Retail insights from the sporting goods industry – Page 42
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News briefsSprinter opens another store in Spain
On Nov. 24, as planned, Sprinter opened its 203rd Spanish store, a 900-sqm affair at the Plaza Norte 2 mall in San Sebastián de los Reyes, on the outskirts of Madrid. As Diffusion Sport reports, this will not be the last new store of 2022. The company expects to open ...
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ArticleCurrency, inflation weigh on Zumiez results
Zumiez, the global specialty retailer, which sees Europe, Australia, and Canada as its biggest growth areas, suffered a 74 percent drop in operating income to $10.4 million from $39.8 million for the second quarter that ended Oct. 29. Ebit was $9.6 million versus $41.2 million in the year-ago period as ...
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The return of Fumarel’s physical stores
Spanish firm Fumarel, which specializes in technical sportswear, will open a physical store in Madrid’s Moraleja Green shopping mall on Nov. 30. Fumarel ceased activity in 2008. In 2017, Pedro Domecq, the son of the company’s founder, relaunched it online. The new 170-sqm shop in Madrid will be the company’s ...
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News briefsArket launches second-hand service
Arket, the sustainable Swedish retailer owned by H&M, has debuted its first resale service called Rearket. The pilot project (according to Arket) covers only the retailer’s own collections, from home furnishings and accessories to clothing for men, women and children. All products will be sold on commission and presented as ...
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News briefsHavaianas expands its flip flop ReCycle program in Asia
Havaianas has pledged to collect 10 percent of the total sold flip flops sold in its APAC locations by 2030, according to Inside Retail Asia Edition. Following on from its successful ReCycle initiative in Australia, launched in October 2021, Havaianas Asia Pacific is extending the initiative across APAC locations. In-store ...
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Case StudyWhy collaboration has been key to Helly Hansen’s growth
For the Norwegian clothing brand owned by Canadian retail company Canadian Tire since 2018, teaming up with other industry experts has been key to success.
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News briefsSport 2000 Austria recertified as Sport Leading Company, retailers honored with Victor awards
For the third time in a row, Sport 2000 Austria has been certified as a “Sport Leading Company,” one of the awards given by Sport Leading Certification, a company that is part of Austrian PP Sport Management GmbH, in cooperation with an institute for sports economics. Sport Leading Certification is ...
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News briefsOnline sales for China’s overall athletic footwear market down 22%, running footwear up 6%
According to NPD Group, e-commerce sales of athletic footwear in mainland China declined 22 percent year-on-year through August 2022. Running footwear, however, increased 6 percent and increased its market share from 19 percent to 23 percent. Sales of running shoes, which have high double-digit growth in the $90+ price range, ...
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News briefsGerman sports retailer association VDS elects new board
At the annual meeting of the Verband Deutscher Sportfachhandel e.V. (VDS) in Munich, the board of directors was unanimously elected, including two new members: President Stefan Herzog, Munich Jochen Schnell, Pforzheim (new) Katrin Hanel, Oschatz (new) Honorary president Werner Haizmann, Stuttgart Treasurer Harrison Kahlert, Hildesheim Mark Antonius Rothe, Berlin ...
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News briefsDecathlon to promote sports among the youngest in Spain’s Valencian Community
The Decathlon stores in Spain’s Valencian Community have teamed up with the Trinindad Alfonso Foundation to promote sports among the youngest in schools across the region. The Trinidad Alfonso Foundation is chaired by Juan Roig, the majority owner of the Spanish supermarket chain Mercadona. The Decathlon stores in the autonomous ...
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News briefsHohenstein invests €1.3 million in AI-startup Sizekick
Hohenstein, a German provider of textile testing and a founding member of Oeko-Tex, has invested €1.3 million in Sizekick, a Munich-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup founded in the summer of 2022. Hohenstein’s investment is intended to enable the product launch in 2023. Sizekick’s software is designed to help online shoppers find ...
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News briefsOn expands its resale program to apparel
Performance sportswear brand On has announced the expansion of its Onward resale program to include its apparel collection. Alongside On’s footwear offering, consumers will now be able to shop a wide assortment of pre-owned men’s and women’s performance apparel. The Onward program is powered by California-based Trove. Onward initially launched ...
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News briefsSport 2000 Austria grows in 2022, is cautious with future forecasts
The expansion of strategic focus areas and the further development of logistics and sustainability topics were the focus of the recent Sport 2000 Austria general meeting. For the calendar year 2022, Sport 2000 Austria continues to expect a sales increase of around nine percent. However, the board is cautious with ...
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ArticleFoot Locker raises FY outlook, decides to exit some geographies
Citing better-than-expected third-quarter results, plans to further realign its brand portfolio and a strategy to move to 300 non-mall locations by 2024, Foot Locker today raised its full-year outlook. The retailer, which has decided to abandon a fourth quarter entry into Japan and exit joint ventures in Benelux and Eastern ...
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ArticleAlibaba’s operating income increases 68%
Alibaba experienced a 3 percent jump in revenues to 207.2 billion yuan renminbi (€28.1bn) from RMB 200.7 billion for the period ended Sept. 30. The increase occurred despite the Covid-19 resurgence in China that depressed consumer demand, currency volatility, higher logistics costs and slowing cross-border commerce. China sales fell by ...
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News briefsPeloton expands collaboration with Amazon in the U.K. and Germany
Peloton Interactive announced that it is expanding its collaboration with Amazon in the U.K. and Germany. Certain Peloton products and accessories are now available on the U.K. Amazon Store and will be available on German Amazon stores in the coming weeks. The shaken connected fitness company is expanding its sales ...
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News briefsRossignol launches new multi-brand mountain sports store concept
Rossignol Group has announced the opening of its “Start Gate” stores in Bex (Switzerland) and Bromont (Canada). The stores offer customers products from the group’s brands in a single location, alongside specialist technical and customization services. The group’s portfolio includes the brands Rossignol, Dynastar, Lange, Look, Kerma and Risport. The ...
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News briefsHurley is focusing on expansion
U.S. action sports brand Hurley is currently reporting sales growth of more than 50 percent through September 2022. The year kicked off for the brand, which was acquired by Bluestar Alliance from Nike in 2019, with the Hurley Pro Sunset Beach, the first competition it has sponsored in nearly three ...
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News briefsSport 2000 promotes Bert Verdijck to country manager Benelux
Bert Verdijck, manager of the Belgian operations of Sport 2000, will take over a newly created role as country manager Benelux for the buying group based in Mainhausen, Germany, by expanding his area or responsibility to include the Netherlands and Luxemburg. In this role, he reports directly to the Sport ...
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ArticleCreator-guided shopping platform LTK adds first Chief People Officer
Source: LTK Patricia Gonzales, the new CPO of LTK LTK, formerly rewardStyle, a global technology platform that connects creators, brands and shoppers to facilitate commerce online and through the LTK shopping app, has announced Patricia Gonzales as the company’s first chief people officer (CPO). LTK, which calls ...
