All Germany articles – Page 5
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News briefsChanges in the sales strategy at Fjällräven Germany
As part of Fjällräven Germany ’s new sales strategy, which was already initiated in the second half of 2019, sales have now been divided into the two areas of strategic accounts and field sales in order to maintain greater market and customer proximity. Andreas Kost was named head of ...
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News briefsGerman banks launch unified digital payment service
Banks and savings institutes in Germany are driving forward the standardization of their online payment processes. Since May 5, the institutions will gradually offer customers and retailers a bundled payment service for all aspects of checking accounts. The five major banking associations that make up the Deutsche Kreditwirtschaft ( ...
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News briefsSKS Germany and Ortlieb launch joint clinics
Bicycle accessories manufacturer SKS Germany and waterproof equipment manufacturer Ortlieb have jointly launched the “ SKS Ortlieb Roadshow ” in Germany. The tour is intended to give interested dealers a time-efficient possibility to learn about new products, the brands and the associated USPs such as “Made ...
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Joint social media campaign of vds and other German associations calls for store reopening
With #wiederöffnen („reopen“), the Association of German Sports Retailers ( vds ) has launched a joint social media campaign with other national retail trade associations, which all German retailers are invited to support by sharing on their own social media channels. “We want to achieve ...
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News briefsSurvey: German outdoor customers remain loyal to stationary retail
Schöffel has published the results of a representative survey conducted in collaboration with YouGov . According to the results, the current popularity of online retail in the apparel industry is likely to be put into perspective, at least in the outdoor market, due to the Corona restrictions following the ...
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German Parliament wants to set new rules for Click&Meet and Click&Collect
The German Bundestag has decided to raise the minimum threshold for non-essential retail Click Meet services for counties or municipalities where 150 out of 100,000 residents are infected with Covid-19. If the incidence is higher for three consecutive days, only Click Collect is possible. The Federal Council is scheduled to ...
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Virtual Spezi 2021 confirmed, physical show moved to 2022
While show organizer Hardy Siebecke and his team have confirmed the dates for virtual Spezi 2021 , the second virtual international specialty bike show from “ Spezi - die Spezialradmesse ,” this year’s 25th-anniversary physical show has been canceled. Although already postponed to Sept. 18-19, the German event organizer ...
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News briefsSummitLynx supports reforestation with One Tree Planted
Austrian company SummitLynx New Media is partnering with U.S. NGO One Tree Planted for a new reforestation project through the SummitLynx map and tour app. For every hundredth entry made by a user in SummitLynx’s digital tour book, a tree will be planted in one of the reforestation ...
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News briefsMaier Sports and Gonso support local retailers with Outtra services
Germany’s Maier Sports GmbH , owner of the Maier Sports and Gonso brands and in turn part of the outdoor division of the Schwan-Stabilo group, is going live with the “Where-to-buy local” and „Shop Window” tools from software specialist Outtra . In view of the current business ...
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News briefsBike&Co continues to restructure under new management
Source: Bike Co Volker Diehl After successful years and a comprehensive reorganization of the company, the management of the German bicycle purchasing association, Bike Co , has announced some changes. After managing director Olaf Heinen left the association “by mutual agreement,” the appointment of ...
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News briefsBergzeit launches hiking campaign and shows results of hiking survey
German multisport retailer Bergzeit is trading hiking as the trend topic in summer 2021 and supports it with a special hiking campaign that will run from April 13 to May 2. Existing customers are addressed via organic social media, newsletters, advertising space in the store and magazine. New customers ...
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ArticleHDE calls for new retail regulations; retailers fear 60% loss with compulsory corona testing
In view of the amendment to the Federal Infection Protection Act announced for next week, the German Retail Federation (HDE) is calling for targeted measures to effectively contain the third wave of Corona currently affecting the country. The HDE is critical of a possible further lockdown with store closures ...
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Purchasing power in German-speaking countries remains strong
GfK has just published the latest data on purchasing power in German-speaking countries. According to the data analytics company, the Swiss will once again have significantly more money to spend and save in 2021 than neighboring Austrians and Germans with an average per capita spending power of €40,739. Austrians ...
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News briefsDelays in Covid-19 vaccinations could cost EU €123 billion
According to credit insurance company Euler Hermes , the delay that the European Union is experiencing in its Covid-19 vaccination campaign may cost the bloc €123 billion in lost economic activity in 2021. According to the company, the EU is currently seven weeks behind its vaccination program, compared with a ...
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ArticleEurope’s patchwork of Corona regulations
Daily changes to local Corona safety regulations for retail stores make it difficult to stay on top of things as the pandemic situation heats up again in most European countries. Here is an overview (as of March 25, subject to change and with regional variations) of the status of non-essential ...
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ArticleBSI calls on German government to revise Supply Chain Act
In a public statement, the German Sporting Goods Industry Association (BSI) criticizes the German government’s draft law on due diligence (we reported earlier ), which has just cleared the first legislative hurdles. The bill aims to force companies to comply with human rights in their supply chain. It targets ...
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News briefsGroupe Rossignol with new mobile showroom marketing approach in Germany and Austria
Because of the many restrictions imposed by the corona pandemic, Groupe Rossignol has developed a new, flexible marketing tool for Germany and Austria: a trailer designed as a show or meeting room on wheels. Designed and converted on behalf of Groupe Rossignol, the trailer provides space for a service ...
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News briefsAlpen Film Festival banks on the power of alpinism
The Alpen Film Festival , a newly created film tour out of Germany, seeks ”to show images of how people want to live in the future, using the culture of alpinism as a guide.” The festival includes five documentary films curated by author and filmmaker Tom Dauer ...
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Swiss online retail grows almost 30%
According to a study conducted by Handelsverband.swiss in collaboration with GfK and Swiss Post , online retail in Switzerland grew extraordinarily due to the Corona regulations, making a three-year leap in 2020. Swiss consumers purchased goods and merchandise online for CHF 13.1 billion (€11.82bn-$14.17bn), an increase of CHF ...
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Canada Goose to open fifth EU brand store
Following its first German brand store in Berlin last year, Canada Goose is now ready to open its second store in the coming weeks, corona regulations permitting, in Frankfurt. The store will span two floors at Frankfurt’s downtown Rathenauplatz and will be the fifth Canada Goose store in Europe ...
