Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 129
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NikeLab and the designer Virgil Abloh have launched the Chicago...
NikeLab and the designer Virgil Abloh have launched the Chicago Re-Creation Center at 673 de N. Michigan Avenue. Slated to run during the summer, from May 31 to July 28, this “cultural hub” is intended to provide mentorships and workshops for the young in Abloh's hometown as well as exclusive ...
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Blue Tomato, the omni-channel boardsports retailer, is planning to open...
Blue Tomato, the omni-channel boardsports retailer, is planning to open its first brick-and-mortar shop in Scandinavia, according to sport-guide.com. The Austrian-based retailer, which is a subsidiary of the Zumiez group, already sells online in Denmark, Finland and Sweden. Blue Tomato is also planning to open a store in Amsterdam in ...
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Uniqlo will inaugurate its first Italian physical store on September...
Uniqlo will inaugurate its first Italian physical store on September 13. Until now, the brand's Italian presence was online only. The 1,500 shop, on three floors, will be located in Milan's Piazza Cordusio, at walking distance from Piazza Duomo. The Japanese brand opened a 2,040-square-meter shop in Amsterdam last October, ...
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Jeff Wilke, Amazon's chief executive of consumer operations worldwide, has...
Jeff Wilke, Amazon's chief executive of consumer operations worldwide, has announced that his company should be delivering packages with drones “within months.” Speaking at Re:Mars – the e-tail behemoth's conference on machine learning, automation, robotics and space, held on June 4-7 in Las Vegas – Wilke said that Amazon's latest ...
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Nike plans to open its first European House of Innovation...
Nike plans to open its first European House of Innovation in Paris, at 79 avenue des Champs-Elysées, in December
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Rossignol has reopened its concept store in Aspen, Colorado, which...
Rossignol has reopened its concept store in Aspen, Colorado, which was originally planned as a winter pop-up shop, adding bicycles and warm weather apparel and shoes
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A survey shows that Decathlon is the favorite retailer in...
A survey shows that Decathlon is the favorite retailer in France across all sectors, followed by Leroy Merin, a DIY chain that belongs to the same big family-owned retail group, Mulliez
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Ekosport, the French outdoor e-tailer, will open its fifth brick-and-mortar...
Ekosport, the French outdoor e-tailer, will open its fifth brick-and-mortar store this autumn, in the French city of Gap, according to reports in sport-guide.fr
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Adidas, Foot Locker and Game of Thrones have teamed up...
Adidas, Foot Locker and Game of Thrones have teamed up for the release of a limited edition of shoes, called the Game of Thrones x Adidas Ultra Boost Collection. The limited edition takes inspiration from characters in the HBO series and includes six color combinations that pay homage to them. ...
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Adidas and Ikea are collaborating to develop new home fitness...
Adidas and Ikea are collaborating to develop new home fitness solutions, with the purpose of increasing the number of “active homes” in which people can work out. Designers and product developers from both companies paid a visit to the homes of people in London, New York, Chicago and Shanghai in ...
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SportScheck, the leading German sporting goods retailer, will organize running...
SportScheck, the leading German sporting goods retailer, will organize running events in 17 German cities including Hamburg, Munich, Cologne and Berlin over the next six months. Under Armour will be the main sponsor of the events. SportScheck will combine the events with various “digital challenges” via its MapMyRun app. Users ...
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Adidas organized a long-standing running event, called “Run for the...
Adidas organized a long-standing running event, called “Run for the Oceans,” at the company's new headquarters in Herzogenaurach on June 11. Roland Auschel, sales director Adidas, Harm Ohlmeyer, financial director, Gina Lückenkemper, a world-class sprinter, Sebastian Steudtner, a big wave surfer, and Ian Thorpe, the Australian swim legend, were in ...
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The battle for control of Netshoes, the biggest sports e-tailer...
The battle for control of Netshoes, the biggest sports e-tailer in Latin America, is escalating. As reported in our last issue, Magazine Luiza initially made a bid for Netshoes at $2.00 per share, valuing the company at $62 million. Late last month, Grupo SBF, which owns the big Centauro chain ...
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Adidas has promoted Neelendra Singh to general manager for India....
Adidas has promoted Neelendra Singh to general manager for India. He takes over the role from Dave Thomas, who has been appointed as Adidas' managing director for emerging markets. Singh, who was previously senior vice-president of global DTC and franchise, will continue to report to Dave Thomas. Singh joined Adidas ...
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Callaway Golf has agreed to pay 2 billion yen (€16.4m-$18.5m)...
Callaway Golf has agreed to pay 2 billion yen (€16.4m-$18.5m) for the 48 percent stake it does not already own in its Japanese joint venture with TSI Groove & Sports Co. The price gives a valuation of nine times projected Ebitda for 2019 for the operation, which includes a subsidiary ...
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Like Polygiene of Sweden (see the article in this issue),...
Like Polygiene of Sweden (see the article in this issue), HeiQ of Switzerland is expanding its international operations. It has just announced the establishment of subsidiaries in Shanghai and Taiwan to serve clients in the region. The two operations will be led by officials who have had close to 20 ...
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Devold of Norway has expanded the territory covered by its...
Devold of Norway has expanded the territory covered by its German sales subsidiary to distribute its merino wool products not only in Germany, Austria, Slovenia and Croatia, but also in Italy and France. Devold will use agents in both new markets. In Italy, it will work with Panorama Diffusion, which ...
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Raoul Ferenschild, a former Benelux country manager for Bergans, has...
Raoul Ferenschild, a former Benelux country manager for Bergans, has started his own agency for the same region, called Rafertrading, with a showroom in Leusden. One of his first clients will be Alchemy Equipment, the New Zealand-based company, which was previously working the market through another agent, Yves Sarto, ...
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Action Sports Sportartikel of Germany will take on the distribution...
Action Sports Sportartikel of Germany will take on the distribution of the Teva brand of shoes in Germany and Austria from the spring/summer 2020 season. Yendis Engelbertz, sales manager at Action Sports Sportartikel, will take care of the distribution of the brand, which belongs to Deckers Brands, working with a ...
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Epika Sports has taken on the distribution of Gipron poles...
Epika Sports has taken on the distribution of Gipron poles in Spain and Andorra
