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    STMI, the European buying group spearheaded by Groupe Go Sport...

    2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

    STMI, the European buying group spearheaded by Groupe Go Sport and Hervis Sports, plans to give a further push to its pan-European buying synergies and partnerships with key brands. As a new step, it is seeking to bundle some of the members' private label programs in areas such as outdoor, ...

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    Merrell is launching an e-learning program for the personnel in...

    2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

    Merrell is launching an e-learning program for the personnel in any stores in France, similar to one that it recently introduced in the U.K., and the brand may take similar initiatives in other countries based on the results. In France, salespeople who are handling the brand can connect with a ...

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    Tasci, the Italian parent company of Montura, is about to...

    2016-04-13T00:00:00Z

    Tasci, the Italian parent company of Montura, is about to open its 21st multi-brand Alpstation store in the Italian city of Trieste. Excluding those in Munich and Salzburg, all the others are in Italy. There are also three single-brand Montura stores in Italy and one in France, which is run ...

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    Decathlon has also moved into the Australian market with online...

    2016-04-13T00:00:00Z

    Decathlon has also moved into the Australian market with online sales, offering products for more than 35 sports. The French retailer says that orders are to be dispatched from a warehouse in Sydney, which will also handle deliveries to New Zealand after a few months. Sylvain Baudens, chief financial officer ...

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    Go Outdoors, the large-scale British outdoor retailer, reportedly wants to...

    2016-04-13T00:00:00Z

    Go Outdoors, the large-scale British outdoor retailer, reportedly wants to open 43 Cycle Concept stores in its outlets in the next three months. Cycle sales have apparently doubled in the stores where Go Outdoors trialed the concept, with in-store workshops and personalized fitting. The Cycle Concept areas should offer hundreds ...

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    Evasion Running, the Spanish sporting goods chain specializing in road...

    2016-04-13T00:00:00Z

    Evasion Running, the Spanish sporting goods chain specializing in road running, trail running and triathlon, closed two of its three corporate stores in the last few months. The Barcelona store, covering 600 square meters, closed its doors at the end of the year, while another store in Valencia, measuring 380 ...

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    The first Decathlon store in Slovenia is due to open...

    2016-04-13T00:00:00Z

    The first Decathlon store in Slovenia is due to open this week on 2,700 square meters in Ljubljana - the capital city. The company says it has been leaning on its teams in neighboring countries for the opening, particularly in Italy, Croatia and Hungary. The store manager is from the ...

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    The North Face has reportedly leased a space of nearly...

    2016-04-13T00:00:00Z

    The North Face has reportedly leased a space of nearly 20,000 square feet on Fifth Avenue at 43rd Street in New York City for its flagship store in the Big Apple. TNF already has two other smaller stores in the Upper West Side and Soho districts of Manhattan.

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    Vaude, the German outdoor brand, has teamed up with Commerce...

    2016-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Vaude, the German outdoor brand, has teamed up with Commerce Connector to lead consumers from its website to physical stores in Germany. From August, the Vaude website will tell consumers which nearby store has the product they want to buy, along with detailed information about the store's location and opening ...

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    The fate of Perry Sport remained uncertain as of yesterday,...

    2016-03-10T00:00:00Z

    The fate of Perry Sport remained uncertain as of yesterday, after the generalist Dutch sports retailer was declared bankrupt on Feb. 23. Perry Sport is a major account for some outdoor brands, with 70 stores around the Netherlands. Toni van Hees, who was appointed to handle the receivership, started holding ...

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    Grifone is marching ahead with an ambitious retailing program. The...

    2016-02-17T00:00:00Z

    Grifone is marching ahead with an ambitious retailing program. The Spanish outdoor and ski brand has opened a second store in Barcelona. The first one, which began operations last spring, is located across from Vèrtic, the well-known outdoor retailer. Prior to that, Grifone opened two other stores last year: a ...

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    Mammut is to open its first North American store in...

    2016-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Mammut is to open its first North American store in New York City, in a partnership with Metro Rock Climbing Centers. While this company already has several climbing centers in Massachusetts and Vermont, the Swiss outdoor brand's store will be operated by Metro Rock at a new location in Brooklyn. ...

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     Sport Guide reports that Au Vieux Campeur, the leading French...

    2016-01-21T00:00:00Z

     Sport Guide reports that Au Vieux Campeur, the leading French outdoor retail specialist, is to set up shop in at least one more French city this year, and possibly two. The French publication indicates that Au Vieux Campeur should have another store in Strasbourg in February, on a surface of ...

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    Field & Stream, the outdoor brand which is owned and...

    2015-12-23T00:00:00Z

    Field & Stream, the outdoor brand which is owned and operated by the Dick's Sporting Goods retail chain, has launched in its first e-commerce site in the U.S. The new website adds to 19 store locations in the country.

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    Montura has opened new stores in Annecy, France and Verona,...

    2015-12-23T00:00:00Z

    Montura has opened new stores in Annecy, France and Verona, Italy

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    Hi-Tec has launched a brand-new website that uses Demandware software...

    2015-12-23T00:00:00Z

    Hi-Tec has launched a brand-new website that uses Demandware software for e-commerce. It will be gradually rolled out globally in the next months. It will also help promote the brand with inspirational stories and blogs. The URL has been changed to www.hi-tec.co.uk

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    Orage has opened its first flagship store in Montreal, Canada....

    2015-12-23T00:00:00Z

    Orage has opened its first flagship store in Montreal, Canada. The new 1,000-square-foot space is called Le Chalet and is supposed to visually reflect modern mountain culture, with crisp whites, warm woods, soaring ceilings and natural light spilling in through large windows. The new retail space has been conceived as ...

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    Decathlon opened its first store in Thailand earlier this month,...

    2015-12-23T00:00:00Z

    Decathlon opened its first store in Thailand earlier this month, as part of a program to open five stores in Bangkok by the end of November. The Thai store openings come as Decathlon is preparing to move into several other countries in Southeast Asia. A spokesman said that Singapore, Malaysia ...

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    The North Face has teamed up with IBM and Fluid...

    2015-12-23T00:00:00Z

    The North Face has teamed up with IBM and Fluid to launch a new interactive online shopping system, using artificial intelligence (AI) to offer personalized product recommendations. The system works with Fluid's Expert Personal Shopper (XPS) software and IBM's Watson cognitive computer technology, so that online shoppers can use natural ...

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    Mountain Warehouse, one of the major outdoor retailers in the...

    2015-12-23T00:00:00Z

    Mountain Warehouse, one of the major outdoor retailers in the U.K., is launching a new chain of stores, called Zakti, that will cover gym, yoga, running, cycling, snow sports, dance and swimming, according to Retail Week. Competing against Sweaty Betty, it will initially target women. Zakti is opening two stores ...