All Retail articles – Page 53
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ArticleHow do retailers handle excess inventory in times of Covid-19?
(Originally published on Shoe Intelligence) Managing stock has always been a tricky part of any business. But it becomes even more so when demand evaporates overnight as occurred with the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns worldwide, prompting manufacturers and retailers to be nimble and explore various ...
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ArticleCovid-19 drives rent renegotiations, partnership
(Originally published on Shoe Intelligence) Retailers from Europe to the U.S. have sought rent relief as they reel from Covid-19 shutdowns and reopen stores faced with higher costs to meet health and safety requirements and uncertain sales prospects. Although some landlords have taken a hard line, many are trying to ...
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Breuninger to open renovated Nuremberg branch in September
The upmarket German department store retailer Breuninger is preparing to open its fully redesigned 11,000 square-meter branch in Nuremberg, in the southern German state of Bavaria, featuring an expanded range of premium and luxury brands as well as two new gastronomic outlets. The re-opening of the department store, redesigned by ...
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News briefsSalomon to open new Experience Stores in Frankfurt/Main and Cologne
This July, Salomon, the French outdoor multi-sport specialist, will open its German Experience Stores number two and three after the Munich store that was opened last November. From July 8, the new Frankfurt store with 105 square meters will open its doors in the MyZeil shopping mall; on July ...
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News briefsStadium opens outlet store in Varberg
Stadium, Sweden’s largest sports and sports fashion chain, is opening a Stadium Outlet in the Lugnetrondellen shopping center in Varberg in September 2020. The new outlet is the chain’s first store in Varberg, a coastal town 80 km south of Gothenburg. The lease covers an area of 1,351 square meters ...
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Grassroots Outdoor Alliance ConnectHub open for spring 21 planning
Grassroots Outdoor Alliance is opening its ConnectHub to U.S. specialty independent retailers looking to engage with vendor brands for spring 2021 planning and buying. A shared-resource solution designed to simplify a chaotic remote buying season, the Grassroots ConnectHub has attracted more than 100 essential vendor brands to date, covering a ...
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News briefsMaier Sports won't raise prices before spring/summer 2022
Although the dollar exchange rate is currently unfavorable, Maier Sports is keeping the base price levels of its F/S 2021 pants stable, said Lothar Baisch, managing director sales and marketing of the German outdoor apparel brand. This decision was made out of solidarity with Maier Sports’ specialist retail partners, who ...
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JD subsidiary Go Outdoors is struggling
JD Sports Fashion has confirmed speculation that a number of strategic options for its Go Outdoors subsidiary have been considered and that the directors of Go Outdoors have filed the Notice in Court. This announcement leads to an immediate moratorium around the company and its property, which will last ten ...
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Crocs is building new European distribution center in Holland
Crocs has started building a 35,000 square meter distribution center in Dordrecht, in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands, which will become its main logistics hub in Europe. The new center is expected to open in April 2021 and create 200 to 350 jobs. The Amercian company known ...
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Decathlon Germany passes on VAT reduction directly to consumers
In view of the decision of the German government to reduce the value-added tax from 19 to 16 percent and from 7 to 5 percent from July 1, the sporting goods retailer and manufacturer Decathlon Germany declared that it will pass on the tax benefits to its customers in a ...
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News briefsSchöffel enters the bike segment
Schöffel, the German manufacturer of outdoor and ski clothing, is expanding its range and presenting a new bike collection. The new collection is aimed at both enthusiastic hobby cyclists and performance-oriented riders in the segments of gravel, trail and travel. According to Schöffel, the new apparel is geared to the ...
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First National Outdoor Expo to take place on March 27-28 in Birmingham
The first National Outdoor Expo will be held at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) of Birmingham, the U.K.’s largest exhibition venue, on March 27-28, 2021. The end-consumer event is organized by Raccoon Events, the company responsible also for the National Running Show. According to Raccoon, the event will have many ...
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Dynafit organizes Run Local Weeks
Dynafit, part of the Oberalp group, has launched another support program for retailers. During a six-week trail runnig event, the “Run Local Weeks”, customers are invited to test Dynafit’s trail running shoes. From June 10, Dynafit supplies ten specialist retailers with give-aways, including 50 Run Local Buffs and Powerbars, and ...
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News briefsGermany’s VAT cut may hit retailers across the border
Germany decided on June 3 to reduce the value-added tax (VAT) rate on non-food products to 16 percent from 19 percent, starting from July 1 and through the balance of this year, to give a boost to consumption and the economy. It has also cut the VAT rate for restaurants ...
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News briefsSchöffel appoints new sales manager for Germany
The German outdoor and ski clothing brand Schöffel has named Tobias Schmid as its new sales manager for Germany effective Aug. 1. The business economist has worked as key account manager at Schöffel since 2017. Prior to that, he spent ten years at Intersport Germany, most recently as senior buyer. ...
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News briefsSchöffel-Lowa starts new store concept with Intersport Adventure in Tübingen
With the opening of a new Schöffel-Lowa store in the German city of Tübingen, the retail joint venture of the two independently operating German outdoor specialists Schöffel and Lowa is launching a new store concept. With immediate effect, the two brands will be presenting their outdoor ranges on 130 square ...
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Primus enters the sharing economy in the U.S.
The Swedish outdoor equipment brand Primus has partnered with the U.S. consumer goods rental platform The Shed to provide outdoor enthusiasts with the chance to rent camp cooking equipment in the Denver, Colorado, and Richmond, Virginia, metropolitan areas. The rental service enables users to rent Primus cooking equipment in five ...
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Ortovox launches new online appearance with stationary retail integration
With the “Support Your Local Dealer” campaign, 25 percent of the sales of the Ortovox online shop went to local retailers during the Covid-19 store closures, which was only made technically possible by the recent relaunch of the Ortovox website and online shop. The decision to relaunch was made last ...
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New owners want to expand Planet Sports
(SGI) A German-Swiss investment company, Invision, and the founding team of a German online specialist, TonerPartner.com, have announced that they have taken over Planet Sports, the pioneering German multi-channel action sports retailer, with the consent of the German Cartel Office, retroactive to May 1. Oliver Garnier, a long-time manager of ...
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Hervis appoints Roland Jegle to the management
(SGI) Hervis Sport is expanding its management: From June 1, Roland Jegle, 43, will be supporting the international Austrian-based sporting goods chain’s current managing director, Martin Weber. The goal is a “strategic realignment of the company,” according to its announcement. Jegle will lead the purchasing department, among other areas. Jegle ...
