News briefs - Retail – Page 38
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News briefsBlue Tomato opens its 70th store
The Austrian board sports and lifestyle retail chain Blue Tomato has just opened its 70th shop. Currently, the company is running physical stores in Germany, Austria, Finland, Switzerland, the Netherlands and – since the end of 2021 – Norway. The newly opened 230 sqm Blue Tomato store is next to ...
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News briefsDecathlon introduces rental service in Belgium
Decathlon is launching rental options for its Belgian customers. The service, available across the whole country and headed by Quentin Goffart, will initially involve equipment for five sports, namely cycling, kayak/paddle, fitness, camping/trekking and skiing. The offer will be expanded to other sports later this year, the company said. Belgian ...
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General Assembly confirms Intersport Germany's “Best in Sports” strategy
At the General Assembly of Intersport Deutschland on May 10, to which all members of the cooperative were invited and 147 voting members attended, it was decided that the further implementation of the “Best in Sports” strategy will determine the roadmap in the current fiscal year 2021/2022, now that many ...
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News briefsStockX appoints chief impact officer
Source: StockX Damien Hooper-Campbell, CIO at StockX Vintage sneaker and other collectibles auction platform StockX has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of its first-ever chief impact officer, Damien Hooper-Campbell. He will report directly to CEO Scott Cutler and oversee key functional areas, including Diversity, Equity ...
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News briefsSnipes acquires Croatian retailer Shooster
Following its successful expansion into Poland (acquisition of the Distance fashion chain in June 2021) and the takeover of the American retail chains Jimmy Jazz and Expressions in the same year, Cologne-based sneaker and streetwear retailer Snipes is continuing its expansion course with the acquisition of Croatian retailer Shooster. Alongside ...
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News briefsSports Direct opens new 5.500-sqm store in Birmingham
Covering four floors on one of Birmingham’s main shopping streets, the new Sports Direct flagship store uses roughly 5.500 square meters of retail space. The chain, part of the Frasers Group, has closed its older two-floor store in Birmingham on April 10, while a second Birmingham store is said to ...
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News briefsCoca-Cola opens first flagship in Europe, including sportswear
Coca-Cola Great Britain runs the just opened first flagship store of the brand in Europe, located on Long Acre, Covent Garden. The new retail store is offering a range of limited-edition apparel collections and designer collaborations as well as gifts, merchandise and drinks. The Coca‑Cola clothing collections ...
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News briefsDecathlon increases investment in Quadient parcel lockers
Decathlon France began equipping 62 of its stores with Quadient parcel lockers in 2015. The lockers, where merchandise ordered online is deposited for pickup, are additional customer service. The success of the lockers, tested and certified by the retailer’s teams, has led the sports retailer to expand the partnership, resulting ...
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News briefsEU continues to criticize Apple over use of Apple Pay
The European Commission has informed Apple of its preliminary view that the U.S. technology company has abused its dominant position in the markets for mobile wallets on iOS devices. By restricting access to a standard technology used for contactless payments with mobile devices in stores, Apple has restricted competition in ...
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Decathlon partners with the French Handball Federation
Decathlon has become the official distributor of the French Handball Federation (FFHandball). Decathlon will sell FFHandball merchandise and branded equipment in its physical and e-commerce stores. In 2021, FFHandball had 335,000 registered members. The new partnership is meant to promote the sport and attract new participants.
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AC Milan launches official store on Tmall
AC Milan has announced the launch of an official flagship store on Tmall, the largest online retail platform in China, part of the Alibaba Group. It will be the sixth e-commerce store of the football club in China, a country in which AC Milan boasts more than 146 million fans. ...
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News briefsDecathlon launches campaign to ‘democratize’ sport
Decathlon is launching a new television and digital marketing campaign in line with two of its slogans – which translate to “Sport makes the world better” and “Get sport moving.” Devised by Havas Media and the BETC advertising agency, the campaign aims to “democratize” sport. Spots of 30, 40, and ...
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News briefsDecathlon opens new megastore in Liverpool
Decathlon has opened a new 2,500-square-meter store in Liverpool. The two-floor retail store, inaugurated on April 28, is located in Church Street, a prime location at the heart of Liverpool city center and one of the busiest shopping streets in the U.K. Decathlon launched in the U.K. more than 20 ...
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News briefsAmazon's operating income tumbles
Amazon’s first-quarter revenue rose 7.3 percent year-over-year to $116.44 billion. Operating income, however, decreased to $3.7 billion and net loss was $3.8 billion. On a diluted basis, this resulted in a loss per share of $7.56. According to Amazon, this was mainly due to a $7.6 billion loss from the ...
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News briefsSports Direct to open new stores in France
Sports Direct will expand its retail presence in France, Sport-Guide.com has reported. Two new stores are already planned at the Aéroville shopping mall, near the Parisian airport of Roissy, and at Cité Europe, a shopping mall located near the French terminal of the Channel Tunnel at Coquelles/Calais. The two stores ...
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News briefsDecathlon has donated 36K items of unsold merchandise
Decathlon says that the deal it struck in April of last year with Comerso, a digital and logistical anti-waste platform for companies, has resulted in the donation of some 36,000 items of unsold merchandise to various associations. Among these are the French Red Cross and the Recyclerie Sportive, a network ...
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AGB potential bidder for Ted Baker
According to SkyNews, the New York-based Authentic Brands Group (AGB), which owns brands like Reebok, David Beckham and Juicy Couture, is exploring a bid for the London-listed fashion brand Ted Baker, owner of hundreds of standalone stores and concessions globally, that is just restructuring its business after financial torrents in ...
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News briefsAbsolute Teamsport continues to expand internationally
Sport 2000 has opened three new stores as part of its Absolute Teamsport concept - two in the Netherlands and one in Austria. Source: Sport 2000 Absolute Teamsport Kuster, Austria The opening of the tenth Absolute Teamsport store took place in Rotterdam on April 12, 2022. ...
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News briefsIIC elects CEO of Intersport Finland to board of management
Source: Intersport Sami Kiiski, CEO Intersport Finland and Member of the IIC Board of Management The shareholders of Intersport International Corporation (IIC) have unanimously elected Sami Kiiski, CEO of Intersport Finland, to the IIC board of management during an extraordinary general meeting of the IIC shareholders. Kiiski ...
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News briefsJoma further expands its retail network in Spain
Joma, the Spanish sports clothing brand, has opened three new stores in Madrid, Catalonia and Galicia. The new Madrid store is located at the Sambil Outlet in Leganés, the largest shopping mall in the country. This opening brings the number of Joma stores in Spain’s capital city to four. The ...
