Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 239
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Li-Ning is going to open its first corporate store in...
Li-Ning is going to open its first corporate store in Spain, located in Barcelona. It is reportedly looking also at setting up a couple of factory outlets in the country. While working with L-Fashion Group of Finland in other European countries, the brand is covering Spain and Portugal through a ...
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Burberry is opening its biggest Chinese store on 1,100 m²...
Burberry is opening its biggest Chinese store on 1,100 m² in Beijing and is broadcasting the event on its website and other partner sites
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Legea has opened its seventh Spanish store in Malaga, and...
Legea has opened its seventh Spanish store in Malaga, and the Italian brand of football clothing wants to have a franchised store in each province of the country
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One Off International, a Swedish distributor of skate and snowboard...
One Off International, a Swedish distributor of skate and snowboard products that works with Etnies and many other brands, hires Markus Teandersson, previously responsible for IKEA's website and its e-commerce operations, to handle a new e-commerce store to be launched in June and all web activities. Mark Waldemarsson, previously developer ...
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Berghaus is entering the Russian market through a distributor (more...
Berghaus is entering the Russian market through a distributor (more in The Outdoor Industry Compass)
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On March 17, Intersport Sverige opened a 3,000-square-meter Intersport megastore...
On March 17, Intersport Sverige opened a 3,000-square-meter Intersport megastore on Drottninggatan in Stockholm, next to a Stadium store and where 75,000 people on average pass every day. Another 12 to 18 Intersport superstores based on the same format are planned in major Swedish cities. The format is a slightly ...
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Usports, a new Swedish chain of sporting goods stores, plans...
Usports, a new Swedish chain of sporting goods stores, plans to open its first outlet next autumn at Stora Bernstorp outside Malmö. According to Sportfack, 20 Usports superstores are to be established across Sweden – each averaging 3,000 square meters and featuring six sections: team and racquet sports, fitness and ...
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When Young Sport opens its first store in Frölunda Torg...
When Young Sport opens its first store in Frölunda Torg outside of Gothenburg on April 20, Sweden will get its first sports chain targeting only children and juniors between ages 2 and 14. The managing director is Marcus Björke, 25, who previously owned two big sport stores in western Sweden. ...
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According to local reports that could not be confirmed, Décathlon...
According to local reports that could not be confirmed, Décathlon will open two new stores in the Czech Republic in 2011. They will be located in Ostrava and Most. The French retailer, which began operating in the country in the autumn of last year with its first outlet in Liberec, ...
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Fitness Boutique, the French retailer of fitness equipment, has launched...
Fitness Boutique, the French retailer of fitness equipment, has launched a franchising program, hoping to attract a dozen retailers in the first year of operation. The company already has 17 stores in France and two in Spain, in addition to its online store. It plans to open five other corporate ...
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Billabong has opened its first flagship store in Germany and...
Billabong has opened its first flagship store in Germany and the second one in Europe. The shop of 180 square meters in Munich follows the doors in Anglet, France; Manly, Australia; and Singapore. The offer comprises not only the core brand, but also the merchandise of sister brands such as ...
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Icebreaker's first TouchLab store in Western Canada opened last week...
Icebreaker's first TouchLab store in Western Canada opened last week in Vancouver. The 1,800-square-foot store is in the Kitsilano neighborhood of the city, which Icebreaker said is full of trendsetters and people who look after their health, making them a target demographic for the company. The store's décor features photos ...
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Recently placed under new ownership and leadership, Karstadt is busy...
Recently placed under new ownership and leadership, Karstadt is busy investing significant amounts in revamping its stores. Textilwirtschaft, the German trade publication for the apparel business, reports that the chain is investing €10-12 million in Frankfurt alone to refurbish its local flagship store and to increase the surface of its ...
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Etnies is opening its first European stand-alone store next March...
Etnies is opening its first European stand-alone store next March 31 at Kingston Upon Thames, in the U.K.
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Benitosport is one of the retailers operating in a newly...
Benitosport is one of the retailers operating in a newly inaugurated urban shopping center in Barcelona, Las Arena, that takes the place of the former bullfighting ring next to the centrally located Plaza Espanya
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Joma is opening its first Peruvian store in Lima as...
Joma is opening its first Peruvian store in Lima as well as its third Spanish store, located in Madrid's Calle Bravo Murillo
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Puma is renovating its only remaining French store, located in...
Puma is renovating its only remaining French store, located in the Les Halles district of Paris, based on a new concept
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Citadium, the large Parisian fashion store managed by the Printemps...
Citadium, the large Parisian fashion store managed by the Printemps department store chain, is hosting an ephemeral presentation of Hummel's heritage collection between March 28 and April 9
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New Era has appointed Captivity Headwear as its official distributor...
New Era has appointed Captivity Headwear as its official distributor for Southern Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Nigeria, Mauritius, Lesotho and Swaziland). The company has been dealing mainly in the corporate and promotional market, but it entered the retail sector with the distribution of headwear in South Africa ...