News Briefs – Page 424
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JD Sprinter intends to absorb Sport Zone España, based on...
JD Sprinter intends to absorb Sport Zone España, based on a filing in the commercial register reported by Moda.es. The entity that manages the Sprinter and JD stores in Spain has started integrating Sport Zone's operations in the country, after the owners of Sport Zone and JD Sprinter formed the ...
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JD Sports Fashion is raising the surface of its store...
JD Sports Fashion is raising the surface of its store in the Bluewater shopping mall near London from 9,544 to 18,966 square feet. Digitalization is the big buzzword in retailing right now, but as Fashionmagazine.com has noted, Peter Cowgill, executive chairman of the U.K.-based retail group, made an interesting statement ...
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XXL has introduced the Klarna in-store payment system, a service...
XXL has introduced the Klarna in-store payment system, a service that gives customers the opportunity to split their payment into instalments, postpone it or pay all at once, all by telephone. The new payment system will be rolled out in all of XXL's 77 stores in the Nordic countries during ...
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The North American basketball league (NBA) and EPI have announced...
The North American basketball league (NBA) and EPI have announced plans to open the first European NBA store. The store will be located in Milan at Galleria Passarella, a few steps from Piazza San Babila, in the city center. The opening is scheduled to take place during the 2018/19 season, ...
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Lululemon will be opening a new store at the Royal...
Lululemon will be opening a new store at the Royal Exchange shopping mall in Manchester this autumn. The Canadian brand and retailer, specializing in technical clothes for yoga and running, already has a small showroom on the nearby Saint Anns Place, where it hosts sports events for runners. Also in ...
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Uniqlo will be opening its first Italian store in Milan...
Uniqlo will be opening its first Italian store in Milan in April 2019. The store will be located in Piazza Cordusio, just a few steps from Milan's Duomo, and will reportedly have a sales area of around 2,500 square meters on three floors. The Japanese brand, better known for its ...
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Moncler has announced the Chinese debut of its Moncler Genius...
Moncler has announced the Chinese debut of its Moncler Genius collections on Tmall Luxury Pavilion, Alibaba Group's dedicated luxury shopping platform, starting Sept. 27 and until Oct. 14. The launch of the pop-up e-store marks the first collaboration between the Italian apparel manufacturer and the Chinese e-commerce giant. The Moncler ...
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Burton Snowboards has opened its first store in Munich, calling...
Burton Snowboards has opened its first store in Munich, calling it a “hub” because it also serves as an office and showroom, hosting the German country manager, Benjamin Schwarz, and his team. It is located near many other sports stores at Frauenstrasse, 10.
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Decathlon is under pressure from activists to eliminate the sale...
Decathlon is under pressure from activists to eliminate the sale of hunting products in its French stores. More than 38,000 people signed a petition to this effect after the French government backed the requests of the French Hunters' Federation (FNC), which boasts 1.2 million members. Its support was said to ...
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Zalando has once again reduced its guidance for the current...
Zalando has once again reduced its guidance for the current financial year, indicating that a very hot and long summer affected its sales, resulting in heavy discounting, and delayed the switch to autumn/winter season. The big e-tailer is now expecting its revenues to grow at the low end of its ...
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The Willy Bogner group raised its sales by about 5...
The Willy Bogner group raised its sales by about 5 percent to €71.9 million for the first half of the current fiscal year, which will be ending this month, aided by strategic changes launched in 2016 and implemented since last November under the new leadership of Andreas Baumgärtner. This marks ...
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The FC Barcelona club reported record revenues of €914 million...
The FC Barcelona club reported record revenues of €914 million for the 2017/18 season, up from €708 million in the previous year. Ebitda went up to €177 million from €124 million. Higher sponsorship revenues, including those obtained through a new shirt deal with Japan's Rakuten, were only one of the ...
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Stefan Herzog, a well-known name in German sports retailing, has...
Stefan Herzog, a well-known name in German sports retailing, has assumed the newly created position of secretary general of VDS, the German sporting goods retailers' association chaired by Werner Haizmann. Much like the appointment in February 2016 of Michael Nendwich as general manager of VSSÖ, the Austrian counterpart of VDS, ...
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Puma has won an appeal in the General Court of...
Puma has won an appeal in the General Court of the European Union, which has asked the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to re-examine the company's claims against Doosan Machine Tools. That company had registered in 2012 a figurative mark resembling its own logo for goods and services related to ...
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Nike said it is “deeply concerned” by a lawsuit filed...
Nike said it is “deeply concerned” by a lawsuit filed by a woman in Las Vegas who claims that she was raped by Ronaldo in 2009. His new cub, Juventus, said it was fully behind the football star.
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Textilwirtschaft reports that Bogner has reached a settlement with Alexander...
Textilwirtschaft reports that Bogner has reached a settlement with Alexander Wirth, who abruptly left as chief executive last year. It was reported at the time that the company questioned some of the partnerships arranged by Wirth, and that these alleged issues precipitated his departure, but the two parties have apparently ...
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The European Commission has recommended the reinstatement of the one...
The European Commission has recommended the reinstatement of the one bag bass limit for fishermen from Oct. 1, and for the remainder of 2018. In June, the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (Ices) had issued revised scientific advice which reduced the estimated impact of recreational fishing on ...
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Nike and the European Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry...
Nike and the European Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) partnered with Sport and Citizenship to organize a conference near Brussels on “Shaping a New Active Generation. “ Representatives of Adidas, Foot Locker, Play International and other institutions adopted a “Brussels Active Kids” statement that aims to stimulate action ...
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Puma has announced a long-term partnership with Adriana Lima, who...
Puma has announced a long-term partnership with Adriana Lima, who will be the new ambassador for the women's training business. She will represent Puma in marketing campaigns globally. Lima, 37, has been in the fashion industry since the 1990s. She boasts 11.7 million followers on Instagram, where she shows that ...
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Puma has announced that Luis Suárez, the striker of Barcelona...
Puma has announced that Luis Suárez, the striker of Barcelona FC, has inked a boot deal with Puma Football. Before joining Puma, Suárez had been sponsored by Adidas for 11 seasons. Prior to joining Adidas in 2008, he wore Nike soccer boots. The 31-year-old player will now be wearing Puma ...
