News briefs - Retail – Page 25
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News briefsSkechers to open new stores in Jerez and Valencia
Skechers is planning to open new stores in the Spanish cities of Jerez de la Frontera and Valencia this year, according to Palco23. The store in Jerez will have a surface area of 256 square meters while the one in Valencia, within the Bonaire Outlet shopping mall, will have a ...
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News briefsSnipes now has a COO
Peter Buse has been appointed chief operating officer of Snipes, a new role at the Cologne-based sneaker and streetwear retailer. Most recently, Buse held the same role at Momox, from July 2019 to July 2022. He previously worked at Netrada, also as COO, and at Arvato as logistics manager. This ...
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News briefsUnder Armour announces three new brand stores in Britain
After reporting 33 percent growth in the EMEA region earlier this week, U.S. brand Under Armour (UA) has announced the opening of three new brand-owned stores in the U.K. over the next few months: Liverpool ONE, Liverpool: February Battersea Power Station, London: February Stratford Westfield, London: March ...
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News briefsDecathlon signs Spanish mobility manifesto
Decathlon has signed the Manifesto for Active Mobility, one of four such documents put forth by a public-private joint partnership in Spain called (in translation) The Future of Mobility. (The other three concern multimodal mobility, urban logistics and electric mobility.) The objective is to decarbonize transport so as to “generate ...
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News briefsUnder Armour and Volumental hope to improve shoe satisfaction
Under Armour is to beta-test a self-service version of the 3D foot scanners from Volumental in dedicated in-store, co-branded spaces. Designed for a shopper-led experience, the service will allow customers to take their own measurements and pinpoint the best-fitting model for their feet. A global rollout is planned for 2023 ...
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News briefsDivestment of more brands from JD Sports to Frasers group
In the ongoing divestment of 15 of JD Sports’ non-core, U.K.-based fashion businesses to the Frasers Group, the transaction has been completed for five more brands: Tessuti, Scotts, Choice, Giulio and Cricket. The company expects to complete the divestment of Topgrade Sportswear later. According to JD Sports, Rascal Clothing Ltd. ...
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News briefsSport Voswinkel replaces half of its management duo
On August 1, 2023, Ralf Lehmkuhl will join the management of Intersport member Sport Voswinkel (a German retail company currently operating 35 stores) as a co-CEO together with Marcus Neul. Lehmkuhl joins Voswinkel from Karstadt Sports, where he was most recently responsible for SportScheck’s controlling. According to Voswinkel, a particular ...
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News briefsJD Sports leaves South Korea, but plans major expansion in U.S. and Europe
JD Sports is leaving South Korea after five years in the market, according to multiple press sources. The decision has reportedly been made in connection with the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The British sporting goods retailer operated in South Korea through a partnership with Shoemarker, and opened its ...
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News briefsNew figures from German Retail Association paint mixed view of 2023
Almost half of the retail trade in Germany expects sales to be at or just above last year’s level, about a third expects them to be slightly below it, and 18 percent expect a significant decline. These are the results of a recent survey of around 900 retail companies by ...
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News briefsCanada Goose launches U.S. resale platform powered by Trove
Trove, a service provider that powers the secondhand stores of Patagonia, Lululemon, REI, Arc’teryx, On and Allbirds, is now also the partner for Canada Goose’s new authorized reselling platform: Canada Goose Generations. Consumers can trade in their used Canada Goose products online, for assessment and authentication. Canada Goose will compensate ...
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News briefsLockdown boost wanes for Tradeinn
Tradeinn generated revenues of €433 million in 2022, up by 15 percent year-on-year, according to the Expansión and Diffusion Sport. This is nevertheless a decrease in pace. As we reported a year ago, even CEO David Martín was surprised at the figures for 2020 and 2021, when what he called ...
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News briefsJD Sports Fashion brands suffer hack
It appears that someone has hacked into the computer systems of five brands owned by JD Sports Fashion: namely JD, Size?, Millets, Blacks, Scotts and MilletSport. According to the company, the information lifted from its databases would concern 10 million unique customers and should be limited to their name, their ...
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News briefsCourir is testing a recycling service in France
Courir, the international French-based athletic footwear chain, is testing a recycling service at three of its stores in France. Customers can return their used sneakers to the three Courir shops in Paris-Rivoli, Annecy and Grenoble. More stores are expected to launch this service by the end of January, Sport Guide ...
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News briefsSport 2000 implements new SkiExperts specialist concept
With the 2022/2023 winter season, Sport 2000 has begun to implement the new SkiExperts concept for the group’s winter sports specialists in Germany. The first 52 SkiExperts stores receive special human resources, marketing and procurement support. The service modules are coordinated with one another to offer the best consumer experience ...
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News briefsGerman retail industry launches another climate project
The German Retail Association (HDE) is expanding its commitment to climate protection. Following the climate protection offensive that has already been running since 2017, the new HDE-Adapt project has now been launched with a wide range of workshops and informative materials on climate change adaptation. The project provides retailers with ...
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News briefsData leak at Puma’s Chilean e-com site
Puma representatives told Cybernews that they are investigating a data leak at its Chilean e-commerce site to establish what data has been taken and how the incident occurred. According to the website, private data that belongs to more than 230,000 Puma customers in the South American country has been found ...
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News briefsGfK sees more optimistic consumer sentiment in Germany, but at low level
The rollercoaster ride of news and emotions of recent years continues to shape Germans’ propensity to buy. However, in its consumer climate survey for January 2023, GfK observes German consumers starting 2023 with a little more optimism. Both economic and income expectations are continuing to recover and are rising noticeably. ...
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News briefsDespite the turbulence, Russia's Kant says business was good in 2022
Last year, Russian sporting goods retailer Kant saw an improvement in its operational performance, according to Maxim Vinogradov, owner of Kant. “We see an overall decline in sales on the [Russian sporting goods] market, but thanks to the withdrawal of some competitors, those who stayed see their sales and revenue ...
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News briefsSuper Retail Group gets sued
Fair Work Ombudsman Australia (FWO) last week filed legal proceedings against the retail group over a previously disclosed issue related to overtime pay for its store set-up and renovation teams. The retailer self-reported the matter to the FWO in 2018, subsequently apologizing to the impacted employees and establishing a remediation ...
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News briefsSportmaster launches winter gear rental service
Sportmaster, Russia’s largest sporting goods retailer, has launched a new winter equipment rental service. Available items include snowboards, cross-country skis, skates and field hockey equipment. For example, a Termit Fastlane snowboard with Stream bindings can be rented for 310 rubles (€4.20) per day or 5,850 rubles (€78.70) per month. Nordway ...
