Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 233
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Regatta Group, the largest outdoor group in the U.K., is...
Regatta Group, the largest outdoor group in the U.K., is about to open a new 400,000-square-foot warehouse in Ellesmere Port. This will nearly double the warehousing capacity of the group, which owns the brands Regatta, Craghoppers, Dare2b, Regatta Professional and Hawkshead. As the company expands globally, it considers the enlarged ...
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Carving Sport has signed a deal for the distribution in...
Carving Sport has signed a deal for the distribution in Spain and Andorra of the Plum line of ski bindings developed and manufactured by Felisaz in France
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Reischmann, a German retailer of sports and fashion products based...
Reischmann, a German retailer of sports and fashion products based in Ravensburg, is opening its 13th store in nearby Kempten. With 8,000 square meters of space, of which more than 5,000 m² will be for sporting goods, it will be the biggest one in the chain. The company already has ...
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Ebay has launched a new pilot project aiming to win...
Ebay has launched a new pilot project aiming to win new sellers that as of now is limited to only ebay.de and ebay.at, for Germany and Austria respectively. For the first time ever, Ebay is letting buyers pay Ebay for their goods; then Ebay will transfer the money to the ...
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Zalando will launch a pilot project next November to sell...
Zalando will launch a pilot project next November to sell sporting goods online in partnership with a sporting goods retailer in Germany. Philip Metzler and Christian Zingel, who are taking care of Zalando's partnership program for the moment, indicate that the retailer does not wish to be named during ...
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Taobao Mall, China's largest online retailer, is going to let...
Taobao Mall, China's largest online retailer, is going to let 38 rival retailers open virtual stores on its site as a way to expand its offerings. It won't become a retailer itself, but will continue in its role as a B2C platform between customers and brands or retailers. Taobao already ...
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Munich, the Spanish brand of sneakers, has inaugurated its first...
Munich, the Spanish brand of sneakers, has inaugurated its first store outside Spain in the Kildare Village of Ireland, near Dublin. Munich already has 10 mono-brand stores in Spain, plus shop-in-shops in various department stores of El Corte Inglés.
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Shortly after the opening of a store on the Portuguese...
Shortly after the opening of a store on the Portuguese Algarve coast, Golfino has made it into Milan. The new shop is located in the rather exclusive area of Brera in Via Solferino, which is packed with good boutiques and restaurants. The 70-square-meter selling surface is just a 10-minute walk ...
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Salomon is opening a 2,000-square-foot store in Vancouver next month....
Salomon is opening a 2,000-square-foot store in Vancouver next month. This will be the first look at its new design concept, which is warm and rustic yet contemporary, demonstrating the influence of the mountains with rough wood and rock features. A digital kiosk lets customers explore options for footwear depending ...
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Skullcandy takes over European distribution
Skullcandy, an American producer of fashionable headphones that are also sold in sporting goods stores, has acquired Kungsbacka 57, the Swedish company that has been distributing its products in Europe. Skullcandy, which recently went public, is setting up a European sales office in Switzerland that should become fully operational after ...
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USG Brands is opening a new subsidiary in France to...
USG Brands is opening a new subsidiary in France to distribute the increasing number of sports fashion brands for which it has the rights in the country. It is starting off with Valsport and Tenson, which it owns, and with Pantofola d'Oro, for which it has a license covering France ...
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Skins has picked new distributors for Sweden and for the...
Skins has picked new distributors for Sweden and for the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Svea Sport Fashion will handle the compression wear brand in the Scandinavian country, while 3R Boost s.r.o. will sell it in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The new distributors will help launch the Skins 200 series ...
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A Spanish distribution company, General Outdoor Ibérica, will take over...
A Spanish distribution company, General Outdoor Ibérica, will take over the distribution of the Swedish brand Poc in South America. General Outdoor Ibérica already distributes Poc as well as Bergans, 4FRNT and Skins in Spain and Andorra. For the moment, General Outdoor Ibérica will handle the distribution of Poc in ...
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Hi-Tec has named King Par to be the exclusive distributor...
Hi-Tec has named King Par to be the exclusive distributor of its golf products in North America. King Par is a primary supplier of its own brands as well as distributed brands to mass retailers and club, specialty, pro and online shops. It has worked in the North American golf ...
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Mission sp. is the new exclusive Polish distributor of Ride...
Mission sp. is the new exclusive Polish distributor of Ride snowboards and Line skis
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Erima has opened a new showroom in the Salzburg trademart...
Erima has opened a new showroom in the Salzburg trademart
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New Balance will be opening its first mono-brand store in...
New Balance will be opening its first mono-brand store in Spain by the end of September. The store will be located in Madrid and will offer various product categories of the brand, including apparel, footwear and accessories. Additionally, a lifestyle collection will be added to the offerings.
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Norrøna has opened its first store in Sweden on Norrlandsgatan...
Norrøna has opened its first store in Sweden on Norrlandsgatan in Stockholm, mostly to improve the image of the Norwegian brand in the country. The spacious 450m² store is divided into five sections: skiing and snowboard, alpine climbing, outdoor, hunting, and lifestyle. In the middle of the store, there is ...
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Protest, the Dutch brand of boardsports apparel, has opened its...
Protest, the Dutch brand of boardsports apparel, has opened its second store in Beijing as part of its expansion in China, with more stores in Beijing and Shanghai planned by the end of this year, run through its Chinese partner, BTS Shanghai International. The Netherlands now represents only 20 percent ...
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The Adidas Group plans to open more than 2,500 single-brand...
The Adidas Group plans to open more than 2,500 single-brand stores in the lower-tier cities of China over the next few years, expanding coverage to more than 1,400 cities in the country. The plan was mentioned in a report in the China Daily newspaper quoting Colin Currie, managing director of ...
