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    Adidas Golf is introducing Frostguard, a new layering collection for...

    2019-10-18T00:00:00Z

    Adidas Golf is introducing Frostguard, a new layering collection for both men and women that should allow golfers to play during the colder months of the year. The Frostguard jacket and vest feature down-filled panels, which have been incorporated on the front and back body. These panels are woven bonded ...

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    Adidas has launched Infinite Play, a new service that will...

    2019-10-18T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has launched Infinite Play, a new service that will allow customers to exchange worn or unused gear for an e-gift card and Adidas creators club points instead of sending it to landfill. The initiative, available through the Adidas app, has been developed with The London Waste and Recycling Board ...

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    Four years after acquiring Runtastic for €220 million, Adidas is...

    2019-10-04T00:00:00Z

    Four years after acquiring Runtastic for €220 million, Adidas is further integrating the app into its own e-commerce platform. Adidas is now using Runtastic to power its Adidas Running and Adidas Training apps, through which users will be collecting points and connecting to the Adidas' Creators Club, a free membership ...

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    Pursuing its expansion policy in Europe, Courir has returned to...

    2019-10-04T00:00:00Z

    Pursuing its expansion policy in Europe, Courir has returned to the Belgian market by opening a store in Brussels. The store takes up 400 square meters on the ground floor of the City2 shopping mall on rue Neuve. On Oct. 4, two other Courir stores will follow on the outskirts ...

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    Nike is gearing up to open its third House of...

    2019-10-04T00:00:00Z

    Nike is gearing up to open its third House of Innovation in Paris in the next few weeks, after those it already has in NewYork and Shanghai. Taking the place of a former Toyota concession and extra office space, the new flagship store will be located at 79, avenue des ...

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    On Sept. 20, Arena opened a pop-up store at the...

    2019-10-04T00:00:00Z

    On Sept. 20, Arena opened a pop-up store at the flagship Galeries Lafayette department store on boulevard Haussmann in Paris. It is located on the fourth floor of the Magasin Coupole in an area called Vestiaire Sport and will be doing business through Oct. 13. There the Italian swimwear brand ...

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    Lululemon is planning to close its ivivva kid's business by...

    2019-10-04T00:00:00Z

    Lululemon is planning to close its ivivva kid's business by shutting down the seven remaining standalone ivivva stores, of which four are in the U.S. and three in Canada. The closures are scheduled to take place by the middle of next year. The retailer will also be pulling any remaining ...

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    Woolrich, the American outdoor brand, has opened a new flagship...

    2019-10-04T00:00:00Z

    Woolrich, the American outdoor brand, has opened a new flagship store in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City. Designed by the architect Andrea Caputo, and located at 121 Wooster Street, the store measures 4,000 square feet and its layout is modular. The variety of possible configurations makes it suitable ...

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    Reebok and Adidas, which belong to the same group, have...

    2019-10-04T00:00:00Z

    Reebok and Adidas, which belong to the same group, have collaborated on a sneaker for the first time. The Instapump Fury Boost blends Adidas' Boost technology with Reebok's Instapump Fury silhouette. Reebok's original Instapump Fury, released in 1994, was a slip-on shoe with no laces, a GraphLite bridge instead of ...

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    Adidas and the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) have extended their...

    2019-10-04T00:00:00Z

    Adidas and the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) have extended their long-standing partnership. Adidas will continue to be the FMF's official supplier through the 2026 Fifa World Cup, which will be played in Mexico, Canada and the U.S. The original deal between Adidas and the FMF ran from 1984 to 1990. ...

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    Adidas has unveiled the official ball for 2019/20 UEFA Champions...

    2019-10-04T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has unveiled the official ball for 2019/20 UEFA Champions League group stage. The base of the ball is a bold multi-colored design incorporating traditional colors from the UEFA Champions League as well as those seen across stadiums worldwide. The ball features a blend of blues, fluorescent oranges and yellows. ...

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    Craft will launch a “plogging” challenge with selected retailers in...

    2019-10-04T00:00:00Z

    Craft will launch a “plogging” challenge with selected retailers in Germany throughout October and November to celebrate the release of its new collection of jogging shoes. Plogging, a term which comes from Sweden and translates as collecting trash while jogging, will give consumers gathering at seven retail stores throughout Germany ...

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    The Alibaba Group's charismatic founder and chairman, Jack Ma, has...

    2019-09-17T00:00:00Z

    The Alibaba Group's charismatic founder and chairman, Jack Ma, has retired at the age of 55. Ma, who founded the Chinese online giant 20 years ago, plans to spend more time on philanthropy and education, and with his family. Daniel Zhang, the company's chief executive, will take over the chairman's ...

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    Toru, an autonomous robot that Zalando is using to pick...

    2019-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Toru, an autonomous robot that Zalando is using to pick shoe boxes from the shelves of its warehouses, has completed its test phase at the German e-tailer's logistical hub in Erfurt, Germany. Next up are a pilot phase at the company's warehouse in Lahr and, if that is successful, deployment ...

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    Sport 2000 Germany has reported the opening of a second...

    2019-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Sport 2000 Germany has reported the opening of a second specialized Absolute Run store in the city of Singen. The cooperative also held for the first time a house fair completely focused on team sports, with the participation of big players like Adidas, Nike and Puma as well as smaller ...

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    Nordiska Kompaniet (NK), the Swedish company with department stores in...

    2019-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Nordiska Kompaniet (NK), the Swedish company with department stores in Gothenburg and Stockholm founded in 1902, has opened an NK Sport department on the third floor of its main store in Stockholm. The multi-brand department covers more than 1,500 square meters on the men's fashion floor on the third floor. ...

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    Colmar will soon be opening its first Parisian flagship store....

    2019-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Colmar will soon be opening its first Parisian flagship store. As reported by Fashion Network, the 120-square-meter space of the Italian skiwear brand will be located at 44 rue Etienne Marcel, taking the place of an Antony Morato men's clothing store. In France, Colmar already has five monobrand stores, located ...

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    Foot Locker is planning to open a new regional flagship...

    2019-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Foot Locker is planning to open a new regional flagship store in Manchester Arndale, one of the U.K.'s largest city center shopping malls, with more than 40 million visitors per year. The footwear retailer is already present at the mall, and will be relocating to a 14,000-square-foot unit on the ...

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    Lululemon's U.K. arm saw its profit after tax jump by...

    2019-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Lululemon's U.K. arm saw its profit after tax jump by 42 percent to £1.2 million (€1.3m-$1.5m) for the year to Jan. 31, 2019, as compared to 2018. Sales increased by 38 percent to £40.8 million (€45.8m-$50.7m). During the year, the verticalized brand opened two new U.K. stores, in Guilford and ...

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    Zalando is launching a four-week pilot project to introduce reusable...

    2019-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Zalando is launching a four-week pilot project to introduce reusable packaging for its customer deliveries. The Berlin-based online retailer will ship deliveries to 10,000 customers in Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark in envelopes that can be used for shipments as well as returns in a bid to reduce packaging waste ...