All Retail articles – Page 2
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News briefsOutdoor Research relocates Seattle headquarters and flagship store
The US outdoor brand is moving its corporate headquarters to West Seattle while seeking a more prominent downtown location for its flagship store.
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OpinionWhat makes a garment sell? We all know this, don’t we?
Charles Ross draws on 25 years of tracking consumer behavior to examine how aesthetics, price, performance, fit, sustainability and brand influence apparel purchases.
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News briefsSalomon opens Beijing flagship as China retail expansion accelerates
The French outdoor brand has opened a three-story flagship in Beijing as its parent, Amer Sports, raises its store-opening target for China.
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News briefsSportChek leads Canadian Tire retail growth in Q2
Sports retail outperformed in Q2, driven by fanwear, team sports and footwear, while new store concepts remain a strategic focus.
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News briefsOn opens first store in Denmark
The Swiss brand has opened its first Danish store, expanding its premium retail footprint across the Nordic region.
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ArticleAlpen sales rise 6% as outdoor and running advance
Running and outdoor categories helped Japan’s Alpen Group lift annual sales, although markdown pressure kept operating profit growth nearly flat.
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News briefsECC and Sport 2000 extend data partnership
Sport 2000 has extended its long-term data partnership with ECC, strengthening digital product data exchange across its European retail network.
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ArticleHelly Hansen opens first German store
The Norwegian brand has opened its first company-owned store in Germany, choosing Munich as a strategic location to showcase its full outdoor, sailing, ski and lifestyle portfolio.
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News briefsOn adds four new California stores
The Swiss brand is opening four additional California stores in San Francisco, Corte Madera, San Diego and Los Angeles, bringing its statewide total to seven locations.
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News briefsGrassroots Outdoor Alliance elects new board officers
The US retail alliance has elected its board officers for the coming year and added Appalachian Outfitters co-owner Kevin Leffler as a director.
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News briefsRoots expands travel retail with Vancouver airport store
The Canadian outdoor lifestyle brand has opened a store at Vancouver International Airport with Hudson, expanding its travel retail footprint beyond Asia.
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News briefsGermany: bevh backs call for liberalized Sunday trading rules
Germany’s e-commerce association has joined retailers in calling for more flexible shop opening rules, arguing that current regulations no longer reflect consumer behavior or modern retailing.
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ArticleFenix Outdoor turnaround stalls as Germany weighs on first-half performance
Fenix Outdoor’s hoped-for recovery remains elusive at the halfway point of fiscal 2026, with a weak and price-pressured German market.
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ArticleIntersport Germany raises ESG reporting transparency
The German sporting goods retail group has aligned its sustainability reporting with the VSME standard while expanding renewable energy and circularity projects
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News briefsSport 2000 reorganizes European management structure
Sport 2000 has introduced six cross-functional boards and reorganized its leadership team to strengthen coordination across its seven-country European organization.
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ArticleProwinter 2027 expands international outdoor focus
Prowinter 2027 will strengthen its outdoor business platform with a joint international lounge and its first hosted-buyer program supported by the Italian Trade Agency.
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News briefsBike&Co adopts cross-provider leasing service tool
Bike&Co will give affiliated retailers access to Leasing-Check, a new platform designed to simplify workshop and service inquiries for leased bicycles.
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ArticleWorkers target TNF over Movement Gyms partnership
Unionized climbing gym workers plan nationwide protests at The North Face stores, urging VF Corp. to end its partnership with Movement Gyms over alleged labor rights violations.
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ArticleSport 2000 marks 60 years of retail cooperation
Sport 2000 is celebrating 60 years since its founding in France, having grown into an international retail service organization with around 3,000 stores in 17 countries.
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News briefsL.L.Bean adds Carver and Leahy to board
The US outdoor retailer has added two executives with experience in sporting goods, fashion, merchandising and retail transformation to its board.
