More retail news – Page 133

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    Reebok has opened its first Spanish Fithub concept store in...

    2016-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Reebok has opened its first Spanish Fithub concept store in partnership with a local retailer in a shopping center of Murcia

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    The Adidas Group is opposing a pending trademark registration by...

    2016-12-01T00:00:00Z

    The Adidas Group is opposing a pending trademark registration by Barcelona football club in the U.S., for a design with seven blue and red stripes. As reported by several Spanish newspapers, the Adidas group has filed an opposition document with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) last month, claiming ...

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    Adidas has unveiled a new jersey for the New Zealand...

    2016-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has unveiled a new jersey for the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team. The jersey, which comes after two years of development in collaboration with the team itself, features a new fabric which has been digitally woven together. This manufacturing process is said to help reduce the likelihood of ...

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    Adidas and London-based Palace Skateboards have launched their new collaboration...

    2016-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Adidas and London-based Palace Skateboards have launched their new collaboration with a humorous video that makes fun of Adidas' serious sportswear campaign. The collection includes tracksuits, terry hoodies, socks, hats, crewnecks as well as the new Palace Indoor sneaker, which is similar to Adidas' retro Superstar shoe but with recent ...

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    Adidas has unveiled a fully biodegradable running shoe made from...

    2016-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has unveiled a fully biodegradable running shoe made from Biosteel fiber, a nature-based and completely biodegradable replication of natural silk. The Futurecraft Biofabric, which has been developed in partnership with AMSilk, was presented on Nov. 17. at the Biofabricate Conference in New York, where Adidas and AMSilk also announced ...

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    Adidas posts a strong Q3, driven by sneakers

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    The Adidas Group reported a strong lift in third-quarter sales, which rose 17 percent on a currency-neutral basis, and the new management confirmed that it is on track to meet targets for a record year. In reported euros, group sales went up by 14 percent to €5,413 million.Adidas brand sales ...

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    Adidas’ new CEO launches Reebok’s overhaul

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    In his first public speech after taking the helm of the company on Oct. 1, Adidas' new chief executive, Kasper Rorsted, took the opportunity of the group's strong third-quarter results to give an insight into his plans for the group.While confirming the planned divestiture of TaylorMade, Adams and Ashworth, for ...

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    Alibaba posts higher-than-expected sales

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Alibaba posted sales of 34.3 billion yuan renminbi (€4.6bn-$5.1bn) for the quarter to Sept. 30, representing a 55 percent increase on an annualized basis. For the second consecutive quarter sales exceeded Wall Street's expectations. Income from operations was RMB 9,045 million (€1,201.8m-$1,337.8m) against RMB 6,395 million in the comparable quarter ...

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    The Adidas Group is resuming its share buyback program today,...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    The Adidas Group is resuming its share buyback program today, based on the authorization given at its annual meeting on May 12. After two previous tranches of stock repurchases conducted in the last two years, involving a total of 9,018,769 shares that represented 4.31 percent of its share capital, the ...

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    Nike is reportedly set to open a store of 3,000...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Nike is reportedly set to open a store of 3,000 square meters in early 2017 on Moscow's Kuznetsky Most, which will be the largest in Russia and in Eastern Europe. It was announced by A3 Retail Group, one of Nike's partners in Russia, which manages eight Nike brand stores and ...

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    Sport-Tiedje, a German retailer of fitness equipment, has signed a...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Sport-Tiedje, a German retailer of fitness equipment, has signed a contract with Karstadt Sports for the distribution of its products for the next three years. In 21 Karstadt Sports stores in Germany, Tiedje will introduce its shop-in-shop concept on 60-110 sqm,  with three employees per store. Sport-Tiedje has 45 stores ...

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    Blue Tomato, the Austrian-based action sports retailer owned by Zumiez,...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Blue Tomato, the Austrian-based action sports retailer owned by Zumiez, opened its first store in Switzerland. Managed by Danijel Susic, is located in Zurich and covers 530 sqm on two floors, offering products from the snowboard, skateboard and surf segments as well as streetwear, shoes and accessories. Blue Tomato now ...

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    Decathlon has inaugurated a logistical platform of about 40,000 square...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Decathlon has inaugurated a logistical platform of about 40,000 square meters near Barcelona, in the industrial park of Can Margarit in Sant Esteve Sesrovires. Called the CAR Barcelona, it brings together two other centers and will thus serve as a distribution center for about 40 stores in all of Catalonia, the ...

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    The first flagship store of Canada Goose has been officially...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    The first flagship store of Canada Goose has been officially opened in the brand's hometown of Toronto. It covers 4,500 square feet in the city's Yorkdale Shopping Centre. Among other services, customers can book appointments with some of the brand's “ambassadors.” They can leave items purchased in storage while they ...

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    The Philippines are the latest Asian country where the Decathlon...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    The Philippines are the latest Asian country where the Decathlon group has confirmed a store opening, to take place next spring in Alabang, near Manilla. The store of 3,000 square meters is to sell only private labels, covering about 70 sports. The French group indicates that the largest categories in ...

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    JD Sports Fashion is opening its biggest store in Spain...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    JD Sports Fashion is opening its biggest store in Spain and the 23rd one in the country, covering more than 500 square meters in the Splau de Cornellà shopping center of Llobregat, near Barcelona

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    Adidas confirms that it has sealed a partnership with Kristaps...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Adidas confirms that it has sealed a partnership with Kristaps Porzingis, a fast-rising Latvian player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Vertical writes that the agreement was signed for seven years and that it makes Porzingis the highest-paid European sneaker endorser in NBA history. The publication puts the deal ...

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    Adidas has collaborated with Parley for the Oceans, an organization...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has collaborated with Parley for the Oceans, an organization dedicated to reducing plastic waste in oceans, on the first mass-produced footwear made of recycled plastic from oceans. Last year, the collaboration had created a 3-D printed prototype, which is now turning into actual pairs of shoes that customers can ...

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    Adidas unveils Speedfactory shoe

    2016-10-13T00:00:00Z

     Adidas unveiled the first shoe made at its fully automated German factory last month. The Futurecraft MFG (Made For Germany) that came out of the Adidas group's Speedfactory in Ansbach is one of the most tangible results of the latest innovation in footwear manufacturing, moving toward increasingly customized production that ...

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    Intersport Switzerland has announced that it will sell products on...

    2016-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Intersport Switzerland has announced that it will sell products on the web starting in spring 2017 thanks to a new strategic partnership with Brack.ch, the online store of the Competec group. Shoppers will be able to buy online and collect their items at about 200 Intersport stores in the country, ...