News briefs - Retail – Page 83
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Adidas has developed a new yoga collection in cooperation with...
Adidas has developed a new yoga collection in cooperation with Wanderlust, using polyester made of recycled plastic from oceans. 80 percent of the waste that is in oceans and on coasts is plastic. As with some other Adidas products already launched, Parley for the Oceans, the environmental organization that addresses major ...
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Adidas has signed up the University of Wyoming, covering the...
Adidas has signed up the University of Wyoming, covering the school's 17 athletic team. The Cowboys teams were previously split between Nike and Under Armour.
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Kasper Rorsted, chief executive of the Adidas Group, has agreed...
Kasper Rorsted, chief executive of the Adidas Group, has agreed to be one of the speakers at the Ispo Digitize Summit, the event organized by Messe München in June around the digital economy. Other confirmed speakers include Günther Althaus, chief executive of the ANWR Group, Philipp Roesch-Schlanderer, co-founder and chief ...
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Adidas and Reebok top the 2018 edition of the Fashion...
Adidas and Reebok top the 2018 edition of the Fashion Transparency Index, which reviews and ranks global fashion and apparel brands and retailers based on how much information they disclose about their value chain and its social and environmental impact. The Index, issued by Fashion Revolution, was first launched in ...
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Adidas is boosting its plans for the expansion of Adidas...
Adidas is boosting its plans for the expansion of Adidas North America's campus in Portland, Oregon. It will expand it by 425,000 square feet instead of the originally planned 200,000 sqft. extension. Overlooking the Columbus River, the campus currently hosts 1,700 employees squeezed into 365,000 sqft. of office space. It ...
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After seven weeks of work, Engelhorn Sport has completed the...
After seven weeks of work, Engelhorn Sport has completed the latest refurbishment of its flagship store in Mannheim, transforming the first and second floors. The first floor is completely dedicated to women, including a bra fitting station. The German retailer, which is a member of Intersport, had already expanded the ...
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After two years of reconstruction that reportedly cost €35 million,...
After two years of reconstruction that reportedly cost €35 million, another large German sports store, L&T in Osnabruck, has reopened its doors, offering a new shopping experience. The biggest attraction is an artificial wave in the water basin in the basement, where people can surf. Another special feature is a ...
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The Jelmoli “House of Brands” in Zurich has reopened its...
The Jelmoli “House of Brands” in Zurich has reopened its sports section on the fourth floor, after a strong redecoration process. Under Armour has joined the list of brands offered in the section. New is an urban fitness and lifestyle area.
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XXL has opened its third store in Austria, in a...
XXL has opened its third store in Austria, in a space of nearly 5,000 square meters previously occupied by Sports Direct in the Donauzentrum, a big shopping center at Pasching, near Linz. The store employs 110 people. The big Norwegian sports retailer has also announced that it will soon be ...
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Thule has opened a new concept store in Stockholm. The...
Thule has opened a new concept store in Stockholm. The store is located on the city's central shopping street, the Kungsgatan, where neighbors include the likes of The North Face, Fjällräven, Haglöfs and Norrøna, among others. The store allows the company to showcase its entire range of its transportation solutions, ...
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Oxbow has opened its first directly operated store at 31...
Oxbow has opened its first directly operated store at 31 rue Beaurepaire in Paris, blending an urban lifestyle spirit with surf-inspired elements. The French surfwear brand owned by the Lafuma Group, which is enjoying a certain revival in contrast with the general sluggishness of the market, already has 30 franchised ...
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The resurgent Champion brand has chosen the bustling La Brea...
The resurgent Champion brand has chosen the bustling La Brea district in Los Angeles as the location for its first U.S. retail store. It features onsite customization that allows shoppers to design one-of-a-kind Champion garments made on-demand and tailored to their preferences. Hanesbrands says that Champion selected Los Angeles for ...
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Macron has opened a new shop inside the Marconi Airport...
Macron has opened a new shop inside the Marconi Airport in Bologna, the city where the sportswear brand is based. Macron is also the technical sponsor of Bologna Football Club (FC). The team plays in Italy's Serie A. The new store, which is located inside the Schengen Boarding Area of ...
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Gin Kiteboarding has opened a flagship store at the St-Joux...
Gin Kiteboarding has opened a flagship store at the St-Joux kite spot in La Neuveville, in the Swiss Jura. The store features a unique concept that combines a boutique, showroom, rental station, information center and meeting place. The objective is to provide the local community with a place to relax ...
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Karstadt's employees are to receive a special payment as the...
Karstadt's employees are to receive a special payment as the German department store group reportedly achieved a profit of €1.4 million last year. The retailer had been unprofitable since 2007 but it went through a restructuring program launched after the takeover of a majority stake by Signa Holding in 2014. ...
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Adidas Originals has launched a footwear franchise for women, the...
Adidas Originals has launched a footwear franchise for women, the Arkyn, with a technical mesh upper in a sock-like construction, a neoprene heel and unorthodox lacing system, a Boost midsole, a rubber outsole and three-stripe branding. The company says the Arkyn W provides a fresh perspective on streetwear, while drawing ...
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Cisalfa has introduced a new e-store, developed in partnership with...
Cisalfa has introduced a new e-store, developed in partnership with Keros Digital. The upgraded e-store is meant to offer its visitors an easier shopping experience. The Italian sporting goods retailer said it chose Keros' K-Oms platform because this is designed to meet diverse order management needs, including multiple order fulfillment ...
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SportScheck has acquired full ownership of Fitfox, an online platform...
SportScheck has acquired full ownership of Fitfox, an online platform that suggests more than 3,000 activities in 70 different sports that people can perform in fitness studios and sports halls in 50 German cities. Founded in Hamburg in 2013, the website gets more than five million visits per month. The ...
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Decathlon Russia has opened its first store that is not...
Decathlon Russia has opened its first store that is not attached to a shopping center, measuring 4,800 square meters of net selling space, after purchasing a land parcel of three hectares in a dormitory district of St. Petersburg. The company said it plans to add four doors in the same ...
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Sports Direct International (SDI) raised its stake in Debenhams to...
Sports Direct International (SDI) raised its stake in Debenhams to nearly 30 percent, the threshold at which it would have to make a formal takeover offer for the department store group. Instead, SDI reportedly said that it wanted to form a tighter strategic partnership with Debenhams, as it increased its ...
