All Retail articles – Page 28
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News briefsNaturkompaniet opens two new stores in Norway
Swedish outdoor retail chain Naturkompaniet, part of Fenix Outdoor, has opened two new stores in Norway. The latest openings took place on Nov. 3 at Storgata 70, Lillehammer, and Storgata 52, Tromsø. With these two new stores, Naturkompaniet expands its product range and strengthens its position as a leading player ...
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News briefsOsprey announces 2023 Black Friday alternative
Osprey is once again replacing Black Friday with Green Friday, and fundraising to support the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) this year with a twist: Customers can decide which conservation projects they want to back. Running from Nov. 23-28, Osprey will offer a 20 percent discount on selected products to ...
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News briefsPatagonia collaboration brings repairs to the UK
Patagonia has once again teamed up with United Repair Centre, to open a new repair center in London, handling its UK repairs business. The newly-opened location is also in collaboration with the social enterprise, Fashion-Enter. The UK-based center is the second of its kind, with a repair center opened in ...
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ArticleSwedish sports retail sales down 1.7 percent in Q3
The Sportindex, compiled by industry organization Svenskt Sportforum in collaboration with HUI, shows that Swedish sports retail sales fell 1.7 percent in the third quarter of 2023 – the seventh consecutive quarter of negative performance. A heat wave in September was a setback for sporting goods retailers as fall sales ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter partners with German bicycle retailer
Two German branches of the outdoor retailer Globetrotter are to cooperate with German omni-channel bicycle retailer B.O.C. From spring 2024, the Globetrotter branches in Stuttgart and Dresden will include sales areas with products from B.O.C.’s range. In Stuttgart, B.O.C. will move into the basement of Globetrotter, while in Dresden, B.O.C. ...
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News briefsAngling Direct announces half year sales and profit growth
UK-based fishing tackle retailer Angling Direct has announced total group sales of £43.3 million (€49.6m) for the first six months ended July 31, representing an 11.4 percent increase. Like-for-like store sales increased by 4.9 percent. Domestic retail stores were £24.4 million (€28.0m), up 11.3 percent. Online sales rose by 8.3 ...
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ArticleWave of insolvencies at SSU seems unleashed
While Signa Sports United (SSU) offshoot Internetstores GmbH (Addnature, Bikester, Brügelmann, Campz, Fahrrad.de, Probikeshop) is said to have informed its suppliers of impending insolvency in self-administration and British affiliate WiggleCRC is believed to have done the same in its home country, German Tennis-Point GmbH has already filed for insolvency on ...
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ArticleSigna Holding sells Sport Scheck to British Frasers Group
On Oct. 17, Signa Retail Department Store Holding GmbH announced the sale of the German sporting goods chain SportScheck to British sporting goods and fashion retailer Frasers Group. Frasers runs, among other brands, Europe’s largest retailer of sports and fitness footwear, apparel and equipment, Sports Direct. No details were given ...
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ArticleEOG invites UK retailers to participate in OMIS market data program
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has launched the Outdoor Market Intelligence Service (OMIS), an online dashboard to share real-time monthly sales data from outdoor retailers in the UK. Outdoor retailers in the UK are invited to join the program for key market insights, which went live during the European Outdoor ...
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News briefsArc’teryx to upsize its Covent Garden retail location in London
Canadian outdoor brand Arc’teryx is planning to upsize its location in London’s Covent Garden to a nearly 750-sqm store. The new flagship store at 42 King Street, which is scheduled to open early next year, will mark a 400 percent increase in its retail footprint. Arc’teryx first opened in the ...
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News briefsREI cuts 275 retail jobs
U.S. outdoor retailer REI Co-op is cutting 275 of its 12,300 retail jobs as part of a broader plan to update its brick-and-mortar business model. The company’s employees were reportedly informed of the layoffs through a memo by REI’s VP of Stores, Mary-Farrell Tarbox, on Oct. 12. The cuts primarily ...
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ArticleOdlo launches expanded ReWear concept, opens flagship in Zurich
Source: Odlo ReWear Swiss functional apparel manufacturer Odlo announced the launch of Odlo ReWear, a new, expanded initiative by the company to support the circular economy. Garments that would otherwise be discarded will now be given a second life, which enables the company to help reduce waste. ...
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News briefsDecathlon Belgium introduces subscription service for kids’ bikes
Decathlon Belgium is launching a new bicycle subscription service for children up to 12 years old. The sporting goods retailer makes available for rent 53 models of bicycles for children of that age that are also sold in its stores. This will allow children to use a bike that grows ...
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News briefsDeuter’s repair service embarks on third German Promise Tour
In October and November 2023, backpack and sleeping bag specialist Deuter will repair used and aging Deuter backpacks, sleeping bags or accessories at selected retailers in Freiburg, Gersthofen, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Munich, Germany, and provide information about its sustainability strategies. Usually, the products are sent to the company headquarters in Gersthofen ...
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ArticleSmartwool announces Second Cut Resale
Smartwool, a U.S. manufacturer of Merino wool products for active living and part of VF Corp., and ThredUp, one of the largest online resale platforms for apparel, footwear and accessories, today announced Second Cut™ Resale, a program that allows customers to shop used women’s and children’s apparel and accessories at ...
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News briefsArc’teryx re-opens refreshed Boston store
Canadian brand Arc’teryx has reopened its 280-sqm retail store in Boston’s popular Newbury Street shopping district. The newly designed space also features a unique art installation that tells the story of how Arc’teryx’s innovative products are created from concept to development and then tested under the harshest conditions.
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News briefsEddie Bauer revamps CI, aims to get back on international stage
Eddie Bauer has unveiled a strategy to reposition and expand its brand. After outdoor industry veteran Tim Bantle joined the retail company as CEO a year ago, he hinted that he had discovered many missed growth opportunities that now needed to be changed. As a result, the ...
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ArticleHoudini expands circularity platform, launches “Houdini Circle”
Swedish sportswear company and sustainability pioneer Houdini is expanding its circularity platform, opening “Houdini Circle,” the first retail concept of its kind, in Stockholm on Sept. 28. Flexible apparel “ownership” In one single location, customers can now choose how to access their garments: rent, subscribe, buy new/used/exclusively made garments, or ...
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News briefsArc’teryx will reportedly open a store in Paris
Canadian brand Arc’teryx has signed a lease to open a store in Paris, according to Sport Guide. The store will be located at 42 rue des Francs Bourgeois, in the fancy Marais district, in a 300-square-meter space previously occupied by Calvin Klein. The new store could be inaugurated at the ...
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News briefsOutnorth names new CEO
Source: Outnorth Ville Kangasmuukko Nordström After Harald Ennen decided to leave Sweden-based e-commerce company Outnorth and his role as CEO this summer, a successor has now been found in Ville Kangasmuukko Nordström, currently CEO at leading Swedish fashion shopping company Bubbleroom. He will take up his new ...
