Retail insights from the sporting goods industry – Page 8
-
News briefsRip Curl signs as retail partner for future $100 million surf park in Perth
Rip Curl is partnering with Aventuur, a global creator of surf and wellbeing destinations, as the official retail partner for the future Perth Surf Park, a $100 million development in Western Australia. According to Aventuur, the new surf park, strategically located in Central Cockburn, will open in late 2026. It ...
-
ArticleCisalfa opens first Intersport Superstore to strengthen presence in Italy
The Cisalfa Group has opened the first Intersport Superstore in Italy, a new format of multi-brand sports stores. This is a key part of the Italian group’s expansion plan to diversify its offerings and appeal to a broad and diverse customer base to reach new market segments and better respond ...
-
News briefsNew Balance opens second store in Mumbai
New Balance has opened a new store at the Infiniti Mall in Malad, one of the top shopping destinations in Mumbai. It is the brand’s second store in Mumbai, following the opening of its first retail location on Linking Road less than a month ago. The first store was inaugurated ...
-
News briefsAlo Yoga to expand its retail presence in the UK
Californian-born activewear brand Alo Yoga will open a new store in London later this year. The brand selected Covent Garden’s Seven Dials neighborhood for its new 465-sqm retail space, which will be located at 25a Neal Street, on the junction with Earlham Street. The new store, spanning three floors, ...
-
ArticleANWR Group is confident about the future
At the Annual General Meeting of the international trade cooperation ANWR Group eG on June 5 in Mainhausen, Germany, the Executive Board presented the strategic fields of action for the coming years under the motto “We make trade successful”. In the future, the ANWR Group will strongly focus on the ...
-
News briefsR-Gol acquires Unisport to forge global football merch empire
R-Gol, backed by Innova Capital, has acquired Unisport from Nordic Capital. The merger combines R-Gol’s strong presence in Central and Eastern Europe with Unisport’s influence in Northern and Western Europe, aiming to shape a leading force in the football retail sector. With a projected combined revenue exceeding €200 million in ...
-
News briefsOneFootball teams up with Stadion to launch soccer marketplace
OneFootball has announced a new collaboration with Stadion, a London-based digital sports agency, to introduce a unique online soccer marketplace. This venture aims to integrate a personalized e-commerce platform within the OneFootball app, providing AI-powered product recommendations to fans. Set to debut this summer, the marketplace will allow fans to ...
-
News briefsDecathlon Spain suffers indirect cyberattack
On May 27, according to Europa Press, Ciclogreen, the company behind an eponymous mobile app through which corporate employees can “earn rewards for recording their sustainable commutes to work by participating in fun challenges,” endured a cyberattack. One of Ciclogreen’s clients is Decathlon Spain, some of whose employee email addresses ...
-
ArticleFoot Locker to spend as much as $1 billion on stores
In line with the strategy laid out in March of last year, the “Lace Up Plan,” Foot Locker is looking to invest up to $1 billion in opening and renovating stores in a new format all over the world, according to Modaes and other sources. The first such store opened ...
-
News briefsSportsshoes.com announces 11% increase in sales, 663,000 new customers in last 12 months
SportsShoes.com has achieved an 11 percent year-on-year increase in turnover to £90m (€105.6 million) and acquired 663,000 new customers in 12 months. The retailer also secured 749,000 orders from repeat customers during the same period. SportsShoes.com offers more than 17,000 products from 150 running and outdoor brands, including Nike, Adidas ...
-
News briefsSalomon opens flagship store on Champs-Élysées
Salomon has opened up the doors to its new flagship store in Paris. On the famous Champs-Élysées, the brand has opened a 295 square meter store. This is the first mountain sports lifestyle store on the famous shopping street. The store features footwear, apparel and gear for running, hiking and ...
-
News briefsAdidas reopens its large Champs-Elysées store in Paris
Adidas has relocated and reopened its Champs-Elysées store in Paris. The store moved a few meters up the iconic road and is now next to the Georges V metro station. It is an extra-large, three-storey boutique with a sales area of 2,820 square meters. The first floor is devoted ...
-
News briefsPhysical stores maintain relevance amid e-commerce surge, study finds
A recent study by Forrester highlights a significant projected growth in global e-commerce, expecting online sales to reach $6.8 trillion by 2028, capturing 24 percent of worldwide retail. Despite this surge, $21.9 trillion of the anticipated $28.7 trillion in total retail sales will still occur offline, underscoring the undiminished importance ...
-
ArticleAthleta delivers for Gap Inc. in Q1
Gap Inc.’s CEO Richard Dickson told analysts that its Athleta specialty retail chain has “significant growth potential and a clear and distinct brand positioning rooted in the Power of She.” The latter is being accelerated by a rising global interest in women’s sports and female athletes and Athleta’s decision to ...
-
News briefsLiverpool FC expands in Asia with new retail partnership in Indonesia
Liverpool FC is expanding its global retail footprint with a new partnership in Indonesia, marking another strategic move to bolster its presence in Asia. The English Premier League club has teamed up with PT Kanmo Weston Retailindo, a collaboration between Weston Corporation of Singapore and Indonesia’s Kanmo Group. The fresh ...
-
News briefsFútbol Emotion opens its first store in the Canary Islands
Spanish retailer Fútbol Emotion has opened a 700-square-meter store in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. It is the retailer’s first store in the Canary Islands and its 25th store overall. In addition to Spain, where Fútbol Emotion has 21 stores, the chain is present in Portugal (Lisbon and Oporto) and Italy ...
-
News briefsBarthélemy Guislain re-elected Chairman of AFM, owner of Decathlon
Barthélémy Guislain has been unanimously re-elected by the management board for a further five years as Chairman of Association Familiale Mulliez (AFM), the holding company of the Mulliez family. AFM owns a series of supermarkets and retail chains in different sectors, including Auchan, Decathlon, Leroy Merlin, Kiabi and others. Guislain ...
-
News briefsBlue Tomato brings in new Head of HR
Source: Blue Tomato Ramona Ramsauer As the new Head of Human Resources at Blue Tomato, Ramona Ramsauer is now responsible for all “People & Culture” agendas at the Austrian board sports and lifestyle specialist based in Schladming (with additional headquarters in Graz and Vienna). Ramsauer gained international ...
-
ArticleCastore opens first London outlet store at The O2
Castore has launched its first London outlet store at Outlet Shopping at The O2. This new storefront occupies 121 square meters on the upper level of the complex, nestled next to Reiss. The store features a range of Castore’s women’s and men’s athletic wear and includes a special section for ...
-
News briefsRetail resilience: physical stores prove crucial for driving growth in digital era
The retail landscape, deeply transformed by the Covid-19 pandemic, is demonstrating resilience and a symbiotic relationship between physical stores and online sales. Despite the surge in digital shopping during the pandemic’s peak, recent data indicates that brick-and-mortar stores remain essential for driving growth in the retail sector. According to an ...
