News briefs - Retail – Page 80
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In the long term, the ANWR Group sees a total...
In the long term, the ANWR Group sees a total of up to 600 shoe retailers in Germany installing its “sneaker wall,” which features a standard selection of sneakers supplied by Nike, Adidas, Puma and Reebok. Their automatic replenishment is operated via SAP. More than 100 shoe retailers have adopted ...
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Fanatics, the American team sports retailer that is expanding internationally,...
Fanatics, the American team sports retailer that is expanding internationally, has signed a partnership with Chelsea FC to become the official global online retailer of the English Premier League club. Chelsea had been using a network of regional online stores operated by local distributors.
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Sport Master, the Danish sports retail group, is searching for...
Sport Master, the Danish sports retail group, is searching for a new managing director. Jens Høgsted, who held the job for about five years, has left the company. Formerly a buying group, Sport Master was acquired in 2012 by Nordic Capital, and it has about 100 stores around the country. ...
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The Eklöf family is strengthening its grip on Stadium, one...
The Eklöf family is strengthening its grip on Stadium, one of the leading Swedish sports retailers, by buying back the 26.8 percent stake that has been held since April 2005 by Ikano. This is a group of companies owned by the family of the late founder of Ikea, Ingvar Kamprad. ...
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Snipes, the German-based sneaker retailer, has picked e-sports as a...
Snipes, the German-based sneaker retailer, has picked e-sports as a marketing vehicle, leading to multiple investments over the summer. In July it became the official fashion retail supplier for the ESL, the global e-sports organization. They will jointly create a co-branded apparel range and Snipes will supply clothing for some ...
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Forum Sport is considering the launch of a more “experiential”...
Forum Sport is considering the launch of a more “experiential” store format, with a strong focus on omni-channel retailing, according to Diffusion Sport. The new format will be tested on a store of 3,000 square meters in Vitoria, which is being remodeled. It will start to operate again at the ...
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The Adidas Group has appointed Mediacom, which is part of...
The Adidas Group has appointed Mediacom, which is part of the WPP group, for its global media business from September. The two hubs for the global business will be London for Adidas and New York City for Reebok, with Mediacom staff also positioned around key focus locations for the brands ...
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Adidas has announced the early renewal of its long-standing partnership...
Adidas has announced the early renewal of its long-standing partnership with the German Football Association (DFB) to 2026. The move was described as a demonstration of trust in the German football team, despite its defeat in the recent World Cup, and as a sign of support for the promotion of ...
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Adidas has launched the Tango app for the football community,...
Adidas has launched the Tango app for the football community, and as a rallying point for participants in the Tango League, a grassroots football competition. The group said that the app became available on Sept. 3 in the U.S., the U.K., Germany, France and Spain, to help football enthusiasts ...
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The third edition of the Bread & Butter by Zalando...
The third edition of the Bread & Butter by Zalando fashion festival in Berlin registered 35,000 visitors, 16 percent more than in the previous year. It ran from Aug. 31 to Sept. 2, and the marketing event organized by the online retailer was apparently sold out every day. The festival ...
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Sinn, a German fashion retailer, has assigned consultants to study...
Sinn, a German fashion retailer, has assigned consultants to study the competitive situation in some German cities in relation with the potential tie-up between Karstadt Warenhaus and Kaufhof, Textilwirtschaft reports. It emerged last month that the owners of the two German department store chains had started talks about such a ...
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Adidas its set to take over the sponsorship of the...
Adidas its set to take over the sponsorship of the English Arsenal team from Puma, which has just signed to sponsor Manchester City, the current champion in the Premier League, for £50 million (€56m-$64m) annually after its contract with Nike expires in June 2019. The Big a is said to ...
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Adidas and Ikea have initiated a strategic collaboration to learn...
Adidas and Ikea have initiated a strategic collaboration to learn more about people's interests in terms of active lifestyles and training, in order to possibly connect them with different housing solutions. In a press release, Ikea says that the two companies want to encourage people to choose good living patterns ...
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JD Sports is launching a 24-hour music and entertainment platform,...
JD Sports is launching a 24-hour music and entertainment platform, called JD-X. The platform, which is being developed in partnership with Immedia, will be offered in-store and in JD's mobile app as a way to blend retail with entertainment. The platform is currently being rolled out to all JD stores ...
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Blue Tomato is opening a store in the Swiss city...
Blue Tomato is opening a store in the Swiss city of Lausanne, its first one outside the German-speaking world. The new 350-square-meter store is scheduled for inauguration on Aug. 9. Based in Austria and owned by Zumiez, Blue Tomato specializes in the sale online and offline of products for snowboarding, ...
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Adidas took six of the top ten spots in a...
Adidas took six of the top ten spots in a recent ranking of world's most Instagrammed sneakers. Meanwhile, the survey found that 53 percent of the world's most Instagrammed sneakers were Nike models. The Adidas NMD, which took the top spot, was mentioned in 5.7 million posts, followed by the ...
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Zalando is bringing out an exclusive line of garments and...
Zalando is bringing out an exclusive line of garments and shoes for women in collaboration with Under Armour, covering training, yoga and other sports including running and boxing, with prices ranging from €44.95 for shirts to €129.95 for leggings. The partners are being aided on the marketing side by three ...
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The integration between Sport Zone and JD Sprinter in Iberia...
The integration between Sport Zone and JD Sprinter in Iberia is moving ahead, with several of the Portuguese retailer's stores in Spain reportedly having adopted the green color of the Sprinter retail brand. This comes after JD Sprinter and Sport Zone completed an Iberian tie-up earlier this year under a ...
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Just as Sports Direct International (SDI) publicized a sharp decline...
Just as Sports Direct International (SDI) publicized a sharp decline in profits caused primarily by its investment in Debenhams (see full coverage in this issue), the company's chief executive and majority shareholder lashed out at the department store group in The Telegraph, saying that he would be “smashing into [Debenhams]” ...
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An entity fully owned by Sports Direct International (SDI), Lovell...
An entity fully owned by Sports Direct International (SDI), Lovell Sports, has invested in the British field hockey and cricket market by buying a specialist retailer out of bankruptcy proceedings. It purchased Barrington Sports, which is described on its website as a retail partner for Lord's Cricket Ground, England Cricket, ...