Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 164
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Adidas and Euroleague Basketball have announced an extension of their...
Adidas and Euroleague Basketball have announced an extension of their existing relationship that will expand Adidas' commitment to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, the 7DAYS EuroCup and the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament. Adidas basketball shoes will be integrated in EuroLeague and EuroCup platforms. In addition, the sports brand has ...
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Small growth for Asics Europe after distribution cuts
The Asics Group said its short-term performance in the European market was affected by a decision to streamline the distribution of its products in the running category, but the Japanese group still managed a sales rise of 3 percent to €886 million in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) ...
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Adidas has promoted Arthur Hoeld to the position of senior...
Adidas has promoted Arthur Hoeld to the position of senior vice president of brand strategy and business development. The manager, who has been with the group since 1998, is getting rewarded for his successful work as general manager of its fast-growing Adidas Originals segment since 2011, first as senior vice ...
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Vist, the Italian ski and fashion brand, has been selling...
Vist, the Italian ski and fashion brand, has been selling directly in Germany and Austria since the beginning of the year. It was previously working with a distributor. Moreno di Vece, who worked for almost 30 years for Bogner, assumed the position of sales director for Germany and Austria in ...
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The Movement brand of skis set up its own subsidiary...
The Movement brand of skis set up its own subsidiary for the French market, directed by Yann Zaccaro, after the expiration of its distribution contract with Cristalp at the end of the last year. The Swiss brand has opened an office in Annecy with a showroom in the Parc des Glaisins. Zaccaro ...
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Carving will be distributing the bike and outdoor products of...
Carving will be distributing the bike and outdoor products of Dainese in Spain and Portugal, starting with the autumn/winter 2017/18 collections
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Artcrafts, which already represents Teva in Italy, is taking over...
Artcrafts, which already represents Teva in Italy, is taking over the distribution of Hoka One One in the country
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Deuter launched a couple of new digital services for retailers...
Deuter launched a couple of new digital services for retailers last year. The company is offering them all the product descriptions for their online stores or websites. With a “Bazar Voice” program, Deuter collects all comments and evaluations made for its products online. Retailers are then able to add them ...
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Moncler is about to add 500 square meters to its...
Moncler is about to add 500 square meters to its store on via Montenapoleone, the premier fashion shopping street of Milan
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Adidas has filed a lawsuit against Puma in the federal...
Adidas has filed a lawsuit against Puma in the federal court of Portland, Oregon, charging that the four stripes on the Empower Vigor 1 Camo FG cleated shoe create confusion in the market with its own three-stride trademark. The stripes on Puma's shoe appear as extensions of the lacing system, ...
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Adidas will replace Nike as the official supplier of Rutgers...
Adidas will replace Nike as the official supplier of Rutgers University and its Scarlet Knights team from next July
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Adidas and Burberry won a “Gold Class” award in the...
Adidas and Burberry won a “Gold Class” award in the Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) carried out by RobecoSAM among 840 companies that are included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Both companies got a score of 60 points or more. Kering, parent company of Puma, qualified for Silver Class with ...
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The Adidas Group has set up a “Storefactory” at a...
The Adidas Group has set up a “Storefactory” at a pop-up store in Berlin, Knit for You, where customers can design their customized merino wool sweater and have it made for them in the store within a few hours. Knit for You takes advantage of technologies such as body scanning ...
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Adidas AG has completed the third tranche of a share...
Adidas AG has completed the third tranche of a share buyback program initiated on Nov. 7 and terminated on Jan. 31 as scheduled. The company bought 2,128,200 shares at an average share price of €140.96, for a total price of €299,999,851, including purchasing costs. These treasury shares represent 1.02 percent ...
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Perry Ellis International, the U.S. apparel company and licensing partner...
Perry Ellis International, the U.S. apparel company and licensing partner for Nike Swim, has signed several agreements to distribute Nike-branded swimwear and accessories in Europe. Its partners include Action Sports Sportartikel for the Benelux and the German-speaking countries. The German-based firm is already a distributor for Herschel Supply, Contigo and ...
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Bergans of Norway has sealed an agreement with the GAEA...
Bergans of Norway has sealed an agreement with the GAEA Group in Canada to distribute the Norwegian brand in North America. The deal comes after Bergans decided last year to shut down its sales organizations in the U.K., France, the U.S. and Canada, to focus its product and marketing investments ...
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Courir, the athletic footwear chain of the Go Sport Group, has...
Courir, the athletic footwear chain of the Go Sport Group, has launched a new concept for its stores around sneakers labelled “Wood.” Conceived by the French agency Carré Noir, the stores that use the new Wood concept feature a giant screen, to show the highlights of the period, as well as ...
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A new Reebok store will replace the Pinacothèque de Paris,...
A new Reebok store will replace the Pinacothèque de Paris, a private museum in the French capital city which closed its doors indefinitely last year. According to reports in Le Figaro, the space previously occupied by the museum, at 12 boulevard de la Madeleine, will be split between a Reebok ...
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Asics has reopened its 2,800-square-foot flagship store in Tokyo's Ginza...
Asics has reopened its 2,800-square-foot flagship store in Tokyo's Ginza district after its renovation. It was the brand's first direct outlet when it opened in 2007.
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Lowa has launched a new web store in Germany where...
Lowa has launched a new web store in Germany where customers can order items from 15 percent of its collection. The items will be shipped by the nearest Lowa-Schöffel store that has them in stock. The customers can get advice at the stores, exchange the shoes or give them back. ...
