Retail insights from the sporting goods industry – Page 164
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The North Face has opened its newest flagship store at...
The North Face has opened its newest flagship store at 290 Regent Street in London. The 400-square-meter location features on-site lockers to allow customers to leave their belongings and “explore” London freely. Screens will show the latest adventure films. Sponsored athletes will make appearances at the store.
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Haglöfs is launching an online store in Sweden and preparing...
Haglöfs is launching an online store in Sweden and preparing to open others across the Nordic markets and Europe. The company described the Swedish online store as part of a wider digital initiative for the company, with Europe to be covered shortly and online stores to be opened in all ...
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Beating analysts' expectations, Alibaba Group Holdings reported a 32 percent...
Beating analysts' expectations, Alibaba Group Holdings reported a 32 percent increase to $3.49 billion in revenues for the second quarter of its financial year, ended on Sept. 30. Sales through mobile devices nearly tripled to $1.66 billion. The total gross merchandise volume on its Chinese marketplaces went up by 28 ...
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Volcom has opened its first Mexican store at the Centro...
Volcom has opened its first Mexican store at the Centro Santa Fe in Mexico City, one of Latin America's largest shopping malls, and the action sports brand is to open a second Mexican store toward the end of the first quarter next year
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Decathlon opened its first store in Thailand earlier this month,...
Decathlon opened its first store in Thailand earlier this month, as part of a program to open five stores in Bangkok by the end of November. The stores are to be spread across the capital, including one right in the center, and they should cover between 1,700 and 2,700 square ...
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Under Armour will replace Adidas in 2016/17 as the all-school...
Under Armour will replace Adidas in 2016/17 as the all-school supplier to the Badgers collegiate team in Wisconsin. Reportedly, it will pay an annual fee of $4 million for ten years, compared with $800,000 for Adidas. Additionally, it will supply products worth of $3.33 million in the first year, rising ...
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Odlo has opened a 90-square-meter store on the Grand Rue...
Odlo has opened a 90-square-meter store on the Grand Rue of Strasbourg, France. It is the 20th franchised store of the Swiss-based sports apparel brand.
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Nike and Adidas lead a manufacturing revolution
The two giants of the sporting goods industry indicated last week that they plan to introduce shortly new technologies that will enable consumers to get customized shoes, using sophisticated software, 3D printing and other new technologies that will revolutionize the traditional manufacturing process.At its meeting with investors last week, Nike ...
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Adidas doesn't join call for Blatter's resignation
Adidas has declined to support four other leading Fifa sponsors who called for Sepp Blatter's immediate resignation earlier this month, after Swiss prosecutors opened criminal proceedings against the football organization's president on allegations of criminal mismanagement and, alternatively, misappropriation. Blatter subsequently received a provisional suspension of 90 days from the ...
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Adidas is expected to put an end to its involvement...
Adidas is expected to put an end to its involvement in table-tennis equipment by the end of this year. Greenmaster, which has been its licensee for this product category, has reportedly agreed to stop it by then. Frank Koch, the former executive of Kettler who started the project at Greenmaster, ...
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Adidas filed a suit against Skechers USA in Portland's district...
Adidas filed a suit against Skechers USA in Portland's district court on Sept. 14, charging that one of its shoe styles is a knock-offs of its Stan Smith model, and that others use its Supernova trademark and its Three-Stripe mark. The two companies have already squared off and reached settlements ...
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Adidas has announced the signature of a multi-year partnership deal...
Adidas has announced the signature of a multi-year partnership deal with Sidney Crosby. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The National Hockey League (NHL) star will represent Adidas at major international sporting events and brand initiatives around the world. He will also consult with the brand on apparel ...
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Lacoste, which already has a store in Bangalore's airport, plans...
Lacoste, which already has a store in Bangalore's airport, plans to open eight new retail stores in India, four of which will be located in the airports of Mumbai, Hyderabad, Delhi and Kochi
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Alibaba is reportedly planning to open offices in Germany, France...
Alibaba is reportedly planning to open offices in Germany, France and Italy to persuade more European vendors to use Tmall and other internet platforms within the group for the sale of their products in China
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Intersport Austria has launched a new promotion to get young...
Intersport Austria has launched a new promotion to get young customers to register for a loyalty card. Depending on their age, customers who are 16 to 18 years old can get a discount of 16, 17 or 18 percent on the purchase of their favorite product in affiliated stores once ...
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Moncler has opened its first store in Boston
Moncler has opened its first store in Boston
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Fusalp, the iconic French brand of skiwear and lifestyle clothing...
Fusalp, the iconic French brand of skiwear and lifestyle clothing taken over by members of the Lacoste family, has opened a 110-square-meter boutique on rue des Blanc-Manteaux, in the heart of the Marais district of Paris. Three franchised stores are due to open in the French ski resorts of Megève, ...
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Ochsner Sport, the Swiss-based subsidiary of Deichmann specializing in sports...
Ochsner Sport, the Swiss-based subsidiary of Deichmann specializing in sports retailing, will take over Sport Sperk, a German chain of 13 sporting goods stores based in Bavaria, with effect from Jan. 1, provided it gets regulatory approval. The stores include a factory outlet and a bike shop, and six of ...
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New Era has opened its U.K. flagship location in London,...
New Era has opened its U.K. flagship location in London, at 40 Carnaby Street. The 1,540-square-foot store, which was inaugurated on Sept. 30, is split across two floors. The store features an embroidery machine where shoppers can customize their hats in only about 20 minutes. In addition, another featured service ...
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The North Face was planning to inaugurate its first store...
The North Face was planning to inaugurate its first store in Portugal on Oct. 17 in the presence of João (José Silva Abranches) Garcia, the first Portuguese mountaineer to have reached the summit of Mount Everest without supplementary oxygen in 1999. A year later, after reaching the top of Annapurna, ...
