All Retail articles – Page 52
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News briefsArc’teryx Alpha Center opens in Shanghai
Arc’teryx is opening its two-story, 750 square meter “Arc’teryx Alpha Center” in Shanghai on Sept. 19. It is the brand’s largest store to date and offers customers an impressive shopping experience from both a design and product perspective. The store on Shanghai’s popular Huahai Road is anchored by the presence ...
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News briefsLa Sportiva opens brand store on the Greek island of Kalymnos
At the end of July, after some delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the first Greek La Sportiva monobrand store was opened in Massouri on the island of Kalymnos. The store is intended to become a landmark not only for the local climbing scene, but also for all those who ...
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Helly Hansen overhauls its IT
Helly Hansen is overhauling its computer system to smooth operations, cut costs and come into compliance with regulations in various countries. The Norwegian sports apparel and gear producer is stringing together the Infor M3 enterprise resource platform (ERP), the Salesforce customer resource management (CRM) platform, the Front Systems point-of-sale system, ...
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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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Arc’teryx opens new brand store in Calgary
Arc’teryx opened its first North American brand store in 2020 in Calgary’s largest retail center, the Chinook Centre, on Aug. 29. The new 130 square-meter store is the brand’s third store in the Canadian province of Alberta, and the second one in the city of Calgary. The design incorporates a ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter is testing second-hand product sales
The Globetrotter store in Frankfurt, Germany, has started selling second-hand items, mainly returns, but also used items of all assortment brands. The outdoor retailer wants to offer its customers an additional sustainable and resource-saving incentive to shop. In addition to clothing, the second-hand range includes rucksacks, bags, stoves and other ...
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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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News briefsGlobetrotter starts equipment rental service
Globetrotter, the German outdoor retail chain that is part of the Fenix Outdoor Group, is now offering the rental of outdoor equipment. The offer will initially cover the categories of water sports, backpacks & bags, tents, bicycles, outdoor kitchens and children’s equipment, but is likely to be expanded after a ...
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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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Unsecured Go Outdoors creditors likely to receive only small repayments
We have previously reported on the problems of UK retailer JD Sports Fashion with its struggling outdoor chain Go Outdoors. Shortly after Go Outdoors was put into administration in June and Deloitte was appointed administrator, JD Sports Fashion bought the business back in a pre-pack deal, saying that unfair rents ...
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News briefsAlpina launches virtual showroom
In the time of the coronavirus pandemic, German Alpina Sports, supplier of sports glasses, goggles, helmets and protectors and part of the Uvex Group, offers its dealers a virtual showroom on its website, where the product innovations for next season are presented and explained. The design of the virtual showroom, ...
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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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Decathlon partners with Carrefour in Italy
Decathlon is further expanding its collaborations with grocery store chains across Europe as part of its plan to make its products available to shoppers in their everyday life. After partnering with Carrefour in Belgium earlier this year, the French sporting goods chain is now teaming up with Carrefour in Italy. ...
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UK and France consider new face mask regulations
The British government has requested that people wear face masks in stores as of July 24, and the French government is considering making masks mandatory in stores and all other public places by Aug. 1 at the latest. The British Retail Consortium has said that retailers should not be required ...
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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 ...
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ArticleBuy online = Buy local: Intersport Germany refines its multichannel model
Intersport Germany is combining its online shop and local sports shops. Under the motto “Buy online = Buy local,” products ordered online on Intersport Germany’s website are now distributed by “playmaker principle” to local brick-and-mortar shops, from where they reach the consumer the shortest possible way. In addition to free ...
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New managing director for Retail Concepts
The Belgian company Retail Concepts, part of the A.S. Adventure Group, announced that its chief executive, Dominique Motte, has decided to leave the company. The decision was already made before the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, and as the business prepares for the new normal, Motte is now leaving the ...
