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    Fusalp, the French skiwear brand taken over by members of...

    2017-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Fusalp, the French skiwear brand taken over by members of the Lacoste family three years ago, is branching out into beachwear. In this context, the brand has just opened its first store near the sea at Saint-Jean-de-Luz, on the Basque Coast of France.

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    New Balance is replacing Adidas as the new sponsor of...

    2017-05-18T00:00:00Z

    New Balance is replacing Adidas as the new sponsor of the famous London Marathon, currently called the Virgin Money London Marathon, and ancillary events through a long-term agreement starting with the April 2018 edition of the race. The brand is already sponsoring the marathons in Rome, Sevilla and Rotterdam. Last ...

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    Der Spiegel reports that Adidas has agreed to pay €1...

    2017-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Der Spiegel reports that Adidas has agreed to pay €1 billion for a new ten-year partnership with Real Madrid, based on the Football Leaks file. Earlier this year it had been reported that Under Armour was trying to replace the three stripes as the Spanish club's partner. According to the ...

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    Adidas has launched a new global rugby campaign on social...

    2017-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has launched a new global rugby campaign on social networks entitled “Next Is Everything.” The campaign has been developed by Augusto, a digital agency based in Auckland, New Zealand. The official video, which marked the launch of the campaign on May 9, will be followed by an ongoing series ...

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    XXL plans to open a large new store of 3,500...

    2017-04-29T00:00:00Z

    XXL plans to open a large new store of 3,500 square meters in Oslo in the autumn of 2018, just a stone's throw from an existing G-Max and G-Sport store owned by the retailer's main competitor in Norway, Gresvig. In addition, there will be new store openings in Jessheim and ...

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    Sneakersnstuff is in a large international expansion phase. After opening...

    2017-04-29T00:00:00Z

    Sneakersnstuff is in a large international expansion phase. After opening stores in London, Paris and Berlin in recent years, Sneakersnstuff is looking at the U.S. market. The Swedish company is planning to open a store in New York in the autumn. If this works, it may decide to continue its ...

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    A Norwegian sporting goods retailer, Torshov Sport, recently opened the...

    2017-04-29T00:00:00Z

    A Norwegian sporting goods retailer, Torshov Sport, recently opened the world's largest and most important football store, according to its general manager, Terje Laurendz. The store, located in Oslo, is in the same premises as the company's previous football-specific store, but has been expanded by more than 400 square meters ...

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    In a preliminary statement, Zalando said its sales grew by...

    2017-04-29T00:00:00Z

    In a preliminary statement, Zalando said its sales grew by between 22 and 24 percent in the first quarter of 2017, generating an operating margin of between one and three percent – lower than analysts had estimated. It confirmed projections for this year of growth between 20 and 25 percent ...

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    To celebrate Earth Day, which was on April 22, Adidas...

    2017-04-29T00:00:00Z

    To celebrate Earth Day, which was on April 22, Adidas said it will launch three new models of tennis shoes on May 10 that are made with plastic waste thrown into the ocean. The initiative is part of the brand's new two-year partnership with Parley for the Oceans. Each of ...

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    The Adidas Group has teamed up with Carbon, a U.S....

    2017-04-21T00:00:00Z

    The Adidas Group has teamed up with Carbon, a U.S. start-up company, to make running shoes featuring midsoles produced with light and oxygen, which may be manufactured on a large scale. The first batch of 5,000 shoes to be made as part of the Futurecraft 4D project should hit the ...

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    Sports Direct International (SDI) is reportedly closing down the Eybl...

    2017-04-21T00:00:00Z

    Sports Direct International (SDI) is reportedly closing down the Eybl store in the Plus City shopping center of Pasching in Austria. It should be shuttered at the end of June and taken over by XXL Sports & Outdoor, the Norwegian sports retailer, for a store opening in the spring of ...

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    Decathlon is preparing to open a store in Neuchâtel, Switzerland...

    2017-04-21T00:00:00Z

    Decathlon is preparing to open a store in Neuchâtel, Switzerland in the second half of the summer. This will be the French retailer's first outlet in Switzerland, one of the few European countries where Decathlon does not yet have a presence. The store is set to open in the Marin-Epagnier ...

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    Intersport Schweiz has just launched the beta version of its...

    2017-04-21T00:00:00Z

    Intersport Schweiz has just launched the beta version of its new online shop, intersport.ch. It makes use of the know-how of Brack.ch, a Swiss online retailer of household electronics and other products. End customers will initially find a selection of more than 10,000 items for running, training, team sports, racquet ...

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    The North Face opened its first European lifestyle-oriented store on...

    2017-04-21T00:00:00Z

    The North Face opened its first European lifestyle-oriented store on London's Carnaby Street on March 31. Placing a focus on its “Urban Exploration” range, it targets urban consumers, and it follows a successful experiment with a pop-up store in Covent Garden last year. It will feature exclusive items and limited ...

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    Adidas has announced a multi-year agreement with USA Rugby, the...

    2017-04-21T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has announced a multi-year agreement with USA Rugby, the governing body for the sport in the U.S., which makes the brand the official kit supplier to all U.S. national teams. The global sportswear company will provide competition wear and training apparel for all age-group and representative squads. Headquartered in ...

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    Adidas has unveiled details of the launch of the Parley...

    2017-04-21T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has unveiled details of the launch of the Parley editions of its UltraBoost, UltraBoost X and UltraBoost Uncaged. The three running shoes, made from up-cycled marine plastic, are the result of the firm's partnership with Parley for the Oceans, the environmental organization that addresses major threats to the oceans ...

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    Planet Jogging, a French retailer of products for runners, is...

    2017-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Planet Jogging, a French retailer of products for runners, is closing its last store, located in Paris, according to sport-guide.com. It had already closed two other stores in Marseille and Nice as well as its online shop because of intense price competition in the market. Jean-François You, who founded Planet ...

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    Adidas has launched a counterfeiting suit against Asics America, charging...

    2017-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has launched a counterfeiting suit against Asics America, charging that the Japanese brand copied some elements of its fitness app. Filed in a Delaware court, the suit charges that Asics' Fitnesskeeper and Runkeeper apps, which it bought last year, breache ten patents registered by Adidas. Three years ago, Adidas ...

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    Adidas has launched its first branded fitness app. All Day,...

    2017-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has launched its first branded fitness app. All Day, available for iOS and Android, is meant to help users stay fit and healthy through tutorials covering a wide range of contents, from yoga moves to healthy recipes. The app also allows to track health-related aspects such as movement, nutrition ...

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    We understand that Blue Tomato, the Austrian-based online and offline...

    2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

    We understand that Blue Tomato, the Austrian-based online and offline action sports retailer that has been spreading into Germany, as looking at a potential entry into two other European countries. Meanwhile, its American parent company, Zumiez, intends to open four more physical Blue Tomato stores in Europe this year, along ...