All Retail articles – Page 15
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News briefsPatagonia Milan to open new repair station
The Patagonia store in Milan’s Corso Garibaldi will soon feature a new Repair Station, where customers will be able to have their garments repaired for free and at any time directly in the store. The date for the opening, Friday, Nov. 25, has been chosen to coincide with this year’s ...
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News briefsArc’teryx opens new brand store and ReBird center in Vancouver
Canadian brand Arc’teryx has opened a new brand store in Kitsilano, a trending neighborhood in its hometown of Vancouver. The new 420-sqm Kitsilano location will replace the existing West 4th store that was opened in 2013. The store hosts Vancouver’s first ReBird service center, offering repair and care solutions for ...
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News briefsAdidas Terrex will reportedly not open a store in Annecy
Adidas Terrex has given up the plan to open its first French store, according to an exclusive report by sport-guide.com. The store was expected to open at the Nouvelles Galeries in Annecy, in France’s Haute Savoie department, in early 2023. Meanwhile, Sport-Guide has also revealed that Adidas Terrex will open ...
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News briefsHaglöfs closes again for Black Friday
As it did last year, Swedish brand Haglöfs is taking a stand against the environmental and social perils of excessive consumption on Black Friday. Haglöfs has conducted a number of protests against the sales day, from increasing prices to donating profits to charities to promote second-hand products. In 2021, for ...
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News briefsPatagonia opens second store in Rome
Patagonia has opened its second store in Rome. The new 150-square-meter store is located at Viale della Tecnica 221, in the EUR district, right across the former Olympic Velodrome and not far from the Palazzo dello Sport, Rome’s multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena. The other store of the Californian brand ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter collects sleeping bags for homeless people
Until Dec. 21, German outdoor outfitter Globetrotter is accepting used sleeping bags and warm winter clothing in its stores. The donations will go to homeless people and others in need and will be distributed through local aid organizations as part of their cold-weather relief efforts. In total, 19 of Globetrotter’s ...
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News briefsHervis launches bike storage service for winter
Until Nov. 15, 2022, Austrian retailer Hervis is offering its shoppers a new type of combined service that is unique in Austrian sports retail: bike service followed by the option of professional, dry and secure storage over the cold months. In two stores in Vienna and Graz, customers can drop ...
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News briefsRaleigh is opening an “experience center” in Nottingham
British cycling brand Raleigh is to open later this month an “experience center” in Nottingham, its home city. The site, located at Maid Marian Way, will be a retail space with a full range of Raleigh and Haibike models on display and the option to try them out. Additionally, the ...
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ArticleDecathlon launches buyback service in Germany
Decathlon Germany is launching a used-product “Buy Back” service in select cities. For the first time, the sporting goods manufacturer and retailer is buying back used sports products and returning them to second-use sales after successfully inspecting and/or repairing them. Customers who sell their products to Decathlon receive either a ...
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News briefsKathmandu launches in Europe and the UK
Following an appearance at Paris Fashion Week in late March and a collaboration with renowned Paris retailer Leclaireur to launch its FW 2022 collection, Kathmandu, the New Zealand-based outdoor apparel and gear brand, has now launched country-specific online stores in the U.K., France and Germany, in addition to supplying select ...
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ArticleCanada Goose opens two new permanent stores in the U.S.
Source: Canada Goose Las Vegas Snow Room Canada Goose continues its retail expansion in the U.S. with the announcement of two new permanent locations in Las Vegas and Denver, as well as two pop-up stores in Aspen and Detroit. The Canadian brand will open its doors at ...
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News briefsNew Schöffel-Lowa shop-in-store opened in Backnang, Germany
Thomas Grabert, who runs the Intersport Grabert store (that operated as Intersport Hettich until 2017) in the German town of Backnang, has renovated and newly opened the 1,000-sqm store. Part of the space is now a 120-sqm Schöffel-Lowa shop-in-store – the 37th in Europe. Grabert also runs a Schöffel-Lowa brand ...
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News briefsDidriksons returns to Paris
After a successful first appearance in 2021, Swedish jacket brand Didriksons is returning to France to open a new three-month pop-up store in the iconic Heureux les Curieux in Paris’ Le Marais district. The brand commented that it expects the audience to continue to grow and that having a physical ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter's sustainable activity month is back
German outdoor retailer Globetrotter is once again focusing on the topic of sustainability during the month of November. With its product label “A Greener Choice,” its repair shops, second-hand offering and equipment rental, the outdoor retailer is currently also a finalist for the 15th German Sustainability Award. For the fifth ...
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News briefsHoudini opens second Stockholm store/hub
Located in Kungsgatan 30 in a former Samsung shop, Swedish brand Houdini has opened its second store in the capital. With the new opening, the shopping street in central Stockholm now has the Houdini Hub next to the Norröna and The North Face flagship stores, followed by Naturkompaniet in one ...
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ArticleOrtlieb and Driver Berlin cooperate on upcycling
Source: Ortlieb Scrap material is generated during production at Ortlieb, which the company is now handing over to Fahrer Berlin for upcycling. Both the German pioneer of waterproof outdoor and bicycle bags and backpacks Ortlieb Sportartikel GmbH and the comparatively young bicycle accessories brand Fahrer Berlin GmbH ...
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ArticleSwedish sports retail sales decreased by 4.7 percent in Q3 2022
The Sportindex, a Swedish industry index produced by the Swedish Sports Forum in cooperation with HUI Research, shows that total sales in sports retail decreased by 4.7 percent in the third quarter of 2022 compared to the same period last year, making it the third consecutive quarter with negative development ...
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News briefsSave the Duck opens first U.S. flagship
Save the Duck, the Milan-based firm known for outerwear made exclusively with animal-free and “cruelty-free” materials, has opened its first flagship store in the U.S. Located in New York’s lower Broadway, the 140-square-meter store features a giant orange duck brand mascot. Save the Duck was already sold in the U.S. ...
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News briefsNorrøna opens permanent store at Switzerland's Landquart Outlet
On Nov. 11, 2022, the Norrøna store will reopen its doors at the Landquart Fashion Outlet in Switzerland. After several years of a pop-up concept, the decision is now made after great success to a more long-term project of at least five years in the outlet. As a focal point ...
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News briefsAngling Direct experiences revenue growth despite headwinds
Angling Direct, the British omnichannel fishing tackle and equipment retailer, saw group revenues increase by 1.3 percent in the first half ended July 31, 2022, against the first half of the previous fiscal year, with revenues reaching £38.9 million (€44.8m). Sales on a same-store basis increased by 4.6 percent. Store ...
