All Retail articles – Page 33
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News briefsGlobetrotter starts equipment rental service
Globetrotter, the German outdoor retail chain that is part of the Fenix Outdoor Group, is now offering the rental of outdoor equipment. The offer will initially cover the categories of water sports, backpacks & bags, tents, bicycles, outdoor kitchens and children’s equipment, but is likely to be expanded after a ...
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ArticleIntersport and Stadium are closing stores in Sweden
The Swedish Intersport banner has decided to close at least ten of its 130 stores, fewer than originally expected, as some landlords have accepted more flexible rental terms. Other stores may have to be shut down, depending on ongoing negotiations with their landlords. Intersport Sverige filed on April 14 for ...
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ArticleAmazon’s Swedish website has leaked
After the entire website has leaked thanks to a Finnish software developer, one thing is for sure: After years of speculation, Amazon is finally being launched in Sweden. Until now, Swedish consumers and companies have only had access to the other European Amazon websites. According to the Swedish trade magazine ...
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Unsecured Go Outdoors creditors likely to receive only small repayments
We have previously reported on the problems of UK retailer JD Sports Fashion with its struggling outdoor chain Go Outdoors. Shortly after Go Outdoors was put into administration in June and Deloitte was appointed administrator, JD Sports Fashion bought the business back in a pre-pack deal, saying that unfair rents ...
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News briefsAlpina launches virtual showroom
In the time of the coronavirus pandemic, German Alpina Sports, supplier of sports glasses, goggles, helmets and protectors and part of the Uvex Group, offers its dealers a virtual showroom on its website, where the product innovations for next season are presented and explained. The design of the virtual showroom, ...
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ArticleState Of Trade: The Outdoor industry has grown in 2019
With its State of Trade market research project, the European Outdoor Group (EOG) has been delivering results on industry-wide sales for ten years. Since its launch in 2010, State of Trade has grown into the most comprehensive and robust market research project for the European outdoor sector. The latest results ...
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ArticleXXL is back on track
(SGI) After many quarters stuck in a downward spiral, XXL ASA, the leading Nordic sports retailer, has been taking drastic steps to turn the business around such as cutting costs, clearing inventory and searching for new “sustainable” sources of liquidity other than new equity. This has started to bear fruit. ...
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Decathlon partners with Carrefour in Italy
Decathlon is further expanding its collaborations with grocery store chains across Europe as part of its plan to make its products available to shoppers in their everyday life. After partnering with Carrefour in Belgium earlier this year, the French sporting goods chain is now teaming up with Carrefour in Italy. ...
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UK and France consider new face mask regulations
The British government has requested that people wear face masks in stores as of July 24, and the French government is considering making masks mandatory in stores and all other public places by Aug. 1 at the latest. The British Retail Consortium has said that retailers should not be required ...
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ArticleBergzeit strengthens IT division and CSR management
Bergzeit is strengthening its management team with Alexander Bednarz as head of IT. Bednarz is an internationally experienced e-commerce and software specialist. The graduate in business informatics will be responsible for the newly structured areas of business intelligence, online product management, software development and network & systems. The expansion and ...
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ArticleBuy online = Buy local: Intersport Germany refines its multichannel model
Intersport Germany is combining its online shop and local sports shops. Under the motto “Buy online = Buy local,” products ordered online on Intersport Germany’s website are now distributed by “playmaker principle” to local brick-and-mortar shops, from where they reach the consumer the shortest possible way. In addition to free ...
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New managing director for Retail Concepts
The Belgian company Retail Concepts, part of the A.S. Adventure Group, announced that its chief executive, Dominique Motte, has decided to leave the company. The decision was already made before the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, and as the business prepares for the new normal, Motte is now leaving the ...
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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 ...
