Retail insights from the sporting goods industry – Page 140

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    Go Sport is launching Go Sport Montagne, a new banner...

    2016-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Go Sport is launching Go Sport Montagne, a new banner for mountain enthusiasts, just a few months after the launch of another new banner called Bike+. For Go Sport Montagne, the French retailer is looking at 100 franchised stores, which will rely on the network of sporting goods retailers affiliated ...

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    New Balance and Reebok have both opened flagship stores in...

    2016-12-01T00:00:00Z

    New Balance and Reebok have both opened flagship stores in Milan's Piazza Gae Aulenti, which has become a major destination for sports and fashion stores. Nike and Colmar already have stores there. Reebok's flagship is an “experience store” where customers can get discounts of between €10 and €100 depending on ...

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    Arc'teryx is opening its first French flagship in Chamonix, the...

    2016-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Arc'teryx is opening its first French flagship in Chamonix, the famous skiing resort in the Haute-Savoie department. The store will be operated in partnership with Jean-François Coquoz, a local retailer. The 100-square-meter store is located at 306 rue Paccard, in the center of the French town. The move is part ...

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    The Adidas Group is opposing a pending trademark registration by...

    2016-12-01T00:00:00Z

    The Adidas Group is opposing a pending trademark registration by Barcelona football club in the U.S., for a design with seven blue and red stripes. As reported by several Spanish newspapers, the Adidas group has filed an opposition document with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) last month, claiming ...

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    Adidas has unveiled a new jersey for the New Zealand...

    2016-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has unveiled a new jersey for the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team. The jersey, which comes after two years of development in collaboration with the team itself, features a new fabric which has been digitally woven together. This manufacturing process is said to help reduce the likelihood of ...

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    Adidas and London-based Palace Skateboards have launched their new collaboration...

    2016-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Adidas and London-based Palace Skateboards have launched their new collaboration with a humorous video that makes fun of Adidas' serious sportswear campaign. The collection includes tracksuits, terry hoodies, socks, hats, crewnecks as well as the new Palace Indoor sneaker, which is similar to Adidas' retro Superstar shoe but with recent ...

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    Adidas has unveiled a fully biodegradable running shoe made from...

    2016-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has unveiled a fully biodegradable running shoe made from Biosteel fiber, a nature-based and completely biodegradable replication of natural silk. The Futurecraft Biofabric, which has been developed in partnership with AMSilk, was presented on Nov. 17. at the Biofabricate Conference in New York, where Adidas and AMSilk also announced ...

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    Canada Goose has opened a 4,500-square-foot flagship store in Toronto,...

    2016-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Canada Goose has opened a 4,500-square-foot flagship store in Toronto, its home town

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    Arc'teryx has opened its second store in Toronto, measuring 2,825...

    2016-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Arc'teryx has opened its second store in Toronto, measuring 2,825 square feet and located in the Yorkdale Mall

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    Sport-Tiedje, a German retailer of fitness equipment, has signed a...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Sport-Tiedje, a German retailer of fitness equipment, has signed a contract with Karstadt Sports for the distribution of its products for the next three years. In 21 Karstadt Sports stores in Germany, Tiedje will introduce its shop-in-shop concept on 60-110 sqm,  with three employees per store. Sport-Tiedje has 45 stores ...

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    JD Sports Fashion is opening its biggest store in Spain...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    JD Sports Fashion is opening its biggest store in Spain and the 23rd one in the country, covering more than 500 square meters in the Splau de Cornellà shopping center of Llobregat, near Barcelona

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    The first flagship store of Canada Goose has been officially...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    The first flagship store of Canada Goose has been officially opened in the brand's hometown of Toronto. It covers 4,500 square feet in the city's Yorkdale Shopping Centre. Among other services, customers can book appointments with some of the brand's “ambassadors.” They can leave items purchased in storage while they ...

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    The Philippines are the latest Asian country where the Decathlon...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    The Philippines are the latest Asian country where the Decathlon group has confirmed a store opening, to take place next spring in Alabang, near Manilla. The store of 3,000 square meters is to sell only private labels, covering about 70 sports. The French group indicates that the largest categories in ...

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    Alibaba posts higher-than-expected sales

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Alibaba posted sales of 34.3 billion yuan renminbi (€4.6bn-$5.1bn) for the quarter to Sept. 30, representing a 55 percent increase on an annualized basis. For the second consecutive quarter sales exceeded Wall Street's expectations. Income from operations was RMB 9,045 million (€1,201.8m-$1,337.8m) against RMB 6,395 million in the comparable quarter ...

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    Adidas’ new CEO launches Reebok’s overhaul

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    In his first public speech after taking the helm of the company on Oct. 1, Adidas' new chief executive, Kasper Rorsted, took the opportunity of the group's strong third-quarter results to give an insight into his plans for the group.While confirming the planned divestiture of TaylorMade, Adams and Ashworth, for ...

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    The Adidas Group is resuming its share buyback program today,...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    The Adidas Group is resuming its share buyback program today, based on the authorization given at its annual meeting on May 12. After two previous tranches of stock repurchases conducted in the last two years, involving a total of 9,018,769 shares that represented 4.31 percent of its share capital, the ...

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    Adidas confirms that it has sealed a partnership with Kristaps...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Adidas confirms that it has sealed a partnership with Kristaps Porzingis, a fast-rising Latvian player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Vertical writes that the agreement was signed for seven years and that it makes Porzingis the highest-paid European sneaker endorser in NBA history. The publication puts the deal ...

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    Adidas has collaborated with Parley for the Oceans, an organization...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has collaborated with Parley for the Oceans, an organization dedicated to reducing plastic waste in oceans, on the first mass-produced footwear made of recycled plastic from oceans. Last year, the collaboration had created a 3-D printed prototype, which is now turning into actual pairs of shoes that customers can ...

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    Blue Tomato, the Austrian-based action sports retailer owned by Zumiez,...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Blue Tomato, the Austrian-based action sports retailer owned by Zumiez, opened its first store in Switzerland. Managed by Danijel Susic, is located in Zurich and covers 530 sqm on two floors, offering products from the snowboard, skateboard and surf segments as well as streetwear, shoes and accessories. Blue Tomato now ...

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    Adidas posts a strong Q3, driven by sneakers

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    The Adidas Group reported a strong lift in third-quarter sales, which rose 17 percent on a currency-neutral basis, and the new management confirmed that it is on track to meet targets for a record year. In reported euros, group sales went up by 14 percent to €5,413 million.Adidas brand sales ...