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    Foot Locker has opened its first Italian “power store” in...

    2019-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Foot Locker has opened its first Italian “power store” in Milan, at 17 Corso Buenos Aires, a central shopping area. While selling a variety of sneakers and brands, the power store concept is designed to serve as a hub for local sneaker culture, music, art and sports. Customers can get ...

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    Gore-Tex recently opened a pop-up store at a German shoe...

    2019-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Gore-Tex recently opened a pop-up store at a German shoe retail store called Schuh Reindl. The pop-up store, covering 40 square meters, is located in Rosenheim. It's the company's first pop-up store in Germany. There, consumers can test sneakers, casual shoes, trekking shoes and running shoes made with Gore-Tex fabrics. ...

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    StockX, the U.S.-based sneaker resale platform, has begun to operate...

    2019-04-27T00:00:00Z

    StockX, the U.S.-based sneaker resale platform, has begun to operate in Germany by taking part in conferences and other events. Its first European launch, in October of last year, was in the U.K., with Italy and France coming next. StockX' shoes, whose quality is certified in London, are already sold ...

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    Arc'teryx has opened a new store in Guangzhou, its 11th...

    2019-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Arc'teryx has opened a new store in Guangzhou, its 11th store in China including the three it operates in Hong Kong

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    Adidas has filed an appeal in a federal court in...

    2019-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has filed an appeal in a federal court in Washington, D.C., to uphold its rights in its long-standing patent dispute with Nike over their knitted shoe uppers. Adidas is trying to reverse a Feb. 19 ruling by the appeals board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office which found ...

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    Adidas has released a very colorful, kaleidoscopic collection of Ultra...

    2019-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has released a very colorful, kaleidoscopic collection of Ultra Boost sneakers and running apparel in collaboration with Missoni, the Italian fashion house known for its strong color combinations. The line pays tribute to the brand's founder, Ottavio Missoni, born in Dubrovnik, who represented Italy in the 400m hurdles in ...

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    Adidas has unveiled a bra and tights made with the...

    2019-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has unveiled a bra and tights made with the company's Primeknit knitting technology. The knit construction of the new “Don't Rest Primeknit Lux” bra is meant to allow it to mirror the wearer's movements, for targeted comfort, flexibility and support. The new “Believe This Primeknit Lux” tights were developed ...

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    Adidas and Reebok have topped the annual Fashion Transparency Index,...

    2019-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Adidas and Reebok have topped the annual Fashion Transparency Index, a ranking of the social and environmental transparency practices of global brands, for the third year in a row. In this latest edition, Patagonia also reached the top of the ranking. Each of these three brands scored 64 percent out ...

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    Weak sales at a regional Russian sports retailer

    2019-04-12T00:00:00Z

    In 2018, the Russian regional sporting goods retailer Champion closed one of its biggest stores in the country as the expectations about the future of the domestic market remained rather gloomy.In total, Champion operated 27 stores from Samara in the Volga federal district to Krasnoyarsk in Siberia at the end ...

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    Adidas teams up with Beyoncé

    2019-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Beyoncé, the popular American singer, dancer and actress, is going to become a “creative partner” of Adidas, helping to design apparel and footwear products that will eventually be co-branded. Adidas will also help relaunch her Ivy Park brand. Adidas has benefited a lot from similar deals with other musical actors ...

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    Karstadt Sports is ending its cooperation with Intersport, which was...

    2019-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Karstadt Sports is ending its cooperation with Intersport, which was only established in January 2018. This step is a consequence of the merger of Karstadt and Kaufhof and a plan to convert some stores of the less successful outlet chain Saks Off 5th into additional sports stores. With the larger ...

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    Decathlon has launched its own brand for cross-country skiing, called...

    2019-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Decathlon has launched its own brand for cross-country skiing, called Inovik. The French sports retailer's house brands already cover both traditional cross-country skiing and skate skiing. Back-country skiing is set to follow in the winter 2019/20 season and a biathlon line in 2021. The novelty for the current season is ...

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    Decathlon has chosen TrainMe as a partner for Decathlon Activités,...

    2019-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Decathlon has chosen TrainMe as a partner for Decathlon Activités, a digital tool designed to list sporting activities across France, from sports clubs to associations, sports coaches and more, allowing users to register for these activities. TrainMe, launched in 2015 by Gatien Letartre and Anatole Saby, is a web and ...

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    On April 1, XXL Sports & Outdoor opened a new,...

    2019-04-12T00:00:00Z

    On April 1, XXL Sports & Outdoor opened a new, 4,000-square-meter flagship store in the Gerngross department store in downtown Vienna, the fifth branch of the Norwegian chain in Austria. In addition to the new Vienna store, XXL Sports is already represented in Vösendorf, the Donau-Zentrum in Vienna, Linz, and ...

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    The Austrian sports retail chain Hervis announced further expansion in...

    2019-04-12T00:00:00Z

    The Austrian sports retail chain Hervis announced further expansion in Austria, Germany and Romania. On April 8, a new branch opened in Kempten, Germany; six branch openings are scheduled for Romania; and the stores in Austria are being expanded and converted. In Austria and Germany, the company reported a substantial ...

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    Canada Goose is opening six stores in the autumn/winter of...

    2019-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Canada Goose is opening six stores in the autumn/winter of 2019: two in Europe, one in the U.S. and three in Canada. The European stores will be located in Milan's Fashion District and on the Rue Saint-Honoré in Paris. The American store, at the Mall of America in Minneapolis, will ...

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    The National Basketball Association (NBA) has opened its largest store...

    2019-04-12T00:00:00Z

    The National Basketball Association (NBA) has opened its largest store outside North America. Located at the Intime Mall in Beijing, the store has a floor space of 1,145 square meters. It is operated by Topsports, China's largest retailer of sporting goods and a wholly owned subsidiary of Belle International Holding, ...

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    Nike is the most searched for brand of sneakers in...

    2019-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Nike is the most searched for brand of sneakers in Italy, followed by Balenciaga, according to a recent ranking by Lyst, the global fashion search engine. Nike emerged as the most searched sneaker brand in seven Italian regions out of 20, thanks to its Air Vapormax, Air Max 97, Air ...

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    Columbia inaugurated a new store in London's iconic Carnaby Street...

    2019-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Columbia inaugurated a new store in London's iconic Carnaby Street on March 28 to sell a full collection of premium apparel, footwear and accessories. The 230-square-meter store will host a dedicated launch event on April 6, with more in-store events scheduled to take place throughout the summer.

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    Blue Tomato has launched its own exclusive streetwear label for...

    2019-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Blue Tomato has launched its own exclusive streetwear label for men and women, called Kazane