Retail insights from the sporting goods industry – Page 141

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    Nike is reportedly set to open a store of 3,000...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Nike is reportedly set to open a store of 3,000 square meters in early 2017 on Moscow's Kuznetsky Most, which will be the largest in Russia and in Eastern Europe. It was announced by A3 Retail Group, one of Nike's partners in Russia, which manages eight Nike brand stores and ...

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    Decathlon has inaugurated a logistical platform of about 40,000 square...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Decathlon has inaugurated a logistical platform of about 40,000 square meters near Barcelona, in the industrial park of Can Margarit in Sant Esteve Sesrovires. Called the CAR Barcelona, it brings together two other centers and will thus serve as a distribution center for about 40 stores in all of Catalonia, the ...

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    Fusalp is opening a second store in Paris, to be...

    2016-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Fusalp is opening a second store in Paris, to be followed by others in Lyon, Chamonix and Zermatt

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    Oakley, part of Luxottica's portfolio, has opened its first mono-brand...

    2016-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Oakley, part of Luxottica's portfolio, has opened its first mono-brand retail store in Italy. The new store is located in Milan's piazzale Cadorna, next to Luxottica's headquarters. The entrance of the store features a column of LED screens, which are meant to immediately capture the attention of passersby. Digital communication ...

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    Canada Goose is launching e-commerce in Europe, starting with the...

    2016-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Canada Goose is launching e-commerce in Europe, starting with the U.K. and France. The Toronto-based company first opened its online store for the Canadian market last year. Last month it appointed Scott Cameron, formerly with McKinsey, as executive vice-president in charge of e-commerce, stores and strategy. The brand also has ...

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    Puma is opening a new store on the famous Calle...

    2016-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Puma is opening a new store on the famous Calle Fuencarral in Madrid

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    Migros is reportedly considering opening its own bike stores next...

    2016-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Migros is reportedly considering opening its own bike stores next year. The suggested name, SportXX Bike World, would seem to indicate that the new specialist stores will be somehow connected with Migros' mixed sports stores, SportXX, which already feature bike sections. The Swiss retailer has not yet confirmed the details ...

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    Asics Corp. has opened the first directly managed Asics Tiger...

    2016-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Asics Corp. has opened the first directly managed Asics Tiger store in the Shinsalbashi district of Osaka. The store sports a new logo for this brand, which the Japanese sports shoe company launched at the beginning of 2015 for a new collection of retro-athletic, sports-inspired lifestyle shoes that are not ...

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    Under Armour has slated new store openings in Philadelphia, Boston...

    2016-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Under Armour has slated new store openings in Philadelphia, Boston and New York City's World Trade Center

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    Intersport Switzerland has announced that it will sell products on...

    2016-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Intersport Switzerland has announced that it will sell products on the web starting in spring 2017 thanks to a new strategic partnership with Brack.ch, the online store of the Competec group. Shoppers will be able to buy online and collect their items at about 200 Intersport stores in the country, ...

  • Article

    Adidas unveils Speedfactory shoe

    2016-10-13T00:00:00Z

     Adidas unveiled the first shoe made at its fully automated German factory last month. The Futurecraft MFG (Made For Germany) that came out of the Adidas group's Speedfactory in Ansbach is one of the most tangible results of the latest innovation in footwear manufacturing, moving toward increasingly customized production that ...

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    The Adidas flagship store in Berlin's Tauentzienstrasse joined forces with...

    2016-10-13T00:00:00Z

    The Adidas flagship store in Berlin's Tauentzienstrasse joined forces with Zalando in June in a pilot project to enable consumers to order in-store via the e-tailer's ZipCart app. With Zalando's app, shoppers can see what is in stock in the store and order what they want. The integrated commerce pilot ...

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    Adidas has filed a lawsuit against Bally's U.S. subsidiary in...

    2016-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has filed a lawsuit against Bally's U.S. subsidiary in connection with several footwear designs. In its complaint, which was filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon (Portland Division) in late August, the sports giant alleges that Bally is offering for sale and selling footwear featuring two ...

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    Adidas Golf has struck a multi-year apparel and footwear endorsement...

    2016-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Adidas Golf has struck a multi-year apparel and footwear endorsement deal with Dustin Johnson. The brand has been working with Johnson for the last ten years. The extended deal comes as the hard-hitting player is enjoying an outstanding year, as 2016 PGA of America Player of the Year, 2016 US ...

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    Lenzing has reported a net profit of €94.6 million for...

    2016-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Lenzing has reported a net profit of €94.6 million for the first half of 2016, which represents an increase of 83.9 percent over the same period of last year. The Austria-based maker of botanic cellulose fiber attributed this strong performance to the implementation of a new strategy focusing on environmentally-friendly ...

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    Decathlon opened its first store in the recently created W1...

    2016-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Decathlon opened its first store in the recently created W1 shopping mall in Hamburg. On 3.000 sqm, the store presents about 35,000 sports items for more than 70 different sports with a focus on running, water sports and mountaineering. Decathlon now has more than 1,000 stores worldwide and 30 stores ...

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    The first flagship store of Bergans of Norway recently opened...

    2016-09-21T00:00:00Z

    The first flagship store of Bergans of Norway recently opened its doors, covering 800 square meters on two floors at a strategically location near Oslo's City Hall. It displays the entire product range of the Norwegian company - both hardware and softgoods. The store is meant to portray Bergans as ...

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    Major League Baseball has opened its first stand-alone space in...

    2016-09-21T00:00:00Z

    Major League Baseball has opened its first stand-alone space in Europe as a pop-up store in the Covent Garden district of London. It will stay open until the end of this year. Reportedly, MLB was going to hold a professional game in London before the end of 2017, but the ...

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    Herbert Hainer is leaving a transformed Adidas Group

    2016-09-21T00:00:00Z

    Some of the most influential retailers, suppliers and other executives in the international sporting goods industry will be converging on a football pitch in Herzogenaurach next Friday to mark the departure of Herbert Hainer, the chief executive of the Adidas group for more than 15 years. The players will include ...

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    Adidas has begun a search for a permanent replacement for...

    2016-09-21T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has begun a search for a permanent replacement for Chris Grancio, who is leaving as the company's global head of basketball. He has been overseeing Adidas' NBA deal and relations with basketball players since May 2014. Rebecca Jury, vice president of product in Adidas' basketball division, is taking over ...