All Retail articles – Page 53

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    The store as a medium

    2019-10-31T00:00:00Z

    The physical store has a future, according to one of the speakers at the conference, Magnus Ohlsson. It can stand up against the “apocalypse” created by the internet and e-commerce as just another type of media, creating a halo effect around its banner and becoming a brand.Furthermore, he indicated, “bricks ...

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    Redefining a faster supply chain

    2019-10-31T00:00:00Z

    The supply chain has been getting faster and faster. The process that goes from the design and development to the distribution of a product for a particular season has been shortened in the last few years, taking only about 11 months instead of 18 months.Many fashion companies have reacted to ...

  • News briefs

    La Sportiva is expanding its retail presence in Spain with...

    2019-10-16T00:00:00Z

    La Sportiva is expanding its retail presence in Spain with the opening of a new franchised mono-brand store at Siurana, in the region of Catalonia. Nested in the Tarragona mountains, Siurana is a major attraction for climbers thanks to its vertical walls, slabs and steep overhangs, and grades varying from ...

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    CMDSport reports the recent closure of a couple of outdoor...

    2019-10-16T00:00:00Z

    CMDSport reports the recent closure of a couple of outdoor retail stores on the island of Mallorca. One of them is Trekoon, which opened its online store in 2009, followed by a physical store in Palma de Mallorca last year. The presence of four Decathlon stores on the island is ...

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    Buff has opened its first permanent brick-and-mortar store in downtown...

    2019-10-16T00:00:00Z

    Buff has opened its first permanent brick-and-mortar store in downtown Barcelona. It is located in the Illa Diagonal shopping mall, where the Catalonian brand of head- and neckwear has been running a pop-up store every winter for the past 12 years. The brand's only other permanent points of sale locally ...

  • Short stops

    Patagonia has opened a new store in Berlin, its second...

    2019-10-16T00:00:00Z

    Patagonia has opened a new store in Berlin, its second one in Germany after the one in Munich, and the ninth one in Europe

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    Bergzeit, the big German-based online outdoor retailer, has become a...

    2019-10-16T00:00:00Z

    Bergzeit, the big German-based online outdoor retailer, has become a member of Sport 2000, the German buying group, joining other pure players like 11teamsports and Keller Sports. According to its management, the benefits of the move include access to special make-ups and to the marketplaces of Sport 2000, plus help ...

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    LVMH is planning to reopen La Samaritaine later in 2019...

    2019-10-16T00:00:00Z

    LVMH is planning to reopen La Samaritaine later in 2019 or early in 2020, and according to a report by sportguide.com, several outdoor brands will be present there. La Samaritaine, a historic department store between rue de Rivoli and the river Seine, in the heart of Paris, has been closed ...

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    Maloja opens up shop in Vermont

    2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

    Catering to the local community of outdoor enthusiasts, Maloja, the German brand of functional apparel with cool designs, is opening its first American flagship store in Stowe, Vermont, on Sept. 28. In the U.S., where the company has a subsidiary that handles sales to more than 170 retail stores in ...

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    Nordiska Kompaniet (NK), the Swedish company with department stores in...

    2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

    Nordiska Kompaniet (NK), the Swedish company with department stores in Gothenburg and Stockholm founded in 1902, has opened an NK Sport department on the third floor of its main store in Stockholm. The multi-brand department covers more than 1,500 square meters on the men's fashion floor on the third floor. ...

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    Goldwin is opening its second brand store

    2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

    Goldwin, which has mainly been offering highly technical skiwear outside Japan, is starting to offer a wider collection – with some functional lifestyle clothing and outdoor and athletic apparel for running, hiking and climbing – through retailers in the U.S., Europe and Asia during the current autumn season. Compression garments ...

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    Woolrich, the American outdoor brand, has opened a new flagship...

    2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

    Woolrich, the American outdoor brand, has opened a new flagship store in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City. Designed by the architect Andrea Caputo, and located at 121 Wooster Street, the store measures 4,000 square feet and its layout is modular. The variety of possible configurations makes it suitable ...

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    Naturkompaniet has signed an agreement to purchase next April the...

    2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

    Naturkompaniet has signed an agreement to purchase next April the Gävle Adventure Store, run by one of its franchisees in the Swedish town of Uddevalla, according to Sportfack magazine. The store's founder, Esa Kuosku, will continue part-time with the store after 25 years of management. Naturkompaniet has also decided to ...

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    Canada Goose has opened a 400-meter branded store on Milan's...

    2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

    Canada Goose has opened a 400-meter branded store on Milan's 10 Via della Siga, its second in Europe after London and its 15th worldwide. Set in the heart of Milan's luxury shopping district, the shop covers two floors and, like the brand's other stores, has a cold room that allows ...

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    Sport 2000 Germany has reported the opening of a second...

    2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

    Sport 2000 Germany has reported the opening of a second specialized Absolute Run store in the city of Singen. The cooperative also held for the first time a house fair completely focused on team sports, with the participation of big players like Adidas, Nike and Puma as well as smaller ...

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    Salomon plans to open its first full-fledged mono-brand store in...

    2019-08-16T00:00:00Z

    Salomon plans to open its first full-fledged mono-brand store in Germany, measuring 200 square meters, on Nov. 8. It will be located in the very central Sendlinger Strasse of Munich, very close to the local store of The North Face. Salomon will offer apparel and shoes for men and women ...

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    Salomon will open its first German store in Munich in...

    2019-08-16T00:00:00Z

    Salomon will open its first German store in Munich in November, not far from the local mono-brand store of The North Face

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    Norrøna will open a flagship store in the SoHo district...

    2019-08-16T00:00:00Z

    Norrøna will open a flagship store in the SoHo district of New York City this autumn. It will be its second store in the U.S., following the inauguration of its concept store in Boulder, Colorado, in May. The new store will feature the Norwegian brand's full assortment of technical outerwear, ...

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    Mammut has opened its first concept store in cooperation with...

    2019-08-16T00:00:00Z

    Mammut has opened its first concept store in cooperation with a franchisee in the Swiss town of Andermatt. It is described as a “Point of Experience” rather than a point of sale. Together with bike and ski rental services offered by the franchisee, Imholz Sport, it hosts the first example ...

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    Au Vieux Campeur will have a shop-in-the-shop in the flagship...

    2019-08-16T00:00:00Z

    Au Vieux Campeur will have a shop-in-the-shop in the flagship department store of Galeries Lafayette in Paris next year. The French outdoor retailer has a total of 51 stores, 30 of them in Paris. It generated sales of €121 million last year, 7 percent of those from its own web ...