Short Stops Week 47, 2022

+++ Decathlon has opened a 300-square-meter store in Chambéry, an Alpine town in southeast France, located at 4 rue Bonivard

+++ Nike opened Nike Aventura in Miami, Florida, the first Nike Rise store in the U.S., after testing the retail concept in Guangzhou, China, in 2020 and opening its first two permanent Nike Rise stores in Seoul, South Korea, and London

+++ Vans is permanently closing its London venue and skatepark space House of Vans from Dec. 10, 2022 +++

+++ German e-tailer Zalando has been honored by the German Retail Association (HDE) with the German Retail Award 2022 in the “Large Company” category

+++ Frasers Group, the parent company of Sports Direct, has been named as the preferred bidder for the Coventry Building Society (CBS) Arena, home of Coventry City, after the three venue’s operators were placed into administration and the group made a £17 million (€19.6 million) bid

+++ Nike and VA Securities will present “Virgil Abloh: The Codes c/o Architecture,” an exhibition to honor the designer’s creative legacy and highlight his long-term partnership with Nike, at Miami’s Rubell Museum on Dec. 1-4, 2022

+++ Zalando has decided to discontinue its second-hand fashion platform, Zircle, and to focus on the pre-owned category on the main Zalando website and app instead

+++ U.K. running footwear, apparel and outdoor gear retailer SportsShoes.com has announced a £2.5 million investment to improve its technology infrastructure further and grow its IT team as part of its ongoing expansion plan

+++ German ski brand Völkl, based in Straubing and part of the Elevate Outdoor Collective (together with Marker and Dalbello), is celebrating its 100^th anniversary in 2023

+++ Asics has acquired Njuko SAS, a race registration platform for running events across Europe

+++ As Footwear News reports, nine people wearing ski masks and goggles attacked buildings on Adidas’ North American campus on Sunday, Nov. 20, smashing windows and doors on the east side of the site +++

PRODUCT & MARKETING

+++ Italian teamwear brand Macron has announced the extension of its technical sponsorship deals with Cypriot football clubs Omonoia FC and AEL Limassol, both until 2027

+++ Snowboarder and filmmaker Eric Jackson is a new addition to Nidecker’s global rider team, riding the brand’s boots

+++ Technogym subscribers can now access their Apple Music playlist on the Technogym App

+++ Joma has announced a new technical sponsorship agreement with the Italian Federation of Athletics (FIDAL), whose athletes will wear the Spanish brand in all of FIDAL’s categories for competing, training and parading

+++ Luxury online retailer Mytheresa and Italian fashion house Dolce&Gabbana have collaborated for their seventh exclusive women’s ski collection (with eyewear entrusted to licensing partner Luxottica), available worldwide from Nov. 23, 2022 

+++ Headwear Brand New Era announces official team headwear partnership with Formula 1 Oracle Red Bull Racing Team 

+++ Babolat has released a new model of its Technical Viper racquet under the signature of Juan “El Lobo” Lebrón, the World Padel Tour’s current top-ranked player +++

+++ German glove specialist Reusch has integrated the new PFC-free ePE Gore-Tex membrane into its Winter 23/24 collection, starting with a freeride lobster style mitten made with goat leather

+++ Kappa has extended its kit partnership deal with European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) and will continue as the official technical apparel partner of the Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup for three more years until the end of the 2024/25 season +++

+++ Sandhya Devanathan is Meta’s new head of India, effective Jan. 1, 2023, reporting to Dan Neary, vice president, Meta APAC +++

+++ DP World will donate 130,024 used golf balls to grassroots golf projects around the world to help grow the game +++