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News briefsFútbol Emotion opens its first store in the Canary Islands
Spanish retailer Fútbol Emotion has opened a 700-square-meter store in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. It is the retailer’s first store in the Canary Islands and its 25th store overall. In addition to Spain, where Fútbol Emotion has 21 stores, the chain is present in Portugal (Lisbon and Oporto) and Italy ...
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News briefsRetail resilience: physical stores prove crucial for driving growth in digital era
The retail landscape, deeply transformed by the Covid-19 pandemic, is demonstrating resilience and a symbiotic relationship between physical stores and online sales. Despite the surge in digital shopping during the pandemic’s peak, recent data indicates that brick-and-mortar stores remain essential for driving growth in the retail sector. According to an ...
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News briefsJD Sports expanding in Iberia
JD Sports plans to open 23 stores and convert another 15 stores to the JD banner in Spain and Portugal, according to Diffusion Sport. Chief among the new ones will be locations in Barcelona and Tenerife. This could be a first stage or a modification of the plan we reported ...
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ArticleGaleria's investors pledge €100 million, seek restructuring, Sunday shopping and name change
According to media reports, Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof’s new owners are poised to inject up to €100 million into the company to revamp its remaining department stores over the next two to three years. The insolvent German department store chain sees Sunday shopping as a cornerstone of its restructuring efforts, according ...
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ArticleDesport leases former Decathlon retail spaces in Russia
Desport, a chain comprised of former Decathlon stores in Russia, has started leasing some of its stores to fitness centers, sports schools and retailers that sell related products. The retailer offers between 100 and 500 sqm of sales floor in 30 stores in major Russian cities. The average space of ...
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News briefsNike to open large store in Zaragoza
Nike will reportedly open a store of nearly 2,000 square meters in Zaragoza. It will be one of the brand’s largest stores in Spain. According to the Heraldo de Aragón, the store will be inaugurated between the end of the year and the beginning of next year. The new Nike ...
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News briefsHoka opens a store in Paris
Hoka is reinforcing its European retail presence with the opening of its first Parisian address. The new store is located at 35 Boulevard des Capucines, in a 140-sqm space formerly occupied by footwear label Bally, at walking distance from the historic Opéra and not far from the busy shopping area ...
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News briefsJD Sports implements forensic tagging sprays to combat shoplifting surge
British sportswear giant JD Sports is stepping up its security game in response to a surge in shoplifting incidents. Teaming up with forensic security firm SelectaDNA, the retailer is set to deploy tagging sprays across its stores as a proactive measure. These sprays work by leaving behind a unique synthetic ...
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News briefsSkechers expands Belgian footprint with new store in Brussels
Brussels welcomes Skechers to its Rue Neuve shopping district with the unveiling of a spacious 490-square-meter store. The store offers a showcase of Skechers’ range of footwear, apparel and accessories, featuring a striking vaulted entrance and a captivating mural paying homage to the brand’s roots in Southern California’s Manhattan Beach. ...
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News briefsFútbol Emotion opens second Italian store
Sports Emotion has opened its second store of the year, according to CMDsport. The first was a third Basketball Emotion store in Spain, located in Zaragoza. This one is the second Fútbol Emotion store in Italy, in the city of Arese, Milan province – not far from the Italian beachhead ...
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News briefsNBA opens expanded retail space in London
The National Basketball Association’s (NBA) has opened an official merchandise flagship store at 267-269 Oxford Street in London, close to Oxford Circus. The site had been occupied by JD Sports until 2015, and then by American candy shops. The new 830-sqm NBA location replaces the previous, smaller NBA flagship ...
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News briefsIntersport Germany to increase number of physical stores by a quarter
Intersport Deutschland is planning to add 100 new own-branded stores across the country over the next six years, the Financial Times has reported. This would bring the number of outlets it operates in the country to 500. The expansion plan will reportedly target medium-sized cities like Wiesbaden, Trier and Hanau, ...
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News briefsSport 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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ArticleLamoda Sport and DeSport gear up development strategies
Over the last few years, new sporting goods chains such as Lamoda Sport and DeSport have emerged in Russia, replacing Western suppliers and constantly opening new doors. Lamoda Sport, an offline subsidiary of a prominent Russian marketplace Lamoda, has recently launched a new store in Rostov, a big city in ...
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News briefsJD Sports announces expansion into South Africa
JD Sports Fashion has partnered with Foschini Retail Group, a subsidiary of The Foschini Group Limited (TFG), to launch the JD brand in South Africa. Over 40 JD stores are set to open across the country in the next five years, with the first expected by the end of 2024. ...
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News briefsJD set to open larger store at Broughton Shopping Park
JD is set to enhance its presence in Chester with the unveiling of a bigger and upgraded store at the Broughton Shopping Park this weekend. The new location promises an expanded selection of products from brands like Nike, Adidas, The North Face, and Under Armour. James Air, Director and Head ...
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News briefsRevo opens flagship store in Manhattan’s SoHo district
Source: Revo New Revo sunglass store in the heart of Manhattan’s SoHo district Revo, the performance sunglass brand, announced the grand opening of its inaugural brick-and-mortar retail store in Manhattan’s SoHo district. Situated at 436 West Broadway, a bustling shopping hub, the store promises a unique and ...
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ArticleOn opens first store in Germany
As part of its global retail expansion, the Swiss brand On opened its first German community store in Berlin on March 15, where customers will have access to a full range of On products. To date, the brand operates 32 stores worldwide and plans to open 15 to 20 new ...
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ArticleFoot Locker delivers tepid outlook, delays Ebit margin objective
Foot Locker shares suffered a major setback after the group reported a whopping Q4 net loss of $389 million, outlined weak FY24 guidance, and delayed its Ebit margin range goal of 8.5-9.0 percent by two years until 2026. The news sent FL shares tumbling more than 29 percent, or $10.07, ...
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News briefsDecathlon expands retail footprint in the Philippines
Decathlon is expanding its retail presence in the Philippines with the opening of a new store in Cebu, inaugurated on March 1. Besides this new store, Decathlon’s presence in the Philippines also includes stores in Fairview, North Edsa, Antipolo City, Pasig City, Ermita, Mall of Asia, Clark, and Laguna. The ...
