Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 191
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The Adidas Group reiterated this week that it has no...
The Adidas Group reiterated this week that it has no intention of selling Reebok, after the owner of CrossFit told a reporter that he would like the fitness brand to come under fresh ownership. Reebok became a partner for CrossFit under a ten-year agreement started in 2010, and the huge ...
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The Adidas Group's chief executive, Herbert Hainer, said at the...
The Adidas Group's chief executive, Herbert Hainer, said at the company's shareholders meeting on May 7 that it has appointed Perella Weinberg Partners as an adviser. The move comes after reports of interest by activist hedge funds. Southeastern Asset Management (SAM), which owns just over 3 percent of Adidas, has ...
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Shiner, the U.K.-based skate specialist, has taken over the distribution...
Shiner, the U.K.-based skate specialist, has taken over the distribution of Pro-Tec's skate and bike protective gear for Europe. Known especially for its helmets, Pro-Tec was founded in 1973. As reported in Boardsportsource, it was acquired in late 2012 by DYE Precision, a company based in San Diego, which began ...
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Herman van Beveren, chief executive of Decathlon in Belgium, told...
Herman van Beveren, chief executive of Decathlon in Belgium, told the Belgian newspaper Le Soir that the French retailer could expand by another 40 stores in the small country. Decathlon has already reformed the Belgian sports retail landscape in the last years by expanding to 23 stores. The latest store, ...
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Two major foreign sports retailers are planting their stores in...
Two major foreign sports retailers are planting their stores in the Paunsdorf Center of Leipzig, according to SAZ. One is Decathlon, which has reportedly rented space in the East German shopping mall to open a 4,200-square-meter store in the autumn. The other one is A3 Sport, a Czech retailer that ...
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Hervis continues to expand outside Austria by opening its fifth...
Hervis continues to expand outside Austria by opening its fifth store in Bavaria later this year, most likely in the autumn. The discount-oriented chain has rented a 1,000-square-meter space in a shopping center in Neumarkt.
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Go Sport, the French sports retailer, is opening two more...
Go Sport, the French sports retailer, is opening two more stores in Poland, to form a network of 28 stores. Covering 1,255 square meters, the first store is located in the northern Polish town of Elbag, in the Ogrody shopping arcade. The second store of about 1,224 square meters is ...
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Marks & Spencer has reportedly teamed up with Norman Walsh...
Marks & Spencer has reportedly teamed up with Norman Walsh Footwear, an upmarket British sports footwear company with production facilities in Britain. The Daily Telegraph reports that M&S is to sell a range of eight models at about £110 per pair under its Best of British label. The tie-up will ...
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New Balance has announced plans for a flagship store on...
New Balance has announced plans for a flagship store on London's Oxford Street, which should open around the middle of next year. The store on the ultra-busy shopping street is to cover 1,200 square meters. The displays will highlight the company's innovation as well as that it manufactures in England. ...
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Rebel Sports stores in New Zealand raised their turnover by...
Rebel Sports stores in New Zealand raised their turnover by 10.9 percent to 46.7 million New Zealand dollars (€30.5m-$34.9m) in the three months ended April 26, which is the first quarter of its fiscal year. The Briscoe Group, which operates Rebel Sports stores in New Zealand, reported that same-store sales ...
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Intersport Italia has announced the opening of yet another franchised...
Intersport Italia has announced the opening of yet another franchised Intersport store in the Sicilian town of Enna
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Adidas Group regains impetus
The Adidas Group has delivered a vigorous sales and profit increase for the first quarter, with improvements in all markets other than Russia and the golf business. The group's sales jumped by 17.3 percent to €4,083 million, which was an increase of 9 percent in constant currencies, and its underlying ...
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New Adidas reporting reveals regional margins
A new reporting structure adopted by the Adidas Group delivers unprecedented details about the company's sales and profit margins by brand and by regional unit – revealing just how juicy its business is in Russia and China and the distance between the Adidas and Under Armour brands in North America ...
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Adidas stores to phase out plastic bags
The Adidas Group has inked a partnership with Parley for the Oceans, an initiative that is meant to preserve oceans through education and research as well as direct actions against plastic pollution in the oceans.It should lead to the creation of materials made out of ocean plastic waste, to be ...
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While selling Rockport, the Adidas Group is said to be...
While selling Rockport, the Adidas Group is said to be investing in Bucketfeet, a new and innovative American brand of canvas sneakers along with Gordon Segal, founder of Crate & Barrell, and others. Adidas, which is apparently making the investment through a fund called Hydra Ventures, declined to comment on ...
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The Adidas Group confirms reports that Tina Rolén, brand director...
The Adidas Group confirms reports that Tina Rolén, brand director at Adidas Nordic, is leaving the company. She joined Adidas in 2005 and has been in her latest job since 2012. Rolén was distinguished by Sportfack as Businesswoman of the Year in 2014 and she is the highest-ranking woman in the ...
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Footbalance has signed a distribution agreement with Hickory Brands for...
Footbalance has signed a distribution agreement with Hickory Brands for the U.S. market, effective April 2. Headquartered in Vantaa, Finland, the FootBalance store concept is based on providing comprehensive foot-analysis and individually molded insoles made directly on-site. Hickory Brands will represent FootBalance's in-store concepts for 100% custominsoles and sandals as ...
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Mammut Sports Group has a new distributor for Spain and...
Mammut Sports Group has a new distributor for Spain and Portugal, BM Sportech, replacing Benas Esqui y Montaña with immediate effect
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Debenhams, the upscale British department store chain, has decided to...
Debenhams, the upscale British department store chain, has decided to open 12 more Sports Direct concessions by August 2016, covering a total of 200,000 square feet, after encouraging tests since last summer at its stores in Bristol, Guildford, Harrow and Portsmouth. The management said there was no relation with the ...
