News briefs - Retail – Page 56
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Stöckli wants to facilitate ski rentals in Switzerland
Stöckli Swiss Sports will equip its retailer partners in Switzerland with a rental system software developed by an Austrian company, Axess. The Swiss producer claims that this will enable ski rental stores to provide faster service, especially in times of Covid-19, but also there after. As a first step, Axess ...
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Sports Direct to purchase four stores in Spain
In a deal worth €34 million, Frasers Group’s sports banner, Sports Direct, will be purchasing six Toys ‘R’ Us stores in Spain in a sale & leaseback deal. They are located in the cities of Alcobendas (outside Madrid), Sant Boi (outside Barcelona), Granada, Valencia, Málaga and Pamplona. Toys ‘R’ Us ...
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The Nike United retail concept goes live
Nike is introducing a new retail concept, called Nike United, at nine locations around the world, including one at East Kilbride in the U.K. The others are in the U.S., China and South Korea. Coming after the Nike House of Innovation, Nike Rise and Nike Live, the new concept is ...
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Decathlon opens its largest store in Germany
The largest Decathlon store in Germany is opening in November in Weiterstadt, covering 8,000 square meters and employing 80 people. In addition to the classic sales area for more than 100 sports segments and 85 private labels, there will also be numerous test areas, a sports park and an exhibition ...
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New licensing director for Fanatics from Nike
Eager to continue to expand internationally, Fanatics has appointed a new licensing director, Younes Latayi, to drive its global licensing strategy and to manage its growing international portfolio of partners, maximizing their online and offline offerings. He will be based in Europe, reporting to Vicky Picca, Fanatics’ senior vice president ...
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Carla Murphy will lead Adidas Outdoor
In yet another important management change, Adidas has appointed Carla Murphy as general manager of its Adidas Outdoor business unit, starting on Dec. 14. She will assume one of the two roles of Tim Janaway, who has been with the Adidas group for more than 20 years, serving most recently ...
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Adidas partners with descendants of its founder
Adidas is going back to its family roots in striking a partnership with Legacy of Adi Dassler (Lead for short), an investment platform and a growth accelerator for sports-related start-ups launched in 2016 by four descendants of the late Adi Dassler, who founded Adidas in 1949. They are Horst, Klaus ...
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News briefsVicky Free will run Adidas’ global marketing operations
Adidas has appointed a new global marketing director, Vicky Free. She will take up the new role in the position of senior vice president at the company’s head office in Herzogenaurach on Jan. 4, reporting to Brian Grevy, executive board member of the group responsible for global brands. As Adidas ...
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Alibaba enjoys record Singles Day, but its market cap drops
This year’s Singles Day raked in a gross merchandise volume (GMV) of 498.2 billion yuan (€63.67bn-$75.19bn) for Alibaba up sharply from the RMB 268.4 billion reported a year ago. The rival Chinese e-tailer Jd.com had sales of about ¥271.5 billion (€34.71bn-$40.99bn). Lasting 11 days this year, Alibaba’s Chinese sales festival ...
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Decathlon launches self-checkout lanes in Russia
Decathlon has introduced its first self-checkout lanes in Russia at its Altufyevo store in Moscow and plans to expand the use of the system to other locations. The company has already installed its “Scan & Go” system, which allows customers to scan the items and to pay for them with ...
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Adidas releases a collection with F***ing Awesome
Adidas Skateboarding has released a collection with F***ing Awesome, a brand of gear and apparel for skaters. Designed by the skate brand’s co-founder, Jason Dill, the collection is described as a “dual-season apparel and footwear concept series.” Installment One – consisting of a Taekwondo outfit, coveralls, a jersey set, technical ...
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Decathlon partners with Conad supermarkets in Italy
Decathlon is opening a shop-in-shop at a Conad supermarket in Rivoli, an Italian town near Turin. The 310-square-meter space will sell a selection of Decathlon products with a focus on fitness, running, swimming, trekking, sports nutrition, sports bags and protective sports equipment. Customers will pay for these goods at the ...
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China dominates e-commerce
Citing figures from Activate Consulting, Diffusion Sport reports that four Chinese e-tailers now account for 42 percent of the world’s e-commerce, more than tripling Amazon’s share. With its 13 percent share, Amazon is not, in fact, the top player in the sector. That distinction goes to Alibaba, with 15 percent. ...
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News briefsFrasers opens its first multi-brand store
Britain’s Frasers Group, formerly Sports Direct International, opened its first multi-brand store on Oct. 31. The initiative stems from Frasers’ “elevation programme,” under the leadership of Michael Murray. The 51,000-square-foot premises are located at the Cascades Shopping Centre in the British city of Portsmouth and feature products from the Frasers ...
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Decathlon plans to launch its marketplace in France and other countries
According to reports by sport-guide.com and other media, Decathlon is planning to test the possible launch of a marketplace in France by the end of this year. It would be part of a project that would also be implemented sooner or later in Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, the U.K. ...
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Adidas tops ranking of culturally relevant brands in sport
The Fan Intelligence Index, a new global study intended to identify the 40 culturally most relevant brands through sport, has placed Adidas at the top of the ranking, which is ”based around a brand’s ability to influence culture through sport.” The Big a was followed by the Jordan brand, the ...
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Adidas ranks high in Forbes’ ‘Best Employers’ list
The highest-ranking sports-related company on Forbes’ annual “World’s Best Employers” list this year was Adidas, at number 11, with Nike two slots behind. The next ones down were Puma (47), Decathlon (82), Under Armour (355), Foot Locker (482) and VF Corp. (505). The e-tailers that offer sporting goods for sale ...
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SportScheck launches pop-up space and retail media with EA7
SportScheck, the German multi-channel sports retailer recently acquired by Signa Retail, has opened a pop-up area in its flagship store in Munich with the sports division of Emporio Armani, EA7, as part of its retail media activities. The current autumn/winter collection will be presented for six weeks in a prominent ...
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Forward wants to open more stores in Russia
Forward, a major Russian supplier of sports apparel, is planning to open new brick-and-mortar stores in its domestic market, focusing on cities with a population of more than one million people, as its offline sales have been recovering during the past few months, going back to pre-lockdown levels. Currently, the ...
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Marcolin puts out high-tech Adidas snow goggles
As the new licensee for Adidas eyewear, the Marcolin Group has announced the availability of two Adidas Terrex Snow Goggle models, each with a different lens and both made in Italy. The E-SUNTM VARIATM lens on the SP0039 has a toric shape and adjusts in less than 40 seconds to ...
