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Sports Direct International plans to open its first four full-fledged...
Sports Direct International plans to open its first four full-fledged stores in France this year, all in the Paris region. The first one is set to open shortly on 1,500 m² in the area of Herblay-Franconville, across from a Décathlon superstore. Another one, measuring 2,000 m², should take the place ...
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Somewhat like Zara, starting in May, H&M will open sport...
Somewhat like Zara, starting in May, H&M will open sport departments ranging from 50 to 300 square meters in most Swedish stores. Claes Forsberg, former chief executive of Svenskt Sportforum, is responsible for this launch. At first the focus will be on athletic shoes and running clothes. A former athlete, ...
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Runners Point, the German specialty chain, is moving into Switzerland...
Runners Point, the German specialty chain, is moving into Switzerland and Liechtenstein. The operation is going to be handled through a local partner, Futura AG. The latter was founded and is run by Stephan Ruggle, who was the chief executive of Swiss Intersport until late 2008. He then switched to ...
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Kaufhof has integrated a specialty sports store under the Sportarena...
Kaufhof has integrated a specialty sports store under the Sportarena banner in its department store in Düsseldorf. The selling surface is 4,400 square meters. This store is the 13th of its type in Germany after one door was closed in a shopping mall in Oberhausen.
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Franz-Leo Drucks, the chairman of Intersport Germany's supervisory board, has...
Franz-Leo Drucks, the chairman of Intersport Germany's supervisory board, has opened his fifth store in the town of Eschweiler on a selling surface of 1,100 square meters. The retailer from Aachen now has an estimated total surface of 8,500 square meters in five towns in the region between Cologne and ...
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Shareholders of JJB Sports will vote later this month on...
Shareholders of JJB Sports will vote later this month on a proposal to issue 162.5 million new shares in order to raise £65 million (€74m-$106m) so it can continue with its restructuring plan. The four largest shareholders, Harris Associates, Crystal Amber, Invesco Asset Management and the Bill & Melinda Gates ...
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A.S. Adventure, the Belgian retailer with 37 stores in that...
A.S. Adventure, the Belgian retailer with 37 stores in that country and Luxembourg, has entered the French market with a 2,000-square-meter store in Reims-Thillois. The company, which also has 36 stores under the Bever Travel & Outdoor banner in the Netherlands and 59 Cotswold Outdoor shops in the U.K., touts ...
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Oakley just opened a new store in Times Square in...
Oakley just opened a new store in Times Square in New York this past weekend. It will feature the latest styles and technologies, including the Perform Beautifully line for women and the golf apparel and footwear collections. New products will debut there, and it also has an Oakley Custom bar ...
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O'Neill has opened new stores in Hasselt, Belgium, and in...
O'Neill has opened new stores in Hasselt, Belgium, and in Dresden, Germany. The 250-square-meter shop is in the center of the old town of Hasselt, where most shopping is in the city. The Dresden store occupies 150 square meters in the ECE shopping center of the city. O'Neill plans to ...
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Timberland has turned a temporary store in Paris into its...
Timberland has turned a temporary store in Paris into its third company-owned store in France. The brand plans to raise the number of corporate stores in Italy from five to seven this year, including one just inaugurated in Padua, while the number of franchised stores in the country should increase ...
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Li-Ning is going to open its first corporate store in...
Li-Ning is going to open its first corporate store in Spain, located in Barcelona. It is reportedly looking also at setting up a couple of factory outlets in the country. While working with L-Fashion Group of Finland in other European countries, the brand is covering Spain and Portugal through a ...
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Burberry is opening its biggest Chinese store on 1,100 m²...
Burberry is opening its biggest Chinese store on 1,100 m² in Beijing and is broadcasting the event on its website and other partner sites
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Legea has opened its seventh Spanish store in Malaga, and...
Legea has opened its seventh Spanish store in Malaga, and the Italian brand of football clothing wants to have a franchised store in each province of the country
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On March 17, Intersport Sverige opened a 3,000-square-meter Intersport megastore...
On March 17, Intersport Sverige opened a 3,000-square-meter Intersport megastore on Drottninggatan in Stockholm, next to a Stadium store and where 75,000 people on average pass every day. Another 12 to 18 Intersport superstores based on the same format are planned in major Swedish cities. The format is a slightly ...
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Usports, a new Swedish chain of sporting goods stores, plans...
Usports, a new Swedish chain of sporting goods stores, plans to open its first outlet next autumn at Stora Bernstorp outside Malmö. According to Sportfack, 20 Usports superstores are to be established across Sweden – each averaging 3,000 square meters and featuring six sections: team and racquet sports, fitness and ...
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When Young Sport opens its first store in Frölunda Torg...
When Young Sport opens its first store in Frölunda Torg outside of Gothenburg on April 20, Sweden will get its first sports chain targeting only children and juniors between ages 2 and 14. The managing director is Marcus Björke, 25, who previously owned two big sport stores in western Sweden. ...
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According to local reports that could not be confirmed, Décathlon...
According to local reports that could not be confirmed, Décathlon will open two new stores in the Czech Republic in 2011. They will be located in Ostrava and Most. The French retailer, which began operating in the country in the autumn of last year with its first outlet in Liberec, ...
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Fitness Boutique, the French retailer of fitness equipment, has launched...
Fitness Boutique, the French retailer of fitness equipment, has launched a franchising program, hoping to attract a dozen retailers in the first year of operation. The company already has 17 stores in France and two in Spain, in addition to its online store. It plans to open five other corporate ...
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Billabong has opened its first flagship store in Germany and...
Billabong has opened its first flagship store in Germany and the second one in Europe. The shop of 180 square meters in Munich follows the doors in Anglet, France; Manly, Australia; and Singapore. The offer comprises not only the core brand, but also the merchandise of sister brands such as ...
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Icebreaker's first TouchLab store in Western Canada opened last week...
Icebreaker's first TouchLab store in Western Canada opened last week in Vancouver. The 1,800-square-foot store is in the Kitsilano neighborhood of the city, which Icebreaker said is full of trendsetters and people who look after their health, making them a target demographic for the company. The store's décor features photos ...
