News briefs - Retail – Page 37
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Puma launches shopping app in India
Puma has launched its official mobile shopping app in India to further enhance its digital offering to consumers and give them faster access to its latest products and exclusive services. An official statement said that India is the first country where the German sportswear manufacturer’s e-com app has gone live. ...
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Protective signs central distribution contract with Intersport Germany, adds new sales reps
The specialized bike and nordic skiing brand Protective just signed a central distribution contract with Intersport Germany after closing similar central distribution deals with Sport 2000 and ZEG, the cooperative of independent bike dealers, in 2021. The Intersport agreement was another step on the brand’s agenda to regain ground in ...
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News briefsPlanetics with new marketing director
Source: LinkedIn / Planetics Melanie Hüttenberger Planetics, the German online marketplace for sustainable and fairly produced sporting goods, announced on LinkedIn that Melanie Hüttenberger joined the company as its new marketing manager on June 1. Hüttenberger has more than 20 years of experience in PR and marketing, ...
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Playtomic enters the e-tail space
Playtomic, which has made its name as a platform for racquet club management and court rentals, has inaugurated under its own brand a line of racquet-sports apparel and accessories and opened an e-commerce website to sell it. So far the site is operative only in Spain, but there are plans ...
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News briefsNew Neinver outlet village in France in construction
Neinver, a company specializing in the investment, development and management of real estate and the leading operator of outlet centers in Spain and Poland, announced the resumption of construction of its outlet village “Alpes The Style Outlets” near Geneva. When completed, this will be the 17th outlet center of the ...
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News briefsS&P affirms Foot Locker’s BB+ issuer credit rating
Although the rating agency acknowledged that lower Nike sales would impact the retailer’s revenue and margins, S&P Global affirmed Foot Locker’s BB+ issuer credit rating with a stable outlook. S&P also sees volatile fashion cycles combined with long sourcing lead times due to ongoing supply chain challenges as a risk ...
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News briefsSport 2000 Austria retailers voted ski rental partner of the year
For the third year in a row, the Austrian Sport 2000 retailers were honored as the best ski rental points in Austria, according to a study by the Austrian society for consumer studies (ÖGVS). The survey assessed, amongst other things, the courtesy of the staff, the consultation, the quality of ...
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News briefsRecord loss for Footway in Q1
After the company’s profit warning in March due to supply chain problems and decreased demand, the Swedish Footway Group has now published its Q1 financial report. The Ebit result landed at -71.2 million Swedish kronor (€-6.8m), compared to a loss of SEK -12.8 million in the first quarter of the ...
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Under Armour denies collaboration with Aldi in Spain
Under Armour has denied any collaboration with the Spanish stores of the discount supermarket chain Aldi on the distribution of a capsule collection, Modaes.es has reported. The information about the eight-piece collection, also mentioned last week in SGI Europe, had been supported by multiple sources. The sportswear company told Modaes.es ...
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News briefsAlibaba cracks mark of 1 billion Chinese consumers
For the last fiscal year, Alibaba reported a record 8,317 billion yuan renminbi (€1,160 billion) in global gross merchandise value. However, revenue in the quarter ended March 31, 2022, climbed only 9 percent year-on-year to RMB 204.1 billion (€28.5 billion). This is the slowest growth ever, which the company attributes ...
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News briefsNew HR and sustainability director at Stadium
Source: Stadium Ida Törneke, new HR and sustainability director at Stadium Ida Törneke will join Stadium, Sweden’s largest sports and sports fashion retail chain, as the new HR and sustainability director on Aug. 15, 2022. She has more than 15 years of experience in HR, the last ...
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SaaS provider Stravito launches new market research tool for retailers
The Swedish software provider Stravito, based in Stockholm, has launched Atlas. This new AI-based market research program targets non-research teams across retail businesses, delivering insights and market data from the retail industry and digestible and ready-to-use images, charts and material for presentations. The new software-as-a-service tool promises easy navigation utilizing ...
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Under Armour capsule collection available at Aldi Spain
The discount supermarket chain Aldi will be selling a capsule collection from the U.S. sportswear brand Under Armour in its Spanish stores. The collection comprises eight products, including both apparel and footwear, with prices ranging from €14.99 to €34.99. The products will be available at all the chain’s physical stores ...
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News briefsIntersport South East Europe opens new 25,000-sqm logistics center
Source: Fourlis Group New Intersport logistics center, southeast Europe The Intersport South East Europe subsidiary, based in Greece, has opened its new logistics center, run by Trade Logistics S.A. (both companies belonging to the Fourlis group). The new 25,000-square-meter facility in Oinofyta/Boeotia is a fully automated distribution ...
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News briefsVans opens new store in Milan
Vans has opened a three-story, 300-square-meter shop in Milan’s Via Orefici at the Orefici11 retail space, which also hosts brands like The North Face, Timberland and Napapijri. It is Vans’ 36th store in Italy and its fifth in Milan. Steve Van Doren, the son of Vans’ founder Paul Van Doren ...
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News briefsJD to open four stores in Andalusia
According to CMDsport, JD will be opening four stores in Andalusia over the next several weeks, raising its total doors in Spain to 88. The first of the four is scheduled for Seville on May 28, and the first store in Alcalá de Guadaira will follow on June 11. The ...
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Pádel Nuestro wins Spain’s Internet Prize
Grupo Pádel Nuestro won one of Spain’s Internet Prizes (Premios de Internet) on May 17, also known in the country as Internet Day. Established in 1996 by Spain’s Association of Internet Users (Asociación de Usuaros de Internet), the award recognizes initiatives, persons or organizations that make good use of the ...
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News briefsBase Detall Sport to enter Portugal
Base Detall Sport is entering Portugal, according to CMDsport. The Spanish sporting goods purchasing group, founded in Barcelona in 1985 and a former member of Sport 2000 International, has signed a deal with Brands Leaders to clap its banner or that of Wanna Sneakers onto many of the latter’s Portuguese ...
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News briefsLacoste opens largest flagship store on Champs-Elysées
Lacoste opened a 1,600-square-meter store at 50 Champs-Elysées in Paris, at the corner of rue du Colisée, on May 20. The new retail space – dubbed Lacoste Arena – is the brand’s largest flagship store globally. Tennis takes center stage in the new store, alongside the brand’s collections for golf ...
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News briefsTurkish footwear retailer apparently plans to take over 100 Reebok stores in Russia
According to Reuters, Turkish footwear retailer Flo Magazacilik is reportedly in the midst of negotiations to acquire more than 100 stores that Reebok owns and operates in Russia. The retailer is currently a wholesaler in Russia but does not operate its own stores there in the country. Authentic Brands, owner ...
