Retail insights from the sporting goods industry – Page 176
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Amer Sports will inaugurate a new Amer Sports Brand Store...
Amer Sports will inaugurate a new Amer Sports Brand Store at the group's headquarters in Helsinki, at Aleksis Kiven katu 17 A, on Aug. 29. The 280-square-meter store will offer a comprehensive selection of products representing the various brands of the group. The store offering will include sports and lifestyle ...
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Nike has reportedly applied for governmental permission to open its...
Nike has reportedly applied for governmental permission to open its own single-brand stores in India
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Arc'teryx has opened a flagship store in Toronto, Canada, the...
Arc'teryx has opened a flagship store in Toronto, Canada, the first one in the Canadian city
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Under Armour is in line to raise the number of...
Under Armour is in line to raise the number of single-brand stores outside the U.S. from 20 to 80 in the course of this year, including 50 in China. About 12 of the existing stores are directly owned by the American company, which is determined to have a stronger presence ...
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Asics is planning to open its first store in Paris...
Asics is planning to open its first store in Paris in March 2015
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Working through Austrian-based Blue Tomato, Zumiez plans to raise the...
Working through Austrian-based Blue Tomato, Zumiez plans to raise the number of its European stores from 12 to 18 in the course of this year. The American action sports retailer performed better than expected in the second quarter ended Aug. 2, as its net profit jumped by 57.3 percent to ...
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El Corte Inglés is reportedly looking at possible new investments...
El Corte Inglés is reportedly looking at possible new investments abroad, notably in Milan, as it has started to improve its profitability, after the downward curve of the last six years. Its online store is already offering its products in France and some other countries. The net profit of the ...
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Sport Partner reports that Euretco Sport, the Dutch licensee of...
Sport Partner reports that Euretco Sport, the Dutch licensee of Intersport, has launched a new online platform, Jouwsportzaak.nl, that acts as a central web shop for its affiliated sporting goods retailers. It is now working to develop individual web stores for its independent retail members. In Germany, the ANWR Group, ...
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Løplabbet, the Norwegian sporting goods retailer specializing in running and...
Løplabbet, the Norwegian sporting goods retailer specializing in running and training, has reported a 12.3 percent sales increase to 72.6 million Norwegian kroner (€8.92m-$11.55m) for 2013. With its nine stores, it is expecting to raise them again to more than NOK 80 million (€9.83m-$12.73m) this year according to its general manager, Tor ...
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The Norwegian sporting goods retailer Torshov Sport will open its...
The Norwegian sporting goods retailer Torshov Sport will open its ninth store this September in the town of Fredrikstad
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Flip Flop Shops, the 10-year-old American chain specializing in beach...
Flip Flop Shops, the 10-year-old American chain specializing in beach and sports sandals, has opened the first of 50 stores in the Middle East in Kuwait City through its local master franchisee, Al Mana Fashion Group
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Adidas Originals is opening its third flagship store in Seoul,...
Adidas Originals is opening its third flagship store in Seoul, Korea, similar to those it operates in Berlin and Shanghai
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Hervis, the Austrian sporting goods retail chain, plans to open...
Hervis, the Austrian sporting goods retail chain, plans to open its second German store in Nuremberg later this year and is looking for other locations in the southern part of Germany. The chain, which belongs to the Spar group, had a turnover of €424 million in 2013. Besides its Austrian ...
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Fox-Wizel, a joint venture partner of Billabong in Israel, is...
Fox-Wizel, a joint venture partner of Billabong in Israel, is reportedly discussing a master franchising deal with Nike in the country
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Lolë, the Canadian brand of fitness and outdoor fashion for...
Lolë, the Canadian brand of fitness and outdoor fashion for women, has opened its second U.S. store in the SoHo district of New York
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Element will open its first stand-alone store in the U.K....
Element will open its first stand-alone store in the U.K. in November or December. The U.S.-based skateboarding clothing and footwear brand will open a 2,816-square-feet flagship store at 13 Shorts Gardens near Covent Garden in central London, in a space that was previously occupied by Berghaus. The three-floor shop will ...
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Pearl Izumi will open its fifth European factory outlet store...
Pearl Izumi will open its fifth European factory outlet store in the U.K. this autumn. The sports apparel maker has opened four other factory outlet stores in Europe in four years, located in the Dutch city of Valkenburg, Palma de Mallorca, Vienna and Paris. The new store that will open ...
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Base-Detallsport, the second-largest Spanish buying group, is inviting all the...
Base-Detallsport, the second-largest Spanish buying group, is inviting all the members of a regional splinter group, Giro 180, to rejoin the cooperative, which is said to be holding discussions with another buying group, Twinner. At the same time, Base is reportedly discussing a possible cooperation in purchasing with Intersport España. ...
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From the start of next year Sport 2000 Germany will...
From the start of next year Sport 2000 Germany will be the official competence partner of the German athletics federation (DLV). Sport 2000 will be the sole retail partner for laufen.de, the website supported by the DLV, allowing it to provide relevant updates about product trends and other tips. These ...
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For the first six months of 2014, Intersport Germany reported...
For the first six months of 2014, Intersport Germany reported an overall sales improvement of 4 percent against the first half of the previous year. Running was up by 22 percent and team sports soared by 32 percent thanks to the football feast in Brazil. With an increase of 4 ...
