Retail insights from the sporting goods industry – Page 128
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Flipkart has reportedly formed a partnership with Decathlon to sell...
Flipkart has reportedly formed a partnership with Decathlon to sell the French retailer's private labels, in a bid to increase its share in the growing Indian sports retail market. The Indian e-commerce giant is said to have a customer base of over 100 million, which will allow Decathlon to increase ...
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As expected, Canada Goose has opened its first European store,...
As expected, Canada Goose has opened its first European store, covering about 460 square meters at 244 Regent Street in London
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Salomon has opened its first single-brand store in Andorra, located...
Salomon has opened its first single-brand store in Andorra, located in the Carlemany shopping center, through the biggest local sports retailer, Viladomat
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Adidas outperforms in North America
The Adidas Group's expansion has been hampered by weakening retail trends in Europe and infrastructure bottlenecks in North America in the third quarter, leading to a sales increase at the lower end of its projection, but the company still delivered ample rises in sales and profits.The German group's turnover jumped ...
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Adidas appoints three European country managers
After the reshuffle implemented in the Adidas Group's European management structure nearly two months ago, the company has appointed three of its own staff as country managers in France, Iberia and Italy.Nicolas Favre has taken over at the start of this month as country manager in France. He joined the ...
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Adidas has unveiled a new app that is meant to...
Adidas has unveiled a new app that is meant to deliver a personalized shopping experience. The Adidas Sports & Style app uses Salesforce technology including Commerce Cloud, Marketing Cloud and Service Cloud. The app gets to know the consumer's preferences, and proposes personalized news stories, blog posts, articles, videos and ...
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Adidas announced on Instagram that it has teamed up with...
Adidas announced on Instagram that it has teamed up with N.E.R.D., an American funk rock band, to launch what it has called the Training Gear collection. The company indicates that the range was inspired from the styles of the band members Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo and Shay Hayley. Williams already ...
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Adidas signs a three-year sponsorship deal with the Derry City...
Adidas signs a three-year sponsorship deal with the Derry City football team in Northern Ireland
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Asics has opened its fourth German “performance store” at 55a...
Asics has opened its fourth German “performance store” at 55a Schildergasse in Cologne
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Lowa and Schöffel have opened their 32nd dual-branded store in...
Lowa and Schöffel have opened their 32nd dual-branded store in Nuremberg, measuring 190 m², through a franchisee who is affiliated with Intersport Germany
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Adidas presented the official match ball for the 2018 World...
Adidas presented the official match ball for the 2018 World Cup in Moscow, in the presence of Lionel Messi. The Telstar 18 is a re-edition of Adidas' first match ball for the World Cup, which it developed for the tournament in Mexico in 1970.
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2XU has signed a partnership agreement with GXG, a Chinese...
2XU has signed a partnership agreement with GXG, a Chinese fashion retailer, which will make 2XU products widely available to Chinese consumers. 2XU is planning to open up to 50 retail stores in mainland China over the next three years. 2XU currently operates 26 retail and outlet stores in Australia ...
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Sport-Guide.com reports that a Patagonia store in Grenoble is to...
Sport-Guide.com reports that a Patagonia store in Grenoble is to shut down around the end of October. The store has been open for several years but the owner apparently struggled to reach a sustainable level of sales, which he blamed on the lack of international tourists in Grenoble. The closure ...
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Rossignol inaugurated a new flagship store in Oslo on Sept....
Rossignol inaugurated a new flagship store in Oslo on Sept. 29. Located at Holmens Gate 2, in Norway's capital city, the new store of the French manufacturer of alpine, snowboard and Nordic equipment has a surface of 270 square meters on two floors. The ground floor is dedicated to apparel, ...
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Moncler has enlarged its flagship store in Milan, which now...
Moncler has enlarged its flagship store in Milan, which now covers 800 square meters on two floors, one for women's wear and the other for men's wear, making it the brand's largest mono-brand store in the world. It had been first opened in 2013 at a prestigious location: 1, via ...
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Sport Partner reports that Regatta is opening its first Dutch...
Sport Partner reports that Regatta is opening its first Dutch branded store in Amersfoort, in the center of the Netherlands, to sell the Regatta and Dare2Be brands
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Valentino is opening sport-inspired pop-up shops in major cities around...
Valentino is opening sport-inspired pop-up shops in major cities around the world as part of the promotion of its Resort collection 2018. The pop-ups will sell limited edition tracksuits, basketballs, sneakers, yoga mats and other products for physically active customers. The limited-edition items all feature a new logo, “VLTN.” The ...
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Under Armour (UA) has unveiled its first-ever subscription service, ArmourBox....
Under Armour (UA) has unveiled its first-ever subscription service, ArmourBox. This service allows customers to get a mix of products shipped directly to their front door on a regular basis. Similar to other subscription services like Birchbox or Five Four, ArmourBox allows customers to try on the products and keep ...
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Bogner is placing the products of Fire & Ice skiwear...
Bogner is placing the products of Fire & Ice skiwear line on Zalando's marketplace for customers' orders from Germany and Austria, but not those of its premium Bogner Sport line
