Retail insights from the sporting goods industry – Page 146
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Introducing a new look and a new concept, Bogner has...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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Adidas charges ahead
While two leading rivals are cutting back and rejigging their organization, the Adidas Group continued to charge ahead with sharp gains in sales and adjusted operating profit for the second quarter, spread across all markets other than Russia.The group had already made it clear through an upgraded guidance last month ...
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Adidas trails only the police for attractiveness as a future...
Adidas trails only the police for attractiveness as a future employer in the opinion of German students. In a recent survey on careers conducted with more than 20,000 students between the ages of 13 and 18, the sports brand was ranked first in the fashion industry and second overall out ...
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Replacing Adidas, New Balance has signed up Artur Boruc, goalkeeper...
Replacing Adidas, New Balance has signed up Artur Boruc, goalkeeper for the Bournemouth team and the Polish national team
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Confirming its master franchising agreement with the Falaknaz Sports Group...
Confirming its master franchising agreement with the Falaknaz Sports Group for the Gulf States (SGI Europe, vol. 28 – 5+6 of Feb. 22), Sport 2000 International unveils a plan to establish 30 Sport 2000 stores in the region over the next five years – 11 in the United Arab Emirates, ...
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Foot Locker has launched e-commerce in Australia
Foot Locker has launched e-commerce in Australia
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Zalando plans to open two large new fulfillment centers in...
Zalando plans to open two large new fulfillment centers in Italy and Poland later this year
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Rip Curl has opened its web store in Indonesia...
Rip Curl has opened its web store in Indonesia
