All Sport 2000 articles
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News briefsSport 2000 appoints former retail manager to key sustainability role
The sports retail group has created a new position to drive its sustainability strategy and appointed Katja Mendel who joined the group in 2023.
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News briefsSport 2000 Austria hosts new B2B bike festival
The Austrian retail network launches a new trade event blending hands-on product testing with industry networking.
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News briefsSport 2000 updates logo for international use and expansion
The European sporting goods alliance introduces a refreshed logo aimed at improving global visibility and digital usability.
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ArticleANWR Group reports 2024 results and strategic focus
The German retail cooperative outlines digital priorities, retail strategies and financial results as it prepares for continued transformation.
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ArticleSport 2000 Int’l expands formats, eyes global growth
The European sports retail alliance is refining its strategy and retail formats to expand global presence and strengthen local market performance.
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ArticleSport 2000 Austria shifts to retail service model
Austria’s leading sporting goods group reorganizes to enhance service, partner integration, and future growth under a new strategic structure.
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ArticleGlobetrotter joins Sport 2000 to strengthen market reach
The German outdoor retailer partners with the Germany-based arm of the buying group to expand its position in specialized outdoor retail.
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News briefsSport 2000 Austria had a strong winter season
The Austrian retail network sees increased demand for rentals and premium gear as ski tourism and consumer expectations rise.
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News briefsSport 2000 expands new retail format with two new store openings
Two German retailers unveil updated store formats, combining modern design, in-store expertise and new service zones to elevate the shopping experience.
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ArticleNew SnowTestival combines testing and networking
A new event in 2025 offers winter sports retailers hands-on product testing, workshops and showroom access to prepare for the 2025/26 season.
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News briefsSport 2000 planting trees
Around 50 employees and partners of Germany-based Sport 2000 GmbH and the Klimahelden Aschaffenburg e.V. initiative have planted over 2,000 trees in the forest of the southern German town of Alzenau to help restore the immense storm damage caused in 2019 when trees were uprooted over an area of around ...
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SponsoredISPO Munich 2023: More inspiration, more festival vibes, more infotainment
Discover exactly what to expect from the eleven halls of this year’s ISPO Munich in our overview.
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News briefsFormer AlpenStrand store manager joins Sport 2000
The Outdoor Division of Sport 2000 GmbH – the top-performing division of the Germany-based group – has hired Katja Mendel as retail format manager, starting April 1. Mendel is no stranger to the retail group: Until the end of January, she managed the specialized retail store AlpenStrand in Landshut, Germany, ...
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ArticleOutdoor and sports industries create support initiatives for people affected by war in Ukraine
A wave of solidarity with both the refugees and the people of Ukraine is underway, and many practical initiatives have been launched in the last two weeks, many of which came from the players in our industry. The longer the war lasts, the clearer it becomes that only specific product ...
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ArticleSport 2000 parent ANWR Group exits as shareholder of Bico
At the end of 2021, German bicycle purchasing group Bico Zweirad Marketing GmbH took over the 25.1 percent stake held by ANWR Group e.G. by mutual agreement. As a result, the ANWR Group – a community of independent retailers that is, among other things, the 100-percent parent company of the ...
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News briefsSport 2000 launches Running Experts Europe
Sport 2000 has launched a new initiative, called Running Experts Europe, to federate the operators of specialist running shops across Europe, starting with representatives from the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and Germany. In Germany, Switzerland and the Benelux countries, the ANWR Group has bundled the activities of Sport 2000 through a ...
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News briefsEuropean winter sports industry calls for uniform Covid protocols
Twenty-eight European organizations, including VSSÖ, FESI, FEDAS, Intersport, Sport 2000, Atomic and Fischer, among others, have jointly called for clear regulatory policy solutions for the upcoming winter season to avoid “another disastrous season” for the winter sporting goods industry, especially in light of the recent increase in Covid infections in ...
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OpinionOpinion: Outdoor by ISPO – See you there!
There is much debate around the new date of the Munich show as it seems to make no sense to have a gathering after the forward order books close. However, I think those who leap to this conclusion should have retired with the dinosaurs. Last week I was fortunate enough ...
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ArticleOutdoor-Profis becomes wholly owned Sport 2000 subsidiary
Outdoor-Profis GmbH, the umbrella company for the outdoor specialty retailers that are part of the Sport 2000 sporting goods buying group, has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Sport 2000 GmbH group. Acquisition details were not disclosed. Previously, Sport 2000 held an unspecified minority stake in Outdoor-Profis. With the acquisition ...
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Bergfreunde.de teams up with Sport 2000
Starting Feb. 1, German online retailer Bergfreunde.de will be working with the Sport 2000 buying group. Bergfreunde.de was founded in 2006 and taken over by U.S. online retailer Backcountry.com in 2014. It is one of the leading climbing and hiking webshops in Germany, with a turnover of over €100 million ...
