Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 229
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Dolomite recently signed several new distribution contracts for the sale...
Dolomite recently signed several new distribution contracts for the sale of its product line in other markets. In Belgium, the brand is now being distributed by N.V. Amigo, which is going to start selling Dolomite's product line for the first time in the coming fall/winter season. Euroline will from now ...
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This spring, Asics will open a new two-level concept store...
This spring, Asics will open a new two-level concept store in central Stockholm. The store, which will be Asics' first in Scandinavia, will also act as the headquarters for Asics Sweden. It becomes the brand's fifth concept store after locations in Tokyo, New York, London and Amsterdam. Its high-profile location ...
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Kelme opened its first mono-brand store in Delhi this week,...
Kelme opened its first mono-brand store in Delhi this week, teaming up with an Indian distributor, Global Overseas. The company intends to rapidly open another seven such stores in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bangalore. This comes as international markets are fueling the expansion of the Spanish sports brand, which reportedly ...
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Sport Conrad, the large German retailer and mail-order operator, has...
Sport Conrad, the large German retailer and mail-order operator, has been granted the exclusive right to sell the Swedish brand Elevante in Germany. The brand of snow wear was founded in 2009 by Sara Rönngren, a former product manager at Peak Performance, and Jimmy Odén, a mountain guide. The Åre-based ...
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This spring, Planet Sports, the leading German board sports specialty...
This spring, Planet Sports, the leading German board sports specialty retailer, will open its eighth store in Cologne
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Peak Sport Products, the Chinese brand, has opened a store...
Peak Sport Products, the Chinese brand, has opened a store in the Westfield Shopping Mall in Los Angeles, its first in the U.S., with plans for another in the country
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A new Italian law allowing stores to stay open at...
A new Italian law allowing stores to stay open at all times from the start of this year is causing controversy and disbelief among the country's retailers. The bold move was pushed by Mario Monti, Italy's prime minister, as part of his plan to open up the country's services industry. Some retailers applaud this ...
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Sporthaus Münzinger, the big sporting goods store on Munich's Marienplatz,...
Sporthaus Münzinger, the big sporting goods store on Munich's Marienplatz, is being renovated. It will reopen at the beginning of April with a 630m² area focusing on football and other team sports.
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Sportalm, the Austrian brand of high-end skiwear and fashionable clothing,...
Sportalm, the Austrian brand of high-end skiwear and fashionable clothing, is about to expand its network of retail franchises with a new store in Bensheim, Germany, which is set to open by the end of February. Simultaneously, it has opened a new Sportalm store on two floors in Mayrhofen in ...
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Futbolmanía, a retailer specializing in football products in Barcelona, will...
Futbolmanía, a retailer specializing in football products in Barcelona, will open its first store in Madrid in mid-2012, in the first step in an ambitious expansion program. Meanwhile, the Barcelona store is organizing a three-on-three competition among football veterans on its own premises.
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Icebreaker is going to open its second Touchlab store in...
Icebreaker is going to open its second Touchlab store in New York City later this month. It will be located at 823 Washington Street, in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan. The New Zealand brand of merino wool apparel opened its first store in New York in December 2010. It also ...
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Brunotti Sportswear has launched a remote order-entry app for the...
Brunotti Sportswear has launched a remote order-entry app for the iPad and iPhone, a tool for pre-order sales. It features excellent photos with zoom capabilities for its whole collection, and products can be ordered from anywhere, at any time. It also allows for the scanning of barcodes and QR codes, ...
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Karstadt is reportedly asking again suppliers to stretch payment...
Karstadt is reportedly asking again suppliers to stretch payment terms, waiting for 30 more days than usual. Quoting a company spokesman, Textilwirtschaft says the German retail group doesn't have any liquidity problems, however. The management has already reported that its Christmas sales had been relatively good.
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Bleach Pty. of Australia is taking back in-house the distribution...
Bleach Pty. of Australia is taking back in-house the distribution of its Insight brand of surf and skate clothing in France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the U.K. At the beginning of 2009, the Australian company transferred ownership of the operation to Sport Finance, the successful French licensee ...
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Activinstinct, the British internet retailer of action and performance sports...
Activinstinct, the British internet retailer of action and performance sports products, expects that it will generate as much revenue outside the U.K. as in its domestic market within the next 12 to 18 months. The company has just launched its online store in Germany. It is its second move on ...
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Munich, the Spanish brand of sneakers for futsal and other...
Munich, the Spanish brand of sneakers for futsal and other sports and leisure, is reportedly planning to launch a new e-commerce platform next year, called x-munich, to market unsold merchandise from previous seasons. A leader in online sales, Munich already operates two other virtual stores, one for regular sports shoes ...
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Foot Locker is entering the Polish market this week with...
Foot Locker is entering the Polish market this week with a first store located in Warsaw's Arkadia Shopping Center
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Li Ning is working with the Acquity Group, which has...
Li Ning is working with the Acquity Group, which has offices in the U.S. and China, to develop an e-commerce platform for its own basketball, women's fitness and running products
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Hi-Tec is taking over its own distribution in the Netherlands...
Hi-Tec is taking over its own distribution in the Netherlands from the start of next year. For the last two years the brand of court sports, outdoor and golf footwear has been sold in the Dutch market by Falcon, a Dutch supplier of rainwear and sports apparel. However, the two ...
