Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 236
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Volcom is opening its first retail location in Huntington Beach,...
Volcom is opening its first retail location in Huntington Beach, California, inside the iconic Huntington Surf and Sport outlet
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The Oxbow store in Anglet is to be transformed into...
The Oxbow store in Anglet is to be transformed into a full-fledged board shop, with about half of its surface dedicated to equipment and wetsuits
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VF Corporation is launching a pilot online store to sell...
VF Corporation is launching a pilot online store to sell products under its Vans brand on tmall.com, a retail website run by Taobao, China's largest online retailer, which could be a prelude to wider online sales of Vans and other VF brands in China next year
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Décathlon has opened its 12th German store in Dreieich...
Décathlon has opened its 12th German store in Dreieich
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Ellesse Heritage opened a pop-up store in Redchurch Street in...
Ellesse Heritage opened a pop-up store in Redchurch Street in London
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Valcke Bowling Services, the distributor of Brunswick and owner of...
Valcke Bowling Services, the distributor of Brunswick and owner of several bowling centers in Belgium, has become the exclusive partner of the French bowling federation, to supply equipment and contribute to grass-roots activities
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Deckers Corp. has decided to cease distribution of Simple shoes...
Deckers Corp. has decided to cease distribution of Simple shoes after Dec. 31, following its recently announced acquisition of Sanuk, as the two brands may cannibalize each other. While Sanuk is experiencing a solid momentum, Simple and two other recently acquired brands, Ahnu and Tsubo, recorded a 28 percent sales ...
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Ephemeral stores can be a good way to establish a...
Ephemeral stores can be a good way to establish a new brand name in the market. Pelé Sports, the football and lifestyle brand inspired by the Brazilian football player by the same name that was launched in several countries last year, is to open its first store on a temporary ...
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Bos Groep, a large-scale sports distribution and licensing company in...
Bos Groep, a large-scale sports distribution and licensing company in the Netherlands, has appointed Arie van der Pas, former executive at Nike and buyer at Intersport Nederland, to lead its sports business unit, replacing Johan Bolhuis
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Telstar, a Dutch sports retailer, has opened its fourth megastore...
Telstar, a Dutch sports retailer, has opened its fourth megastore in Coevorden, which is probably the largest sports store in the eastern part of the Netherlands with a surface of about 2,500 square meters
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Callaway Golf is opening two new Callaway Performance Centers, offering...
Callaway Golf is opening two new Callaway Performance Centers, offering specialized custom-fitting technology, in San Francisco a nd in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
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Dunatrack takes over the distribution of Elle Sport in Spain...
Dunatrack takes over the distribution of Elle Sport in Spain from Bewitch
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A total of 11 new Macron stores have opened so...
A total of 11 new Macron stores have opened so far this year, and seven more will follow over the balance of the year, bringing the total network up to 51 doors. The cities covered so far this year are Naples, Barcelona, Rome, Blois, Tallinn, Toledo, Miranda de Ebro, Faenza, ...
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Dainese is pushing the accelerator on the development of the...
Dainese is pushing the accelerator on the development of the international network of its D-Stores, which are conceived not only as selling points, but also as test areas for new trends and as hubs for special events and other initiatives in the area of impact protection. After opening stores in ...
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Norrøna has opened its second store in the capital of...
Norrøna has opened its second store in the capital of Norway. In contrast to the first store in Oslo, which has a selling surface of some 500 square meters, the new door in the Storo shopping mall will be smaller, with some 200 square meters. The Norwegian sports apparel company ...
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Last Thursday, Patagonia opened its first store in Spain. It...
Last Thursday, Patagonia opened its first store in Spain. It is located in the Basque city of San Sebastián and is mainly dedicated to boardsports. The selling surface is 220 square meters and it is located near the Playa de Gros. Besides the current summer collection, the offer comprises the ...
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Planet Sports has opened a store in Dresden, and the...
Planet Sports has opened a store in Dresden, and the German boardsports retailer is reportedly considering opening in other countries as well
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Replicating what it did for the domestic Dutch market last...
Replicating what it did for the domestic Dutch market last year, Protest is opening a web store for the French market
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The first European outlet store of Under Armour will open...
The first European outlet store of Under Armour will open in San Sebastián, Spain
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After its recent opening of its first French store in...
After its recent opening of its first French store in Paris, a second Jack Wolfskin store is due to open in Strasbourg in autumn
