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Maloja, the German sportswear brand, has opened its first store...
Maloja, the German sportswear brand, has opened its first store in South Korea, located in Seoul's Gangnam area, covering 300 square meters.
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JD Sports has signed a ten-year lease for a new...
JD Sports has signed a ten-year lease for a new flagship store in Scotland, located in the St. Enoch Centre of Glasgow
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Willy Kühme, the owner of the German Sport Fundgrube chain...
Willy Kühme, the owner of the German Sport Fundgrube chain of off-price stores, is reportedly considering the conversion of some of them to franchises
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The Adidas Group appeared puzzled this week by a lengthy...
The Adidas Group appeared puzzled this week by a lengthy German newspaper report containing allegations that workers contracted through temporary work agencies at a logistical center in Rieste, Germany, were treated unfairly. The article in Die Zeit reports complaints from workers that they were asked to be permanently on call without ...
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Fenix Outdoor International says it has finalized the acquisition of...
Fenix Outdoor International says it has finalized the acquisition of the 40 percent stake it did not previously own in Frilufts, a subsidiary regrouping three outdoor retailers: Globetrotter from Germany, Naturkompaniet in Sweden and Partioaitta in Finland. Fenix already owned 60 percent of Frilufts, which was established after Fenix acquired ...
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Décimas, a Spanish sporting goods retailer that is celebrating its...
Décimas, a Spanish sporting goods retailer that is celebrating its 30th anniversary, has entered the Polish market with a 900-square-meter store located in the Magnolia Park shopping center of Wroclaw, where Intersport and Decathlon have their stores. The chain has been expanding outside the Spanish market since 2007, opening four ...
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Mike Ashley, the majority shareholder of Sports Direct International (SDI),...
Mike Ashley, the majority shareholder of Sports Direct International (SDI), the leading British and increasingly European sports retailer, is reportedly preparing the launch of a new chain of discount stores. The Mail on Sunday reported that a Mega Value store opened in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, on the location of a department ...
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Go Sport is introducing new media and entertainment services on...
Go Sport is introducing new media and entertainment services on its website and in some of its physical stores. The French sports retailer will sell tickets to sports events, subscriptions to Canal + and copies of L'Equipe. Canal + is a TV channel that runs some sports events exclusively. L'Equipe ...
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Rip Curl has opened in Biarritz a women-specific store. In...
Rip Curl has opened in Biarritz a women-specific store. In contrast with another report, this is the brand's second shop in France dedicated to women. The other one is in the center of Hossegor. The new Rip Curl Girl store in Biarritz is located in rue Mazagran, a well-known shopping ...
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As expected, Nike has opened its first European women's store...
As expected, Nike has opened its first European women's store in London, following similar initiatives in the U.S. and China. Located at 33, King's Road, it measures 2,200 square feet. Special services include trouser hemming, gait analysis and bra fitting. The store will host free weekly Nike+ Training Club classes ...
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Lolë is going to open a new flagship store on...
Lolë is going to open a new flagship store on rue Ste.-Catherine in Montreal next autumn
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Lululemon is reportedly opening a store of 330 square meters...
Lululemon is reportedly opening a store of 330 square meters in Hamburg toward the end of the summer
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Adidas Outdoor has signed on as title sponsor of the...
Adidas Outdoor has signed on as title sponsor of the WE-cycle program, a non-profit bike sharing initiative to reduce carbon emissions and traffic congestion in Aspen, Colorado. Adidas Outdoor will be visible on 100 bikes at 16 stations in town. In addition, We-cycle employees will wear Adidas Outdoor footwear and ...
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Adidas has signed up a 21-year-old French tennisman, Lucas Pouille...
Adidas has signed up a 21-year-old French tennisman, Lucas Pouille
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Adidas is urged to speak out over Qatar
Campaigners are stepping up pressure on the sponsors of Fifa, the global football organization, to speak out about the conditions faced by migrant workers on World Cup infrastructure construction sites in Qatar, where the football World Cup is to be held in 2022.The latest campaign was launched at a press conference ...
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The Adidas Group reiterated this week that it has no...
The Adidas Group reiterated this week that it has no intention of selling Reebok, after the owner of CrossFit told a reporter that he would like the fitness brand to come under fresh ownership. Reebok became a partner for CrossFit under a ten-year agreement started in 2010, and the huge ...
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The Adidas Group's chief executive, Herbert Hainer, said at the...
The Adidas Group's chief executive, Herbert Hainer, said at the company's shareholders meeting on May 7 that it has appointed Perella Weinberg Partners as an adviser. The move comes after reports of interest by activist hedge funds. Southeastern Asset Management (SAM), which owns just over 3 percent of Adidas, has ...
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Herman van Beveren, chief executive of Decathlon in Belgium, told...
Herman van Beveren, chief executive of Decathlon in Belgium, told the Belgian newspaper Le Soir that the French retailer could expand by another 40 stores in the small country. Decathlon has already reformed the Belgian sports retail landscape in the last years by expanding to 23 stores. The latest store, ...
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Two major foreign sports retailers are planting their stores in...
Two major foreign sports retailers are planting their stores in the Paunsdorf Center of Leipzig, according to SAZ. One is Decathlon, which has reportedly rented space in the East German shopping mall to open a 4,200-square-meter store in the autumn. The other one is A3 Sport, a Czech retailer that ...
