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Sport 2000 with new Absolute Run store in the Netherlands
On April 4, 2024, the Absolute Run Runnercoach opened in Hoofddorp (Netherlands) after a redesign of the original running school. The retailer network Sport 2000 and long-standing partner Dennis van Bakel, who has been operating his very successful running school for years, realized the project Owner van Bakel said ...
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YouGov customer loyalty ranking 2024 Germany: Sport 2000 at the forefront
The latest German Customer Loyalty Ranking 2024 by market research company YouGov in collaboration with the Handelsblatt newspaper reveals the rising stars of the year in terms of customer loyalty across 33 categories. Sport 2000 came out on top in the overall ranking with an increase of 12.8 percentage points ...
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ANWR Group accelerates positioning of affiliated retail networks
Volatile conditions with wars and conflicts around the world, economic uncertainties and high inflation rates weighed on consumers’ buying mood last year. This posed a particular challenge for medium-sized specialist retailers. The focus of the Germany-based ANWR Group in 2023 was on raising the profile and increasing the profitability of ...
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SportFits joins Sport 2000
The southern German outdoor and winter sports online retailer SportFits (TouriSpo GmbH & Co. KG) has joined the Sport 2000 network. The new partnership strengthens Sport 2000’s position in e-commerce and emphasizes its commitment to digital innovation in sports retail. SportFits recently moved into the modern company headquarters in Salzweg ...
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Analysis
The European sports retail market
Our latest review of European sports retailers shows single-figure growth. We bring you the numbers in full across 15 countries and over 70 retailers.
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Absolute Run opens in Brussels
On Dec. 7, 2023, the overall eleventh Absolute Run store was opened in Brussels in collaboration between Sport 2000 and its partner Jogging Plus. It is the second Belgian Absolute Run Jogging Plus store after Liège and is located in an attractive downtown location with 230 sqm of retail space ...
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How Sport 2000’s "One Sport" strategy is evolving
Ahead of ISPO Munich 2023, Sport 2000 International has released an update of its One Sport 2000 strategy and progress. In a statement, Margit Gosau, CEO of Sport 2000 International and Sport 2000 GmbH, discusses a three-pronged approach which includes expanding specialization and progressively implementing this in brick-and-mortar retail formats, ...
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Sport 2000 Austria: Zentrasport’s reorganization proceedings closed
The restructuring proceedings with self-administration submitted by Zentrasport Österreich e.Gen. on Aug. 11 were successfully closed on Nov. 9, 2023, at the regional court in Wels. The creditors approved the restructuring plan. The original target ratio of 60 percent could not be fully met; creditors will receive a ratio of ...
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Solinski no longer CEO of Sport 2000 France
After 11 years in the role, Stéphane Solinski is no longer the CEO of Sport 2000 France.
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ISPO Munich 2023: More inspiration, more festival vibes, more infotainment
Discover exactly what to expect from the eleven halls of this year’s ISPO Munich in our overview.
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Sport Conrad switches to Sport 2000
German sports retailer Sport Conrad, based in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, will switch from Intersport to Sport 2000 on Oct. 1, 2024. The retailer has so far been a so-called cooperation partner of Intersport and therefore does not appear on the market under this brand. “We chose Sport 2000 because the association, with ...
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Latest Puma limited edition inspired by tourist destination
Puma has partnered with Sport 2000’s content platform Sneaker Force to bring out the first collection dedicated to a tourist region: The Black Forest region of Germany. The idea of a limited edition was initiated jointly by Sport 2000 and the tourism marketing agency Saint Elmo’s Tourism and its client ...
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Sport 2000 opens tenth Absolute Run store
On June 1, the tenth Absolute Run store opened in Liège, Belgium. Sport 2000 has implemented the store together with the Running Experts Europe partner “Jogging Plus.” True to the concept, the Absolute Run - Jogging Plus area is fully geared to tangibly and visibly conveying to customers the added ...
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Reorganization of the Sport 2000 advisory board
In line with the dealer structure of the German retail group, Sport 2000 has reorganized its advisory board. The committee now includes a considerably larger number of representatives from specialist retail. The main task of the advisory board is to advise and work jointly with Sport 2000 management on the ...
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C-Suite Interview
Sport 2000 International’s CEO is pushing its specialist concept
In part two of our interview, CEO Margit Gosau shares what Sport 2000’s new specialist concept might look like and her predictions for 2023.
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C-Suite Interview
Margit Gosau: “In times of crisis, sport seems to become more important”
In an exclusive interview, Margit Gosau CEO Sport 2000 reveals the group’s most successful categories and why Finland and Sweden are leaving
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ANWR Group strengthens liquidity of affiliated retailers
As the now-restored ability to deliver and, at the same time, unusually early deliveries by manufacturers are currently leading to high inventories at many retail companies and thus to a short-term and seasonal strain on liquidity, German ANWR Group is strengthening its affiliated retailers via the Group’s own DZB Bank ...
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Sport 2000 flagship store opens in Mauritius
Sport 2000 has opened a flagship store in Mauritius together with its partner, HV Group. The store, located in the Tribeca Mall Mauritius, is also the first to implement the new Sport 2000 multi-category retailer concept with over 30,000 products from more than 20 brands in around 1,000 square meters ...
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Sport 2000 running division fosters retail skills
The German Sport 2000 Running Division held another Product Day in mid-February. Around 30 retailers and 70 participants, including both specialists and generalists with a running focus, came to SportCentrum Kaiserau in Kamen to test and assess new shoe models and innovations for the spring/summer 2023 season. 15 brands – ...
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Sport 2000 implements new SkiExperts specialist concept
With the 2022/2023 winter season, Sport 2000 has begun to implement the new SkiExperts concept for the group’s winter sports specialists in Germany. The first 52 SkiExperts stores receive special human resources, marketing and procurement support. The service modules are coordinated with one another to offer the best consumer experience ...