Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 211
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SportScheck, Germany's largest sporting goods retailer, has opened its new...
SportScheck, Germany's largest sporting goods retailer, has opened its new high-tech flagship store in Munich on a net sales surface of 10,200 square meters. The store employs a staff of 250 people and offers some 30,000 different products under 530 brands, arranged by sports category and led by outdoor, running ...
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Kaufhof Sportarena has launched its virtual store, offering a first...
Kaufhof Sportarena has launched its virtual store, offering a first selection of 1,300 sports items that should go up to 2,000 in due course. A link with social networks allows customers to share their impressions with friends. The chain, which belongs to Kaufhof, manages 13 Sportarena stores and four Wanderzeit ...
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Germany's Planet Sports has opened its eighth store in the...
Germany's Planet Sports has opened its eighth store in the country in Karlsruhe. The company plans to open eight to ten more stores next year. Including its online stores, which sell to customers in 15 European countries, the boardsports retailer has reached an annual turnover of about €100 million.
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Volcom has just launched its own e-commerce operation in the...
Volcom has just launched its own e-commerce operation in the U.S. and Canada, where it was working online through a third-party e-tailer. It is going to launch it in Europe before the end of this year, with pages in English, French, German and Spanish.
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New Balance has opened its first Italian New Balance Experience...
New Balance has opened its first Italian New Balance Experience Store in Bologna, in the northern region of Emilia Romagna. The new shop, on two floors and with a total surface of 75 square meters, is located in Via de' Toschi, at the very heart of the city center, a ...
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Golfino has opened a 150-square-meter store on Berlin's Kurfürstendamm...
Golfino has opened a 150-square-meter store on Berlin's Kurfürstendamm
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Sportalm has opened its second store in Prague
Sportalm has opened its second store in Prague
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Oakley plans to have 210 mono-brand stores in place worldwide...
Oakley plans to have 210 mono-brand stores in place worldwide by the end of this year
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Haglöfs is opening a 130-square-meter outlet store in the Ringsted...
Haglöfs is opening a 130-square-meter outlet store in the Ringsted Outlet southwest of Copenhagen, selling closeouts from previous seasons
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Intergolf, which has been the distributor of Mizuno Golf in...
Intergolf, which has been the distributor of Mizuno Golf in Italy for many years, has taken over the distribution of the line in Spain as well. The change follows the break-up of the Japanese company's more comprehensive distribution agreement with Vilella and its establishment of a fully-owned subsidiary, Mizuno Iberia, ...
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Hyperice, the new brand of ice compression wraps used to...
Hyperice, the new brand of ice compression wraps used to relieve sore muscles, is working with Uhlsport for the distribution of the brand in the non-medical sector in various parts of Europe. Uhlsport's French subsidiary and Uhlsport's distributor for the U.K. and Ireland, Solutions for Sport, have agreed to market ...
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Greenmaster, the Taiwanese manufacturer of fitness equipment, is about to...
Greenmaster, the Taiwanese manufacturer of fitness equipment, is about to introduce its Yowza Fitness brand in Europe. It will do so through its Germany-based subsidiary, Green Fitness. In return, Green Fitness will no longer distribute another fitness label, FitCrew. Yowza is already on the North American market and is successful ...
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Tecnifibre is going to cover the Dutch market directly instead...
Tecnifibre is going to cover the Dutch market directly instead of working through Inside Brands, allowing the latter to focus on Pro Kennex
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CJ Agencies is the new Dutch distributor for Poc Sweden...
CJ Agencies is the new Dutch distributor for Poc Sweden
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Global Trademarks is taking Trespass on board for the Dutch...
Global Trademarks is taking Trespass on board for the Dutch market
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Helly Hansen has taken back control of its previously licensed...
Helly Hansen has taken back control of its previously licensed workwear collection in Canada
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Intersport is partnering with The North Face for its first...
Intersport is partnering with The North Face for its first pan-European campaign in the outdoor category, as it has already done with Adidas and Nike in football, Reebok in fitness and Asics in running. A co-branded “More Jacket. More Adventure” campaign is being rolled out across 14 countries this autumn ...
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El Corte Inglés is launching an online store in English...
El Corte Inglés is launching an online store in English to sell a variety of private label items, including sports products. The goal of the Spanish retailer is to position itself as a leading supplier for tourists visiting Spain. According to a Spanish online information portal, Modaes, it is targeting ...
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New Balance has opened a new global experience retail store...
New Balance has opened a new global experience retail store in Barcelona, in line with the firm's push to expand its global retail presence. The new outlet, which measures a total of 375 square meters, is located in the high-end Rambla De Catalunya area. The store's internal design has been ...
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Marmot has opened its first single-brand franchised store in the...
Marmot has opened its first single-brand franchised store in the U.K. in partnership with Adventure Peaks, a British outdoor retailer and expedition company. Located in Ambleside in the Lake District National Park, the store has a selling surface of 180 square meters (more in The Outdoor Industry Compass).
