Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 185
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Wiggle has completed the relocation of its distribution center from...
Wiggle has completed the relocation of its distribution center from Portsmouth to Wolverhampton. The new 30,000-square-meter distribution site is three times the size of the previous facility and is strategically situated three kilometers from the M6 and nine kilometers from the M5, two important motorways in the U.K. It took ...
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Superbrand Surfboards and Apparel has announced a joint venture with...
Superbrand Surfboards and Apparel has announced a joint venture with Xtreme Enterprise (XTE) to create Superbrand Europe. Based in Biarritz, the newly-formed entity will service France, Spain and Portugal while managing the existing Superbrand distributors in Germany, Austria, the U.K., Russia, Denmark and Greece. XTE specializes in the conception and ...
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Alibaba is reportedly planning to open offices in Germany, France...
Alibaba is reportedly planning to open offices in Germany, France and Italy to persuade more European vendors to use Tmall and other internet platforms within the group for the sale of their products in China
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Ochsner Sport, the Swiss-based subsidiary of Deichmann specializing in sports...
Ochsner Sport, the Swiss-based subsidiary of Deichmann specializing in sports retailing, will take over Sport Sperk, a German chain of 13 sporting goods stores based in Bavaria, with effect from Jan. 1, provided it gets regulatory approval. The stores include a factory outlet and a bike shop, and six of ...
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Intersport Austria has launched a new promotion to get young...
Intersport Austria has launched a new promotion to get young customers to register for a loyalty card. Depending on their age, customers who are 16 to 18 years old can get a discount of 16, 17 or 18 percent on the purchase of their favorite product in affiliated stores once ...
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New Era has opened its U.K. flagship location in London,...
New Era has opened its U.K. flagship location in London, at 40 Carnaby Street. The 1,540-square-foot store, which was inaugurated on Sept. 30, is split across two floors. The store features an embroidery machine where shoppers can customize their hats in only about 20 minutes. In addition, another featured service ...
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Fusalp, the iconic French brand of skiwear and lifestyle clothing...
Fusalp, the iconic French brand of skiwear and lifestyle clothing taken over by members of the Lacoste family, has opened a 110-square-meter boutique on rue des Blanc-Manteaux, in the heart of the Marais district of Paris. Three franchised stores are due to open in the French ski resorts of Megève, ...
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Odlo has opened a 90-square-meter store on the Grand Rue...
Odlo has opened a 90-square-meter store on the Grand Rue of Strasbourg, France. It is the 20th franchised store of the Swiss-based sports apparel brand.
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The North Face was planning to inaugurate its first store...
The North Face was planning to inaugurate its first store in Portugal on Oct. 17 in the presence of João (José Silva Abranches) Garcia, the first Portuguese mountaineer to have reached the summit of Mount Everest without supplementary oxygen in 1999. A year later, after reaching the top of Annapurna, ...
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Moncler has opened its first store in Boston
Moncler has opened its first store in Boston
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Lacoste, which already has a store in Bangalore's airport, plans...
Lacoste, which already has a store in Bangalore's airport, plans to open eight new retail stores in India, four of which will be located in the airports of Mumbai, Hyderabad, Delhi and Kochi
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Adidas filed a suit against Skechers USA in Portland's district...
Adidas filed a suit against Skechers USA in Portland's district court on Sept. 14, charging that one of its shoe styles is a knock-offs of its Stan Smith model, and that others use its Supernova trademark and its Three-Stripe mark. The two companies have already squared off and reached settlements ...
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Adidas has announced the signature of a multi-year partnership deal...
Adidas has announced the signature of a multi-year partnership deal with Sidney Crosby. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The National Hockey League (NHL) star will represent Adidas at major international sporting events and brand initiatives around the world. He will also consult with the brand on apparel ...
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Under Armour will replace Adidas in 2016/17 as the all-school...
Under Armour will replace Adidas in 2016/17 as the all-school supplier to the Badgers collegiate team in Wisconsin. Reportedly, it will pay an annual fee of $4 million for ten years, compared with $800,000 for Adidas. Additionally, it will supply products worth of $3.33 million in the first year, rising ...
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Zalando warns investors that its sales will be up by...
Zalando warns investors that its sales will be up by between 33 and 35 percent in 2015, up from a previously forecast range of 28-31 percent, but they will generate an operating margin of 3 to 4 percent, less than the anticipated margin of 4-5 percent. The updated forecast for ...
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Keller Sports wins prizes, adds top winter sports brands
Keller Sports, the first online retailer in Europe to have chosen a premium positioning in the market, won a couple of important prizes a few weeks ago in a prestigious contest for the “Shop Usability Award,” organized by a German retail consultancy, Shoplupe. Competing against 533 other e-commerce websites in ...
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Adidas leads research project on recyclable football products
The Adidas Group is leading a three-year research project, Sport Infinity, to make sporting goods that can be repeatedly recycled, without any chemical adhesives or waste. Using an inexaustible super-material, they could be entirely broken down and remolded into new performance products. The project focuses on plastic-based football products, starting with ...
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Adidas France is to transfer its French head office to...
Adidas France is to transfer its French head office to Strasbourg toward the end of 2017, in the new business area of Wacken. It will thus leave the village of Landersheim near Saverne, where it was established in 1973. Despite repeated renovations, the office complex was apparently no longer suitable. ...
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Authentic Brands Group (ABG) and the Global Brands Group (GBG)...
Authentic Brands Group (ABG) and the Global Brands Group (GBG) are expanding the Spyder brand in the South Korean market, with the planned opening of about 25 stores by the end of the year. A wide and colorful range of Spyder products is being launched through shop-in-shops at prominent department ...
