All Retail articles – Page 35
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News briefsColumbia reopens stores in 10 U.S. states
Columbia Sportswear has decided to reopen 30 of its branded brick-and-mortar stores in ten U.S. states on May 15, bringing back more than 250 of its furloughed retail employees. All stores will give priority to providing a safe environment for customers and employees. Among the measures being taken are the ...
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News briefsMaier Sports delays delivery of upcoming collections
Maier Sports, the German snow sports and outdoor apparel brand that is part of the Schwan-Stabilo group that also owns Deuter and Ortovox, has decided to expand the period of pre-orders by three additional weeks until mid-September. Maier Sports wants to support its retailers with making up for lost sales ...
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News briefsDynafit launches retailer support program
Dynafit, part of the Oberalp group, will launch a new support program for retailers on May 20. As part of the “Run for your local dealer” initiative, Dynafit will donate 10,000 neck gaiters to its retail partners worldwide. The retailers can give them to their customers when purchasing Dynafit products ...
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News briefsUnterwegs and Mountain Equipment collect used down
Unterwegs, a German outdoor retail chain, is inviting its clients to collect used down products, like sleeping bags, jackets, blankets and pillows, and bring them to one of its sixteen participating stores. The down will then be recycled by Mountain Equipment and reused for new products. In July 2019, Mountain ...
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Patagonia delays store re-openings
Patagonia might not re-open its brick-and-mortar stores until June at the earliest, according to reports in the New York Times. Rose Macario, the company’s chief executive, said in an interview that the decision to re-open will not necessarily be based on the state decrees only, suggesting that caution will be ...
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News briefsSherpa and tentree Europe change order windows
Source: Bradshaw Taylor Wolfgang Jahn, European sales manager, Sherpa and tentree After reviewing all internal processes during the shutdown, Sherpa and tentree Europe will adjust their order periods in order to optimize the collaboration with their retailers. According to Sherpa’s and tentree’s European sales manager Wolfgang Jahn, ...
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News briefsBergzeit creates more visibility for sustainable products
With the start of the 2020 summer season, mountaineering specialist Bergzeit is focusing on greater visibility for sustainable products in its online shop. Under the project name “MUT,” formed from the initial letters of “Mensch” (mankind), “Umwelt” (environment) and “Tier” (animal), and also the German word for “courage,” products can ...
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News briefsEOG offers online overview of current European retail restrictions
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has produced a useful, regularly updated overview on its website showing the status of retail trade in the EU countries. As most links to national government or association websites are in the national language, the EOG provides a brief summary of the situation. The overview ...
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News briefsSwiss online trade records +38% in March
The Swiss business blog carpathia.ch reports that, according to data from GfK’s online sales monitor in cooperation with Swiss Post and the Association of Swiss Mail Order Companies (VSV), Swiss online retail in March 2020 was 38.3 percent up on the same month in 2019, not least because of the ...
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Patagonia reopens U.S. online store
Patagonia has started selling online products again in the USA. The brand was among the first stores to close its brand stores in mid-March, and the Californians also took their U.S. webshop offline. As new security procedures are being implemented to handle the orders without any danger to the employees ...
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News briefsGregory streamlines collections to mitigate effects of the pandemic
Backpack manufacturer Gregory announced a streamlining of the next two seasonal collections, starting with the autumn/winter season 2020, after which around 80 percent of this year’s collection will remain current for the spring/summer collection 2021. Gregory’s aim is to keep the value of the products stable and, in cooperation with ...
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News briefsSwiss sports retailers can’t open yet
Switzerland’s Federal Council announced on April 16 a three-step process for the gradual re-opening of stores, schools and various businesses. To begin with, do-it-yourself stores and garden centers will be able to start operating again on April 27, along with flower shops, hairdressers and massage parlors, while other types of ...
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ArticleGermany, Austria and other EU countries begin to ease retail restrictions
(SGI+) German chancellor Angela Merkel announced this week that certain types of shops could reopen in Germany as of April 20. In addition to car dealerships, bicycle shops and bookstores of all sizes, retailers for “non-essential items” can reopen their doors as long as they do not exceed a sales ...
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News briefsIntersport Sverige seeks protection from creditors
(SGI) The Intersport Sverige group - alias Intersport Sweden - requested protection from its creditors through a “corporate reconstruction” procedure that has just been accepted by the Gothenburg County Council. The group filed an application for the proceedings on April 13, making them applicable also to its Löplabet chain of ...
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News briefsIspo survey to help sports & outdoor retail in times of Covid-19
Ispo has developed a Covid-19-related retail survey and invites all sports and outdoor retailers – independent of size and country – to participate. The results and insights will be helpful for the Ispo Group to develop digital alternatives and tools to support the sports business as much as possible during ...
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News briefsLa Sportiva postpones SS21 collection by one year
After the Italian outdoor brand La Sportiva closed its production plant in Ziano di Fiemme due to the Covid-19 epidemic and switched production to protective masks and clothing for the Trento civil defense, it now has announced that it will postpone the presentation of most of its new products for ...
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Mountain Equipment offers support for retailers during crisis
Mountain Equipment offers to send products ordered through retailers directly to their customers during the current coronavirus crisis, which has led to the closing of many stores worldwide. Retailers receive 100 percent of sales, while Mountain Equipment takes care of the transportation costs and logistical handling. The U.K. supplier of ...
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News briefsGaleria and Karstadt Sports get protection from creditors
(SGI) Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof (or Galeria for short), the new holding company formed last year from the merger of the Galeria Kaufhof and Karstadt department stores, submitted an application for protection from its creditors which was approved by the local court of Essen on Wednesday. Stressing that the proceedings are ...
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News briefsInternetstores appoints Martin Netinder head of outdoor division
The multi-channel retailer Internetstores has placed Martin Netinder in charge of the outdoor division in the newly created position of managing director outdoor. Internetstores includes the international outdoor retail formats Campz and Addnature as well as concepts such as Fahrrad.de, Bikester and ProBikeShop. The focus is on online trade, although ...
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More than 20,000 store closings expected in the U.K. in 2020
The Centre for Retail Research in Norwich, U.K., expects that thousands of retail stores will not open after the lockdown in the U.K. Most were under great pressure even before the outbreak of the epidemic, because of weak customer demand, a high “business rate” tax and rapidly rising online competition. ...
