More retail news – Page 138

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    Arc'teryx has opened its 7th U.S. store in the SoHo...

    2016-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Arc'teryx has opened its 7th U.S. store in the SoHo district of Manhattan and plans to add two others before the end of the year in Chicago and Toronto

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    Several heirs of Adi Dassler, the founder of Adidas, have...

    2016-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Several heirs of Adi Dassler, the founder of Adidas, have teamed up to try and take more control of his legacy, according to Capital, the German magazine. Most of the heirs stayed away from the spotlight after the sale of Adidas in the early nineties by the four daughters of ...

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    Mark King, president of Adidas North America, has reaffirmed the...

    2016-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Mark King, president of Adidas North America, has reaffirmed the brand's strategy to sign dozens of endorsement deals with U.S. sports players in the coming years. The Adidas brand's sales shot up by 31 percent in North America in the first quarter of this year, but the rise was strongly ...

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    Igor Landau, supervisory board chairman of the Adidas Group, has...

    2016-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Igor Landau, supervisory board chairman of the Adidas Group, has told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung that the company intends to stick with its partnership with Fifa, which runs until 2030, despite the governance issues that have been plaguing the football organization. Landau said that the company deplored what occurred at ...

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    Adidas to start talks for golf assets sale

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    The Adidas Group has decided to reduce its interest in the golf market by starting talks for the sale of the TaylorMade, Adams Golf and Ashworth brands. While pulling out of the golf equipment market, it would focus its golf apparel and footwear business on the Adidas brand.After a slump ...

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    The Adidas Group blazes ahead

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    The Adidas Group blazed ahead in the opening quarter of this year, carried by soaring demand for its sneakers and the run-up to the European football championships.Herbert Hainer, the group's chief executive, said in a conference call that Adidas “flew off the starting blocks.” The performance was supported by Creating ...

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    Hydra Ventures, the venturing arm of the Adidas Group, has...

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Hydra Ventures, the venturing arm of the Adidas Group, has become an investor in 360fly, a Californian company that specializes in single-lens cameras capturing 360-degree videos. Hydra Ventures came on board as part of a Series C round of financing worth $40 million. It joins L Catterton and Qualcomm Ventures, ...

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    BM Sportech will handle the distribution of Adidas' textile and...

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    BM Sportech will handle the distribution of Adidas' textile and footwear offerings for pádel, the Spanish version of tennis, from the spring/summer 2017 season. BM Sportech is already the Spanish distributor of Prince and K-Swiss.

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    Sports Direct International (SDI) is among the parties that have...

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Sports Direct International (SDI) is among the parties that have reportedly shown interest in acquiring BHS, a British retailer with 164 stores specializing in clothing and household items, which went into administration (a form of bankruptcy) earlier this month. Talks held with Mike Ashley, majority shareholder of SDI, fell through ...

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    Karstadt's online business has become profitable, said the manager in...

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Karstadt's online business has become profitable, said the manager in charge in an interview with the Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (WAZ) last month. Klaus Haensch took over this function in May last year and he has made far-reaching changes at the German retailer's online business, leading to a reduced offering on ...

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    Keller Sports, the German high-end pure internet retailer, has decided...

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Keller Sports, the German high-end pure internet retailer, has decided to open its first physical store. Its so-called Brand Experience Store will open its door on June 22 at Auenstrasse 120 in Munich.

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    Nike plans to reopen its store on Barcelona's Paseo de...

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Nike plans to reopen its store on Barcelona's Paseo de Gràcia on May 12 after a major transformation. The 543-square-meter space will focus on running. It will be the headquarters of Barcelona's Nike+ Club. It will feature several services including Nike ID, stride analysis, coaching, bra fitting and the advice ...

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    Vibram has opened its first flagship store in Athens, called...

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Vibram has opened its first flagship store in Athens, called the Vibram Athens Academy. This first store represents an evolution from the Vibram Sole Factor trucks, which have been traveling around Europe, offering customers the opportunity to improve the performance of their shoes by choosing a sole from the brand's ...

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    Since last month, Stockholm has a new sneaker store. Solestory...

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Since last month, Stockholm has a new sneaker store. Solestory is a modern shoe store that is inclined toward basketball and attempts to tell the story behind each model it sells. It is located in the middle of the city and is 150 square meters wide, plus a small stock ...

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    JD Sports has opened its 35th German store in the...

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    JD Sports has opened its 35th German store in the Olympia shopping center of Munich

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    Selfridges' flagship department store on Oxford Street in London has...

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Selfridges' flagship department store on Oxford Street in London has opened a 37,000-square-foot Body Studio with over 100 brands of bodywear, swimwear, lingerie and hosiery

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    Moncler has opened new stores on Bond Street in London...

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Moncler has opened new stores on Bond Street in London and in Honolulu

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    Adidas and Under Armour (UA) have reportedly settled a patent...

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Adidas and Under Armour (UA) have reportedly settled a patent infringement lawsuit over wearable technology, which had been filed in Delaware by Adidas in February 2014 against UA and its subsidiary MapMayFitness. The dispute concerned 10 patents for a “location-aware” wearable tracking device that allows its users to monitor data ...

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    Buoyant Adidas group upgrades guidance

    2016-04-30T00:00:00Z

    The Adidas Group has raised its guidance for full-year sales and profits after a 17 percent sales hike to €4.8 billion in the first quarter, amounting to an increase of 22 percent in constant currencies. Supported by a higher gross margin and operating margin leverage, the group's operating profit for ...

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    Puma and Adidas in legal imbroglio around soles and stripes

    2016-04-30T00:00:00Z

    A court in Düsseldorf has rejected an attempt by Adidas to prohibit the sale of running footwear by Puma with a lightweight and bouncy sole that has some of the same characteristics as the Boost soles of the Adidas brand.Adidas filed for an injunction to halt sales of Puma's NRGY ...