Retail insights from the sporting goods industry – Page 177
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Asics is planning to open a store with an Asics...
Asics is planning to open a store with an Asics Running Lab in Paris before the end of this year, similar to those it has at major locations in London (Oxford Street), Barcelona (Avenida Diagonal) and Amsterdam (Stadhouderskade)
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Le Coq Sportif has opened a store in the Morumbi...
Le Coq Sportif has opened a store in the Morumbi shopping mall of São Paulo, Brazil, through its local licensee, SPR, which also works with Kappa
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Jack Wolfskin is using technology to track visitors to its...
Jack Wolfskin is using technology to track visitors to its stores. The Kinect technology, which is normally used for the Xbox One video game console and which reacts to the slightest movement by means of a sensor, a 3D microphone and a color camera, will be installed in all 890 ...
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Giro180, the Spanish buying group, has decided to allow retailers...
Giro180, the Spanish buying group, has decided to allow retailers who have been members for at least two years to become shareholders, participating in the decision-making process. The members have elected a new president, Felipe Martinez of Leire Sport in Irún, replacing José Antonio Sanz of Aldo Deportes of Tafalla ...
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Base Detall Sport, the second-largest Spanish buying group, is reported...
Base Detall Sport, the second-largest Spanish buying group, is reported to have been discussing possible cooperation in purchasing with Intersport España, but we understand that such discussions are not taking place at this time
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Intersport Krumholz, a big regional chain of sporting goods stores...
Intersport Krumholz, a big regional chain of sporting goods stores in northern Germany, is going nationwide with an online shop, sporthaus.de, whose resounding domain was reportedly registered by the Krumholz family 15 years ago
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China's Peak Sport has opened its first Spanish store in...
China's Peak Sport has opened its first Spanish store in the Argüelles district of Madrid, focusing on basketball, fitness and streetwear. A few months from now, it will start offering its products on an online store for the Spanish market.
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Intersport Italia has a new franchised store in the Republic...
Intersport Italia has a new franchised store in the Republic of San Marino
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Intersport Germany has agreed to sponsor B2RUN, Germany's largest series...
Intersport Germany has agreed to sponsor B2RUN, Germany's largest series of public runs for companies. The event series of 6-kilometer runs was previously supported by the SportScheck chain. Under the new agreement with Intersport, the participating affiliated stores will be the official shops of B2RUN. Last year, 5,300 companies took ...
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The German Sport 2000 is the new sponsor of the...
The German Sport 2000 is the new sponsor of the Opel Family Cup, a series of football tournaments for families. The idea behind the event is that all family members of any generation, from the children to the grandparents, play football together. Last year, when the Opel Cup premiered, 2,000 ...
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Direct Golf has moved into cycling with the addition of...
Direct Golf has moved into cycling with the addition of £150,000 (€185,260-$252,510) worth of cycling stock to its flagship outlet in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. The Bike-Shed.com store, which opened in the Huddersfield shop on May 10, is Direct Golf's first “store within a store” outlet and is supposed to be a ...
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A former senior buyer and category manager at Sport Eybl...
A former senior buyer and category manager at Sport Eybl & Sports Experts, Wolfgang Gaffal, has launched his own retail business. Since early May he has been operating an 80-square-meter outlet in Linz, Austria. It called Wolf-Sport and is exclusively dedicated to sports shoes. The concept is low-budget and offers ...
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Sportringen, the Swedish voluntary sporting goods chain, is in a...
Sportringen, the Swedish voluntary sporting goods chain, is in a growth phase. Since January, seven stores have joined it and there are more deals in the works. One store planned to open this fall will be located in the Norwegian ski resort town of Trysil, near the border with Sweden. ...
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Tennis Warehouse, which claims to be the world's largest online...
Tennis Warehouse, which claims to be the world's largest online shop for tennis products, has further extended its global reach by forming a joint venture in Australia with a local retailer, Tennis Only. The American company, which is part of Sports Warehouse, expanded to Europe in 2008, creating Tennis Warehouse ...
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As we have previously reported, JD Sports Fashion has purchased...
As we have previously reported, JD Sports Fashion has purchased Isico, a Berlin-based chain of sporting goods that operates ten stores, six of which are located in the German capital. JD is revamping these outlets and rebranding them as JD. Apparently, JD has moderate growth plans for JD in Germany. Two ...
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After a two-year trial period in Sweden, Norway's Stormberg has...
After a two-year trial period in Sweden, Norway's Stormberg has launched its web shop in 23 markets worldwide. The international site has been optimized for use in the U.S. and in 21 European countries outside of Norway. Stienar Olsen, chief executive of Stormberg, has told Sportsbransjenthat the response to the ...
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Soloporteros, a Spanish chain of fan football shops, is planning...
Soloporteros, a Spanish chain of fan football shops, is planning to grow from six to 11 stores in the next few weeks, partly through franchising, while moving into the running segment, says CMD Sport
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Stadium has opened a new flagship store in Kungens Kurva,...
Stadium has opened a new flagship store in Kungens Kurva, a popular shopping destination in Stockholm. The new 2,500 square-meter, two-story retail space is ideally located just opposite an Ikea store. As with most Stadium stores, products are highlighted by a subtle decor, but with new display solutions as well ...
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Kesko's home and specialty goods retail operations, which include the...
Kesko's home and specialty goods retail operations, which include the Intersport license and Budget Sport, are involved in a “digital transition” that could involve some form of e-commerce as well as more electronic marketing, said the management of the Finnish group while discussing the results for the first quarter ended ...
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Nike has run a temporary Phenomenal House in Paris for...
Nike has run a temporary Phenomenal House in Paris for four days until today, showcasing the brand's involvement in football. Similar events are due to be staged by the Swoosh in Berlin and London. Nike is also going to open a permanent concept store of 1,000 square meters in the ...