Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 115
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Skechers invests in omni-channel
In reporting a strong 23.1 percent increase in overall revenues to $1,330 million for the fourth quarter of 2019, Skechers’ management revealed that it is developing a new omni-channel retailing platform where its brick-and-mortar stores will be more integrated with its e-commerce operations.
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Infographics & DataInfographic - The Top 3 Sporting Goods Retailers in Norway
This exclusive chart shows the market share development of the top 3 sporting goods retailers in Norway over the past 10 years (2009 to 2018). This is exclusive data and analysis for Premium Members.
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ArticleAccelerating, Intersport launches a “Heart of Sport” brand platform
Continuing the progress already achieved, Intersport International Corporation reports an overall sales increase of 3.2 percent for its affiliated sports retailers around the world in 2019, reaching a total retail turnover of €12.3 billion after VAT in terms of euros and recovering from growth of only 0.7 percent in the ...
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ANWR grows by over 50%, up bt 9.6% in sporting goods
The ANWR Group, the big international cooperative of independent retailers based in Mainhausen near Frankfurt that controls Sport 2000 and other franchised chains in various countries, proudly boasted an increase of almost 54 percent in its total business volume to €14.6 billion in 2019. The year marked the 100th anniversary ...
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ArticleThe green bona fides of Adidas
This year, for the first time, more than half of the polyester in Adidas products will derive from recycled plastic waste. If things stay on track, moreover, by 2024 Adidas will be using recycled polyester exclusively whenever it is applicable. Adidas has been working on a number of other sustainability ...
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Sportmaster employs AI to improve retail network’s effectiveness
The biggest Russian sporting goods retailer has adopted artificial intelligence, using algorithms supplied by a Kiev-based IT company, Softline, in a bid to streamline the internal logistics network. Softline has supplied the hardware and a software system, Nvidia DGX-2, whose performance can be compared to that of dozens of servers.
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Decathlon opens its first stores in Luxembourg and Kazakhstan
Decathlon will open its first store in Luxembourg, located in the Royal-Hamilius shopping mall, during the first quarter of this year. It will be a “Decathlon City” concept store, with a relatively small area of 630 square meters, spread over two floors.
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ArticleNew round of financing for France’s Snowleader
Snowleader, the leading French online retailer of winter sports and outdoor products, says it has collected €10 million in new financing from three institutional investors, including a fund owned by the BNP Paribas bank, to help pursue its international omni-channel strategy.
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Fusalp opens three pop-up stores
Fusalp will have three new pop-up stores set up in three countries over the next weeks. The temporary “corner” in the men’s department at Le Bon Marché, the department store on the Left Bank of Paris, will be open through March 1; the pop-up at the Reel Mall in Shanghai ...
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Sportspar continues its internationalization
Sportspar.de, the German online outlet shop for surplus sports products, continues its internationalization. Having starting with internet-based factory outlet shops for France (sport-outlet.fr), Italy (Scontosport.it) and Benelux (sport-korting.nl), it is now setting up similar shops for the markets of Spain and Poland. Spain should go online in the first quarter ...
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Progression Brands Group is Movement's new distributor
Movement, the Swiss freeski company, has teamed up with an American equity and investment firm, Progression Brands Group, as their new distributor to relaunch the brand in North America at the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show, scheduled to begin on Jan. 29 in Denver. Movement is offering a diverse range of ...
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Zimstern launching apparel collection for skiers and snowboarders
Zimtstern, the German-based action sports brand, is launching a new apparel collection for skiers and snowboarders and has recently expanded its sales team. The former Swiss boardsports brand – once a part of Sports Pool, the Swiss company behind the Belowzero brand of ski and snowboard apparel – withdrew from ...
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Hunter Boots has chosen Socrep as its distributor in Italy
Hunter Boots has chosen Socrep as its distributor in Italy, starting in January. Founded in 1963 by Franco Prinoth, Socrep is based at Ortisei in the Italian Dolomites. It distributes the fashion brands Canada Goose, Fred Perry Lavenham and Orlebar Brown. It also distributes several mountain equipment brands, including Alpina, ...
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MD Viper taking charge of Rock Experience's Spanish distribution
MD Viper is taking charge of the distribution in Spain for Rock Experience, the Italian brand of sustainable outdoor apparel. Over the past few seasons, the company has begun to blend its technical fibers with a kind of merino wool (Aqa Wool 2) to improve the handling of moisture, odor ...
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Megasport to take charge of Lowa's Iberian distribution
This summer, Megasport will be taking charge of the distribution of Lowa throughout the Iberian Peninsula, following the bankruptcy last October of the German brand’s former long-time Spanish distributor, Gregal Sport. Megasport’s brand portfolio includes Haglöfs, Black Diamond, Rossignol, Spyder, Peak Performance, Briko, Protest, Dynastar, Lange and Giro.
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UA reassessing its wholesale and direct-to-consumer strategy in Russia
Under Armour is reassessing its wholesale and direct-to-consumer strategy in Russia, where it intends to be an active player, following the liquidation of Vostokinvest, with which it signed a non-exclusive distribution and franchising agreement in 2017. By the end of 2018, the company had opened 16 Under Armour stores in ...
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Andreas Heep leaves Adidas
Andreas Heep, senior director of sales for fashion products in Central Europe at Adidas, has left the company at his own request, after working there for 22 years. He is said to want to follow new projects in the future. His successor is Philip Clas, who has been with the ...
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Zalando completes construction of two buildings
In the summer of 2019, Zalando completed the construction of buildings X and O in Berlin. In April 2020, the e-commerce company will be starting the construction of another building (Z) in Friedrichshain, Berlin. The new building is expected to offer a flexible working environment, allowing employees to work individually ...
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EventsOUTDOOR RETAILER + SNOW SHOW
Date: 29-31 January 2020
Venue: Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.
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Trend ReportsSupply chain of the future: Key principles in building an omnichannel distribution network
The consumer product and retail landscape continues to evolve as companies race to catch up with leading e-tailers. Traditional brick-and-mortar retailers such as Macy’s, Nordstrom, and Walmart are expanding their online offerings and introducing new models, such as in-store fulfillment of online orders. Online players such as ...
