News briefs - Retail – Page 122
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Karstadt is planning to open two more sports stores this...
Karstadt is planning to open two more sports stores this year, after its recent new opening in Wiesbaden, and to add eight to ten new ones in the next three to four years, according to TextilWirtschaft. The well-informed German magazine also indicates that Karstadt Sports' 27 existing stores saw their ...
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X-Bionic, the Swiss brand of functional under- and outerwear, has...
X-Bionic, the Swiss brand of functional under- and outerwear, has opened its first single-branded point of sale at Shin Kong Plaza, the prestigious shopping mall in Beijing on 15 square meters. According to Patrick Lambertz, the company's chief administrative officer, the shop reached a turnover of more than 10,000 yuan ...
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Peak Sport, a Chinese company that makes and distributes sporting...
Peak Sport, a Chinese company that makes and distributes sporting footwear, apparel and accessories, has opened its first U.S. store, in Los Angeles. Another move in its expansion in the U.S. is its new partnership with the Miami Heat basketball team, which will focus mainly on signage visible on camera ...
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The Runners Point group, the specialist German retailer, is preparing...
The Runners Point group, the specialist German retailer, is preparing to open a dozen stores in Germany and Austria, after its sales increased by 12.9 percent to €166.2 million last year, Textilwirtschaft reports. This includes sales in all of the group's stores, including 25 independent franchises. Comparable store sales were ...
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Shopatron is launching an online store for Söll skiwear in...
Shopatron is launching an online store for Söll skiwear in the U.K. The American e-commerce technology company says that sporting goods brands working with its internet hosting platform saw their revenues increase by 30 percent last year, with a rise of 21 percent in same-store sales. Shopatron is also opening ...
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This spring, Stadium will enter the bicycle market with its...
This spring, Stadium will enter the bicycle market with its own line of bikes under the brand name Occano. The new bicycle line of the Swedish sporting goods retailer is composed of dirt bikes, mountain bikes, road bikes, hybrid/commuter bikes and junior bikes, and will be priced between 1,000 and ...
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Net 69, distributor of Fusalp in South Korea, has decided...
Net 69, distributor of Fusalp in South Korea, has decided to open the first store dedicated to its new premium Fusalp 1952 collection in Seoul later this year, probably in September. As already reported, the French company launched this heritage line of high-luxury ski and leisurewear at Ispovision a few ...
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Shortly before the Olympic Games, Marmot Mountain Europe is about...
Shortly before the Olympic Games, Marmot Mountain Europe is about to open its second corporate store in London. The door will be located in the Westfield Stratford City shopping mall in the northeast of the city, in the neighborhood of the Olympic venues. The outdoor brand opened its first own ...
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Amer Sports Winter and Outdoor Americas is opening the first...
Amer Sports Winter and Outdoor Americas is opening the first Salomon flagship store in the U.S. in late March. It will be located in the City Creek Shopping Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. It will sell Salomon apparel, footwear and other softgoods, but no hardgoods – customers will be ...
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The China Leather Industry Association notes in a press release...
The China Leather Industry Association notes in a press release that national sports brands are reducing the number of new store openings and reviewing their product strategies as big international brands such as Adidas and Nike are expanding at retail into second- and third-tier cities and rural areas. For example, ...
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Sport Fundgrube, the price-driven retailer with 37 outlets in Germany...
Sport Fundgrube, the price-driven retailer with 37 outlets in Germany and Austria, has appointed Toni Schmidt as co-managing director next to the owner, Willy Kühme. Schmidt was a longtime friend of the late Christian Kühme, the owner's son who died in an avalanche in 2009.
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Amer Sports Winter and Outdoor Americas is opening the first...
Amer Sports Winter and Outdoor Americas is opening the first Salomon flagship store in the U.S. in late March. It will be located in the City Creek Shopping Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. It will sell Salomon apparel, footwear and other softgoods, but no hardgoods – customers will be ...
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This spring, Asics will open a new two-level concept store...
This spring, Asics will open a new two-level concept store in central Stockholm. The store, which will be Asics' first in Scandinavia, will also act as the headquarters for Asics Sweden. It becomes the brand's fifth concept store after locations in Tokyo, New York, London and Amsterdam. Its high-profile location ...
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Kelme opened its first mono-brand store in Delhi this week,...
Kelme opened its first mono-brand store in Delhi this week, teaming up with an Indian distributor, Global Overseas. The company intends to rapidly open another seven such stores in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bangalore. This comes as international markets are fueling the expansion of the Spanish sports brand, which reportedly ...
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Sport Conrad, the large German retailer and mail-order operator, has...
Sport Conrad, the large German retailer and mail-order operator, has been granted the exclusive right to sell the Swedish brand Elevante in Germany. The brand of snow wear was founded in 2009 by Sara Rönngren, a former product manager at Peak Performance, and Jimmy Odén, a mountain guide. The Åre-based ...
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A new Italian law allowing stores to stay open at...
A new Italian law allowing stores to stay open at all times from the start of this year is causing controversy and disbelief among the country's retailers. The bold move was pushed by Mario Monti, Italy's prime minister, as part of his plan to open up the country's services industry. Some retailers applaud this ...
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Sporthaus Münzinger, the big sporting goods store on Munich's Marienplatz,...
Sporthaus Münzinger, the big sporting goods store on Munich's Marienplatz, is being renovated. It will reopen at the beginning of April with a 630m² area focusing on football and other team sports.
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Sportalm, the Austrian brand of high-end skiwear and fashionable clothing,...
Sportalm, the Austrian brand of high-end skiwear and fashionable clothing, is about to expand its network of retail franchises with a new store in Bensheim, Germany, which is set to open by the end of February. Simultaneously, it has opened a new Sportalm store on two floors in Mayrhofen in ...
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Futbolmanía, a retailer specializing in football products in Barcelona, will...
Futbolmanía, a retailer specializing in football products in Barcelona, will open its first store in Madrid in mid-2012, in the first step in an ambitious expansion program. Meanwhile, the Barcelona store is organizing a three-on-three competition among football veterans on its own premises.
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Icebreaker is going to open its second Touchlab store in...
Icebreaker is going to open its second Touchlab store in New York City later this month. It will be located at 823 Washington Street, in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan. The New Zealand brand of merino wool apparel opened its first store in New York in December 2010. It also ...
