All Globetrotter articles – Page 3
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News briefsGlobetrotter expands second-hand sales ahead of Black Friday, now also available online
German outdoor retail chain Globetrotter, part of Frilufts Retail Europe, a subsidiary of Fenix Outdoor International, is once again hosting its ”Greener Week” from Nov. 22-27. For the fourth year in a row, the outdoor retailer is thus offering a range of sustainable alternatives to Black Friday’s unsustainable low-price sales ...
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News briefsUniversity study sees Gen Z consumers open to clothing rental
According to a new study among consumers aged between 19 and 24 conducted by the College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences at the Washington State University (WSU), Gen Z adults are interested in using apparel rental services to reduce overconsumption. Ting Shi, co-author and chair of apparel, merchandising, ...
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News briefsGerman DTC bicycle supplier Rose Bikes pushes expansion in brick-and-mortar retailing
End consumers have been able to test and buy bicycles from German DTC bicycle supplier Rose Bikes at Lengermann Trieschmann in Osnabrück, Breuninger in Stuttgart, Sport Reischmann in Kempten and the four Globetrotter stores in Cologne, Frankfurt, Wiesbaden and Dresden since April 2021. ...
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ArticleMixed results for Fenix Outdoor
Fenix Outdoor International had a difficult start to the year and still faces some of the challenges that have marked 2020. Management said major store closures in Europe hampered business in Q1, although there were some upsides, such as the performance of retail stores in Sweden, Finland and Denmark, as ...
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News briefsISPO Basecamp of Inspiration 2021 canceled
The ISPO Group has announced that this year’s Basecamp of Inspiration – OutDoor by ISPO ’s version of the ISPO Brandnew startup competition – has been canceled. With the postponement of OutDoor by ISPO to the beginning of October, the time between the two annual startup events ...
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ArticleFenix Outdoor unveils its 2021 goals
Fenix Outdoor International had a tough year in 2020 due to the pandemic and its store closures, with sales falling by 7.3 percent to €563.0 million. The operating margin (Ebit) contracted by 3.1 percentage points to 10.9 percent. Net profit declined by 44.6 percent to €33.9 million. But in its ...
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News briefsISPO BrandNew launches new “Basecamp of Inspiration” with Globetrotter
The online application for the new “ Basecamp of Inspiration ” of the ISPO BrandNew startup competition by Messe München is open. Three winners will be selected during a live public voting. The first-place winner will win an Innolab grant from outdoor retail chain Globetrotter and will ...
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ArticleFenix ends 2020 in the red
The Fenix Outdoor International group posted weak results for the fourth quarter of 2020. The management said that the quarter started well, with strong reorders and brick-and-mortar sales that were showing signs of improvement. However, the second wave of the pandemic and civil unrest in the U.S. – which led ...
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ArticleAnalysis: Pushing the boundaries of what a sports store can be
Everyone has a sport. We’re not talking about a gym membership, but full immersion into a discipline, where we have to have the right clothing, equipment and an app to help with training and motivation. Whether it’s working towards a black belt in Taekwondo, competing in triathlons or mastering yoga inversions, sport has become serious. In addition, there are other driving factors such as the increasing interest in wellness, more female participants in more sports and the acceptance of leisure wear in almost all areas of life. This is pushing growth in the sporting goods market, and it also has a knock-on effect on what we expect from our sports stores. If we’re prepared to spend a good amount of our disposable income in this area, we want the brands we chose to offer above and beyond the everyday retail journey.
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ArticleBlack Friday, and how our industry deals with it in times of Covid-19
While in many consumer goods sectors, it seems that people still don’t think about how our planet suffers from fast, cheap, and unsustainable shopping, some members of the outdoor industry have tried to resist the sell-out madness for quite some time now. In the home country of Black Friday ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter: “Greener Week” instead of Black Friday
The German outdoor retail chain Globetrotter , which belongs to the Swedish Fenix Outdoor Group , is calling for the “Greener Week” from Nov. 23 to 27 as a sustainable alternative to Black Friday . The German Hiking Association ( DWV ) will receive ten percent of the ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter has a new CEO
Source: Globetrotter Andreas Vogler, CEO Andreas Vogler is the new chief executive of German outdoor retailer Globetrotter. Vogler replaces Henrik Hoffman, who, alongside Andreas Bartmann, Ulf Gustafsson and Vogler, remains a member of the management board of the German subsidiary of the Swedish Fenix Outdoor Group. In ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter opens city store in Dortmund
Globetrotter , the German outdoor retail chain, which opened its first store in Hamburg in 1979 and was bought by the Swedish Fenix Group in 2014, is opening a new city branch in the city of Dortmund in spring 2021. On almost 800 square meters of sales space across ...
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ArticleMixed results for Fenix
Fenix Outdoor International posted lower sales for its third quarter but managed to keep expenses under control. The management said the emergency plan implemented in the first quarter bore fruit, keeping costs and expenses at a manageable level. The company has, wherever possible, renegotiated the rent at relevant brick-and-mortar stores ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter unveils concept for its new Berlin store
On Oct. 1, Globetrotter will open its new “experience store” at Schloßstrasse 20 in Berlin with almost 3,000 square meters of retail space spread over four floors. The decision to move from the old store in the Berlin-Steglitz district, which is not far away from the new location, to the ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter is testing second-hand product sales
The Globetrotter store in Frankfurt, Germany, has started selling second-hand items, mainly returns, but also used items of all assortment brands. The outdoor retailer wants to offer its customers an additional sustainable and resource-saving incentive to shop. In addition to clothing, the second-hand range includes rucksacks, bags, stoves and ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter starts equipment rental service
Globetrotter, the German outdoor retail chain that is part of the Fenix Outdoor Group, is now offering the rental of outdoor equipment. The offer will initially cover the categories of water sports, backpacks & bags, tents, bicycles, outdoor kitchens and children’s equipment, but is likely to be expanded after a ...
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Globetrotter presents new store concept for Berlin flagship store
Globetrotter recently announced the new store concept, “adventure store 2.0” for its location in Berlin-Steglitz, which is scheduled to open in September. The German outdoor retail chain that is part of the Fenix Outdoor Group will move into SportScheck ’s ten-year-old store in Berlin-Steglitz, which closes its doors ...
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Globetrotter takes over retail premises from Ergo Outdoor in Wiesbaden
Globetrotter, the German outdoor retail chain that is part of the Fenix Outdoor Group, will take over Ergo Outdoor’s store premises in Wiesbaden and convert them into a new Globetrotter store, to be opened in April 2021. The remodelling will start at the beginning of next year. The existing sales ...
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Globetrotter moves into SportScheck store in Berlin
Globetrotter , the German outdoor retail chain that is part of the Fenix Outdoor group, will move into SportScheck ’s 10-year-old store in Berlin-Steglitz, which is scheduled to closed on July 20. Decathlon has a store that is located opposite to the new Globetrotter store, on the premises ...
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