Retail & Distribution – Page 13
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ArticleWho are the winners of the Corona summer?
The outdoor industry and tourism associations weathered the first Corona summer quite well. Some hiking and biking equipment suppliers were even able to record double-digit growth rates compared to the previous year. However, things are now looking rather bleak for the first few months of the coming year.
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ArticleNew Corona restrictions in Germany; Denmark extends partial lockdown to entire country
In concert with the governments of the individual states of its country, the federal government of Germany has ordered the lockdown of all the brick-and-mortar stores that sell non-essential products, starting on Wednesday, Dec. 16. The new restrictions came after a spike in new contaminations from Covid-19. They will last ...
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ArticleFrance postpones the start of winter season clearance sale to January 20
The French government has postponed to Jan. 20 the start of the winter clearance period from its initial date of Jan. 6. The clearance period will last four weeks. In radio interview with RMC/BFM TV, the Economy Minister, Bruno Le Maire, added that the measure is aimed at helping small ...
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ArticleRapala rolls out 13 Fishing to over 25 countries
Rapala VMS Corporation, a Finnish manufacturer of fishing lures, equipment and tools, has started the international rollout of a brand for recreational fishing called 13 Fishing. In July, Rapala acquired a total of 49 percent of the share capital of Clearwater, Florida-based DQC International Corp., which owns 13 Fishing. Prior ...
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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, the ...
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ArticleArc’teryx opens first Icon Store with flexible DTC services
Arc’teryx has launched a new retail store concept called The Icon Store. The first store was opened in Walnut Creek, California, on Nov. 12 with 77 square meters of floor space, inspired “by wood-frame backcountry huts.” The compact store is designed to streamline the shopping experience by showcasing only a ...
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ArticleAmazon is up and running in Sweden
Amazon’s dedicated Swedish platform, Amazon.se – which leaked over the summer through a Finnish software developer – is now live. It offers about 150 million products in 30 categories, with free delivery on orders exceeding 229 Swedish krona (€22.20-$26.10). There is a mix of Swedish (Electrolux, Lagerhaus, OBH Nordica, Ellos, ...
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ArticleInterview: Goldwin opens Munich flagship; expects positive business development
Clean, minimalist styling, first-rate functionality and zero-compromise performance – the new Goldwin flagship store in Munich undoubtedly reflects the core principles behind the Japanese brand that started out with knits and ski clothing. Today, Goldwin is still offering a technical and fashionable ski collection, but the main focus has changed ...
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ArticleWolverine takes its buyers conference digital
Because of Covid-19 and its related safety measures, Wolverine Worldwide has expanded its partnership with Envoy B2B and taken its buyers conference digital. The American company was obliged to cancel its Global Brand Conference for this year, depriving its 12 brands of a means to introduce their new products to ...
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ArticleThe pandemic forces fashion and retail to rethink their business models
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated changes in consumer attitudes towards fashion and retail, and calls are getting louder for “something to be done,” such as fewer collections, less fast fashion and more attention to sustainability.
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ArticleAmazon: The Janus-faced company
The current Covid19 crisis has accelerated Amazon’s consumer goods business exponentially. The Silicon Valley giant doubled its profits in the second quarter of this year and increased its turnover to nearly $89 billion. The share value has also nearly doubled since the middle of March. On Sept. 1, Amazon announced ...
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ArticleLGBTQ collections become mainstream for the sportswear and fashion industry
The LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual and queer) fashion market has been growing over the last decade. In recent years, an unprecedented number of mainstream brands have begun to release LGBTQ collections.
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ArticleLeki banks on new recycling concept
Following the motto “manufactured in Europe - recycled in Europe,” the German stock manufacturer Leki is relying on a novel recycling process in addition to resource-saving production and a worldwide repair and service network. “With our new sustainability pilot projects, we want to gradually move forward,” said managing director Matthias ...
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ArticleIntersport and Stadium are closing stores in Sweden
The Swedish Intersport banner has decided to close at least ten of its 130 stores, fewer than originally expected, as some landlords have accepted more flexible rental terms. Other stores may have to be shut down, depending on ongoing negotiations with their landlords. Intersport Sverige filed on April 14 for ...
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ArticleAmazon’s Swedish website has leaked
After the entire website has leaked thanks to a Finnish software developer, one thing is for sure: After years of speculation, Amazon is finally being launched in Sweden. Until now, Swedish consumers and companies have only had access to the other European Amazon websites. According to the Swedish trade magazine ...
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ArticleTatonka remains a strong retail partner after the lockdown
German outdoor brand Tatonka, founded in 1993 and family-run from the beginning, is starting the 2021 ordering season with an adjusted product range and a bisected hardware collection in reaction to the recent corona-related lockdowns. The “2021_1” collection, delivered in the first half of 2021, will include a well-balanced mix ...
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ArticleState Of Trade: The Outdoor industry has grown in 2019
With its State of Trade market research project, the European Outdoor Group (EOG) has been delivering results on industry-wide sales for ten years. Since its launch in 2010, State of Trade has grown into the most comprehensive and robust market research project for the European outdoor sector. The latest results ...
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ArticleXXL is back on track
(SGI) After many quarters stuck in a downward spiral, XXL ASA, the leading Nordic sports retailer, has been taking drastic steps to turn the business around such as cutting costs, clearing inventory and searching for new “sustainable” sources of liquidity other than new equity. This has started to bear fruit. ...
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ArticleBergzeit strengthens IT division and CSR management
Bergzeit is strengthening its management team with Alexander Bednarz as head of IT. Bednarz is an internationally experienced e-commerce and software specialist. The graduate in business informatics will be responsible for the newly structured areas of business intelligence, online product management, software development and network & systems. The expansion and ...
