Retail insights from the sporting goods industry – Page 10
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News briefsDecathlon seeks to unify and improve its stores
Decathlon is beginning a universal store renovation program in Spain, specifically at the 8,000-sqm store in San Sebastián de los Reyes, on the northern outskirts of Madrid. Nine other stores will be following suit elsewhere in Europe and, in time, another 23 in Spain. Decathlon seeks to establish a circular ...
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News briefsSkechers expands retail presence in Spain
Skechers is expanding its retail presence in Spain under the guidance of retail property consultancy Newmark Retail. The American footwear brand is opening two flagship stores in Madrid and one in A Coruña. The new flagships in Spain’s capital city will be in the Parque Oeste and Rivas Futura shopping ...
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News briefsRossignol reopens store in Paris St-Germain
The Rossignol Group announced the reopening of its iconic store in Paris St-Germain after a complete renovation – and just in time for the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The store’s new layout is designed to provide visitors with an immersive and enriching experience. Key improvements include vibrant organic ...
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News briefsCastore opens first retail store in continental Europe
Castore has announced the opening of its first European store in Enschede, Netherlands. The British sportswear brand described the opening as the first step in delivering on its “retail strategy to open mainline stores in locations across Europe.” The Enschede store will stock a range of men’s and women’s performance ...
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News briefsParis 2024 megastore open on Champs-Elyseés
The flagship store for the official boutiques of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games is now open to the public on the prestigious Champs-Elysées avenue, more precisely on Place Clémenceau, next to the Grand Palais and the Concorde Urban Park. The Paris 2024 megastore features around 1,000 sqm of ...
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News briefsOnitsuka Tiger will open its first Spanish flagship
Asics’ Onitsuka Tiger brand will open a large flagship store in Barcelona at 27 Paseo de Gracia, Modaes.com has reported. It will be Onitsuka’s first store in Spain. The opening is scheduled for October/November, according to the report. The premises, currently occupied by an Ecoalf pop-up store, have a surface ...
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News briefsSpain’s FY23 in sporting goods
At its general meeting last month, the Spanish Association of Sporting Goods Manufacturers and Distributors (Afydad) reported several figures from the country’s sports market for the full year 2023, presented by Toni Amat, who leads the studies department at Interempresas and is editor of the platform’s magazine, Tradebike & Tri. ...
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ArticleDecathlon leaves Sweden, replaced by Swedish giant
A press release dated July 8 revealed the news that had been expected for several weeks: Decathlon will close its last Swedish door on July 21. The last store of the French giant will soon be occupied by a Swedish giant.
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News briefsSport 2000 opens more Absolute Run stores
On July 4, 2024, a new Absolute Run store opened in Aschaffenburg, Germany. With over 240 sqm of retail space, owners Cristina Aulbach and Thomas Kießling offer customers numerous running brands such as Asics, Adidas, Brooks, On, Hoka, Karhu, Saucony and New Balance and thus a suitably large and specialized ...
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News briefsNike opens another store in Barcelona
Nike is opening an 800-sqm store at the Aura building at Francesc Macià Plaza in Barcelona, Spain, according to Palco23 and Expansión. The building was home to El Corte Inglés until 2021. That retailer’s grocery store is still operating on the premises. This is Nike’s second-biggest store in the city, ...
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ArticleBase Detall Sport signals willingness to negotiate with Intersport Spain
The CEO of Base Detall Sport, Miquel Calzada, has told CMDsport that the Spanish buying group is ready to join forces with Intersport Spain or, indeed, any other party as long as it serves a common purpose. Base Detall Sport will not, however, be making the first move. “We, for ...
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ArticleFootway transfers e-commerce to new corporate group
Swedish Footway Group AB announced on July 4 that it is separating its e-commerce business as part of a strategic review. The separation is in line with the company’s efforts over the last four years to split e-commerce and platform into separate business areas. The company’s platform has grown significantly ...
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News briefsJD Sports’ COO steps down
Retail Gazette reports that Sherilyn Paterson, COO of JD Sports, will leave the retailer after 12 years. Paterson, who was promoted to COO last year, will step down for personal reasons. Before taking on the COO position, her roles at JD Sports included Merchandising Director and Group Operations Director.
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News briefsAdidas launches its The Pulse retail concept in the UK
Adidas is introducing its premium store format, dubbed “The Pulse,” in the UK with two locations in Edinburgh and Glasgow. A 1,000 sqm store has just opened at Fort Kinnaird in Edinburgh. It is the third The Pulse store to open in Europe, with other locations in Germany and Italy. ...
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News briefsGolden Goose introduces summer retail concept
Italian luxury sneaker brand Golden Goose is unveiling Bar Golden, a new retail experience inspired by the Italian culture and design of the 1960s. The new concept is launching in the seaside resorts of Forte dei Marmi, Italy, and Bodrum, Turkey. The stores showcase a selection of vintage objects such ...
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News briefsAmazon reportedly plans to launch Chinese goods discount store
According to the Financial Times, Amazon aims to include a new discount section on its app’s homepage with products from Chinese warehouses that can be delivered to shoppers in nine to 11 days. The news comes as Amazon faces intensifying competition from Chinese e-commerce platforms like Temu and Shein. The ...
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News briefsShops 1st Try relocates
After ten years, Shops 1st Try, Europe’s largest B2B snowboarding demo, is moving 35 kilometers from Alpbachtal to a new location in Hochfügen in Austria’s Ziller Valley. The date remains the same: January 19-21, 2025. The new location is divided into two areas: the On-Snow Demo and Exhibition Area in ...
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News briefsFoot Locker relaunch the FLX Rewards Program
Foot Locker unveiled an enhanced FLX Rewards program and announced upcoming upgrades to its mobile app, marking key milestones in the company’s Lace Up strategy, its strategy to drive sustainable and profitable growth. Based on extensive consumer insights, the revamped FLX Rewards program introduces FLX Cash, which allows customers to ...
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ArticleAI fashion catalog promises to save time and money
A London-headquartered start-up founded in 2022, Truss, is cataloguing the world’s clothes, or at least the share of it produced by fashion houses. As Truss sees things, its product is useful for e-commerce and resale, for fashion brands themselves and for marketplaces, but also for insurers, which require proper appraisals ...
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ArticleApple seeking cheaper alternative to its VR headset
Apple appears to be directing its efforts away from a second edition of its Vision Pro headset and toward a cheaper version, according to Mac Rumors, which cites reporting by The Information. The Vision Pro’s retail price is $3,499. (The 14-inch MacBook Pro, by comparison, ranges in price from $1,599 ...
