The latest news and analysis on omnichannel retail.
E-commerce with strongest growth in Germany in Q3 since 2017
Notwithstanding the gradual revival of public life, and even though the third quarter is considered the weakest of the year for seasonal reasons, e-commerce sales of goods from July to October rose by a substantial 14.8 percent to €22.194 billion, according to the German E-Commerce and Distance Selling Trade Association ...
Odlo reorganizes its business structure in German-speaking countries
Pascal Schweizer, Odlo’s country manager DACH, is seizing the opportunity of the departure of field sales manager Matthias Faller to reorganize responsibilities in the German-speaking region. Faller is leaving Odlo on Oct. 31 after almost five years with the company. Moving forward, a dedicated sales manager will be in place ...
Bründl Sports opens new flagship store, carries Marcel Hirscher’s new ski and apparel brands
Bründl Sports’ new flagship store with a net sales area of 2,500 square meters (total size: 5,600 sqm) opened in the heart of the Austrian ski and mountain sports town of Kaprun on Oct. 1 after a construction period of only one and a half years. Above all, the topic ...
JD Sports Fashion’s outdoor segment turns around
JD Sports Fashion reported a record profit before exceptional items and taxes of 439.5 million pounds (€515.1m-$608.8m) for the first half ended July 31, up sharply from £61.9 million in the same period a year ago, as acquisitions, the U.S. government’s stimulus package and pent-up demand allowed it to rebound ...