All Retail articles – Page 40
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News briefsAlpen opens largest flagship store ever
The Japanese retailer Alpen Group, headquartered in Nagoya City and celebrating its 50th anniversary on July 8, will open the largest flagship store in its history on April 1 in the Yunika building at the East Exit of Shinjuku, Tokyo. “Alpen Tokyo” will reportedly feature more than 3,700 square meters ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter exhibits home-made upcycling collection in Berlin store
Closing its sustainability campaign month, Globetrotter presents a small collection of unique upcycling pieces, created and tailored by Globetrotter employee Christiane Gawlik, who is a trained fashion designer and works in the repair workshop at the retailer’s Hanover store. She designed eleven pieces for men and women ...
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News briefsLa Sportiva opens first German mono-brand store
La Sportiva opened its first mono-brand store in Germany on March 20. The store is located in the municipality of Bubenreuth at Kurt Albert Strasse 1, inside the Blockhelden Frankenjura fitness club. The Frankenjura region is the largest climbing area in Germany and one of the top spots for sports ...
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News briefsSchöffel-Lowa expands its retail network in Germany with three new stores
The Schöffel-Lowa Sportartikel GmbH & Co. KG, headquartered in Schwabmünchen, Germany, has announced the opening of three new branded stores in Germany. One of them is a 120-sqm shop-in-shop at Intersport Grabert in Heilbronn, which our sister publication SGI recently reported about. Footwear retailer Carl Schnabel opened a 130-sqm Schöffel-Lowa ...
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ArticleIndustry spotlight: New target groups, supply chain challenges and retailer relationship in focus
25 brands presented their new products at the Sport & Outdoor Media Day in Munich. The event organized by Mandel PR in the ”Kohlebunker” near the MOC (Munich Order Center) was one of the first major industry gatherings in Germany since the start of the Covid crisis. We took the ...
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News briefsGrassroots Outdoor Alliance president Rich Hill to leave in April
Rich Hill, president of the U.S. Grassroots Outdoor Alliance (GOA) for the last five years, is apparently planning to quit his role in a few week’s time. According to SGB Media, Hill gave the news to GOA staff ahead of the group’s annual board of directors retreat earlier this month, ...
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News briefsVista Outdoor partners with Stockperks to enhance retail investor relationships
Vista Outdoor, the parent company of 39 brands that design, manufacture and market sports and outdoor products, and Stockperks, a New York City-based retail investor engagement company, have launched the Vista Outdoor Shareholder Rewards Program for the U.S. through the Stockperks app. To launch the program, retail shareholders using the ...
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News briefsNaturkompaniet re-opens expanded store in Stockholm
Naturkompaniet has expanded its store at Kungsgatan 26 in Stockholm, which originally opened in 1993 as a Fjällräven store. The new store has an area of 436 square meters and offers the largest assortment of Fjällräven products, as well as a large workshop where customers can get help with the ...
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ArticleOutdoor Retailer Climate Commitment grows by five new big members to 10 percent of outdoor retail market
Five more European outdoor retailers have joined the Outdoor Retailer Climate Commitment (ORCC), an open network of European outdoor retailers for more climate protection in the outdoor industry. With retail heavyweights Sporthaus Schuster, Sport Conrad, Engelhorn, Ellis Brigham Mountain Sports and Sport Pursuit, the network now unites around 10 percent ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter to open first store in Trier
On March 31, German retailer Globetrotter will open its first store in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The 1,500-sqm location at Dietrichstraße 50, next to Trier’s main marketplace, will host a full range of products of hiking, trekking, travel and everyday outdoor gear as well as a Fjällräven shop-in-shop. Before, the location was ...
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ArticleSport 2000 Germany reports best result in company history; Outdoor particularly on the rise
Sport 2000 GmbH continues to grow in Germany. The factored purchasing volume and external sales of the affiliated partner companies in Germany gave Sport 2000 the best result in the company’s history in 2021. As a result, Sport 2000 defends the position it already held in 2019 as Germany’s largest ...
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Halfords wants to enter second-hand bike business
According to Retail Gazette, the U.K.’s largest retailer of automotive and cycling products and services, Halfords, has announced plans to sell second-hand bicycles in an effort to enter this increasingly lucrative market. The retailer is offering customers up to £250 (€300) for their used bikes, the report said. Late last ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter starts sustainable action month
German outdoor retailer Globetrotter wants to get its customers excited about sustainable outdoor experiences from March 1 to 31. Both in the stores and online, numerous campaigns, workshops and events will be held around the topic during the “sustainable action month.” In addition to workshops on topics such as climbing ...
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Supply bottlenecks in German retail sector worsen again; cycling products particularly affected
According to a survey by the research institute Ifo, supply problems in German retail have worsened again in February. In February, 76.3 percent of overall retailers said they did not receive all the goods they ordered. A month earlier, the figure was 57.1 percent. The situation is particularly tight for ...
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News briefsNaturkompaniet to offer repair services in all 36 stores
Swedish retailer Naturkompaniet (part of the Frilufts retail division of Fenix Outdoor) has introduced a new store concept to be installed in all its 36 stores, focusing on the care and repair of outdoor clothing and equipment. The concept includes a repair station for each store and the possibility of ...
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News briefsIntersport Sweden appoints Johan Järnliden as member of the board
Source: Intersport Johan Jaernliden Johan Järnliden, voted Sweden’s best marketing manager of the year in 2019, started his new position as a member of the board of Intersport Sweden in February 2022. He has been working as marketing manager for the online hardware store and machinery dealer ...
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News briefsAngling Direct posts sales increase despite Covid-19 store closures and decline in online sales
Angling Direct, the British fishing tackle retailer, has reported a 7.2 percent sales increase for its financial year ended Jan. 31, 2022, despite a 4.3 percent decline in online sales and the closure of all its 42 stores for three months, from Feb. 1 to April 11, 2021, due to ...
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News briefsBergans opens flagship store in Stavanger
Bergans is opening its first dedicated store in Stavanger, Norway, on Feb. 24 at Nygata 9. According to Anett Kolstad, retail director at Bergans, it is time to open a store in Rogaland’s capital. Due to its location near the Lysefjord, Preikestolen or Kerag, Stavanger is considered a popular tourist ...
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News briefsRussia’s Kant reports jump in sales in winter months
With sales in November-December up 30 to 40 percent compared to the same period last year, Russian sporting goods retailer Kant reported that the current winter season is going exceptionally well. In January, sales declined slightly, but were still 15 to 20 percent higher than last year. Co-owner Maxim Vinogradov ...
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ArticleSportmaster expands into Russian provinces
Russia’s largest sporting goods retailer, Sportmaster, has unveiled plans to expand into cities with populations of up to 100,000 with a new store format. Sergey Agibalov, Sportmaster’s business manager, told the Russian Business Consulting agency that the new format would serve as an element of its omnichannel development strategy, in ...
