All E-Commerce & DTC articles – Page 2
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Infographics & DataSportswear websites ranked by visitor age group
Which UK sportswear retailer website gets the most visits from Gen Z? What about Millennials? And which is the most popular sportswear retailer website for those over 65? Our infographic shows how online shopping tastes change with age.
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ArticleA minefield for legal disputes? Model names on websites
Does your online store conform to trademark rules? Our legal expert shares a cautionary tale.
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News briefsActivewear brand Bandier seeking a buyer for its intellectual property
American activewear brand Bandier is seeking a buyer for its intellectual property and assets, including but not limited to all of Bandier’s rights, inventory, intellectual property and all accounts receivable as of the closing date of a purchase. The move is an alternative to bankruptcy. The company, which operates five ...
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News briefsBelgium gets its first Blue Tomato retail store
Austrian board sports and lifestyle specialist Blue Tomato has opened its first store in Belgium. The 240-sqm shop is located in the center of Antwerp, on the historic Wiegstraat. Of the decision to open a store in Belgium, Tillmann Ruprecht, Director of Sales and Service at Blue Tomato, said: “Antwerp, ...
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ArticleWhat to expect from McKinsey’s Sporting Goods Report 2024
What’s coming up in McKinsey’s Sporting Goods Report 2024? We bring you the 4 key trends McKinsey is predicting, as presented at ISPO Munich.
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News briefsFarfetch suspends Q3 results
Luxury fashion platform Farfetch Limited has announced that it will not be announcing its financial results for the third quarter of 2023. Accordingly, the related conference call on Nov. 29 was also canceled. The company expects to provide a market update in due course. At the moment, no forecasts and ...
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News briefsDecathlon acquires Bergfreunde from Backcountry
Bergfreunde GmbH, the German online specialist retailer for mountain sports, climbing and outdoor equipment, has a new strategic partner: French sporting goods manufacturer and retailer Decathlon is acquiring the German company from US outdoor retailer Backcountry. The purchase agreement was signed on Nov. 24, 2023. The transaction is still pending ...
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ArticleSnowboard brand Forum returns to Europe
Austrian board sports and lifestyle specialist Blue Tomato, part of the portfolio of US retailer Zumiez since 2012, is exclusively bringing the snowboards and snow and streetwear from US company Forum back to Europe. The brand went off the market in 2014 and relaunched exclusively online in 2022 in the ...
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ArticleHow 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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ArticleAlibaba’s founder mulls cutting stake
Jack Ma, founder of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, is weighing whether to sell 10 million shares in the company through his family’s trust and re-invest the proceeds in agriculture and public welfare projects. Ma disclosed his potential transaction in a regulatory filing on the same day that Alibaba reported ...
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ArticleDigitalization is key for 85% of European SMEs, but gaps in tech adoption
Digitalization is a powerful growth lever in today’s economy, but companies are not always up to speed with technological developments, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). According to new research from Sage, 85 percent of European SMEs consider digital tech as a key element to their growth ...
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News briefseBay supports voluntary offer to acquire Adevinta
eBay has announced its support for the voluntary tender offer led by Permira and Blackstone for all publicly traded shares of Adevinta, a publicly traded Norwegian company and the world’s largest operator of online classifieds portals. Under the terms of the transaction, eBay would sell 50 percent of its shares ...
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News briefsSmith has a new partner in Switzerland
US goggle and helmets brand Smith has announced a strategic partnership with Spoco, who is to be its sole sales agency of record for the Swiss territory. As part of Smith’s ongoing efforts to expand market share and grow brand presence within the heart of Europe, the partnership with Spoco ...
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ArticleLatest StockX report gives an insight into what sneakerheads want
Sneaker resale platform StockX has unveiled its latest annual Big Facts: 2023 Trends report, giving an insight into what’s popular in the sneaker market this year. Retro Adidas styles and character-inspired Crocs are among the best-performing trends.
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News briefsNew name for Rentle, expansion into resale
Finnish retail rental specialist Rentle, which lists Decathlon, Rab and Scandinavian Outdoor, amongst others, as customers, has changed its name to Twice Commerce. The name reflects the platform’s expansion from purely rental into resale. There will be no change in the rental platform, but brands can now benefit from the ...
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News briefsSport Conrad invests in automated warehouse and commissioning system
With a customized Autostore system including new peripheral solutions, the German multichannel retailer Sport Conrad is increasing its efficiency and equipping itself for the future. With 16 robots and around 16,000 bins, the system from global Autostore partner and worldwide intralogistics specialist Kardex is helping Sport Conrad’s warehouse in lffeldorf ...
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ArticleFootway Group presents reorganization plan
After the Swedish Footway Group AB filed for voluntary company reorganization in July, the company submitted a preliminary reorganization plan to its creditors at the beginning of November. The plan includes a proposal for debt relief of approximately 70 million Swedish kroner (€6.02m) and a new share issue of the ...
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News briefsWeSports acquires RunningXpert, prepares Keller Sports relaunch with customer-centric concept
WeSports announced the acquisition of a stake in RunningXpert, a Danish running specialist that operates the stores Løbeshop.dk, Löparshop.se and RunningXpert.com. RunningXpert claims to be the leading running specialist in the Nordic region, with a turnover of €35 million in 2022. The company currently serves over 1 million active runners ...
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News briefsGerman consumer sentiment worsens
Despite a certain stabilization in the economy as a whole, consumer sentiment in Germany fell noticeably for the first time in twelve months in November, according to the latest consumer barometer from the German Retail Association (HDE). As a result, private consumption is no longer expected to stimulate growth in ...
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News briefsSigna Holding: Benko steps down, hands over chairmanship to restructuring expert
As the company announced on Nov. 8, 2023, Austrian real estate investor René Benko has stepped down as Chairman of the Advisory Board of Signa Holding and handed over the chairmanship to Arndt Geiwitz. The German restructuring specialist is also taking over the chairmanship of Signa’s shareholders’ committee, as reported ...
