Retail insights from the sporting goods industry – Page 140
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Intersport Twinsport, the largest Intersport retailer in the Netherlands with...
Intersport Twinsport, the largest Intersport retailer in the Netherlands with 12 stores, has agreed to take over another five stores from Intersport Duo. The five outlets neatly complement Twinsport's business as they are situated in the province of North Holland, not far from Amsterdam. The Twinsport stores are in other ...
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Tor-Andre Skeie, who plays a key role with two Norwegian...
Tor-Andre Skeie, who plays a key role with two Norwegian sporting goods retailers, Sport Outlet and Sport Norway, has been named as a finalist for this year's Entrepreneur of the Year, organized by Ernst & Young, across all categories for the West region of the country. Skeie was nominated for ...
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Moncler has opened a 180-square-meter store in the Esentai Mall...
Moncler has opened a 180-square-meter store in the Esentai Mall of Almaty, the capital of Kazakhstan
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Molten will replace Adidas as the official ball supplier...
Molten will replace Adidas as the official ball supplier for the Uefa Europa League under a three-year contract starting in 2018
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Adidas is extending its sponsorship of the Fulham FC club...
Adidas is extending its sponsorship of the Fulham FC club in England until 2023
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Bogner is placing the products of Fire & Ice skiwear...
Bogner is placing the products of Fire & Ice skiwear line on Zalando's marketplace for customers' orders from Germany and Austria, but not those of its premium Bogner Sport line
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Under Armour (UA) has unveiled its first-ever subscription service, ArmourBox....
Under Armour (UA) has unveiled its first-ever subscription service, ArmourBox. This service allows customers to get a mix of products shipped directly to their front door on a regular basis. Similar to other subscription services like Birchbox or Five Four, ArmourBox allows customers to try on the products and keep ...
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Valentino is opening sport-inspired pop-up shops in major cities around...
Valentino is opening sport-inspired pop-up shops in major cities around the world as part of the promotion of its Resort collection 2018. The pop-ups will sell limited edition tracksuits, basketballs, sneakers, yoga mats and other products for physically active customers. The limited-edition items all feature a new logo, “VLTN.” The ...
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Sport Partner reports that Regatta is opening its first Dutch...
Sport Partner reports that Regatta is opening its first Dutch branded store in Amersfoort, in the center of the Netherlands, to sell the Regatta and Dare2Be brands
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Moncler has enlarged its flagship store in Milan, which now...
Moncler has enlarged its flagship store in Milan, which now covers 800 square meters on two floors, one for women's wear and the other for men's wear, making it the brand's largest mono-brand store in the world. It had been first opened in 2013 at a prestigious location: 1, via ...
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Rossignol inaugurated a new flagship store in Oslo on Sept....
Rossignol inaugurated a new flagship store in Oslo on Sept. 29. Located at Holmens Gate 2, in Norway's capital city, the new store of the French manufacturer of alpine, snowboard and Nordic equipment has a surface of 270 square meters on two floors. The ground floor is dedicated to apparel, ...
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Sport-Guide.com reports that a Patagonia store in Grenoble is to...
Sport-Guide.com reports that a Patagonia store in Grenoble is to shut down around the end of October. The store has been open for several years but the owner apparently struggled to reach a sustainable level of sales, which he blamed on the lack of international tourists in Grenoble. The closure ...
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Alibaba has announced it plans to invest RMB 100 billion,...
Alibaba has announced it plans to invest RMB 100 billion, the equivalent of around $15 billion, over the next three years in a new global research and development program called Alibaba DAMO Academy. The acronym stands for “Discovery, Adventure, Momentum and Outlook.” The academy will start by launching research labs in ...
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Fusalp has opened a store at 155 Boulevard Saint-Germain in...
Fusalp has opened a store at 155 Boulevard Saint-Germain in Paris
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Moncler has opened a 180-square-meter store in the Esentai Mall...
Moncler has opened a 180-square-meter store in the Esentai Mall of Almaty, the capital of Kazakhstan
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The Adidas Group has closed the €425 million sale of...
The Adidas Group has closed the €425 million sale of TaylorMade, Adams Golf and Ashworth to KPS Capital Partners
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According to numerous press reports that Adidas declined to confirm,...
According to numerous press reports that Adidas declined to confirm, the Big a will stop sponsoring AC Milan in 2018 or 2019, after the expiration of a 20-year-old contract that pays the strong Italian Series A football club €19.7 million per year. Under Armour and New Balance are said to ...
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Adidas starts customized shoe production
Adidas is preparing to sell in London and Paris the first batches of customized running footwear made at its automated Speedfactory in Ansbach, Germany. The company is launching the AM4 project, which stands for “Adidas Made For” and consists of running shoe models designed for runners, in six cities.The shoes ...
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Adidas America plans to expand the capacity of its campus...
Adidas America plans to expand the capacity of its campus in Portland, Oregon in the next three years to accommodate up to 2,800 people, up from a current level of 2,700, says the Oregonian. Mark King, chief executive of Adidas America, also told the newspaper that the Big a wants ...
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Adidas has opened the world's largest Adidas Originals store in...
Adidas has opened the world's largest Adidas Originals store in Chicago, covering 460 square meters in Wicker Park
