Retail & Distribution – Page 10
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IFH predicts 10-year decline in German retail outlets; March ifo index plummets
(SGI+) The German Institute for Trade Research (IFH) , based in Cologne, recently published a report, titled “ Trade Scenario 2030 ,” predicting another large-scale reduction of stores in Germany over the next 10 years. By 2030, according to the IFH, the number of German retail companies will decrease ...
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Evo uses vacation days to fund hourly pay
Evo , an American multi-channel retailer of outdoor gear and fashion apparel, has encouraged its executives to give up vacation days and transform them into hourly pay for workers on furlough because of the coronavirus pandemic. So far at least 37 of them have made the sacrifice, each donating eight ...
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ArticleThe North Face is exploring new territories
The North Face is reserving some interesting new surprises in its footwear range for the spring/summer 2021 season, to be presented at the OutDoor by Ispo show in Munich later this year. At the last Ispo show in Munich, the brand created a sensation with its highly ...
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ArticleCorona infecting the sports and outdoor industries
On Dec. 31, 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) country office in China was informed of a cluster of patients with pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan, a city of 19 million people in the Hubei Province of China. Since then, we have been witnessing the spread of the ...
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ArticleEuroShop 2020: these trends determine the retail business of the future
What are the trends in retail design and retail technology? Which new solutions does the international shopfitting scene present to retailers? Düsseldorf’s international shopfitting trade fair, EuroShop , was able to provide a clear answer to these questions: the more digital the shopping experience, the more important the emotional quality ...
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Ternua establishes twin sales departments
There are three pillars to Ternua ’s growth strategy: the digitalization of its B2B business, the expansion of its complementary product lines (such as backpacks) and business development abroad. To build on the last of these, the Catalonian outdoor group has split it sales department into two divisions.
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ArticleDecathlon grows by 9.2% in 2019
(SGI) Decathlon has reported a sales increase of 9.2 percent to €12.4 billion (before sales taxes) in 2019, with a gain of 9.1 percent in local currencies and including growth of 3 percent to €3.3 billion in the domestic French market.
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ArticleUvex partners with fall sensor startup, increases turnover in 2018/19
(SGI+) The German helmet and eyewear specialist Uvex is starting to distribute the eponymous sensor system of Tocsen , a start-up in Freiburg, Germany. Tocsen consists of a fall sensor and app to detect when a helmet wearer crashes. It checks the state of the fallen skier, snowboarder ...
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White or Green rather than Black Friday
Black Friday, the Friday after Thanksgiving in the U.S., has been considered the beginning of the American Christmas shopping season since 1952. Meanwhile, the phenomenon has spread globally, and with online shopping, Cyber Monday and Cyber Week have been added to the pre-Christmas shopping extravaganza all around the world.
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The store as a medium
The physical store has a future, according to one of the speakers at the conference, Magnus Ohlsson. It can stand up against the “apocalypse” created by the internet and e-commerce as just another type of media, creating a halo effect around its banner and becoming a brand. Furthermore, he indicated, ...
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Redefining a faster supply chain
The supply chain has been getting faster and faster. The process that goes from the design and development to the distribution of a product for a particular season has been shortened in the last few years, taking only about 11 months instead of 18 months. Many fashion companies have reacted ...
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Goldwin is opening its second brand store
Goldwin, which has mainly been offering highly technical skiwear outside Japan, is starting to offer a wider collection – with some functional lifestyle clothing and outdoor and athletic apparel for running, hiking and climbing – through retailers in the U.S., Europe and Asia during the current autumn season. Compression garments ...
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Maloja opens up shop in Vermont
Catering to the local community of outdoor enthusiasts, Maloja, the German brand of functional apparel with cool designs, is opening its first American flagship store in Stowe, Vermont, on Sept. 28. In the U.S., where the company has a subsidiary that handles sales to more than 170 retail stores in ...
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Adidas Outdoor harnesses the internet for sales and relevance
Like its big parent company, Adidas Outdoor is taking many initiatives in the area of digitalization and sustainability, both of which were a focus at the recent OutDoor by Ispo show and the subsequent Ispo Digitize fair in Munich. The recent introduction by this business unit of the Adidas Group ...
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Ortlieb starts selective online distribution
Ortlieb, the German company specializing in bicycle panniers and backpacks, started selling online via distribution agreements with pure online retailers in Germany at the beginning of this year. In Austria and Switzerland, the new selective online distribution model will start this autumn. In the U.S., Ortlieb is currently signing contracts ...
