News briefs - Retail – Page 110
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El Corte Inglés, the Spanish retailer, has appointed Manuel Pizarro...
El Corte Inglés, the Spanish retailer, has appointed Manuel Pizarro in the new function of vice president, focusing on finance. A former partner at the law firm Baker & McKenzie, Pizarro could help to deal with debt restructuring efforts set in motion by the Spanish retailer about a year ago, ...
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Karstadt, the embattled German department store group, is bracing itself...
Karstadt, the embattled German department store group, is bracing itself for significant cost reductions and perhaps store closures, after several managers indicated that further restructuring measures would have to be taken at the company. This came after the abrupt departure of Eva-Lotta Sjöstedt, the company's chief executive, after just five ...
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For the first six months of 2014, Intersport Germany reported...
For the first six months of 2014, Intersport Germany reported an overall sales improvement of 4 percent against the first half of the previous year. Running was up by 22 percent and team sports soared by 32 percent thanks to the football feast in Brazil. With an increase of 4 ...
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Sport Schuster, the big Munich-based sports retailer, has introduced a...
Sport Schuster, the big Munich-based sports retailer, has introduced a special new loyalty card for its customers. Instead of collecting points through their purchases, they collect “meters of elevation.” Registered card-holders get two meters for every euro spent. Once they reach a certain altitude, they obtain a special discount. For ...
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Superga has opened several new mono-brand stores outside its domestic...
Superga has opened several new mono-brand stores outside its domestic Italian market in the last couple of months and signed distribution contracts for new markets. Its first mono-brand store in South America was opened earlier this month. The store is located in the JK Iguatemi mall in São Paulo and ...
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Décathlon continues to expand in Eastern Europe and Asia. Confirming...
Décathlon continues to expand in Eastern Europe and Asia. Confirming a report in Sport-Guide, Décathlon says it plans to enter the Croatian market towards the end of this year with a 3,500-square-meter store in Zagreb. It will likely be supplied out of Hungary, where Décathlon already has 12 stores. The ...
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Jack Wolfskin is using technology to track visitors to its...
Jack Wolfskin is using technology to track visitors to its stores. The Kinect technology, which is normally used for the Xbox One video game console and which reacts to the slightest movement by means of a sensor, a 3D microphone and a color camera, will be installed in all 890 ...
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Giro180, the Spanish buying group, has decided to allow retailers...
Giro180, the Spanish buying group, has decided to allow retailers who have been members for at least two years to become shareholders, participating in the decision-making process. The members have elected a new president, Felipe Martinez of Leire Sport in Irún, replacing José Antonio Sanz of Aldo Deportes of Tafalla ...
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China's Peak Sport has opened its first Spanish store in...
China's Peak Sport has opened its first Spanish store in the Argüelles district of Madrid, focusing on basketball, fitness and streetwear. A few months from now, it will start offering its products on an online store for the Spanish market.
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Tennis Warehouse, which claims to be the world's largest online...
Tennis Warehouse, which claims to be the world's largest online shop for tennis products, has further extended its global reach by forming a joint venture in Australia with a local retailer, Tennis Only. The American company, which is part of Sports Warehouse, expanded to Europe in 2008, creating Tennis Warehouse ...
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Sportringen, the Swedish voluntary sporting goods chain, is in a...
Sportringen, the Swedish voluntary sporting goods chain, is in a growth phase. Since January, seven stores have joined it and there are more deals in the works. One store planned to open this fall will be located in the Norwegian ski resort town of Trysil, near the border with Sweden. ...
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A former senior buyer and category manager at Sport Eybl...
A former senior buyer and category manager at Sport Eybl & Sports Experts, Wolfgang Gaffal, has launched his own retail business. Since early May he has been operating an 80-square-meter outlet in Linz, Austria. It called Wolf-Sport and is exclusively dedicated to sports shoes. The concept is low-budget and offers ...
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The German Sport 2000 is the new sponsor of the...
The German Sport 2000 is the new sponsor of the Opel Family Cup, a series of football tournaments for families. The idea behind the event is that all family members of any generation, from the children to the grandparents, play football together. Last year, when the Opel Cup premiered, 2,000 ...
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Intersport Germany has agreed to sponsor B2RUN, Germany's largest series...
Intersport Germany has agreed to sponsor B2RUN, Germany's largest series of public runs for companies. The event series of 6-kilometer runs was previously supported by the SportScheck chain. Under the new agreement with Intersport, the participating affiliated stores will be the official shops of B2RUN. Last year, 5,300 companies took ...
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As we have previously reported, JD Sports Fashion has purchased...
As we have previously reported, JD Sports Fashion has purchased Isico, a Berlin-based chain of sporting goods that operates ten stores, six of which are located in the German capital. JD is revamping these outlets and rebranding them as JD. Apparently, JD has moderate growth plans for JD in Germany. Two ...
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Direct Golf has moved into cycling with the addition of...
Direct Golf has moved into cycling with the addition of £150,000 (€185,260-$252,510) worth of cycling stock to its flagship outlet in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. The Bike-Shed.com store, which opened in the Huddersfield shop on May 10, is Direct Golf's first “store within a store” outlet and is supposed to be a ...
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Nike has run a temporary Phenomenal House in Paris for...
Nike has run a temporary Phenomenal House in Paris for four days until today, showcasing the brand's involvement in football. Similar events are due to be staged by the Swoosh in Berlin and London. Nike is also going to open a permanent concept store of 1,000 square meters in the ...
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Kesko's home and specialty goods retail operations, which include the...
Kesko's home and specialty goods retail operations, which include the Intersport license and Budget Sport, are involved in a “digital transition” that could involve some form of e-commerce as well as more electronic marketing, said the management of the Finnish group while discussing the results for the first quarter ended ...
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After a two-year trial period in Sweden, Norway's Stormberg has...
After a two-year trial period in Sweden, Norway's Stormberg has launched its web shop in 23 markets worldwide. The international site has been optimized for use in the U.S. and in 21 European countries outside of Norway. Stienar Olsen, chief executive of Stormberg, has told Sportsbransjenthat the response to the ...
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Stadium has opened a new flagship store in Kungens Kurva,...
Stadium has opened a new flagship store in Kungens Kurva, a popular shopping destination in Stockholm. The new 2,500 square-meter, two-story retail space is ideally located just opposite an Ikea store. As with most Stadium stores, products are highlighted by a subtle decor, but with new display solutions as well ...
