In-Store – Page 5
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ArticleUnisport opens first store in Germany
Unisport, an e-tailer for soccer equipment with a solid social media presence, has opened its first physical store in Germany at Neuhauser Straße 5 in Munich’s city center. Unisport has been operating a successful e-commerce platform in Germany since 2016. “We are delighted to be able to offer our German ...
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News briefsOn and Beams launch collaborative tennis lifestyle collection
On has announced a collaboration with Japanese retailer Beams, which opened its first store in Harajuku, Tokyo, in 1976, to launch a collection featuring the new The Roger Pro, a shoe designed as a lifestyle shoe that also performs well on the tennis court. The joint collection will launch at ...
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News briefsUS boardsports retailer Tactics to launch in Japan this autumn
Tactics has announced its entry into the Japanese market. The US-based retailer, specializing in skateboarding and snowboarding gear, plans to open its first Japanese brick-and-mortar store at the Sapporo Factory, a large shopping and entertainment destination in the heart of Sapporo. The store is scheduled for opening on Nov. 1, ...
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News briefsNew Balance opens second store in Mumbai
New Balance has opened a new store at the Infiniti Mall in Malad, one of the top shopping destinations in Mumbai. It is the brand’s second store in Mumbai, following the opening of its first retail location on Linking Road less than a month ago. The first store was inaugurated ...
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ArticleCisalfa opens first Intersport Superstore to strengthen presence in Italy
The Cisalfa Group has opened the first Intersport Superstore in Italy, a new format of multi-brand sports stores. This is a key part of the Italian group’s expansion plan to diversify its offerings and appeal to a broad and diverse customer base to reach new market segments and better respond ...
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ArticleFoot Locker to spend as much as $1 billion on stores
In line with the strategy laid out in March of last year, the “Lace Up Plan,” Foot Locker is looking to invest up to $1 billion in opening and renovating stores in a new format all over the world, according to Modaes and other sources. The first such store opened ...
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News briefsAdidas reopens its large Champs-Elysées store in Paris
Adidas has relocated and reopened its Champs-Elysées store in Paris. The store moved a few meters up the iconic road and is now next to the Georges V metro station. It is an extra-large, three-storey boutique with a sales area of 2,820 square meters. The first floor is devoted ...
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News briefsLiverpool FC expands in Asia with new retail partnership in Indonesia
Liverpool FC is expanding its global retail footprint with a new partnership in Indonesia, marking another strategic move to bolster its presence in Asia. The English Premier League club has teamed up with PT Kanmo Weston Retailindo, a collaboration between Weston Corporation of Singapore and Indonesia’s Kanmo Group. The fresh ...
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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, ...
