News Briefs Retail – Page 40

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    According to Textilwirtschaft, Snipes, the German-based chain of sneaker stores,...

    2016-06-10T00:00:00Z

    According to Textilwirtschaft, Snipes, the German-based chain of sneaker stores, will launch a new store concept under the Onygo banner this September. It is dedicated exclusively to women and girls. The first store of 2,000 sqm will be opened in a shopping center in Oberhausen, near Duisburg, in a former ...

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    Vibram has opened its first flagship store in Athens, called...

    2016-06-10T00:00:00Z

    Vibram has opened its first flagship store in Athens, called the Vibram Athens Academy. This first store represents an evolution from the Vibram Sole Factor trucks, which have been traveling around Europe, offering customers the opportunity to improve the performance of their shoes by choosing a sole from the brand's ...

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    Since last month, Stockholm has a new sneaker store. Solestory...

    2016-06-10T00:00:00Z

    Since last month, Stockholm has a new sneaker store. Solestory is a modern shoe store that is inclined toward basketball and attempts to tell the story behind each model it sells. It is located in the middle of the city and is 150 square meters wide, plus a small stock ...

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    Jelmoli's department store in Zurich, the biggest one in Switzerland,...

    2016-05-24T00:00:00Z

    Jelmoli's department store in Zurich, the biggest one in Switzerland, has inaugurated two new sections for premium men's and women's shoes at its flagship store in Zurich. With a total surface of 1,400 square meters on two floors, they represent the largest offer of branded shoes in the country, according ...

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    Snipes, the German-based chain of sneaker stores, signed the lease...

    2016-05-24T00:00:00Z

    Snipes, the German-based chain of sneaker stores, signed the lease for a new logistics center with offices in Wessling near Cologne. The site which will have 17,000 sqm for storage space and an additional 2,000 sqm for offices, will be finished at the end of this year. Snipes is still ...

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    Jones Bootmaker is changing the look of 15 of its...

    2016-05-24T00:00:00Z

    Jones Bootmaker is changing the look of 15 of its 105 stores in the U.K., with a clearer segmentation of the product offering. Meanwhile, the creditors of Brantano UK, are reportedly poised to get only three pence for every pound sterling that they are owed in the current bankruptcy proceedings. ...

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    Belsire, an Italian brand that sells high-end men's shoes and...

    2016-05-24T00:00:00Z

    Belsire, an Italian brand that sells high-end men's shoes and accessories online, will soon open its first brick-and-mortar store as well as a showroom in Milan. The location of the shop is still unknown while the 200-square-meter showroom will open on Corso di Porta Nuova, in the Brera district. Belsire ...

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    Roberto Botticelli has opened its first Italian franchised store in...

    2016-05-24T00:00:00Z

    Roberto Botticelli has opened its first Italian franchised store in Palermo. The Italian company already has three corporate stores in its domestic market. Another one is planned in the Italian city of Pescara. Roberto Botticelli has 12 other stores outside Italy, notably in the Netherlands, China, Iran and South Africa. ...

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    Salvatore Ferragamo has opened its first store in Cambodia, located...

    2016-05-24T00:00:00Z

    Salvatore Ferragamo has opened its first store in Cambodia, located in the exclusive Capital Mall of Phnom Penh. The brand has also reopened its flagship store on Paris' exclusive Avenue Montaigne, which measures 1,300 square meters on two floors.

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    Aquazzura, a fashionable five-year-old shoe brand based in Florence, has...

    2016-05-24T00:00:00Z

    Aquazzura, a fashionable five-year-old shoe brand based in Florence, has opened a store in New York. The brand already has stores in London and Florence. One of the founders is a Colombian designer, Edgardo Osorio, who develops the collections.

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    Mengin, a German shoe retail chain based in Erlangen, will...

    2016-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Mengin, a German shoe retail chain based in Erlangen, will close seven of its 13 stores due to rising rents, which make up the half of the company's fixed costs. The company says it was unable to renegotiate the leases. Mengin aims to keep the most profitable stores and the ...

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    Görtz reopened its big, original flagship store in the center...

    2016-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Görtz reopened its big, original flagship store in the center of Hamburg on April 14, after 18 months of refurbishment. The store, which covers 4,000 square meters on four floors, offers about 5,000 different shoe models by over 300 brands as well as bags and other accessories. Schwitzke & Partner, ...

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    Some Dutch retailers are thriving and expanding, in contrast with...

    2016-04-07T00:00:00Z

    Some Dutch retailers are thriving and expanding, in contrast with the recent bankruptcies of Macintosh Retail Group and Unlimited Sports Group. Wolkyshop will open its first brick-and-mortar shop in the U.K. this April, in the seaside resort town of Brighton. The Dutch shoe retailer has also just launched its U.K. ...

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    Hunter has opened its second flagship store in the world...

    2016-04-07T00:00:00Z

    Hunter has opened its second flagship store in the world in Tokyo. It measures nearly 300 square meters on two floors and is located in the new Tokyo Plaza building in the Ginza district of the Japanese capital.

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    Bally has opened its largest mono-brand store in the world...

    2016-04-07T00:00:00Z

    Bally has opened its largest mono-brand store in the world in Tokyo. The store, on two floors, is located inside the Tokyo Plaza at Ginza and has a surface of 845 square meters. It was designed by David Chipperfield, the British architect who has already designed Bally's recently-opened stores in ...

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    Vagabond, the Swedish shoe brand, opened its first franchised store...

    2016-04-07T00:00:00Z

    Vagabond, the Swedish shoe brand, opened its first franchised store in Berlin on March 31. The brand manages over 35 mono-brand stores worldwide, most of them in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. With three stores in Germany, Vagabond plans to open two or three more franchised mono-brand stores in Germany in ...

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    Prada has opened a shop-in-shop at the New York flagship...

    2016-04-07T00:00:00Z

    Prada has opened a shop-in-shop at the New York flagship of Saks Fifth Avenue. To celebrate the opening, Prada is presenting its exclusive made-to-order Décoletté collection in the new space from April 2 to 10.

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    Schutz, the Brazilian brand of dressy women's shoes marketed by...

    2016-04-07T00:00:00Z

    Schutz, the Brazilian brand of dressy women's shoes marketed by Arezzo, is opening a store in the Beverly Hills district of Los Angeles. Alexandre Birman, the company's chief executive, reportedly said the move follows the success of the Schutz store in New York City and strong demand for the brand ...

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    Manolo Blahnik's products can now be purchased online thanks to...

    2016-04-07T00:00:00Z

    Manolo Blahnik's products can now be purchased online thanks to a new collaboration between the Spanish fashion designer and Farfetch, the online global community of more than 400 independent fashion boutiques located around the world. The platform offers the designer's shoes as well as his bags and books. It is ...

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    Camper has renovated and redesigned its store in Munich, which...

    2016-04-07T00:00:00Z

    Camper has renovated and redesigned its store in Munich, which measures 165 square meters. The studio of Marko Brajovic designed the renovated store. The Croatian architect developed the design for the brand's stores in São Paulo, Hong Kong and Melbourne. Every Camper store has a distinctive look and design, with ...