More retail news – Page 92

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    Decathlon is entering the Serbian market with a new store...

    2019-12-12T00:00:00Z

    Decathlon is entering the Serbian market with a new store in a park next to the Big Fashion shopping center in the Karaburma district of Belgrade. Meanwhile, the world's largest sporting goods retailer has opened two more stores in Germany, in Heilbronn and Bremen, making a total of 80 stores ...

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    Goldwin has opened a flagship store in San Francisco, at...

    2019-12-12T00:00:00Z

    Goldwin has opened a flagship store in San Francisco, at 444 Jackson Street. It is the second retail flagship store and the first of the Japanese technical outdoor apparel brand outside of Japan. San Francisco's Jackson Square area is considered the city's design center. The store was inaugurated on Nov. ...

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    After expanding its concept store on Munich's Maximilianstrasse, Moncler is...

    2019-12-12T00:00:00Z

    After expanding its concept store on Munich's Maximilianstrasse, Moncler is prepared to pay rent of €6 million per year for a store on Paris' avenue des Champs-Elysées, according to fashionmagazine.it

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    Adidas Golf is launching Collection Ø, a new limited-edition apparel...

    2019-12-12T00:00:00Z

    Adidas Golf is launching Collection Ø, a new limited-edition apparel collection inspired by street culture. The unusual style is meant to break down the typical notion of what golf fashion should look like, combined with the performance features that wearers need on-course.

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    Adidas Terrex UK will be the official apparel sponsor of...

    2019-12-12T00:00:00Z

    Adidas Terrex UK will be the official apparel sponsor of the Threshold Trail Series in 2020. The Threshold Trail Series is a series of four endurance trail events in the U.K., each offering a variety of terrains, gradients, elevations, landscapes and distances. The four events include: Heineken Race to the ...

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    Alibaba Group has announced a new partnership with Manchester United...

    2019-12-12T00:00:00Z

    Alibaba Group has announced a new partnership with Manchester United that will give the Chinese e-commerce giant exclusive rights to share club contents in China across the group's platforms

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    Intersport’s internet platform widens its reach

    2019-11-28T00:00:00Z

    After doing its own thing in the area of e-commerce, as the Intersport organizations in France and some other countries are still doing, Intersport Germany has decided to take part in the international development of Intersport 2.0, the omni-channel digitalization strategy of Intersport International Corporation (IIC).

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    China’s Topsports doesn’t disappoint with first results since IPO

    2019-11-28T00:00:00Z

    After raising $1.01 billion in an initial public offering on the Hong Kong stock exchange last month, Topsports International Holdings, the sports retailing arm of Belle International, published strong results for the six months ended on Aug. 31. Sales rose by 12.4 percent as compared to the year-ago period to ...

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    New records for Alibaba’s Singles Day

    2019-11-28T00:00:00Z

    The gross merchandise value (GMV) generated by Alibaba’s 11th Singles Day hit a record of 268.4 billion yuan renmimbi (€34.7bn-$38.3bn), eclipsing last year’s score by 26 percent, thanks in part to a longer pre-sales period, a larger assortment of discounted products, the extension of the festival to new markets outside ...

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    Adidas moves Speedfactory technology to Asia

    2019-11-28T00:00:00Z

    By the end of this year, Adidas will be transferring the robotic Speedfactory technology that it has developed in cooperation with Oechsler to two of its Asian footwear suppliers to help increase the flexibility of the design and production process. With production times substantially cut there, Adidas says it will ...

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    Nike stops with Amazon’s marketplace

    2019-11-28T00:00:00Z

    A few days after the appointment of a new chief executive, John Donahoe, who previously ran eBay, the Swoosh announced that it will stop a pilot program, initiated in 2017, to sell selected products on the Amazon Retail marketplace. Nike justified the move with its “focus on elevating consumer experience ...

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    Zalando is raising standards and fees

    2019-11-28T00:00:00Z

    Zalando has taken a series of measures to make its delivery services more efficient, to increase revenues and profitability, and to reduce the environmental impact of its operations. One such measure is to terminate home pick-up for premium German customers who wish to return items. This service, which was part ...

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    Adidas partners with the Space Station

    2019-11-28T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has announced a multi-year partnership with the International Space Station (ISS), the space laboratory managed by the U.S. Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (Casis). The partnership will explore breakthroughs to improve the future design and engineering of sporting products on and off Earth. For to station’s ...

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    Dielmann, a German retailer with 49 footwear and sporting goods...

    2019-11-28T00:00:00Z

    Dielmann, a German retailer with 49 footwear and sporting goods stores operating under banners such as Schuhhaus Dielmann and Sporthaus Robert Hübner, has appointed a retail expert, Manuel Farrokh, as its new executive manager, responsible for project and risk management. In his new role, he will work closely with the ...

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    Through AliExpress, Alibaba is inviting Spain's retailers to partner with...

    2019-11-28T00:00:00Z

    Through AliExpress, Alibaba is inviting Spain's retailers to partner with it to fend off the threat of Amazon. Spain is Alibaba's third-largest market worldwide, after China and Russia. About a year ago, several large retailers in the country signed on to become pick-up points for purchases made on Alibaba's portal. ...

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    Stadium has given up in its expansion into Germany after...

    2019-11-28T00:00:00Z

    Stadium has given up in its expansion into Germany after five years on the market and is closing its only three stores in the country, all located in Hamburg. The management of the Swedish sports retailer mentioned a difficult market situation combined with high rents. In addition to Sweden, Stadium ...

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    Intersport opened its biggest flagship store in Europe on Nov....

    2019-11-28T00:00:00Z

    Intersport opened its biggest flagship store in Europe on Nov. 14 in Graz, Austria. The family business Tscherne, which manages 12 Intersport stores in Austria, invested €6 million, and construction began three months ago. The 7,500-square-meter store includes a 100-square-meter ski hut as well as a tree house and ice ...

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    Sport 2000 Austria has redesigned its rental website. With better...

    2019-11-28T00:00:00Z

    Sport 2000 Austria has redesigned its rental website. With better usability, mobile optimization and modern design, it is now easier for customers to rent winter equipment.