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Dielmann, a German retailer with 49 footwear and sporting goods...
Dielmann, a German retailer with 49 footwear and sporting goods stores operating under banners such as Schuhhaus Dielmann and Sporthaus Robert Hübner, has appointed a retail expert, Manuel Farrokh, as its new executive manager, responsible for project and risk management. In his new role, he will work closely with the ...
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Through AliExpress, Alibaba is inviting Spain's retailers to partner with...
Through AliExpress, Alibaba is inviting Spain's retailers to partner with it to fend off the threat of Amazon. Spain is Alibaba's third-largest market worldwide, after China and Russia. About a year ago, several large retailers in the country signed on to become pick-up points for purchases made on Alibaba's portal. ...
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Nike stops with Amazon’s marketplace
A few days after the appointment of a new chief executive, John Donahoe, who previously ran eBay, the Swoosh announced that it will stop a pilot program, initiated in 2017, to sell selected products on the Amazon Retail marketplace. Nike justified the move with its “focus on elevating consumer experience ...
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Sportmarken24, the online portal for independent retailers, has been cooperating...
Sportmarken24, the online portal for independent retailers, has been cooperating with About You, the online retailer and subsidiary of the Otto group, since October. Sportmarken24 was launched in February 2018 by Dominik Benner, a German shoe retailer and former member of ANWR's supervisory board who has been very successful with ...
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Zalando, the Berlin-based online retailer, is currently testing same-day delivery...
Zalando, the Berlin-based online retailer, is currently testing same-day delivery with electric cars. The online retailer recently started a pilot project in Hamburg with 24 electric cars, which are operated on 100 percent green electricity. Zalando works with various logistics partners. Hamburg's urban area has 600 charging stations for electric ...
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Keller Sports, the German e-tailer of premium sporting goods, expects...
Keller Sports, the German e-tailer of premium sporting goods, expects its sales for 2019 to increase by 70 percent from the previous year. It plans to reach total sales of more than €100 million by the end of 2020. This is the first time that Keller Sports has announced its ...
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11teamsports, the German multi-channel retailer, is expanding its network of...
11teamsports, the German multi-channel retailer, is expanding its network of stores. On Oct. 5, 11teamsports opened a store in Zurich, which is its second in Switzerland. Covering 300 square meters, the store offers a wide selection of football shirts, football shoes and equipment for team sports, as well as training ...
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Stadium, the Swedish sports retailer, has promoted Åsa Steen, making...
Stadium, the Swedish sports retailer, has promoted Åsa Steen, making her its new country manager for Sweden. She has been with the company in various positions for almost 25 years. As previously reported, the outgoing Swedish country manager, Daniel Löfkvist, is taking over as chief executive of the Stadium Outlet ...
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Tradebyte, the German internet marketplace specialist owned by Zalando since...
Tradebyte, the German internet marketplace specialist owned by Zalando since 2016, has elevated Kathrin Hösl to the position of chief operating officer. She will be a member of the management board along with the chief executive, Matthias Schulte, and the chief financial officer, Thorsten Barth. Hösl, who previously worked for ...
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Craft will launch a “plogging” challenge with selected retailers in...
Craft will launch a “plogging” challenge with selected retailers in Germany throughout October and November to celebrate the release of its new collection of jogging shoes. Plogging, a term which comes from Sweden and translates as collecting trash while jogging, will give consumers gathering at seven retail stores throughout Germany ...
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Decathlon acquires an internet retailer
Decathlon has acquired a controlling share in Alltricks, a French internet start-up specializing in the cycling, running and outdoor segments. As we understand it, the idea is to further develop the omni-channel capabilities of the world's largest integrated sporting goods retailer and to build up an international platform that can ...
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Zalando, the Berlin-based online retailer, will be delivering parcels for...
Zalando, the Berlin-based online retailer, will be delivering parcels for Adidas in Paris. Orders that are placed on Adidas' French website will be delivered on the same day or the following day, as customers decide. Initial trials with partners of the so-called Zalando Fulfillment Solutions (ZFS) will probably start at the ...
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The Outdoor Retailer show cancels Winter Market
Emerald Expositions, the organizer of the Outdoor Retailer show, has decided to cancel the Winter Market that was scheduled to take place for the second time on Nov. 5-7 and to concentrate all the product offerings for the next autumn/winter season at the Outdoor + Snow Show on Jan. 19-31. ...
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The associations of Swiss sports brands and retailers, Spaf and...
The associations of Swiss sports brands and retailers, Spaf and Asmas, are organizing a second “Sport Business Network Day” for June 9, 2020
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11teamsports buys into a similar Czech retailer
11teamsports, the German multi-channel retailer, has taken control of Top4Sport, a similar Czech-based sporting goods retailer, by acquiring a 51 percent stake in the company on June 1. The takeover is expanding the group's presence in other parts of Europe. Up to now, 11teamsports was only represented in Germany, Austria, ...
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XXL ASA, the highly leveraged Norwegian-based sports retailer, says it...
XXL ASA, the highly leveraged Norwegian-based sports retailer, says it has agreed on a new covenant with its bank consortium for its third-quarter results. Last February, it had renegotiated covenants for the first and second quarters of this year. The covenant for the third quarter sets a debt/Ebitda target of ...
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The battle for control of Netshoes, the Brazilian e-tailer specializing...
The battle for control of Netshoes, the Brazilian e-tailer specializing in athletic footwear, has ended. Its shareholders approved on Friday Magazine Luiza's latest improved offer of $3.70 a share, valuing the company at $115 million. The Brazilian omni-channel retailer had initially made a bid for Netshoes at $2.00 per share, ...
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Blue Tomato, the omni-channel boardsports retailer, is planning to open...
Blue Tomato, the omni-channel boardsports retailer, is planning to open its first brick-and-mortar shop in Scandinavia, according to sport-guide.com. The Austrian-based retailer, which is a subsidiary of the Zumiez group, already sells online in Denmark, Finland and Sweden. Blue Tomato is also planning to open a store in Amsterdam in ...
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Ekosport, the French outdoor e-tailer, will open its fifth brick-and-mortar...
Ekosport, the French outdoor e-tailer, will open its fifth brick-and-mortar store this autumn, in the French city of Gap, according to reports in sport-guide.fr
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A survey shows that Decathlon is the favorite retailer in...
A survey shows that Decathlon is the favorite retailer in France across all sectors, followed by Leroy Merin, a DIY chain that belongs to the same big family-owned retail group, Mulliez
