More retail news – Page 141

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    Adidas is reinforcing its sports marketing investments in the U.K....

    2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Adidas is reinforcing its sports marketing investments in the U.K. through a contract with Birmingham City, a second-division English club which is said to be likely to move back into the Premier League for the first time since 2011. The team was sponsored by Carbrini, the private label of JD ...

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    Adidas has signed a three-year deal as sponsor of Insep,...

    2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has signed a three-year deal as sponsor of Insep, a big sports training center on the outskirts of Paris that hosts more than 200 coaches, 300 collaborators and 700 sportsmen and sportswomen. It helped train 56 percent of the members of the French Olympic team who earned medals at ...

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    Adidas has entered a multi-year partnership with Wanderlust, a producer...

    2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has entered a multi-year partnership with Wanderlust, a producer of lifestyle festival events focusing on yoga, wellness and music. The deal is designed to pair Wanderlust's multi and single-day events with Adidas' latest performance-based products. For 2016, highlights from this partnership include Adidas being a presenting partner of Wanderlust's ...

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    Adidas wins key court case against Skechers

    2016-02-25T00:00:00Z

    The federal district court of Portland, Oregon has issued a preliminary injunction against Skechers USA, ordering the company to stop selling its Onix, Relaxed Fit Cross Court TR and Supernova running shoes, saying that Adidas would otherwise suffer irreparable damage. Skechers pointed out that it had already discontinued sales of ...

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    Adidas has hired Dan Near as its new head of...

    2016-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has hired Dan Near as its new head of Adidas Hockey for Adidas Group North America. He will report to Michael Rossi, general manager of Adidas Group Canada. Near joins from the National Hockey League (NHL), where he has worked for ten years. In addition to his background and ...

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    After a positive experiment in London last year and a...

    2016-02-25T00:00:00Z

    After a positive experiment in London last year and a more recent one near its head office in Lille, Decathlon is opening a small “Connect Store” with an internet kiosk to access its online store in the center of Munich, says an executive of the company, confirming a report in ...

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    While opening its ninth Spanish brand store in the center...

    2016-02-25T00:00:00Z

    While opening its ninth Spanish brand store in the center of Salamanca, Joma says it plans to open ten new corporate stores in the country over the next two years. The next one will be inaugurated shortly in Zaragoza. The Spanish athletic footwear company is also planning to open corners ...

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    Evasion Running, a well-known Spanish specialty retailer, has reportedly closed...

    2016-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Evasion Running, a well-known Spanish specialty retailer, has reportedly closed down its biggest store, which it had opened in Barcelona in 2011. It measured 600 square meters, offering the products of 90 different brands. The chain will keep its two corporate stores in Valencia, four other franchised shops in Spain ...

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    Nike has opened its largest Asian Jordan store in Hong...

    2016-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Nike has opened its largest Asian Jordan store in Hong Kong, emulating the design of the Jordan store in Chicago. The brand is also getting ready to open an 850-square-meter Nike flagship in the center of Paris, located in the renovated and expanded Forum des Halles. Contrary to some press ...

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    Grifone is marching ahead with an ambitious retailing program. The...

    2016-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Grifone is marching ahead with an ambitious retailing program. The Spanish outdoor and ski brand has opened a second store in Barcelona. The first one, which began operations last spring, is located across from Vèrtic, the well-known outdoor retailer. Prior to that, Grifone opened two other stores last year: a ...

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    21sportsgroup, the German online sports retailer, has opened its first...

    2016-02-25T00:00:00Z

    21sportsgroup, the German online sports retailer, has opened its first 21run.com brick-and-mortar store, located in Munich and specializing in running

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    Sport Partner reports that Damy Rutjes, who has been running...

    2016-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Sport Partner reports that Damy Rutjes, who has been running Runnersworld in the Netherlands since 2012, is leaving the retail company to join IGM Holding, a Dutch group specializing in retail franchises for bathroom appliances

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    Adidas' three stripes got a big favor from the European...

    2016-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Adidas' three stripes got a big favor from the European Court of Justice, which said that “Adidas may oppose the registration, as a community mark, of parallel stripes placed on the side of sports shoes.” The Office of Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM), which registers trademarks for the European ...

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    Adidas continues to sign new sponsorship deals in the U.S....

    2016-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Adidas continues to sign new sponsorship deals in the U.S. It has inked a five-year contract to supply athletic footwear, apparel and accessories to the students of Northern Kentucky University competing in 17 sports through the 2020/21 season. The Big a is also taking the place of Nike as exclusive ...

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    Adidas gets a toehold in the French football team, sponsored...

    2016-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Adidas gets a toehold in the French football team, sponsored by Nike, with a 10-year sponsorship control with Paul Pogba, a 22-year-old member of the team who did not have a footwear contract before. The deal is said to be valued at €40 million. Pogba is regarded as a star ...

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    A trio will run Adidas’ women’s segment

    2016-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Creating two new positions, Adidas has named Nicole Vollebregt as global head of women's and Kerry Speake as global women's creative director. They will both work from Adidas America's office in Portland, Oregon. It has also retained Christine Day, who served as chief executive of Lululemon Athletica from 2008 to ...

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    Adidas raises guidance after buoyant year

    2016-02-25T00:00:00Z

    The Adidas Group has upgraded its guidance for this year after it surpassed its targets for sales and earnings in 2015. About three weeks ahead of the scheduled publication of its annual results, the company said its turnover amplified by 16 percent to €16.9 billion last year, which was an ...

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    Fanatics bags Kitbag

    2016-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Kitbag, a British-based online retailer specializing in team sports products, has been acquired by Fanatics at a price of £11.55 million (€15.1m-$16.9m). The purchase will support the European expansion of Fanatics, a major U.S. player in the market for officially licensed sports merchandise.Kitbag had apparently caught the eye of Sports ...

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    Adidas has announced a multi-year deal to become the official...

    2016-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has announced a multi-year deal to become the official all-sports apparel provider of Western Carolina University (WCU), a public university located in Cullowhee, North Carolina that runs 16 intercollegiate sport programs. The five-year partnership is effective July 1, 2016. Previously, several WCU sports had independently used the brand's products ...

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    The Adidas Group has denied a report by the BBC...

    2016-02-05T00:00:00Z

    The Adidas Group has denied a report by the BBC earlier this month that it intends to put a premature end to its contract as an official partner of the International Athletics Federation (IAAF), describing it as inaccurate. Media reports claimed that Adidas wanted to end the eleven-year contract, which ...