News Briefs - Retail – Page 5
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News briefsVango introduces augmented reality to retail
British outdoor brand Vango is launching Vango ViewAR, a brand-new augmented reality technology. An industry first, Vango ViewAR offers Vango customers a full-size 3D augmented reality view of tents and awnings after scanning a QR code. For the first time, customers can quickly and easily view, measure ...
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News briefsNatascha el Mahmoud, General Manager Commercial Europe, to leave Jack Wolfskin
Source: Jack Wolfskin Natascha el Mahmoud Natascha el Mahmoud has informed Jack Wolfskin’s management that she will be leaving the company at her own request, effective Feb. 29, 2024. After 22 years, she has decided to take some private time off to pursue her passion for travel. ...
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News briefsMaap to open in Amsterdam first LaB concept store outside of Australia
Maap, a Melbourne-based cycling apparel brand, plans to open a Maap LaB concept store in Amsterdam later this year. It will be its first LaB concept store outside of Australia. “LaB” stands for “Life Around Bikes,” an inclusive concept that is “at the intersection of contemporary creative culture and cycling,” ...
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News briefsLuhta's parent's sales increase 25% in 2022
Luhta Sportswear Company, the parent of the Luhta, Icepeak, Rukka and Dachstein brands, reported a €10.3 million profit in 2022, up from €2.35 million a year earlier, as total revenues increased by 25 percent to €245 million from $196 million. During the year, the Finnish group returned to a normal ...
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News briefsNaturkompaniet acquires Norwegian online store and brick-and-mortar stores
Naturkompaniet AS and Exist Internet AS announced that Naturkompaniet is acquiring 100 percent of the shares in Exist Internet AS, Fjellshop AS and Fjellshop Tromsø AS. The acquisition is part of Naturkompaniet’s strategy to expand its offering and strengthen its position as a leading player in the outdoor industry in ...
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News briefsNaturkompaniet opens flagship store in Oslo
Source: Glenn Pettersen Naturkompaniet - Hegdehaugsveien 29, Oslo Knowledge and sustainability are the focus of Naturkompaniet’s new flagship store on Hegdehaugsveien in Oslo. Originally founded in Sweden in 1991, this is the company’s sixth store in Norway, offering well-known brands such as Fjällräven, Patagonia, Arc’teryx, Osprey, Devold, ...
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News briefsMillet launches rental scheme for outdoor gear
French mountain sports brand Millet is introducing a new rental program. Starting on May 20, the brand will rent out, via its e-commerce site and in-store, items from its hiking and mountaineering ranges. The scheme is part of the brand’s CSR strategy to promote a circular economy.
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News briefsMammut opens temporary store in Paris
Outdoor Swiss brand Mammut has opened a pop-up store in Paris in partnership with French specialist retailer Au Vieux Campeur. Located in the Latin Quarter, at 38 rue des Écoles, the brand’s 27-square-meter pop-up store will be in place until June 10. The location is at walking distance from rue ...
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News briefsMillet to hold its sell-in early
Millet Mountain Group has moved up its sell-in campaign by two weeks, to late May, in part to account for moved-up production schedules, reports CMDsport. This year, according to Hervé-Sergio Locatelli, sales director for southern Europe, the group has met expectations with a “satisfactory” first four months in Spain. Textiles ...
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News briefsThule opens retail space at NK in Stockholm
Thule has opened a store at the NK (Nordiska Kompaniet) department store in Stockholm, its third store in Sweden. The 55-sqm retail space is located on the third floor of the department store. “We are very proud to now be present at NK, which is an icon in Sweden. It ...
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News briefsGrassroots Outdoor Alliance hires Chelsea Flynn as event director
Grassroots Outdoor Alliance (GOA), the U.S. organization dedicated to the health and growth of the outdoor specialty retail industry, has named Chelsea Flynn Director of Events. Flynn brings more than ten years of event planning experience to the position. Previously, she was events project manager at the University of Tennessee ...
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News briefsNew Swiss trading partner for Rab and Lowe Alpine
The Equip brands Rab and Lowe Alpine have announced a new trading partner for Switzerland. From now on, a team of five from the trading agency Icon Outdoor Equips, managed by Balz Willen and Werner Schunk, will look after specialist trade partners in Switzerland on behalf of Rab and Lowe ...
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News briefsSwedish sports retail sales fall 0.6 percent in Q1 2023
According to the Sportindex, compiled by industry organization Svenskt Sportforum in collaboration with the Swedish Retail Research Institute (HUI), sales in Swedish sports retail fell 0.6 percent in the first quarter of 2023. This is the fifth consecutive quarter of negative development in the sports retail sector. In the ...
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News briefsSalomon opens flagship store in Annecy
Salomon has opened a new brand store in Annecy, a city in the French Alps close to the Swiss border, where the brand was born in 1947. The new store is just a few steps from the brand’s Annecy Design Center, where every Salomon product is designed, developed and prototyped. ...
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News briefsNew marketing director at Sport Conrad
Source: Sport Conrad Christian Wander German mountain sports multichannel retailer Sport Conrad has appointed Christian Wander to the position of marketing director, effective April 17. Wander succeeds Florian Linder, who is moving internally to bike, snowboard and protection buying, and has many years of professional experience in ...
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News briefsGramicci chooses London for first global store
Shaftesbury Capital, a real estate investment trust investing in London’s West End, including Covent Garden, Carnaby, Soho, Chinatown and Fitzrovia, has announced that U.S. outdoor brand Gramicci will make its global debut at Seven Dials in Covent Garden. The 130-sqm store at 3 Earlham Street will carry the brand’s minimalist ...
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News briefsCamping equipment specialist and tent sharing website team up
British camping equipment specialist Olpro has partnered up with Tentshare to list its tents on the community-led tent-matching service. Tentshare matches people who own tents with people who would like to use a tent, allowing tent owners to generate income from unused camping equipment and support a more sustainable approach ...
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News briefsScarpa starts collecting used shoes for the “Life Re-Shoes” European project
Scarpa has started collecting shoes for the Life Re-Shoes project, a recycling initiative backed by the European Union (EU). As reported in November, Scarpa is the project leader and coordinating the efforts of a consortium of international companies that involve the recycling of end-of-life footwear reprocessed into new footwear. Over ...
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News briefsSalewa store in Bolzano reopens with new retail format
The Salewa flagship store in Bolzano has reopened after a two-month renovation with a new look and concept. Redesigned by Retail Design gpstudio, the store has also been reimagined as a new retail format. For the first time, a Salewa store is presenting the “circular experience,” an innovative format that ...
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News briefsSecond 2nd Peak secondhand outdoor store to open in Bern
On May 6, 2023, the second 2nd Peak will open at Amthausgässchen 3 in the old town of Bern, Switzerland. The centerpiece of the building – according to a post on the store’s website – is a beautifully curved staircase with Ticino terrazzo that connects the six rooms spread across ...
