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News briefsSport 2000 offers running sales training for specialists and general retailers
With its new training format – “expert running consultancy,” a special training program for the sales staff of its running specialty stores and in the running section of generalist stores – the running division of the German Sport 2000 buying group seeks to instill a deeper insight into biomechanics, anatomy ...
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News briefsSports Direct launches running podcast for Ramadan period
British sports retailer Sports Direct has launched a podcast called “Fast Enough: Ramadan Running”, available for free on Audible and other platforms, to assist Muslims during the fast. The English-language podcast series, which runs until the end of Ramadan on May 1, includes training plans, wellness tips, mental preparation and ...
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News briefsSportsShoes.com wants to become world’s most sustainable running retailer
Part of SportsShoes.com’s “Leave No Footprints” environmental and sustainability strategy was the plan to become carbon neutral, which the U.K. online retailer achieved last April. Now the company aims to become the world’s most sustainable retailer of running gear. To achieve this ambitious goal, it has commissioned British Midlands-based sustainable ...
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Sport 2000 launches the Running Experts Europe initiative
Sport 2000 has launched a new initiative, called Running Experts Europe, to federate the operators of specialist running shops all over Europe, starting with representatives from the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and Germany. In these countries, the ANWR Group has bundled the activities of Sport 2000 through a joint company, Sport ...
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Decathlon France will sell Brooks running products in its stores
Decathlon will be selling Brooks running products in its French stores starting mid-February. According to reports in sport-guide.com, they will be initially available in 25 Decathlon stores, mostly in the Paris/Ile de France region. Brooks products will not be available via Decathlon’s e-commerce site, though. The vertical French-based sports retailer ...
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News briefsOn Running opens a highly digital global flagship in New York
On Running has opened its first global flagship store. Located in New York City’s NoHo (short for north of Houston Street), the store is designed to become, in time, a “seasonal hub” for runners and athletes. For now it is serving digitalized personalization. “Hidden gait-cycle analysis” via a “custom-built invisible ...
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On Running is said to be planning to open its...
On Running is said to be planning to open its first store worldwide in New York sometime next year. Servicing more than 6,000 points of sale in over 50 countries, the fast-growing, nine-year-old Swiss brand of running shoes already has subsidiaries in the U.S., Japan, Australia and Brazil.
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Adidas has released a running shoe that is specially conceived...
Adidas has released a running shoe that is specially conceived for winter weather. The PulseBoost HD Winterised uses ballistic nylon uppers and traction technology to maintain dry feet and steady footing through wet winter conditions. The ballistic nylon upper is treated to protect feet from cold and moisture, while extra ...
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21run, the German-based online store specializing in running, has been...
21run, the German-based online store specializing in running, has been acquired by All4Sports, the Dutch online retailer that owns various online stores, including the All4Running online store. 21sportsgroup, a major German online retailer with European ambitions, said in January that it will phase out one of its online stores, 21run, ...
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SportScheck, the leading German sporting goods retailer, will organize running...
SportScheck, the leading German sporting goods retailer, will organize running events in 17 German cities including Hamburg, Munich, Cologne and Berlin over the next six months. Under Armour will be the main sponsor of the events. SportScheck will combine the events with various “digital challenges” via its MapMyRun app. Users ...
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Adidas organized a long-standing running event, called “Run for the...
Adidas organized a long-standing running event, called “Run for the Oceans,” at the company's new headquarters in Herzogenaurach on June 11. Roland Auschel, sales director Adidas, Harm Ohlmeyer, financial director, Gina Lückenkemper, a world-class sprinter, Sebastian Steudtner, a big wave surfer, and Ian Thorpe, the Australian swim legend, were in ...
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Adidas presents its first fully recyclable running shoe
Adidas has unveiled the new Futurecraft.Loop, a 100 percent recyclable performance running shoe that is meant to contribute to the global battle against plastic waste. The company has described the shoe as its “first running shoe that is made to be remade.” The Futurecraft.Loop is aimed at enabling a “closed ...
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At the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show, running from Jan. 30...
At the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show, running from Jan. 30 to Feb. 1 in Denver, the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), Snowsports Industries America (SIA) and the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) announced that they were forming the Outdoor Business Climate Partnership. This is the first broad coalition of trade groups ...
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Wiggle, the British online retailer specializing in cycling, running and...
Wiggle, the British online retailer specializing in cycling, running and swimming products, has launched a range of outdoor products on its website in the U.K. The brands featured on the site include The North Face, Berghaus, Jack Wolfskin, Craghoppers, Marmot, Mountain Hardwear, Icebreaker and Columbia. The initiative is steered by ...
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Adidas has started serial production of its AM4NYC running shoe...
Adidas has started serial production of its AM4NYC running shoe at its Speedfactory in Atlanta. The shoe, whose name stands for Made for New York City, became available in the U.S. at retail on April 27. As previously reported, the company's American facility and its German Speedfactory in Ansbach are ...
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Adidas France has established a running club affiliated with the...
Adidas France has established a running club affiliated with the French athletics federation, providing professional support for its members to take part in competitions. The company says the move is “reinventing the concept of sports marketing,” as it set out to create its own team. Adidas has already been involved ...
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Adidas has developed its first laceless running shoe as part...
Adidas has developed its first laceless running shoe as part of its Ultraboost range, using an advanced Primeknit contruction and new yarn engineering for more compression and support. Aramis motion tracking technology has allowed the brand's designers to integrate key support features and other functions based on an analysis of ...
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Adidas has unveiled a fully biodegradable running shoe made from...
Adidas has unveiled a fully biodegradable running shoe made from Biosteel fiber, a nature-based and completely biodegradable replication of natural silk. The Futurecraft Biofabric, which has been developed in partnership with AMSilk, was presented on Nov. 17. at the Biofabricate Conference in New York, where Adidas and AMSilk also announced ...
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Evasion Running, a specialized Spanish retailer, has gone into receivership,...
Evasion Running, a specialized Spanish retailer, has gone into receivership, according to the Spanish media. The company had already closed two of its stores, in Barcelona and Valencia, leaving it with another store in Valencia and five franchises in Spain and France.
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In the framework of the brand's expansion in the running...
In the framework of the brand's expansion in the running category, Adidas recently opened its newest Runbase in the Berlin-Kreuberg section of Germany's capital city. The location is more than just a running store. It is meant to be a destination for local running communities, enabling them to try out ...
