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  • Snipes
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    Snipes now has a COO

    2023-02-13T09:38:00Z

    Peter Buse has been appointed chief operating officer of Snipes, a new role at the Cologne-based sneaker and streetwear retailer. Most recently, Buse held the same role at Momox, from July 2019 to July 2022. He previously worked at Netrada, also as COO, and at Arvato as logistics manager. This ...

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    Under Armour announces three new brand stores in Britain

    2023-02-10T11:03:00Z

    After reporting 33 percent growth in the EMEA region earlier this week, U.S. brand Under Armour (UA) has announced the opening of three new brand-owned stores in the U.K. over the next few months: Liverpool ONE, Liverpool: February Battersea Power Station, London: February Stratford Westfield, London: March ...

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    Decathlon signs Spanish mobility manifesto

    2023-02-10T08:49:00Z

    Decathlon has signed the Manifesto for Active Mobility, one of four such documents put forth by a public-private joint partnership in Spain called (in translation) The Future of Mobility. (The other three concern multimodal mobility, urban logistics and electric mobility.) The objective is to decarbonize transport so as to “generate ...

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    JD Sports leaves South Korea, but plans major expansion in U.S. and Europe

    2023-02-03T15:30:00Z

    JD Sports is leaving South Korea after five years in the market, according to multiple press sources. The decision has reportedly been made in connection with the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The British sporting goods retailer operated in South Korea through a partnership with Shoemarker, and opened its ...

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    GfK sees more optimistic consumer sentiment in Germany, but at low level

    2023-01-24T16:33:00Z

    The rollercoaster ride of news and emotions of recent years continues to shape Germans’ propensity to buy. However, in its consumer climate survey for January 2023, GfK observes German consumers starting 2023 with a little more optimism. Both economic and income expectations are continuing to recover and are rising noticeably. ...

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    Intersport Germany publishes 2020/21 sustainability report

    2023-01-17T11:34:00Z

    In its fourth sustainability report (available for download here in German), Intersport Germany gives an overview of the projects implemented in the years 2020 and 2021 and provides an outlook on its new sustainability strategy to be published end of January 2023. The report and the future plan of the ...

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    Analysis: Sporting Goods Industry stocks suffer double-digit market cap decline

    2023-01-09T09:09:00Z

    This exclusive analysis shows the development in the market capitalization of the top 87 stock-listed sporting goods companies.

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    All for Padel not quite all pádel

    2022-12-20T08:10:00Z

    CEO José Luís Sicre announced at this month’s seventh edition of International Padel Days in Barcelona that All For Padel is looking to make good on its slogan, “Not everything’s padel,” especially when it comes to international expansion. According to CMDsport, the Adidas retail licensee is looking to move into ...

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    The world’s biggest sports retailers 2021

    2022-12-13T05:08:00Z

    This exclusive, yearly statistic shows the revenue development of the 50 largest sports retailers worldwide.

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    Frasers defies downturn to post rise in H1 profits

    2022-12-09T09:55:00Z

    U.K. retailer Frasers Group has defied the economic downturn and revealed a jump in first-half sales and profits, driven by acquisitions, including the takeovers of Missguided and Studio Retail. The business, majority-owned by Mike Ashley, reported a 12.7 percent rise in revenues to £2.64 billion (€3.06bn) in the six months ...

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    Experts share their retail insights and predictions for 2023 at ISPO

    2022-12-09T09:54:00Z

    ISPO Munich 2022 provided plenty of expert insights into the state of retail as well as predictions for 2023. We summarize the key points.

  • XXL
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    XXL announces new group CEO

    2022-12-05T16:00:00Z

    Norwegian sporting goods retailer XXL has announced the appointment of Freddy Sobin as the next group CEO. He is expected to join XXL by May 2023 at the latest. Stein Eriksen, currently serving as interim CEO, will return to his position as CFO when Sobin joins XXL next year. He ...

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    Decathlon Germany expands emission-reduced delivery service

    2022-12-05T15:57:00Z

    Following the successful launch of Buy Back, Decathlon Germany is expanding its next-day delivery with reduced CO2 emissions to additional cities. This involves the delivery of orders as early as the following day using electrically powered cargo bikes, which save CO2 compared to the usual means of transport, such as ...

  • Deporvillage
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    Deporvillage raises its sales projections

    2022-12-02T09:07:00Z

    Black Friday, it seems, has augured better than the second quarter for Deporvillage, which has raised its projections for current-year annual sales to €157 million, according to CMDsport. This would be just shy of the record haul of 2021: €160 million. The week-long pre-Christmas promotion brought in more than 86,000 ...

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    Base Detall Sport leans into fashion

    2022-12-02T06:54:00Z

    Base Detall Sport has introduced a new store concept at the 300-sqm flagship it opened at Madrid’s Plenilunio mall on Nov. 22, according to Diffusion Sport. As things now stand, the group has ten stores in and around the Spanish capital and 276 Base and Wanna Sneakers stores on the ...

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    Sprinter opens another store in Spain

    2022-12-02T06:48:00Z

    On Nov. 24, as planned, Sprinter opened its 203rd Spanish store, a 900-sqm affair at the Plaza Norte 2 mall in San Sebastián de los Reyes, on the outskirts of Madrid. As Diffusion Sport reports, this will not be the last new store of 2022. The company expects to open ...

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    Currency, inflation weigh on Zumiez results

    2022-12-02T05:56:00Z

    Zumiez, the global specialty retailer, which sees Europe, Australia, and Canada as its biggest growth areas, suffered a 74 percent drop in operating income to $10.4 million from $39.8 million for the second quarter that ended Oct. 29. Ebit was $9.6 million versus $41.2 million in the year-ago period as ...

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    Foot Locker raises FY outlook, decides to exit some geographies

    2022-11-21T05:00:00Z

    Citing better-than-expected third-quarter results, plans to further realign its brand portfolio and a strategy to move to 300 non-mall locations by 2024, Foot Locker today raised its full-year outlook. The retailer, which has decided to abandon a fourth quarter entry into Japan and exit joint ventures in Benelux and Eastern ...

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    Alibaba’s operating income increases 68%

    2022-11-17T15:58:00Z

    Alibaba experienced a 3 percent jump in revenues to 207.2 billion yuan renminbi (€28.1bn) from RMB 200.7 billion for the period ended Sept. 30. The increase occurred despite the Covid-19 resurgence in China that depressed consumer demand, currency volatility, higher logistics costs and slowing cross-border commerce. China sales fell by ...

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    Hervis launches new mobile app in six European markets

    2022-10-10T11:22:00Z

    The Austria-based international retailer Hervis has launched a new mobile app that integrates the former Hervis SportsClub (a card-based-only membership tool). The app links the Hervis stores with the digital Hervis world and integrates the online store, making the complete shop assortment available. Further features such as the interactive store ...