Retail insights from the sporting goods industry – Page 150

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    Business Insider reports that Adidas has opened what the publication...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Business Insider reports that Adidas has opened what the publication describes as Europe's first interactive virtual-reality store, in conjunction with the re-opening of the brand's flagship store in central Stockholm. The accompanying website, 360conceptstore.com, is in Swedish. It takes the viewer on a tour of the flagship store filmed with ...

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    As part of its investments in the U.S. market, Adidas...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    As part of its investments in the U.S. market, Adidas has sealed an extension of its partnership with Kris Bryant, third baseman of the Chicago Cubs, the World Series champion. Bryant is also the 2016 National League MVP, and a two-time All Star player. Bryant is to continue taking part ...

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    Blue Tomato has opened another store in Münster, expanding the...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Blue Tomato has opened another store in Münster, expanding the action sports retailer's network to 30 stores in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Owned by Zumiez since 2012, the group has been multiplying store openings in the last years: It moved into Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Munich, Stuttgart, Hamburg and Berlin, and ...

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    Under Armour, Fanatics and Major League Baseball (MLB) have signed...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Under Armour, Fanatics and Major League Baseball (MLB) have signed a 10-year partnership that makes Under Armour (UA) the official uniform provider to MLB. The agreement marks UA's first-ever uniform deal for a professional league. The partnership will begin in the 2020 MLB season. Majestic Athletic, which has long been ...

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    Engelhorn, the German sports and fashion retailer based in Mannheim,...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

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    Zalando’s margins beat forecasts

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    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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    Keller Sports has become a retail member of the Sport...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    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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    Philipp Plein has recently opened its first boutique dedicated to...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    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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    Burton Snowboards, which recently won the right to trade in...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    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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    Forum Sport, the Spanish sporting goods retail chain, has opened...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Forum Sport, the Spanish sporting goods retail chain, has opened its first franchised store at Aranda de Duero, near Burgos

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    Signa Retail, the owner of Karstadt Warenhaus and Karstadt Sports,...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    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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    Nike has reportedly signed a lease for a store of...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    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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    Arc'teryx has opened its second store in Toronto, measuring 2,825...

    2016-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Arc'teryx has opened its second store in Toronto, measuring 2,825 square feet and located in the Yorkdale Mall

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    Canada Goose has opened a 4,500-square-foot flagship store in Toronto,...

    2016-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Canada Goose has opened a 4,500-square-foot flagship store in Toronto, its home town

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    The Adidas Group is opposing a pending trademark registration by...

    2016-12-01T00:00:00Z

    The Adidas Group is opposing a pending trademark registration by Barcelona football club in the U.S., for a design with seven blue and red stripes. As reported by several Spanish newspapers, the Adidas group has filed an opposition document with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) last month, claiming ...

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    Adidas has unveiled a new jersey for the New Zealand...

    2016-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has unveiled a new jersey for the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team. The jersey, which comes after two years of development in collaboration with the team itself, features a new fabric which has been digitally woven together. This manufacturing process is said to help reduce the likelihood of ...

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    Adidas and London-based Palace Skateboards have launched their new collaboration...

    2016-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Adidas and London-based Palace Skateboards have launched their new collaboration with a humorous video that makes fun of Adidas' serious sportswear campaign. The collection includes tracksuits, terry hoodies, socks, hats, crewnecks as well as the new Palace Indoor sneaker, which is similar to Adidas' retro Superstar shoe but with recent ...

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    Adidas has unveiled a fully biodegradable running shoe made from...

    2016-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has unveiled a fully biodegradable running shoe made from Biosteel fiber, a nature-based and completely biodegradable replication of natural silk. The Futurecraft Biofabric, which has been developed in partnership with AMSilk, was presented on Nov. 17. at the Biofabricate Conference in New York, where Adidas and AMSilk also announced ...

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    Arc'teryx is opening its first French flagship in Chamonix, the...

    2016-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Arc'teryx is opening its first French flagship in Chamonix, the famous skiing resort in the Haute-Savoie department. The store will be operated in partnership with Jean-François Coquoz, a local retailer. The 100-square-meter store is located at 306 rue Paccard, in the center of the French town. The move is part ...

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    New Balance and Reebok have both opened flagship stores in...

    2016-12-01T00:00:00Z

    New Balance and Reebok have both opened flagship stores in Milan's Piazza Gae Aulenti, which has become a major destination for sports and fashion stores. Nike and Colmar already have stores there. Reebok's flagship is an “experience store” where customers can get discounts of between €10 and €100 depending on ...