Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 240
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Abacus has signed a distribution agreement for the Finnish market...
Abacus has signed a distribution agreement for the Finnish market with Rotor Form Oy, a 15-year-old company with offices in Helsinki and Tampere
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Adrenaline Sport is losing the distribution of the Kjus brand...
Adrenaline Sport is losing the distribution of the Kjus brand of activewear in Norway, which generated sales of 9 million Norwegian kroner (€1.1m-$1.6m) last year, as former ski champion who lends his name to the Swiss line, Lasse Kjus, is taking over its distribution in Norway through his new company, ...
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One Off International is taking on the distribution in Sweden...
One Off International is taking on the distribution in Sweden for Makia, a Finnish streetwear brand
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Joma has extended its distribution contract with Leader Sport for...
Joma has extended its distribution contract with Leader Sport for the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait
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Hervis Sport became on March 17 the second sporting goods...
Hervis Sport became on March 17 the second sporting goods retailer to sell over the internet in the Czech Republic after Sportissimo, which began in 2009, and it wants to become the biggest one on the web by 2012. The Austrian company plans to sell mainly medium and higher-priced products ...
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On March 5, Globetrotter opened its store in Munich at...
On March 5, Globetrotter opened its store in Munich at last. It was a 12-year journey to find the right location. In the end, the Hamburg-based chain set up at Isartor in a highly competitive retail environment. The 6,500-square-meter flagship store is only a few minutes' walk from single-brand stores ...
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Lacoste is taking many interesting and diversified initiatives at retail....
Lacoste is taking many interesting and diversified initiatives at retail. It is redecorating its flagship store on Paris' Champs-Elysées in time for the Roland-Garros tennis tournament, to be followed by a restyled flagship on New York's Fifth Avenue that should open in June. Meanwhile, the brand is sharing a new ...
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Peak Performance is opening its second German corporate General Store...
Peak Performance is opening its second German corporate General Store in Regensburg
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Adidas is opening a pilot store for women only in...
Adidas is opening a pilot store for women only in Seoul
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Specialized opens three new concept stores in Spain
Specialized opens three new concept stores in Spain
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Flow Imports is the new distributor of Garmont footwear in...
Flow Imports is the new distributor of Garmont footwear in New Zealand
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Oxylane, parent company of Décathlon, is testing a new store...
Oxylane, parent company of Décathlon, is testing a new store concept called Loco for to shopping malls, according to a blog about the activities of the Mulliez retail empire. A store was opened in Spain and another in northern France at Noyelles-Godault. The stores offer Décathlon products that are displayed ...
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New Era has opened a 1,100-sq.-ft. flagship store in Tokyo,...
New Era has opened a 1,100-sq.-ft. flagship store in Tokyo, its eighth such store globally
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Schanner Eishockey, distributor of Bauer, Sher-Wood and Vaughn ice hockey...
Schanner Eishockey, distributor of Bauer, Sher-Wood and Vaughn ice hockey and roller skating products in Germany, Austria and Slovenia, had an unexpectedly bad start at the last Ispo in Munich. Between Friday and Saturday, some high-end products were stolen from its booth. When the employees came to their stand at ...
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Vibram has taken over the distribution of its soles in...
Vibram has taken over the distribution of its soles in the U.S. (more in The Outdoor Industry Compass)
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Décathlon, which is developing strongly in the Chinese mainland, has...
Décathlon, which is developing strongly in the Chinese mainland, has reportedly obtained governmental approval to open between 10 and 12 superstores in Taiwan over the next five years. The total investment is said to be nearly €300 million including a new office and a distribution center. One of Décathlon's arguments ...
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SportScheck will move out of its birthpace in Munich's Sendlinger...
SportScheck will move out of its birthpace in Munich's Sendlinger Strasse. The leasing contract for the building, still owned – at least partially – by the Scheck family, is running out in 2013. SportScheck will move to a very prominent location in Neuhauser Strasse, close to Karlsplatz, spreading over more ...
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Concentrating more and more on emerging markets, where Foot Locker...
Concentrating more and more on emerging markets, where Foot Locker is not present yet, The Athlete's Foot entered Botswana and Lebanon last year and is now entering Angola
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Volcom is opening a concept store in Bordeaux in April...
Volcom is opening a concept store in Bordeaux in April 2011
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DW Sports, the British chain of sporting goods stores and...
DW Sports, the British chain of sporting goods stores and fitness clubs that was bought by David Whelan from JJB Sports, is holding talks to integrate the Intersport UK buying group
