Retail insights from the sporting goods industry – Page 142

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    The German sporting goods industry association (BSI), the Adidas Group,...

    2017-09-28T00:00:00Z

    The German sporting goods industry association (BSI), the Adidas Group, Polartec and Vaude are taking part in a three-year research project, funded by the German federal ministry of education and research, to try and reduce micro-particles shed when textiles made with synthetic fibers are washed. Along with micro-particles from many ...

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    Adidas France has established a running club affiliated with the...

    2017-09-28T00:00:00Z

    Adidas France has established a running club affiliated with the French athletics federation, providing professional support for its members to take part in competitions. The company says the move is “reinventing the concept of sports marketing,” as it set out to create its own team. Adidas has already been involved ...

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    Adidas has passed the Jordan brand as the second-largest sports...

    2017-09-28T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has passed the Jordan brand as the second-largest sports footwear brand in the U.S. market, based on the athletic footwear report from the NPD Group for the year to date until August. The estimate marks a remarkable rise in the Adidas brand's footwear market share to 11.3 percent, compared ...

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    Snow + Rock is on the expansion trail again with...

    2017-09-28T00:00:00Z

    Snow + Rock is on the expansion trail again with the reported opening of a store covering about 1,200 square meters at the Bluewater shopping center in Kent in November. The outlet was described by the company as a “statement store,” which will be one of its largest in the ...

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    Under Armour is preparing to open a flagship store later...

    2017-09-28T00:00:00Z

    Under Armour is preparing to open a flagship store later this year in Amsterdam, the first for the U.S. brand in Europe. It already has more than 20 shops in Europe, a mixture of own stores and partner stores, but the flagship will display a broader range of products across ...

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    Falke's first Chinese store has opened in Beijing's China Trade...

    2017-09-28T00:00:00Z

    Falke's first Chinese store has opened in Beijing's China Trade Mall

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    Sweaty Betty has opened a new European flagship store on...

    2017-09-28T00:00:00Z

    Sweaty Betty has opened a new European flagship store on Carnaby Street in London, replacing a store on Beak Street. Spanning three floors, the new location offers the brand's full range of clothing, accessories and fitness equipment. It also hosts a fitness and wellness studio and a Farm Girl café.

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    Introducing a new look and a new concept, Bogner has...

    2017-09-28T00:00:00Z

    Introducing a new look and a new concept, Bogner has opened a store in Constance where it presents a selection of products from all its various lines, from activewear to women's wear and menswear on 220 square meters of space. It's the company's 12th directly operated store in Germany.

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    Macron and the Bologna Football Club have opened a new...

    2017-09-28T00:00:00Z

    Macron and the Bologna Football Club have opened a new Macron-Bologna FC 1909 store in Bologna. The store is located in Galleria Cavour, an elegant shopping arcade just a few steps from Piazza Maggiore, which is the city's main square. Macron is the technical sponsor of Bologna FC. The club ...

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    New Era has closed down the Paris shop it had...

    2017-09-28T00:00:00Z

    New Era has closed down the Paris shop it had opened at the end of 2013, but it will continue to offer its collections in France at multi-brand stores and on the internet

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    Sport Partner reports that Daka Sport, a leading Dutch sports...

    2017-09-28T00:00:00Z

    Sport Partner reports that Daka Sport, a leading Dutch sports retailer, is taking over Intersport Wim Jaquet Sports, a store of 3,500 square meters in Amersfoort, in the center of the Netherlands. Well known around the country for its assortment of winter sports equipment, the store was established by the ...

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    Sport Partner reports that Regatta is opening its first Dutch...

    2017-09-28T00:00:00Z

    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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    Zalando works with a U.S. sneaker retailer

    2017-09-28T00:00:00Z

    Zalando has struck its first transatlantic retail alliance by extending its partnership program with retailers to a premium American retailer of sneakers and streetwear, Stadium Goods, which tends to offer the latest limited editions of hot products at its two physical stores in New York and on its website in ...

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    Adidas has completed the sale its CCM Hockey business to...

    2017-09-04T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has completed the sale its CCM Hockey business to Birch Hill Equity Partners

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    Adidas and Concepts, a progressive American streetwear retailer, a few...

    2017-09-04T00:00:00Z

    Adidas and Concepts, a progressive American streetwear retailer, a few days ago launched a co-branded boutique at 73 Newbury Street, in downtown Boston. Featuring a minimalist design, the 1,500-square-foot store will offer trendy Adidas sneakers and performance shoes along with Concepts clothing. It will host art installations, DJs and other ...

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    Adidas has announced that it is the new outfitter of...

    2017-09-04T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has announced that it is the new outfitter of Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst. The duo of German beach volleyball players won the gold medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016. Adidas will be sponsoring them in view of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, and additional joint projects will ...

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    Alibaba posts better-than-expected results

    2017-09-04T00:00:00Z

    The Alibaba Group reported better-than expected revenues for its first fiscal quarter ended June 30, thanks to a strong performance in China. Its total sales increased by 56 percent over the year-ago quarter to 50,180 million yuan (€6.4bn-7.5bn). The Thomson Reuters' consensus was RMB 47,700 million (€6.1bn-$7.2bn).The company's operating margin ...

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    Oberalp is going to open the second Italian Under Armour...

    2017-09-04T00:00:00Z

    Oberalp is going to open the second Italian Under Armour brand store in Milan next Sept. 14, covering 340 square meters on Piazza Gae Aulenti, close to Nike's relatively new Italian head office

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    Australia's Super Retail Group will unify its two sporting goods...

    2017-09-04T00:00:00Z

    Australia's Super Retail Group will unify its two sporting goods retail chains in the country, Amart and Rebel Sport, by rebranding all its Amart stores as Rebel by Oct. 31. The move is expected to result in synergies of 15 million Australian dollars (€10.1m-$12.0m) over the next two years. Together, ...

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    Customers can sample a local craft beer while shopping at...

    2017-09-04T00:00:00Z

    Customers can sample a local craft beer while shopping at the new Timberland specialty concept store. Called The Timberland Tree Lab, the store recently opened in the King of Prussia Mall in Pennsylvania, the second-largest shopping mall in the U.S. The experimental store features carefully curated collections and brand stories ...