News Briefs – Page 545
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Decathlon is reportedly continuing its expansion drive in Germany, with...
Decathlon is reportedly continuing its expansion drive in Germany, with at least six more openings this year. After new stores in Munich, Stuttgart and Berlin, Textilwirtschaft writes that the next openings are to take place in May in Lübeck and Landshut-Ergolding. The list continues with Kaiserslautern in June, Hamburg in ...
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Stadium plans to grow significantly in the next five years,...
Stadium plans to grow significantly in the next five years, but mainly outside of Sweden, partly in Germany. In an interview with a Swedish newspaper, Dagens Industri, Stadium's new chief executive, Karl Eklöf, said the goal is to grow from the present annual level of about 5.1 billion Swedish kronor ...
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The Austrian Sport 2000 voluntary group plans to install digital...
The Austrian Sport 2000 voluntary group plans to install digital kiosks at some of its partner stores, starting in May, allowing end customers to order products from its central warehouse for next-day delivery to their homes. Like Intersport Austria and Hervis Sport, Sport 2000 Österreich has apparently benefited from the ...
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Under Armour is opening a 15,000-square-foot Brand House in Madison,...
Under Armour is opening a 15,000-square-foot Brand House in Madison, Wisconsin. The company is also reportedly going to open its first Brand House in Boston in November. With a size of 18,000 square feet, it would be second in size only to its flagship in Chicago, which measures 30,000 sqft. ...
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In the framework of the brand's expansion in the running...
In the framework of the brand's expansion in the running category, Adidas recently opened its newest Runbase in the Berlin-Kreuberg section of Germany's capital city. The location is more than just a running store. It is meant to be a destination for local running communities, enabling them to try out ...
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Paris' revamped Forum des Halles, whose modernization and expansion is...
Paris' revamped Forum des Halles, whose modernization and expansion is expected to cost around €1 billion, prominently features a new Nike store of 1,026 square meters under its new “canopy” roof and on one of its four corners. The store has dedicated areas for running, training, sportswear, men, women and ...
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Signa Holding, the Austrian-based real estate company that controls Karstadt...
Signa Holding, the Austrian-based real estate company that controls Karstadt and Karstadt Sports, recently acquired a majority stake in Outfitter, a multi-channel sporting goods retailer, in order to support Karstadt Sports' online retail business. Signa Retail aims to position Karstadt Sports as Germany's biggest sporting goods retailer. Meanwhile, Karstadt Sports ...
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Merrell is launching an e-learning program for the personnel in...
Merrell is launching an e-learning program for the personnel in any stores in France, similar to one that it recently introduced in the U.K., and the brand may take similar initiatives in other countries based on the results. In France, salespeople who are handling the brand can connect with a ...
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The North Face has reportedly leased a space of nearly...
The North Face has reportedly leased a space of nearly 20,000 square feet on Fifth Avenue at 43rd Street in New York City for its flagship store in the Big Apple. TNF already has two other smaller stores in the Upper West Side and Soho districts of Manhattan.
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In a press release regarding its campaign around yesterday's Boston...
In a press release regarding its campaign around yesterday's Boston Marathon, which Adidas is now sponsoring, New Balance said that the group's global sales increased last year by 12.7 percent to $3.72 billion, including the estimated sales of joint venture partners and distributors. Also included are the revenues of ...
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Sportscheck raised its sales by 7.7 percent to €319 million...
Sportscheck raised its sales by 7.7 percent to €319 million for the fiscal year to the end of February, reports the Otto Group, the owner of the German sports retailer, as part of its preliminary results. Sportscheck had indicated earlier this year that it staged a recovery after a sales ...
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Orders collected by 361 Degrees for delivery in the fourth...
Orders collected by 361 Degrees for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2016 were up by a high single digit at its latest house fair, with higher volumes and average selling prices. Footwear led the growth, and apparel orders improved slightly. Orders for the 361° Kids collection rose by a ...
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According to Sweden's HUI research institute, retail sales of sporting...
According to Sweden's HUI research institute, retail sales of sporting goods dropped by 1.4 percent in the country in December, which was a record month for retail in general. The decline was largely due to unusually warm weather during the month. In January the weather turned colder and sporting goods ...
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After four years in charge of the Norwegian sporting goods...
After four years in charge of the Norwegian sporting goods association, Sportsbransjen, its chief executive, Bård Kristiansen, will be leaving his post at the end of August. He came to Sportsbransjen in the summer of 2011 after working for Adecco and in the healthcare sector. He will now leave the ...
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Eurosima, the European association of action sports manufacturers, has launched...
Eurosima, the European association of action sports manufacturers, has launched its first business sponsorship program since it began in 1999. The program addresses start-up companies in the action sports industry. For a year, young entrepreneurs will be given a chance to meet with volunteer chief executives from Eurosima member companies ...
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Alibaba is the first e-commerce company to become a member...
Alibaba is the first e-commerce company to become a member of the International Anticounterfeiting Coalition (IACC), the non-profit organization devoted to combating product counterfeiting and piracy. The Chinese e-tailer has been working with the IACC since 2013 to identify and take down infringing listings on its Taobao and Tmall marketplaces, ...
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After launching the first connected tennis racquet in 2012, Babolat...
After launching the first connected tennis racquet in 2012, Babolat is launching the first connected tennis bracelet. The new product, which is completely dedicated to tracking the wearer's performance on the tennis court, is already available in the stores. A bracelet co-branded with Roland-Garros, the tennis tournament in Paris which ...
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The first New Balance running shoe with a full-length 3D...
The first New Balance running shoe with a full-length 3D printed midsole went on sale on April 15, albeit in an extremely limited form. The U.S. brand will make available to consumers only 44 pairs of the “Zante Generate,” for sale on the New Balance website as well as at ...
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Ikea will be selling bicycles worldwide as from this August....
Ikea will be selling bicycles worldwide as from this August. Initially, the offering will be limited to a single unisex model called the Sladda, designed for urban riders. The model was created by Oskar Juhlin, Jan Puranen and Kristian Eke from a Swedish studio, Veryday Design. The Sladda will sell ...
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Beyoncé unveiled the website and a teaser video for Ivy...
Beyoncé unveiled the website and a teaser video for Ivy Park, her new athleisure clothing line, on March 31. The influential American pop icon's 200-piece trendy activewear collection was developed in collaboration with Topshop and became available from April 14 online and in brick-and-mortar locations at Topshop, Net-a-Porter, Hudson Bay, ...
