Retail insights from the sporting goods industry – Page 179
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Volcom has opened a store in Stuttgart, its third one...
Volcom has opened a store in Stuttgart, its third one in Germany. The surf and skate brand, which is owned by the Kering group, has already opened four new stores in France since the beginning of this year. It now has 15 physical stores in Europe, the same as in ...
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Décathlon is said to be planning to open a 4,000-square-meter...
Décathlon is said to be planning to open a 4,000-square-meter store in the Wandsbek district of Hamburg at the beginning of 2016. It would be its 25th store in Germany after two other stores due to be opened shortly in Mannheim and Hückelhoven. Meanwhile, local planning authorities have reportedly denied ...
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SportScheck has opened its second store in Berlin, measuring 4,700...
SportScheck has opened its second store in Berlin, measuring 4,700 square meters and located in the central Leipziger Platz. The German sporting goods retailer has thus become the anchor tenant of the Mall of Berlin, which is supposed to become the largest shopping center in Europe, with a retail surface ...
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As announced in July, Yoox has expanded its activewear offerings...
As announced in July, Yoox has expanded its activewear offerings with a new area dedicated to sportswear, which has been online since mid-September. The new sportswear section includes a range of products from big brands like New Balance, Nike, Patagonia, The North Face and Under Armour but also niche labels like ...
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Alibaba gets a high valuation
The giant Chinese internet marketplace, which occupies a strong position in the domestic sporting goods market through TMall and other websites, made a triumphant listing on the New York Stock Exchange last Friday. From an initial pricing of $68, Alibaba Group Holding's share shot up to $99.70 and then ...
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Under Armour, too, has started its own online store for...
Under Armour, too, has started its own online store for the German market, giving a complete overview over the product range that it has developed for the European market. Shipments take between two and five days, and they are free of charge if the value of the products is €49 ...
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Asics has launched a web store in Germany, the second...
Asics has launched a web store in Germany, the second in Europe after the store that it put online in the U.K. in July 2013. The Japanese company already has e-commerce in Japan, the U.S. and Australia. The German internet store has a store locator and a program for individual ...
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Blue Tomato has revamped its pan-European e-commerce operations in response...
Blue Tomato has revamped its pan-European e-commerce operations in response to the fact that 35 percent of the orders it receives are now placed through tablets or smartphones. The new web store of the Austrian-based boardsports retailer, which is owned by Zumiez, offers more than 450,000 items in 14 languages.
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Cold Mountain, a Chinese multi-brand retailer for surf and snowboard-related...
Cold Mountain, a Chinese multi-brand retailer for surf and snowboard-related items, has opened its flagship store in the youth-oriented Sanlitun Soho shopping center of Beijing. The retailer already has nine other stores in the country.
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JD Sports Fashion has opened a 9,000-square-foot store in Manchester...
JD Sports Fashion has opened a 9,000-square-foot store in Manchester with eight multichannel kiosks and a social media wall where customers can view messages and pictures tweeted about their purchases
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Sport Zone ended the first half of 2014 with 77...
Sport Zone ended the first half of 2014 with 77 stores in Portugal and 34 in Spain. According to its parent company, Sonae Group, discretionary spending began to go up in Portugal in the fourth quarter of 2014 and has been accelerating since, reaching a growth rate of 14 percent ...
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Anima Athletica, the new French retailer of high-end women's activewear...
Anima Athletica, the new French retailer of high-end women's activewear run by Alexia Romanet, is opening its third store in Paris
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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 ...
