Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 223
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Nike Germany confirmed that the Niketown store in Berlin would...
Nike Germany confirmed that the Niketown store in Berlin would be closed down next summer, as part of the American sports brand's global retail strategy. Situated in Charlottenburg, the store of about 3,300 square meters was among the first Niketowns to open in Europe and it remains Nike's only store in Berlin. ...
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W.L. Gore & Associates has chosen PFSweb to handle its...
W.L. Gore & Associates has chosen PFSweb to handle its e-commerce operations in the U.S. and Europe for Gore Bike Wear and Gore Running Wear. The two new brands were launched in the U.S. in July; their online presence will start September. The new site is www.goreapparel.com.
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Volcom is ready to start its first store in Spain....
Volcom is ready to start its first store in Spain. The exact address has not been disclosed, but the company has said that the store would be located in Barcelona.
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Bench has taken over ownership of two stores operated by...
Bench has taken over ownership of two stores operated by franchisees in Berlin and Munich
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Quiksilver has inaugurated a big new Boardriders store at its...
Quiksilver has inaugurated a big new Boardriders store at its new European headquarters at Saint Jean de Luz, France
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Oberalp will replace Project 2010 as the distributor of Fischer...
Oberalp will replace Project 2010 as the distributor of Fischer Sports in Italy, starting in March 2013. The deal is described as a strategic partnership that will involve cooperation in product development, branding and marketing. The two family-owned companies already collaborate through the studio of Antonio Dus in Montebelluna, which ...
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The Russian market has been identified by Michael Rupp, the...
The Russian market has been identified by Michael Rupp, the new chief executive of Jack Wolfskin, as one of the most promising targets for investment by the German outdoor brand in the coming years. The former Adidas Group executive, who started at Jack Wolfskin a few weeks ago, wants to ...
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New Era recently signed new distribution contracts with Sportmaster for...
New Era recently signed new distribution contracts with Sportmaster for Russia and with MIG for Poland. The company also hired a new country manager for Italy, Cristiana Zaccarelli, who started managing New Era's Italian office in Rome last month. Previously, she worked in different positions at Nike Italy. New Era ...
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Torspo, the Finnish brand of hockey equipment, is moving back...
Torspo, the Finnish brand of hockey equipment, is moving back into the U.S. market under the management of Dave Soderqvist, former head of First Team Sports, who will also market the Christian brand of hockey sticks there. With the backing of Jussi Salonoja, the Finnish investor who bought the brand ...
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Land-Mark of Montebelluna is the new distributor of Gilbert rugby...
Land-Mark of Montebelluna is the new distributor of Gilbert rugby balls, taking the place of Maspero Sport
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Hannover Finanz says it wants to cash out of Runners Point,...
Hannover Finanz says it wants to cash out of Runners Point, reselling the 75 percent stake that it acquired in 2005 in this big German sporting goods retail chain from the former Karstadt Quelle group. The German private equity firm has asked Deloitte to find new investors for the company. Runners ...
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French suppliers and retailers have agreed on an extension of...
French suppliers and retailers have agreed on an extension of the deal that exempts them from the more stringent payment rules adopted in France in 2008 in the Loi de Modernisation de l'Economie (LME). This law called for retailers to pay their invoices 60 days after receipt at the latest, ...
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Netshoes, a big Brazilian online retailer of footwear, sporting goods...
Netshoes, a big Brazilian online retailer of footwear, sporting goods and other products, has launched the first online NBA store in Brazil. The new LojaNBA.com website offers a comprehensive assortment of NBA merchandise including the NBA sports apparel and footwear line licensed by Adidas, basketballs by Spalding and other NBA ...
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Nike has opened a 14,000-square-foot store dedicated to runners in...
Nike has opened a 14,000-square-foot store dedicated to runners in New York City. The two-story shop is at Fifth Avenue and West 20th Street and includes an iPad gait analysis, free bag storage for runners and a free club for evening runs with cunning coach Margot Fleming.
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Thomas Storck, former financial manager at Galeria Kaufhof, has become...
Thomas Storck, former financial manager at Galeria Kaufhof, has become head of multi-channel retailing, Sportarena, sustainability and purchasing, a position that became vacant after the departure of Ralf Pütmann in June last year
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Timberland has opened a franchised store in Chamonix
Timberland has opened a franchised store in Chamonix
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Peak Performance reaorganizes its distribution
Peak Performance, the Swedish sports and lifestyle brand, has inked a deal with Basic Group to sell its products in Italy from the start of next year. Peak Performance currently runs its own business in the country. Part of Basic's assignment is to open Peak Performance stores, which are taking ...
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The Spanish group Jim Sports, based in Melida and distributor...
The Spanish group Jim Sports, based in Melida and distributor of such brands as Slazenger and Carlton, has acquired for an undisclosed amount the Catalan brand Squba, specializing in high-performance swimwear and previously owned by Barcelona-based Mildosport. With the incorporation of Squba, Jim Sports enters for the first time the ...
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Chris Sports, a Swiss distribution company, has teamed up with...
Chris Sports, a Swiss distribution company, has teamed up with Qloom Sports, an offbeat bicycle apparel brand launched five years ago. The deal is that the distribution of Qloom for Germany, Switzerland and Austria will be handled by Chris Sports, after the integration of Qloom's sales team into the joint ...
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A Swedish company, JO Sport, will take over the distribution...
A Swedish company, JO Sport, will take over the distribution of Bula products in Sweden from Skigutane, the Norwegian company. JO Sport, which started in 1986, is well established in Sweden with the distribution of a gaggle of sports brands, from Rossignol to Dynastar, Look, Primus, Trangia and more, albeit ...
