Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 199
-
Short stops
Globetrotter and Volcom have opened stores of very different sizes...
Globetrotter and Volcom have opened stores of very different sizes in Stuttgart, Germany (more on Globetrotter in the Outdoor Industry Compass)
-
Article
Alibaba gets a high valuation
The giant Chinese internet marketplace, which occupies a strong position in the domestic sporting goods market through TMall and other websites, made a triumphant listing on the New York Stock Exchange last Friday. From an initial pricing of $68, Alibaba Group Holding's share shot up to $99.70 and then ...
-
News briefs
Sanuk has appointed Holysport as the exclusive distributor of the...
Sanuk has appointed Holysport as the exclusive distributor of the brand in Benelux, France and the U.K. starting in spring 2015. Based in Cornwall, U.K., Holysport specializes in distribution across Europe for the surf, skate, snow and lifestyle markets. Sanuk, founded by southern Californian native and surfer Jeff Kelley, was ...
-
Short stops
Asics is taking over the distribution of Haglöfs in France...
Asics is taking over the distribution of Haglöfs in France from a distributor, Nord Ouest, after delivery of the spring/summer 2015 collection
-
Short stops
Vic Sports Afers, which already handles the distribution of Powerbar...
Vic Sports Afers, which already handles the distribution of Powerbar in the sports retail channels in Spain and Andorra, sees the contract extended to Portugal
-
News briefs
Décathlon is said to be planning to open a 4,000-square-meter...
Décathlon is said to be planning to open a 4,000-square-meter store in the Wandsbek district of Hamburg at the beginning of 2016. It would be its 25th store in Germany after two other stores due to be opened shortly in Mannheim and Hückelhoven. Meanwhile, local planning authorities have reportedly denied ...
-
News briefs
SportScheck has opened its second store in Berlin, measuring 4,700...
SportScheck has opened its second store in Berlin, measuring 4,700 square meters and located in the central Leipziger Platz. The German sporting goods retailer has thus become the anchor tenant of the Mall of Berlin, which is supposed to become the largest shopping center in Europe, with a retail surface ...
-
News briefs
Blue Tomato has revamped its pan-European e-commerce operations in response...
Blue Tomato has revamped its pan-European e-commerce operations in response to the fact that 35 percent of the orders it receives are now placed through tablets or smartphones. The new web store of the Austrian-based boardsports retailer, which is owned by Zumiez, offers more than 450,000 items in 14 languages.
-
News briefs
Cold Mountain, a Chinese multi-brand retailer for surf and snowboard-related...
Cold Mountain, a Chinese multi-brand retailer for surf and snowboard-related items, has opened its flagship store in the youth-oriented Sanlitun Soho shopping center of Beijing. The retailer already has nine other stores in the country.
-
News briefs
Asics has launched a web store in Germany, the second...
Asics has launched a web store in Germany, the second in Europe after the store that it put online in the U.K. in July 2013. The Japanese company already has e-commerce in Japan, the U.S. and Australia. The German internet store has a store locator and a program for individual ...
-
News briefs
Under Armour, too, has started its own online store for...
Under Armour, too, has started its own online store for the German market, giving a complete overview over the product range that it has developed for the European market. Shipments take between two and five days, and they are free of charge if the value of the products is €49 ...
-
News briefs
As announced in July, Yoox has expanded its activewear offerings...
As announced in July, Yoox has expanded its activewear offerings with a new area dedicated to sportswear, which has been online since mid-September. The new sportswear section includes a range of products from big brands like New Balance, Nike, Patagonia, The North Face and Under Armour but also niche labels like ...
-
News briefs
A former top executive of Deckers Outdoor Corp. in the...
A former top executive of Deckers Outdoor Corp. in the U.K., Giles Cundell, has set up a new agency in the U.K., Sport Factory, together with a partner who wants to remain anonymous for now, to market foreign brands in Europe. After running a British sports brand, Lifemarque, Cundell acted ...
-
News briefs
For the first time, Jack Wolfskin will be represented in...
For the first time, Jack Wolfskin will be represented in the important Norwegian market, starting with the spring/summer 2015 season. The German brand has not focused seriously on the Norwegian market in the past, but has now partnered with a local agent, Jawo AS. The company, which has its own ...
-
News briefs
UV-Buddy has secured an agreement for Ed & Phil Active...
UV-Buddy has secured an agreement for Ed & Phil Active to distribute its UV-sensitive bracelets in the U.K. Cornwall-based UV-Buddy produces a selection of reactive jewelry and accessories that warn people out in the sun when they are being exposed to high levels of UV. Bracelets are designed with beads ...
-
Short stops
PSK Sport will distribute the inline skates of K2 in...
PSK Sport will distribute the inline skates of K2 in the Spanish market
-
News briefs
El Corte Inglés is reportedly looking at possible new investments...
El Corte Inglés is reportedly looking at possible new investments abroad, notably in Milan, as it has started to improve its profitability, after the downward curve of the last six years. Its online store is already offering its products in France and some other countries. The net profit of the ...
-
News briefs
Sport Zone ended the first half of 2014 with 77...
Sport Zone ended the first half of 2014 with 77 stores in Portugal and 34 in Spain. According to its parent company, Sonae Group, discretionary spending began to go up in Portugal in the fourth quarter of 2014 and has been accelerating since, reaching a growth rate of 14 percent ...
-
News briefs
Under Armour is in line to raise the number of...
Under Armour is in line to raise the number of single-brand stores outside the U.S. from 20 to 80 in the course of this year, including 50 in China. About 12 of the existing stores are directly owned by the American company, which is determined to have a stronger presence ...
-
News briefs
Sport Partner reports that Euretco Sport, the Dutch licensee of...
Sport Partner reports that Euretco Sport, the Dutch licensee of Intersport, has launched a new online platform, Jouwsportzaak.nl, that acts as a central web shop for its affiliated sporting goods retailers. It is now working to develop individual web stores for its independent retail members. In Germany, the ANWR Group, ...
