants to increase the pressure on Karstadt in the negotiations over their salaries. In 2013, Karstadt withdrew from collective pay agreements. ...
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Foot Locker has opened its first Italian “power store” in...
Foot Locker has opened its first Italian “power store” in Milan, at 17 Corso Buenos Aires, a central shopping area. While selling a variety of sneakers and brands, the power store concept is designed to serve as a hub for local sneaker culture, music, art and sports. Customers can get ...
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Gore-Tex recently opened a pop-up store at a German shoe...
Gore-Tex recently opened a pop-up store at a German shoe retail store called Schuh Reindl. The pop-up store, covering 40 square meters, is located in Rosenheim. It's the company's first pop-up store in Germany. There, consumers can test sneakers, casual shoes, trekking shoes and running shoes made with Gore-Tex fabrics. ...
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Polartec has launched its Ready to Roll program, offering premium...
Polartec has launched its Ready to Roll program, offering premium Polartec fabrics in stock and ready to ship. The program is meant to meet customers' demand for in-stock inventory without the standard production lead times. The announcement of the program will enable rapid order fulfilment in time for autumn/winter 2019 ...
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On April 1, XXL Sports & Outdoor opened a new,...
On April 1, XXL Sports & Outdoor opened a new, 4,000-square-meter flagship store in the Gerngross department store in downtown Vienna, the fifth branch of the Norwegian chain in Austria. In addition to the new Vienna store, XXL Sports is already represented in Vösendorf, the Donau-Zentrum in Vienna, Linz, and ...
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Munich, the Spanish sports lifestyle brand, has opened its 18th...
Munich, the Spanish sports lifestyle brand, has opened its 18th store, this one in its home city of Barcelona
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Sportalm has opened a new experiential store of 225 square...
Sportalm has opened a new experiential store of 225 square meters in the Rathausgalerien of Innsbruck, replacing a former shop in the Austrian city
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Decathlon has chosen TrainMe as a partner for Decathlon Activités,...
Decathlon has chosen TrainMe as a partner for Decathlon Activités, a digital tool designed to list sporting activities across France, from sports clubs to associations, sports coaches and more, allowing users to register for these activities. TrainMe, launched in 2015 by Gatien Letartre and Anatole Saby, is a web and ...
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Adidas teams up with Beyoncé
Beyoncé, the popular American singer, dancer and actress, is going to become a “creative partner” of Adidas, helping to design apparel and footwear products that will eventually be co-branded. Adidas will also help relaunch her Ivy Park brand. Adidas has benefited a lot from similar deals with other musical actors ...
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Instead of extending a contract with Adidas, Naomi Osaka has...
Instead of extending a contract with Adidas, Naomi Osaka has preferred to sign a new sponsorship deal for footwear and apparel with Nike. Adidas had reportedly offered to pay between $8.5 million and $10 million per year for the Japanese tennis star, who beat Serena Williams at the U.S. Open ...
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Adidas is continuing its collaboration with MTV. Part of their...
Adidas is continuing its collaboration with MTV. Part of their skateboarding line, the company has launched a second “Beavis and Butt-Head” collection with two sneaker models and four apparel styles. The cult comic series has been airing again since April on Germany's free MTV channel.
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Adidas Golf has extended its partnership with England Golf, which...
Adidas Golf has extended its partnership with England Golf, which began in 2015, through to 2020
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Adidas has partnered with the New Zealand men's rugby union...
Adidas has partnered with the New Zealand men's rugby union team, the All Blacks, to design new training apparel for the team made from recovered ocean plastic. The jersey is part of the first Adidas Parley rugby collection, which continues the brand's relationship with Parley for the Oceans, the ocean ...
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The Austrian sports retail chain Hervis announced further expansion in...
The Austrian sports retail chain Hervis announced further expansion in Austria, Germany and Romania. On April 8, a new branch opened in Kempten, Germany; six branch openings are scheduled for Romania; and the stores in Austria are being expanded and converted. In Austria and Germany, the company reported a substantial ...
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The National Basketball Association (NBA) has opened its largest store...
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has opened its largest store outside North America. Located at the Intime Mall in Beijing, the store has a floor space of 1,145 square meters. It is operated by Topsports, China's largest retailer of sporting goods and a wholly owned subsidiary of Belle International Holding, ...
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Canada Goose is opening six stores in the autumn/winter of...
Canada Goose is opening six stores in the autumn/winter of 2019: two in Europe, one in the U.S. and three in Canada. The European stores will be located in Milan's Fashion District and on the Rue Saint-Honoré in Paris. The American store, at the Mall of America in Minneapolis, will ...
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Blue Tomato has launched its own exclusive streetwear label for...
Blue Tomato has launched its own exclusive streetwear label for men and women, called Kazane
