Retail insights from the sporting goods industry – Page 125
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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 ...
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Karstadt Sports has opened corners for Reebok with special workout...
Karstadt Sports has opened corners for Reebok with special workout areas for customers at its stores in Munich's Stachus area and on Essen's Limbecker Platz. A dedicated website and a social media campaign will promote the initiative as part of the brand's “Reebok Experience.”
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Zalando invests in new markets, categories and infrastructure
Zalando wants to move into two unidentified new European markets as part of multi-faceted investments targeting a sales increase of 20 percent to 25 percent and continuing market share gains this year.The German online fashion retailer raised its turnover by 23.4 percent to €4,489 million in 2017, driven by a ...
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Munich, the Spanish brand of sports and lifestyle footwear, has...
Munich, the Spanish brand of sports and lifestyle footwear, has opened its 9th store in Barcelona, raising the number of directly operated stores in Spain to 15. Located in the Splau di Cornelià shopping center in the district of Llobregat, the 45-square-meter experiential store makes use of methacrylate to spread ...
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Adidas teams up with a Russian shoe retailer for the World Cup
Zenden, a Russian shoe retailer that holds a license for the 2018 Fifa World Cup in its country, has announced a plan to open Adidas corners in 150 of its stores in connection with the international tournament. It also plans to release 60 new products including rubber shoes, sneakers and ...
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Two weeks before the formal release of the Adidas Group's...
Two weeks before the formal release of the Adidas Group's results for 2017, the company's chief executive reportedly indicated that its turnover increased in a range of 15 to 20 percent for the year to reach more than €20 billion. As reported by Reuters, Kasper Rorsted said at a conference ...
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Adidas has launched a new global campaign under the tagline...
Adidas has launched a new global campaign under the tagline “See Creativity,” as part of a broader marketing program that started in December under the title “Here to Create.” A video shows female athletes who show their creativity by being daring and confident in their different sports activities.
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Adidas will be the founding partner of the new Pacific...
Adidas will be the founding partner of the new Pacific Pro football league in the U.S., which is positioned as an alternative for paid professional college players to high school players with their eyes on the NFL
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Maloja, the German sportswear brand, has opened new franchised stores...
Maloja, the German sportswear brand, has opened new franchised stores with retail partners in several German cities. The first franchised store was opened in Obersdorf in Germany in 2016 and the second store in Wiesbaden in October last year. Another franchised store will be opened with a local retail partner ...
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This spring, Sweaty Betty will open a store on King's...
This spring, Sweaty Betty will open a store on King's Boulevard in London. It will join Nike, Carhartt and other stores in a new shopping district in London, called the Coal Drops Yard, near King's Cross and the St. Pancras railway station.
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Buff has opened a store in Barcelona's central Plaza de...
Buff has opened a store in Barcelona's central Plaza de Catalunya in cooperation with Havaianas. The Brazilian brand of rubber sandals will use it only during the summer months.
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Adidas says it has launched a new “employer branding campaign”...
Adidas says it has launched a new “employer branding campaign” as part of recruitment efforts aimed at strengthening its in-house digital expertise and talent. It is looking in particular for software engineers. The campaign follows the creation of more than 200 new positions at the end of 2017 in the ...
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Adidas has announced the release of a women's ready-to-wear collection...
Adidas has announced the release of a women's ready-to-wear collection in collaboration with Daniëlle Cathari, the 23-year-old fashion designer based in Amsterdam. The Adidas Originals by Daniëlle Cathari capsule collection for spring/summer 2018 debuted with a presentation at New York Fashion Week on Feb. 8. A year ago, Cathari designed ...
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The Swiss Sport 2000 retail organization has signed exclusive distribution...
The Swiss Sport 2000 retail organization has signed exclusive distribution agreements for two lines of products. One is a special line of skiwear under the Marc Girardelli line that Sport 2000 members can only sell to companies and sports clubs under an agreement with the brand's licensee, Liegeling. The other ...
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A prospective agreement for Sports Direct International to indirectly purchase...
A prospective agreement for Sports Direct International to indirectly purchase parts of Brixton Market has fallen through, according to Fashionnetwork.com. An investment vehicle related to the British sports retailer reportedly made an offer of £30 million (€33.9m-$41.5m) for Brixton Village and Market Row, which bring together 140 mostly independent retailers ...
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Fanatics has signed a ten-year agreement with the Welsh Rugby...
Fanatics has signed a ten-year agreement with the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) which gives Fanatics exclusive rights to operate the re-designed flagship store on Westgate Street in Cardiff, the existing concourse units within Principality Stadium in Cardiff, and the official online store at http://store.wru.co.uk. Fanatics will introduce two new rapid ...
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The last Dassler leaves the Adidas Group
Frank Dassler, general counsel and chief compliance officer at the Adidas Group, left the company at the end of January, although he will continue to advise the group and to represent it in international organizations.Dassler's appointment at the Adidas Group in 2004 raised some eyebrows since he is the grandson ...
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Adidas is teaming up with Zound Industries International to sell...
Adidas is teaming up with Zound Industries International to sell headphones. The two companies have entered into a licensing agreement for audio products that will extend until 2024. They did not disclose the financial terms of the deal. Under the terms of the agreement, Zound will design, develop, manufacture and ...
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Adidas and Eden Park, the French rugby-inspired ready-to-wear brand, are...
Adidas and Eden Park, the French rugby-inspired ready-to-wear brand, are launching an exclusive capsule collection. The new line will comprise 17 items, for men and women, including clothes and a shoe named Predator Rugby, especially designed for the collection, featuring the Eden Park logo. Dan Carter, the rugby union player ...
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Adidas and The Woolmark Company, a subsidiary of Australian Wool...
Adidas and The Woolmark Company, a subsidiary of Australian Wool Innovation, are launching The Woolmark Performance Challenge, a new annual design competition for tertiary students in Europe and North America. Through this new Challenge, students are offered the opportunity to develop innovative product applications within the sports and performance industry ...
