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A look at sports retail’s future in the German-speaking region
2025-01-23T13:09:00+00:00By Susa Schreiner
The five drivers shaping the future of sports retail are: hybrid distribution, outdoor (sports) tourism, personalization, expert knowledge and health. Or so our reporter Susa Schreiner has found speaking to several experts and data-mining various statistics.
Amazon opens in Cape Town a walk-in hub to support local sellers
2025-01-21T18:56:00+00:00By SGI Europe Editorial Team
The center will help local businesses attract more customers.
Retailer Sneakersnstuff – from €100 million in turnover to bankruptcy
2025-01-21T15:21:00+00:00By Mattias Björklund
Sneakersnstuff, or SNS, is no more. The sneaker company that grew from a single shop in Stockholm in 1999 to a global brand with stores in New York, London and Tokyo and a turnover of €100m, has filed for bankruptcy. But maybe it’s not yet over, if one of the founder’s gets what he wants.

Retail Analysis

The world’s biggest sports retailers

2024-10-23T16:58:00+01:00By Bob McGee

Our annual analysis of the world’s largest sports retailers presents the revenue of the top international sports retailers and ranks their growth year-on-year.

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A look at sports retail’s future in the German-speaking region
2025-01-23T13:09:00+00:00By Susa Schreiner
The five drivers shaping the future of sports retail are: hybrid distribution, outdoor (sports) tourism, personalization, expert knowledge and health. Or so our reporter Susa Schreiner has found speaking to several experts and data-mining various statistics.
Retailer Sneakersnstuff – from €100 million in turnover to bankruptcy
2025-01-21T15:21:00+00:00By Mattias Björklund
Sneakersnstuff, or SNS, is no more. The sneaker company that grew from a single shop in Stockholm in 1999 to a global brand with stores in New York, London and Tokyo and a turnover of €100m, has filed for bankruptcy. But maybe it’s not yet over, if one of the founder’s gets what he wants.
The retail model of the future: From provider to ‘life enricher’
2025-01-20T21:29:00+00:00By Susa Schreiner
Retail expert Frank Rehme on the future of brick-and-mortar sports retail, what it has to do with Thermomix, why salespeople should become life enrichers and the role of gamification in stores.

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Amazon opens in Cape Town a walk-in hub to support local sellers
2025-01-21T18:56:00+00:00By SGI Europe Editorial Team
The center will help local businesses attract more customers.
Retailer Sneakersnstuff – from €100 million in turnover to bankruptcy
2025-01-21T15:21:00+00:00By Mattias Björklund
Sneakersnstuff, or SNS, is no more. The sneaker company that grew from a single shop in Stockholm in 1999 to a global brand with stores in New York, London and Tokyo and a turnover of €100m, has filed for bankruptcy. But maybe it’s not yet over, if one of the founder’s gets what he wants.
The retail model of the future: From provider to ‘life enricher’
2025-01-20T21:29:00+00:00By Susa Schreiner
Retail expert Frank Rehme on the future of brick-and-mortar sports retail, what it has to do with Thermomix, why salespeople should become life enrichers and the role of gamification in stores.
E-com giant makes a big AI investment and 10% of staff has to leave
2025-01-14T14:50:00+00:00By Mattias Björklund
AI and new tech are set to replace over 100 employees at fashion online retailer Boozt when the company aims to reach €1.5bn in turnover.
Blue Tomato has opened its 90th store
2025-01-09T07:19:00+00:00By Mattias Björklund
Stockholm is the latest city to welcome the Austrian tomato since Blue Tomato recently opened its latest store in Mood’s hip, central galleria.
Holiday online shopping sets new record in the US – sporting goods up big
2025-01-08T07:41:00+00:00By Mattias Björklund
From Nov. 1 to Dec. 31, 2024, consumers reportedly spent $241.4 billion online, an increase of 8.7 percent year-over-year. This makes a new record for e-commerce sales for the holiday selling period in the US.