All Spain articles – Page 6
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ArticleSales up by 18.3% at Decathlon Spain
Decathlon Spain generated revenues of €2.034 billion (VAT included) in 2021, for a year-on-year increase of 18.3 percent. Net profit amounted to €96.7 million, of which €19 million was shared with its 11,910 employees. The Decathlon group’s revenues were up by 12.5 percent for the year. Online sales reached €326 ...
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News briefsRussell Athletic returns to Spain
Russell Athletic is returning to Spain, after a few years’ absence, with a sell-in for the Iberian Peninsula for spring/summer 2023, according to CMDsport. The brand’s distributor, Proged, is working up a marketing campaign for this year’s collection, which, under the Eagle R line, veers toward streetwear for 16- to ...
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Tréndico holds first in-person convention in two years
This month, Tréndico Group held its first in-person convention since January 2020, CMDsport reports. In attendance were 44 brands and some 80 percent of the owners of the 475 stores under its Atleet and Foot on Mars banners. The convention was on par with the previous show, a virtual one ...
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Deporvillage relocates to new headquarters
Deporvillage, the Spanish multichannel sports e-tailer, has moved to a new 2,600-square-meter headquarters in Sant Fruitós de Bages, near Barcelona. The two-floor facility is just a few minutes from the previous headquarters in Manresa. The move is meant to help the company meet the operational requirements of its growing business. ...
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WPT sues Premier Pádel in Madrid
The World Padel Tour (WPT) – through its parent company, Setpoints Events SL – has filed suit in the 15th Commercial Court of Madrid against the International Pádel Federation (FIP), Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) and the Professional Pádel Association. The WPT alleges anti-competitive practices: namely, the setting up of a ...
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Under Armour capsule collection available at Aldi Spain
The discount supermarket chain Aldi will be selling a capsule collection from the U.S. sportswear brand Under Armour in its Spanish stores. The collection comprises eight products, including both apparel and footwear, with prices ranging from €14.99 to €34.99. The products will be available at all the chain’s physical stores ...
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News briefsJD to open four stores in Andalusia
According to CMDsport, JD will be opening four stores in Andalusia over the next several weeks, raising its total doors in Spain to 88. The first of the four is scheduled for Seville on May 28, and the first store in Alcalá de Guadaira will follow on June 11. The ...
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Pádel Nuestro wins Spain’s Internet Prize
Grupo Pádel Nuestro won one of Spain’s Internet Prizes (Premios de Internet) on May 17, also known in the country as Internet Day. Established in 1996 by Spain’s Association of Internet Users (Asociación de Usuaros de Internet), the award recognizes initiatives, persons or organizations that make good use of the ...
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News briefsAdidas names VP for Southern Europe
Adidas appointed Arnaud Jeangirard as vice president for Southern European markets (France, Italy and the Iberian Peninsula) earlier last month. Jeangirard has been with Adidas since 2016, first as director of the Adidas Originals, Yeezy and action sports in Dubai and then as the brand’s vice president for emerging markets. ...
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Intersport Spain’s sales up by 1.9% in Q1
According to CMDsport, sales at Intersport Spain were up year-on-year by 1.9 percent, to €57.5 million, for the first quarter of 2022. Full-year sales for 2021 amounted to €246 million, up by 15 percent from 2020 but still 14 percent shy of 2019’s €287 million. Although revenues are but halfway ...
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A founder resigns from Snow Factory
As CMDsport reports, Xavier Garriga, one of two brothers who founded the company 16 years ago, has resigned from Snow Factory to join The Coaches, a consultancy specialized in sustainability as it applies to management. His stated reason is a desire to return to entrepreneurship. Snow Factory is now under ...
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RocRoi buys majority stake in UR Pirineos
According to CMDsport, RocRoi of Catalonia has acquired a majority stake in UR Pirineos of Aragon, which offers both all manner of outdoor activities (rafting, paintball, climbing, etc.) and training in them (rescue operations included). The move should turn RocRoi into the largest purveyor of adventure sports in southern Europe. ...
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Afydad reelects its president
Afydad, Spain’s association of sporting goods manufacturers, has reelected Andrés de la Dehesa, CEO of Gescode, a producer of retail software in Catalonia, to another four-year term as president. Mar Peire has been reelected first vice president, and Guillermo Ruiz is making his debut as second vice president. Peire is ...
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News briefsBarcelona will host the 2024 America’s Cup
America’s Cup will be back in Europe and once again in Spain in 2024. Barcelona has been confirmed as the host venue for the 37th edition to be held in September and October 2024. The last time in Europe was in 2010 in Valencia, which also hosted the 2007 edition. ...
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Decathlon signs agreement with ADESP
According to CMDsport, Decathlon has signed an agreement on inclusivity, equality and sustainability with the Spanish Sports Association (ADESP). One of its programs is to mentor female managers in sports federations, another is to promote the employment of handicapped athletes, and yet others aim to have athletes test Decathlon products ...
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News briefsBarcelona wants to host the 2024 America’s Cup
Barcelona will bid to host the 2024 edition of America’s Cup, the iconic sailing race which is also the oldest trophy international sport, established in 1851. The news was first unveiled by the Spanish daily newspaper La Vanguardia. The other bidders on the shortlist include fellow Spanish city Málaga, Cork ...
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Sprinter is set to open 25 new stores in Spain
The Spanish news service Palco23 reports that JD Group is planning to open 25 new Sprinter stores in Spain this year. Sprinter, which has been part of JD Group since 2011, is one of the main sports retailers in Spain, selling both international sports brands and private labels. Plans for ...
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Atmósfera Sport enters France and Portugal
The Spanish news service Palco23 reports that the Spanish buying group Atmósfera Sport expects its sales to increase by 25 percent in 2022 after posting a 37 percent growth in 2021 compared to 2020. The growth in sporting goods is supported by omnichannel, digitization and international expansion. According to the ...
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Panteres Grogues get support from Barça, and Puma
Puma has signed a cooperation agreement with the Spanish LGTBIQ+ multisport association Panteres Grogues in Barcelona as part of #Reform, the brand’s global initiative to defend universal equality. On the occasion of the International Day to Combat LGTBI-Phobia in Sport, celebrated on February 19, FC Barcelona also signed a cooperation ...
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News briefsAvia is returning to Spain
According to DiffusionSport, Avia is returning to Europe, and specifically to Spain, after an absence of about a decade. To this end, the American brand of athletic footwear has secured a licensing and distribution deal with Sandsock S.L., a firm in Barcelona. Sandsock has since presented Avia’s collection for summer ...
