All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 30, Issue 31-32 – Page 2
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Decathlon opens an ultra-modern flagship in Moscow
Decathlon has opened an ultra-modern flagship store in a building that will also house the French retailer's headquarters for the Russian market. With a retail space of 3,100 square meters and 900 m² for a restaurant and three exercise rooms where visitors can try sporting gear, it is located on ...
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Oakley has signed a four-year deal in the U.S. with...
Oakley has signed a four-year deal in the U.S. with the National Football League (NFL). According to Renie Anderson, the NFL's chief revenue officer and executive vice president of partnerships, the deal took two years to negotiate. It is also the largest ever signed by the Californian eyewear brand, which ...
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Nike and Levi's have created a limited-edition offering of denim...
Nike and Levi's have created a limited-edition offering of denim footwear. The capsule collection involves two classic Nike styles: the Air Force 1 High and the Air Force 1 Low. Both sneakers feature laser-etched logos from both brands throughout the upper and through details on the tongues and insoles.
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Vans has launched Global Custom Culture, a contest for prospective...
Vans has launched Global Custom Culture, a contest for prospective designers among the fans of the skate shoe brand. The contest is open to consumers from the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Germany, the U.K., France, Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Taiwan. ...
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Sportalm has hired Dirk Parcel to oversee the company's distribution,...
Sportalm has hired Dirk Parcel to oversee the company's distribution, sales and marketing operations. Parcel took on the role at Sportalm on Sept. 2. The former VF Corp. manager oversaw the American group's outdoor label Napapijri in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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NHS, the skateboard company, has promoted Jeff Kendall to president...
NHS, the skateboard company, has promoted Jeff Kendall to president and chief marketing officer. He will continue to oversee sales, marketing and branding, as he has done for the past 12 years as vice president. During his career in professional skateboarding, which lasted from 1986 to 1992, Kendall was sponsored ...
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Nordiska Kompaniet (NK), the Swedish company with department stores in...
Nordiska Kompaniet (NK), the Swedish company with department stores in Gothenburg and Stockholm founded in 1902, has opened an NK Sport department on the third floor of its main store in Stockholm. The multi-brand department covers more than 1,500 square meters on the men's fashion floor on the third floor. ...
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Colmar will soon be opening its first Parisian flagship store....
Colmar will soon be opening its first Parisian flagship store. As reported by Fashion Network, the 120-square-meter space of the Italian skiwear brand will be located at 44 rue Etienne Marcel, taking the place of an Antony Morato men's clothing store. In France, Colmar already has five monobrand stores, located ...
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The first vintage collection offered by Quiksilver has sold out...
The first vintage collection offered by Quiksilver has sold out in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in 24 hours. The collection comprised 150 one-of-a-kind items that the brand's in-house design team selected by hand from thrift stores, collectors worldwide and Quiksilver's own 50-year archive. Among the items were the ...
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Salomon has launched a new collection of winter sneakers for...
Salomon has launched a new collection of winter sneakers for commuters, designed for urban residents who commute to work on foot or by bike in wet weather. The shoes in the new collection are the T-Muter WR and the T-Max WR. The shoes feature water-resistant uppers, to make them suitable ...
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Duca del Cosma was official footwear and clothing supplier to...
Duca del Cosma was official footwear and clothing supplier to the Dutch Open, one of the oldest golf tournaments in Continental Europe, on Sept. 12-15. For the second consecutive year, the fashion brand provided footwear and branded apparel to more than 1,500 officials and volunteers at the KLM Open, which ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has elevated Chris Hufnagel to the role of...
Wolverine Worldwide has elevated Chris Hufnagel to the role of global brand manager of Merrell, the largest brand in its portfolio. He replaces Sue Rechner, who is leaving the company after two years in the post. Hufnagel is a 10-year veteran of the American group. Among other roles, he served ...
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Futbol Emotion, one of Spain's top retail chains for the...
Futbol Emotion, one of Spain's top retail chains for the sport of football, has named Iván Abad Iglesias as its chief executive. The appointment took effect on Sept. 2. Javier Sánchez Broto – the chain's founder and a former professional football player, with the Real Zaragoza, Villareal, Málaga, Airdie, Celtic, ...
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Nike has inaugurated a new European distribution center in Ham,...
Nike has inaugurated a new European distribution center in Ham, Belgium, that is entirely powered by renewable energy. Called the Court, it uses state-of-the-art technology that should help accelerate deliveries of online orders directly to consumers. Measuring 1.5 million square feet, it uses wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric and biomass energy. ...
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Ellesse and Wood Wood have jointly designed a capsule shoe...
Ellesse and Wood Wood have jointly designed a capsule shoe and footwear collection for autumn/winter 2019. The 30-item collection will debut in all Wood Wood stores as well as on both brands' web shops on Sept. 20. The first collaboration between the two brands dates back 10 years.
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Canada Goose has opened its first Italian store in Milan's...
Canada Goose has opened its first Italian store in Milan's central Via della Spiga
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Ispo Brandnew, purportedly the “world's largest and oldest international start-up...
Ispo Brandnew, purportedly the “world's largest and oldest international start-up competition in the sports business,” is celebrating its 20th anniversary by providing a total of €400,000 in start-up funding. This will be divided into 50 “support packages” of €25,000 each. In addition to the funding, these packages will provide booth ...
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Speedo, the swimwear brand owned by Pentland, has released an...
Speedo, the swimwear brand owned by Pentland, has released an app that allows customers to try on swim goggles through an augmented reality (AR) function. The app uses the camera on mobile devices to apply a 3D scanner to customers' faces and generates recommendations on the basis of the scans. ...
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TBS, the French sneaker brand, is collecting shoes at the...
TBS, the French sneaker brand, is collecting shoes at the end of their functional life for the purposes of its Re-Source project. The TBS Re-Source is a recyclable and vegan shoe. At present, 70 percent of the rubber in the Re-Source's sole is made of recycled rubber. The next step ...
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Zumiez’ Blue Tomato expands further in Europe
Blue Tomato has opened a big store on a well-known shopping street the center of Amsterdam. Located at Kalverstraat 193-195, the 400-meter shop is the second one in Netherlands, after an opening in Utrecht last November. It already has about 40 physical stores operating in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, in addition ...
