News Briefs – Page 444
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Sportfack, the Swedish trade magazine, has a new chief editor,...
Sportfack, the Swedish trade magazine, has a new chief editor, Nicolas Jändel, who previously worked for a fishing magazine and then handled the magazine of Naturkompaniet, the Swedish outdoor retailer owned by Fenix Outdoor International. He takes the place of Martin Willness, who has been with Sportfack for 18 years, ...
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Rutger de Kort has been appointed as country manager for...
Rutger de Kort has been appointed as country manager for Mizuno Benelux from the start of April, Sport Partner reports. This comes after Jean-Paul van der Linden, who has held the job for the last six years, became the Japanese company's senior sales and marketing manager in Europe, the Middle ...
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Elan has taken over the distribution of its products in...
Elan has taken over the distribution of its products in the U.S. from Alpina Sports Corporation (ASC), the U.S. subsidiary of the eponymous Slovenian manufacturer of shoes and skis boots. The two Slovenian companies are switching roles in the U.S. ASC has been distributing Elan's snow sports products there since ...
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Shiner, the leading U.K.-based distributor of skateboards and other action...
Shiner, the leading U.K.-based distributor of skateboards and other action sports products, has become the new strategic European licensee for Body Glove, which a goal to sell its apparel collections at 1,000 points of sales throughout the region. Marquee Brands acquired a majority stake in the Californian surf brand at ...
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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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Puma has just put out excellent preliminary figures for the...
Puma has just put out excellent preliminary figures for the first quarter. Consolidated sales increased by 12 percent to €1,131 million, with strong currency-neutral growth of about 21 percent. The operating profit (Ebit) went up to around €112 million from €70 million in the year-ago period. Nevertheless, the management is ...
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Hervis Sport reported a 5.2 percent sales increase to €520...
Hervis Sport reported a 5.2 percent sales increase to €520 million last year. In particular, its sales in the domestic Austrian market increased by 6.5 percent to about €315 million, indicating a significant gain in market share. The balance of the turnover came from Hervis' stores in Germany, Slovenia, Hungary, ...
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Sport XX announced that it reached revenues of 307 million...
Sport XX announced that it reached revenues of 307 million Swiss francs (€259.9m-$320.8m) in 2017, a 6.6 percent increase on the previous year. The Swiss sporting goods retail chain, which is owned by the Migros cooperative, added two more stores in the course of last year, reaching a total of ...
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Sport Scheck, the big German sporting goods retailer owned by...
Sport Scheck, the big German sporting goods retailer owned by the Otto Group, resumed its growth in the financial year ended Feb. 28, rising by one percent to €300 million, thanks to a 12.6 percent increase in online sales. In its physical stores, sales declined by one percent on a ...
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Sport Zone suffered a decline in comparable sales last year,...
Sport Zone suffered a decline in comparable sales last year, as reported by the Sonae Group. This Portuguese conglomerate was previously the full owner of Sport Zone, but last year it agreed to fold this interest into the Iberian Sports Retail Group (ISRG), in which the JD Sports Fashion group ...
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Netshoes, the large Brazilian-based online retailer of sporting goods, reported...
Netshoes, the large Brazilian-based online retailer of sporting goods, reported a relatively stable net loss of 164.3 million reais (€38.9m-$48.1m) for 2017 on 9 percent higher revenues of R$1,889 million (€447.5m-$552.5m). On an adjusted basis, the net loss went up by 11 percent R$170.3 million (€40.3m-$49.8m), weighed down by a ...
