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    Zalando grows less than expected

    2017-01-26T00:00:00Z

    Zalando put out nice preliminary figures for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, although they came in below its latest forecast for the period. Breaking the magic €1 billion range for the first time, the quarterly turnover reached a level estimated at between €1,086 million and €1,094 million, representing an ...

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    Sport Zone, the leading Portuguese sporting goods retail chain, has...

    2017-01-26T00:00:00Z

    Sport Zone, the leading Portuguese sporting goods retail chain, has decided to centralize purchases for the Iberian Peninsula to increase efficiencies and achieve new economies of scale. It will close company's purchasing office in Madrid, which was handling purchases for the 44 stores that Sport Zone is currently operating in ...

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    Deportes Blanes, a Spanish sports retail chain that has 40...

    2017-01-26T00:00:00Z

    Deportes Blanes, a Spanish sports retail chain that has 40 directly managed stores and 33 franchises, is changing their banners to Blanes Sport and Shoes. Its four outlet stores are going to be called Blanes Factory Sport & Fashion Outlet. The new banners have adopted a younger and more modern ...

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    Lululemon Athletica has opened its biggest European store at 187-191...

    2017-01-26T00:00:00Z

    Lululemon Athletica has opened its biggest European store at 187-191 Regent Street, measuring 590 square meters on two floors. It has a yoga area and a quiet coffee shop. For its opening, Lululemon is offering a capsule collection developed in cooperation with students at the Central Saint Martins School of ...

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    Volcom, which already has ten other stores in France, will...

    2017-01-26T00:00:00Z

    Volcom, which already has ten other stores in France, will open its first store in Paris in March, covering 210 square meters. It is located at 5 rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, near the Bastille and close to other sports stores. It will be the 15th store in Europe for the ...

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    Asics has opened its first performance store in Belgium, showcasing...

    2017-01-26T00:00:00Z

    Asics has opened its first performance store in Belgium, showcasing a retail concept that is to be rolled out in other Asics stores and point of sale areas. The store in Brussels features the latest performance ranges along with a community fitness space, running services and a digital experience linked ...

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    Fashion Network reports that Jack Wolfskin is preparing to open...

    2017-01-26T00:00:00Z

    Fashion Network reports that Jack Wolfskin is preparing to open a store in The Exchange, one of the oldest shopping arcades in Nottingham. It will be the ninth store for the German outdoor brand in the U.K. Dating back to the 1920s, The Exchange is a relatively small shopping center ...

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    Retailwatching.nl, a Dutch publication, reports that Perry Sport intends to close...

    2017-01-26T00:00:00Z

    Retailwatching.nl, a Dutch publication, reports that Perry Sport intends to close at least six stores this year, while going ahead with the roll-out of an updated store concept in the largest Dutch cities and the launch of a new online store. Perry Sport is one of the Dutch retail banners acquired ...

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    Helge Mankowski, a former professional football player, has been appointed...

    2017-01-26T00:00:00Z

    Helge Mankowski, a former professional football player, has been appointed by Intersport Germany to be managing director at Intersport Voswinkel from the start of this year, alongside Alla-Lena Schulte-Angels. The appointment comes after Matthias Bärtels passed away last year. Mankowski will be in charge of operations, buying, marketing and expansion. ...

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    Sport Partner reports that Rademaker Sports has become the Dutch...

    2017-01-26T00:00:00Z

    Sport Partner reports that Rademaker Sports has become the Dutch distribution partner for Ronhill, the British brand of running apparel and accessories, adding to a distribution package that already comprised Sorbothane, Perfekta, Hilly, Soleus and Instinct

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    There are new, insistent reports that Base, one of the...

    2017-01-26T00:00:00Z

    There are new, insistent reports that Base, one of the major voluntary chains in Spain, will soon join Sport 2000 International

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    Adidas has unveiled a new multi-season partnership between its football...

    2017-01-26T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has unveiled a new multi-season partnership between its football division and Gosha Rubchinskiy, the fashion maker from Moscow. The Adidas Football x Gosha Rubchinskiy collection debuted on the runway of the former Königsberg Stock Exchange in Kaliningrad, Russia on Jan. 12, at Rubchinskiy's fashion show for autumn-winter 2017/18. Adidas ...

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    The Adidas Group has teamed up with two popular young...

    2017-01-26T00:00:00Z

    The Adidas Group has teamed up with two popular young Chinese athletes to launch One in a Billion, an advertising campaign made for the Chinese market. The two athletes are Ning Zetao, a freestyle swimmer, and Hui Ruoqi, a volleyball champion. The campaign fits with Creating the New, the five-year ...

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    Zalando’s margins beat forecasts

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Beating forecasts, Zalando reported higher profits for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, thanks to higher efficiencies in inventory management and other processes, although the growth of its turnover slowed down to 17.1 percent year-on-year from the 25 percent rate enjoyed in the previous quarter. It generated an adjusted Ebit ...

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    José Manuel Albentosa, a former sales manager for Adidas, Reebok...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    José Manuel Albentosa, a former sales manager for Adidas, Reebok and Under Armour in Spain, has become sales director of Sport HG, a Spanish supplier of sports apparel

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    Decathlon is preparing to deploy urban stores of about 1,000...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Decathlon is preparing to deploy urban stores of about 1,000 square meters in France as part of a plan to expand in medium-sized cities, it was reported in Les Echos earlier this month. The French retailer will start by converting 25 existing Decathlon Easy into Decathlon Essential stores, and then ...

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    Signa Retail, the owner of Karstadt Warenhaus and Karstadt Sports,...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Signa Retail, the owner of Karstadt Warenhaus and Karstadt Sports, is acquiring a 78 percent stake in Tennis-Point, which it describes as the leading multi-channel retailer in the tennis category in Europe, with 12 stores and 19 online shops in ten languages. The Austrian company has already sealed three purchases ...

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    Business Insider reports that Adidas has opened what the publication...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Business Insider reports that Adidas has opened what the publication describes as Europe's first interactive virtual-reality store, in conjunction with the re-opening of the brand's flagship store in central Stockholm. The accompanying website, 360conceptstore.com, is in Swedish. It takes the viewer on a tour of the flagship store filmed with ...

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    Nike has reportedly signed a lease for a store of...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Nike has reportedly signed a lease for a store of nearly 6,500 square meters on Fifth Avenue, New York, comprising the lower level and the six floors of a building. The Real Deal, a publication about real estate, described the lease as one of the most expensive retail deals ever ...

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    Keller Sports has become a retail member of the Sport...

    2016-12-26T00:00:00Z

    Keller Sports has become a retail member of the Sport 2000 buying group in Germany. The partnership will give the company access to the private label offerings and special make-ups of Sport 2000. With a premium positioning in the market, Keller Sports offers a narrow selection of branded products online ...