All Retail articles – Page 40
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News briefsRaleigh is opening an “experience center” in Nottingham
British cycling brand Raleigh is to open later this month an “experience center” in Nottingham, its home city. The site, located at Maid Marian Way, will be a retail space with a full range of Raleigh and Haibike models on display and the option to try them out. Additionally, the ...
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ArticleDecathlon launches buyback service in Germany
Decathlon Germany is launching a used-product “Buy Back” service in select cities. For the first time, the sporting goods manufacturer and retailer is buying back used sports products and returning them to second-use sales after successfully inspecting and/or repairing them. Customers who sell their products to Decathlon receive either a ...
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ArticleCanada Goose opens two new permanent stores in the U.S.
Source: Canada Goose Las Vegas Snow Room Canada Goose continues its retail expansion in the U.S. with the announcement of two new permanent locations in Las Vegas and Denver, as well as two pop-up stores in Aspen and Detroit. The Canadian brand will open its doors at ...
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News briefsKathmandu launches in Europe and the UK
Following an appearance at Paris Fashion Week in late March and a collaboration with renowned Paris retailer Leclaireur to launch its FW 2022 collection, Kathmandu, the New Zealand-based outdoor apparel and gear brand, has now launched country-specific online stores in the U.K., France and Germany, in addition to supplying select ...
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News briefsNew Schöffel-Lowa shop-in-store opened in Backnang, Germany
Thomas Grabert, who runs the Intersport Grabert store (that operated as Intersport Hettich until 2017) in the German town of Backnang, has renovated and newly opened the 1,000-sqm store. Part of the space is now a 120-sqm Schöffel-Lowa shop-in-store – the 37th in Europe. Grabert also runs a Schöffel-Lowa brand ...
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News briefsDidriksons returns to Paris
After a successful first appearance in 2021, Swedish jacket brand Didriksons is returning to France to open a new three-month pop-up store in the iconic Heureux les Curieux in Paris’ Le Marais district. The brand commented that it expects the audience to continue to grow and that having a physical ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter's sustainable activity month is back
German outdoor retailer Globetrotter is once again focusing on the topic of sustainability during the month of November. With its product label “A Greener Choice,” its repair shops, second-hand offering and equipment rental, the outdoor retailer is currently also a finalist for the 15th German Sustainability Award. For the fifth ...
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News briefsHoudini opens second Stockholm store/hub
Located in Kungsgatan 30 in a former Samsung shop, Swedish brand Houdini has opened its second store in the capital. With the new opening, the shopping street in central Stockholm now has the Houdini Hub next to the Norröna and The North Face flagship stores, followed by Naturkompaniet in one ...
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ArticleOrtlieb and Driver Berlin cooperate on upcycling
Source: Ortlieb Scrap material is generated during production at Ortlieb, which the company is now handing over to Fahrer Berlin for upcycling. Both the German pioneer of waterproof outdoor and bicycle bags and backpacks Ortlieb Sportartikel GmbH and the comparatively young bicycle accessories brand Fahrer Berlin GmbH ...
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ArticleSwedish sports retail sales decreased by 4.7 percent in Q3 2022
The Sportindex, a Swedish industry index produced by the Swedish Sports Forum in cooperation with HUI Research, shows that total sales in sports retail decreased by 4.7 percent in the third quarter of 2022 compared to the same period last year, making it the third consecutive quarter with negative development ...
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News briefsSave the Duck opens first U.S. flagship
Save the Duck, the Milan-based firm known for outerwear made exclusively with animal-free and “cruelty-free” materials, has opened its first flagship store in the U.S. Located in New York’s lower Broadway, the 140-square-meter store features a giant orange duck brand mascot. Save the Duck was already sold in the U.S. ...
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News briefsNorrøna opens permanent store at Switzerland's Landquart Outlet
On Nov. 11, 2022, the Norrøna store will reopen its doors at the Landquart Fashion Outlet in Switzerland. After several years of a pop-up concept, the decision is now made after great success to a more long-term project of at least five years in the outlet. As a focal point ...
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News briefsAngling Direct experiences revenue growth despite headwinds
Angling Direct, the British omnichannel fishing tackle and equipment retailer, saw group revenues increase by 1.3 percent in the first half ended July 31, 2022, against the first half of the previous fiscal year, with revenues reaching £38.9 million (€44.8m). Sales on a same-store basis increased by 4.6 percent. Store ...
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ArticleRussia's mass mobilization fuels demand for sports and outdoor products
The Russian market experienced a boom in demand for sporting and outdoor goods since Sept. 21, when the Russian president declared the first mass mobilization in the country since the second world war. The demand for military ammunition has sharply risen in Russia, and the price of sporting and outdoor ...
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News briefsBig gravel bike store opens in Barcelona
Europe’s biggest gravel bike store has opened in Barcelona, according to Tradebike. Located at number 72 of Calle Consell de Cent, Gravel Planet Store has a showroom of 1,000 square meters and reflects some €2 million in investments. The objective is to be racking up annual sales of €5 million, ...
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News briefsSalewa-Vèrtic partnership opens for business
A first Mountain Shop Vèrtic has opened, according to Diffusion Sport. Located in Barcelona, the store is a collaboration between Vèrtic and Salewa Ibérica and follows the multi-brand model of the matter’s parent, Oberalp. Its 400sqm will be stocked with products from Oberalp (Salewa, Dynafit, Wild Country, Evolv, Pomoca and ...
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News briefsPatagonia sues Walmart for logo infringement
Patagonia has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit in California against Walmart and retailer and supplier Robin Ruth USA for using Patagonia’s “P-6” trout logo on their T-shirts. According to the lawsuit, Robin Ruth manufactured and sold the garments in stores and online with nearly identical copies of the logo, replacing ...
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News briefsThe North Face is expanding Clothes the Loop program to France and U.K.
The North Face (TNF) has expanded its recycling program “Clothes the Loop” into stores in France and the U.K. The project that was piloted in the U.S. in 2013 and rolled out in all American TNF retail and outlet stores two years later invites consumers to bring in unwanted clothing ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter rents new retail space in Bonn, reuses previous store’s furniture
According to the real estate development company Redos, German retailer Globetrotter will rent a new location in Bonn, Germany, as of Dec. 1, 2022. The two-story building with 2,600 sqm retail space is a former Conrad Electronics store for consumer and professional electronics. Globetrotter is working on a concept to ...
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News briefsPeak Performance opens first store in China
The Scandinavian outdoor brand Peak Performance has continued its expansion by opening a brand store in the exclusive Sanlitun neighborhood in Beijing. In the store, high-tech design meets Peak Performance’s Scandinavian heritage and DNA with a passion for the outdoors in focus. The expansion into China as a new market ...
