News Briefs - Retail – Page 8
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News briefsRetailer Globetrotter joins juries of ISPO Brandnew and FOA
German retailer Globetrotter is joining two major product award juries of our industry: As of this year, the Hamburg-based outdoor outfitter is part of the ISPO Brandnew Awards jury made up of international industry experts. The company will contribute its expertise in the outdoor industry and in start-up promotion to ...
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News briefsLook to open a new store in Nevers
Look is planning to open a flagship store in the French city of Nevers, where the company is based, in January 2023, Sport-Guide has reported. The new 240-sqm store will be located just 2km from the company headquarters. Look opened a first brand store in Chartres de Bretagne, near Rennes, ...
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News briefsNaturkompaniet opens new Fjällräven store in Norway
Swedish outdoor chain Naturkompaniet is continuing its expansion in Norway with the opening of a new Fjällräven store in Trondheim. With Naturkompaniet and Fjällräven heavily focused on a sustainable outdoor life and making products that last, the new store reflects this. Consumers will be able to deliver Fjällräven’s G-1000 ...
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News briefsBergans latest brand to announce its sustainable alternative to Black Friday
Outdoor clothing retailer Bergans of Norway is the latest brand to announce its sustainable alternative to Black Friday. Bergans will be hosting a second-hand sale and breakfast in its flagship store in Oslo on Friday, Nov. 25. So far, over 700 people have shown an interest in the event on ...
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News briefsPatagonia Milan to open new repair station
The Patagonia store in Milan’s Corso Garibaldi will soon feature a new Repair Station, where customers will be able to have their garments repaired for free and at any time directly in the store. The date for the opening, Friday, Nov. 25, has been chosen to coincide with this year’s ...
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News briefsArc’teryx opens new brand store and ReBird center in Vancouver
Canadian brand Arc’teryx has opened a new brand store in Kitsilano, a trending neighborhood in its hometown of Vancouver. The new 420-sqm Kitsilano location will replace the existing West 4th store that was opened in 2013. The store hosts Vancouver’s first ReBird service center, offering repair and care solutions for ...
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News briefsAdidas Terrex will reportedly not open a store in Annecy
Adidas Terrex has given up the plan to open its first French store, according to an exclusive report by sport-guide.com. The store was expected to open at the Nouvelles Galeries in Annecy, in France’s Haute Savoie department, in early 2023. Meanwhile, Sport-Guide has also revealed that Adidas Terrex will open ...
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News briefsHaglöfs closes again for Black Friday
As it did last year, Swedish brand Haglöfs is taking a stand against the environmental and social perils of excessive consumption on Black Friday. Haglöfs has conducted a number of protests against the sales day, from increasing prices to donating profits to charities to promote second-hand products. In 2021, for ...
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News briefsPatagonia opens second store in Rome
Patagonia has opened its second store in Rome. The new 150-square-meter store is located at Viale della Tecnica 221, in the EUR district, right across the former Olympic Velodrome and not far from the Palazzo dello Sport, Rome’s multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena. The other store of the Californian brand ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter collects sleeping bags for homeless people
Until Dec. 21, German outdoor outfitter Globetrotter is accepting used sleeping bags and warm winter clothing in its stores. The donations will go to homeless people and others in need and will be distributed through local aid organizations as part of their cold-weather relief efforts. In total, 19 of Globetrotter’s ...
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News briefsHervis launches bike storage service for winter
Until Nov. 15, 2022, Austrian retailer Hervis is offering its shoppers a new type of combined service that is unique in Austrian sports retail: bike service followed by the option of professional, dry and secure storage over the cold months. In two stores in Vienna and Graz, customers can drop ...
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News briefsRaleigh is opening an “experience center” in Nottingham
British cycling brand Raleigh is to open later this month an “experience center” in Nottingham, its home city. The site, located at Maid Marian Way, will be a retail space with a full range of Raleigh and Haibike models on display and the option to try them out. Additionally, the ...
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News briefsKathmandu launches in Europe and the UK
Following an appearance at Paris Fashion Week in late March and a collaboration with renowned Paris retailer Leclaireur to launch its FW 2022 collection, Kathmandu, the New Zealand-based outdoor apparel and gear brand, has now launched country-specific online stores in the U.K., France and Germany, in addition to supplying select ...
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News briefsNew Schöffel-Lowa shop-in-store opened in Backnang, Germany
Thomas Grabert, who runs the Intersport Grabert store (that operated as Intersport Hettich until 2017) in the German town of Backnang, has renovated and newly opened the 1,000-sqm store. Part of the space is now a 120-sqm Schöffel-Lowa shop-in-store – the 37th in Europe. Grabert also runs a Schöffel-Lowa brand ...
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News briefsDidriksons returns to Paris
After a successful first appearance in 2021, Swedish jacket brand Didriksons is returning to France to open a new three-month pop-up store in the iconic Heureux les Curieux in Paris’ Le Marais district. The brand commented that it expects the audience to continue to grow and that having a physical ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter's sustainable activity month is back
German outdoor retailer Globetrotter is once again focusing on the topic of sustainability during the month of November. With its product label “A Greener Choice,” its repair shops, second-hand offering and equipment rental, the outdoor retailer is currently also a finalist for the 15th German Sustainability Award. For the fifth ...
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News briefsHoudini opens second Stockholm store/hub
Located in Kungsgatan 30 in a former Samsung shop, Swedish brand Houdini has opened its second store in the capital. With the new opening, the shopping street in central Stockholm now has the Houdini Hub next to the Norröna and The North Face flagship stores, followed by Naturkompaniet in one ...
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News briefsSave the Duck opens first U.S. flagship
Save the Duck, the Milan-based firm known for outerwear made exclusively with animal-free and “cruelty-free” materials, has opened its first flagship store in the U.S. Located in New York’s lower Broadway, the 140-square-meter store features a giant orange duck brand mascot. Save the Duck was already sold in the U.S. ...
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News briefsNorrøna opens permanent store at Switzerland's Landquart Outlet
On Nov. 11, 2022, the Norrøna store will reopen its doors at the Landquart Fashion Outlet in Switzerland. After several years of a pop-up concept, the decision is now made after great success to a more long-term project of at least five years in the outlet. As a focal point ...
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News briefsAngling Direct experiences revenue growth despite headwinds
Angling Direct, the British omnichannel fishing tackle and equipment retailer, saw group revenues increase by 1.3 percent in the first half ended July 31, 2022, against the first half of the previous fiscal year, with revenues reaching £38.9 million (€44.8m). Sales on a same-store basis increased by 4.6 percent. Store ...
