Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 231
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Usports, the new Swedish sports retailer that opened its first...
Usports, the new Swedish sports retailer that opened its first megastore in Malmö last month, confirmed the Birsta retail park in Sundsvall, a seaside town halfway up the eastern Swedish coast, as the location for its third store, to cover nearly 4,000 square meters. The company had already announced that ...
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The fifth full-fledged Intersport store in Italy is opening on...
The fifth full-fledged Intersport store in Italy is opening on a franchise basis in Faenza
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Lindberg, a Swedish brand of headwear and outerwear for children...
Lindberg, a Swedish brand of headwear and outerwear for children that is now also serving the adult market, is opening a concept store in Stockholm on one of the city's busiest shopping streets
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Skechers takes over Japanese distribution
Separately, Skechers has set up a subsidiary in Japan to have a direct presence in the country with the aim of more than doubling its business over the next three to five years and turning Japan into one of its largest foreign markets. Until now, Skechers was distributed by Achilles ...
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LG Fashion, the Korean licensee of Intersport and distributor of...
LG Fashion, the Korean licensee of Intersport and distributor of various international sports and outdoor brands, has acquired Allegri, a famous Italian brand of rainwear
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Kant is going to be the new exclusive distributor of...
Kant is going to be the new exclusive distributor of Elan for Russia from next month. The Russian company replaces Sporty, which is going to concentrate on imports of motorcycles. Vsevolod Kurguzov, who worked with Sporty, is moving to Kant to keep the same brand strategy. Kant also distributes Blizzard ...
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Uhlsport and WRC Sport, the German company's longtime distributor in...
Uhlsport and WRC Sport, the German company's longtime distributor in the Benelux countries, have agreed to set up a subsidiary that will handle sales of Uhlsport and Kempa in the same market from the start of next year. Alex Smet, general manager of WRC, will become country manager of Uhlsport ...
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GolfTech, the Austrian golf distribution company with operations and partnerships...
GolfTech, the Austrian golf distribution company with operations and partnerships all around Europe, has acquired its U.K. distribution partner, Golf and Sports Supplies (GSS). The move is intended to bolster British sales of Big Max, the brand of golf trolleys owned by GolfTech. At the same time, the U.K. unit ...
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The situation worsened in the first half for Blacks Leisure...
The situation worsened in the first half for Blacks Leisure Group, as sales declined and losses widened for the British outdoor and sporting goods retailer. The group's new management, led by Julia Reynolds, who joined the company as chief executive on Aug. 1, still sees clear potential for a turnaround ...
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United Brands, the Belgian sports retailer, has reinforced its equity...
United Brands, the Belgian sports retailer, has reinforced its equity to continue enlarging its store network. A store of 2,000 square meters will be opened at the start of December in the city center of Aalst, and another store of the same size will appear near the K shopping center ...
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Décathlon is reportedly planning to open four additional stores in...
Décathlon is reportedly planning to open four additional stores in Romania by next spring, complementing the six units that it already has in the country, with the goal of forming a network of 20 stores in due time. With four new stores launched in the course of last year, according ...
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Super Retail Group of Australia has completed the acquisition of...
Super Retail Group of Australia has completed the acquisition of the retail sporting goods retail division of Archer Capital, consisting of 90 Rebel Sport stores, 36 Amart shops and two Performance Sports doors. The acquisition price of 610 million Australian dollars (€458.4m-$632.3m) compares with the total turnover of these stores, ...
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Direct Golf UK, the British specialist golf retailer, has continued...
Direct Golf UK, the British specialist golf retailer, has continued its expansion with the acquisition of Scottish Golf Center, the leading Scottish retailer with stores in Dundee and Edinburgh. The deal is to be completed in January and will enlarge Direct Golf to 19 stores. Mike Grubb, the owner of ...
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Charles van Schaik has been placed in charge of Runnersworld,...
Charles van Schaik has been placed in charge of Runnersworld, the chain of specialist running stores belonging to Euretco, the Dutch buying group that also supervises Sport 2000 in the Netherlands. Van Schaik has been in the Dutch sports industry for many years, with executive functions at Reebok, Asics and ...
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Foot Locker launched a program on Oct. 23 to collect...
Foot Locker launched a program on Oct. 23 to collect used shoes at its stores all over Europe. Under the program, which was scheduled to run until Nov. 5, clients who return used shoes have been getting a €10 voucher for a discount on their next purchase of new sneakers ...
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JJB is launching a dedicated in-store area at its Trafford...
JJB is launching a dedicated in-store area at its Trafford Center store in Manchester in conjunction with Nike. The area will offer free Nike Training Club fitness classes for female shoppers, as well as provide a dedicated area for Nike sportswear. The move is part of the company's efforts to ...
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Adidas has installed what it is calling a “virtual footwear...
Adidas has installed what it is calling a “virtual footwear wall” in its flagship store in London. The wall lets customers choose footwear from a virtual shelf of products through a touch-screen, and they can pre-order the shoes they pick. The shopper can turn the 3D images to see the ...
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Stag, the British buying group, held its second buying show...
Stag, the British buying group, held its second buying show in Ireland on Oct. 23-24 in Tullamore. Slightly more than 90 percent of the group's members based in Ireland showed up for the event, with the total number double that of last year's attendance. More than 30 brands were on ...
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Moncler opens stores in Copenhagen and Naples
Moncler opens stores in Copenhagen and Naples
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JD Sports Fashion, the British sporting goods chain controlled by...
JD Sports Fashion, the British sporting goods chain controlled by Pentland Group, is selling Reebok's RunTone Prime toning shoe at half the regular price on its website, and is offering big discounts on three other models from Reebok's EasyTone collection
