Retail insights from the sporting goods industry – Page 148
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Retailwatching.nl, a Dutch publication, reports that Perry Sport intends to close...
Retailwatching.nl, a Dutch publication, reports that Perry Sport intends to close at least six stores this year, while going ahead with the roll-out of an updated store concept in the largest Dutch cities and the launch of a new online store. Perry Sport is one of the Dutch retail banners acquired ...
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Sport Zone, the leading Portuguese sporting goods retail chain, has...
Sport Zone, the leading Portuguese sporting goods retail chain, has decided to centralize purchases for the Iberian Peninsula to increase efficiencies and achieve new economies of scale. It will close company's purchasing office in Madrid, which was handling purchases for the 44 stores that Sport Zone is currently operating in ...
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Sport Partner reports that Rademaker Sports has become the Dutch...
Sport Partner reports that Rademaker Sports has become the Dutch distribution partner for Ronhill, the British brand of running apparel and accessories, adding to a distribution package that already comprised Sorbothane, Perfekta, Hilly, Soleus and Instinct
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There are new, insistent reports that Base, one of the...
There are new, insistent reports that Base, one of the major voluntary chains in Spain, will soon join Sport 2000 International
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Asics has opened its first performance store in Belgium, showcasing...
Asics has opened its first performance store in Belgium, showcasing a retail concept that is to be rolled out in other Asics stores and point of sale areas. The store in Brussels features the latest performance ranges along with a community fitness space, running services and a digital experience linked ...
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Helge Mankowski, a former professional football player, has been appointed...
Helge Mankowski, a former professional football player, has been appointed by Intersport Germany to be managing director at Intersport Voswinkel from the start of this year, alongside Alla-Lena Schulte-Angels. The appointment comes after Matthias Bärtels passed away last year. Mankowski will be in charge of operations, buying, marketing and expansion. ...
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Volcom, which already has ten other stores in France, will...
Volcom, which already has ten other stores in France, will open its first store in Paris in March, covering 210 square meters. It is located at 5 rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, near the Bastille and close to other sports stores. It will be the 15th store in Europe for the ...
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Alibaba seals a strategic tie-up with the IOC
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has sealed a long-term partnership with the Alibaba Group, under which the Chinese online giant will become part of The Olympic Partner, the IOC's global sponsorship program. The deal, which was unveiled at the World Economic Forum in Davos earlier this month, marks a far-reaching ...
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Adidas has unveiled a new multi-season partnership between its football...
Adidas has unveiled a new multi-season partnership between its football division and Gosha Rubchinskiy, the fashion maker from Moscow. The Adidas Football x Gosha Rubchinskiy collection debuted on the runway of the former Königsberg Stock Exchange in Kaliningrad, Russia on Jan. 12, at Rubchinskiy's fashion show for autumn-winter 2017/18. Adidas ...
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The Adidas Group has teamed up with two popular young...
The Adidas Group has teamed up with two popular young Chinese athletes to launch One in a Billion, an advertising campaign made for the Chinese market. The two athletes are Ning Zetao, a freestyle swimmer, and Hui Ruoqi, a volleyball champion. The campaign fits with Creating the New, the five-year ...
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Deportes Blanes, a Spanish sports retail chain that has 40...
Deportes Blanes, a Spanish sports retail chain that has 40 directly managed stores and 33 franchises, is changing their banners to Blanes Sport and Shoes. Its four outlet stores are going to be called Blanes Factory Sport & Fashion Outlet. The new banners have adopted a younger and more modern ...
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Lululemon Athletica has opened its biggest European store at 187-191...
Lululemon Athletica has opened its biggest European store at 187-191 Regent Street, measuring 590 square meters on two floors. It has a yoga area and a quiet coffee shop. For its opening, Lululemon is offering a capsule collection developed in cooperation with students at the Central Saint Martins School of ...
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Nike has reportedly signed a lease for a store of...
Nike has reportedly signed a lease for a store of nearly 6,500 square meters on Fifth Avenue, New York, comprising the lower level and the six floors of a building. The Real Deal, a publication about real estate, described the lease as one of the most expensive retail deals ever ...
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Signa Retail, the owner of Karstadt Warenhaus and Karstadt Sports,...
Signa Retail, the owner of Karstadt Warenhaus and Karstadt Sports, is acquiring a 78 percent stake in Tennis-Point, which it describes as the leading multi-channel retailer in the tennis category in Europe, with 12 stores and 19 online shops in ten languages. The Austrian company has already sealed three purchases ...
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Forum Sport, the Spanish sporting goods retail chain, has opened...
Forum Sport, the Spanish sporting goods retail chain, has opened its first franchised store at Aranda de Duero, near Burgos
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Burton Snowboards, which recently won the right to trade in...
Burton Snowboards, which recently won the right to trade in France with all the products under its own name, opened its first French store in the ski resort of Avoriaz, measuring 110 square meters, on Dec. 10
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Philipp Plein has recently opened its first boutique dedicated to...
Philipp Plein has recently opened its first boutique dedicated to sport in Paris. The Plein Sport shop, which occupies a surface of 102 square meters, is located at 250 rue de Rivoli, not far from the Parisian flagship of the main brand, Philipp Plein. The new store has been designed ...
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Keller Sports has become a retail member of the Sport...
Keller Sports has become a retail member of the Sport 2000 buying group in Germany. The partnership will give the company access to the private label offerings and special make-ups of Sport 2000. With a premium positioning in the market, Keller Sports offers a narrow selection of branded products online ...
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Zalando’s margins beat forecasts
Beating forecasts, Zalando reported higher profits for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, thanks to higher efficiencies in inventory management and other processes, although the growth of its turnover slowed down to 17.1 percent year-on-year from the 25 percent rate enjoyed in the previous quarter. It generated an adjusted Ebit ...
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Engelhorn, the German sports and fashion retailer based in Mannheim,...
Engelhorn, the German sports and fashion retailer based in Mannheim, has started to sell its products online through Zalando's marketplace. Since Dec. 15, Engelhorn has been a member of Zalando's partnership program. Zalando will start by selling ski and snowboard products that were not available for purchase from the e-tailer's ...
