News Briefs Retail – Page 43
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Camper has opened a futuristic pop-up store in the Vitra...
Camper has opened a futuristic pop-up store in the Vitra Campus at Weil am Rhein, in Germany, which will remain open for three months. It has a digital foot scanner for the customization of individual shoe models.
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Ecco has reopened its flagship store at 445 Oxford Street...
Ecco has reopened its flagship store at 445 Oxford Street in London. The 1,830-square-foot space is divided into different areas, including dedicated corners for golf and outdoor shoes and a section for leathergoods. The Danish shoe brand has doubled the number of stores in the U.K. to 42 in the ...
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Soletrader, the British shoe retail chain, has relaunched its three...
Soletrader, the British shoe retail chain, has relaunched its three websites after an investment of £500,000 (€0.71m-$0.78m). The project was carried out by an American web designer, Americaneagle.com, and reportedly might lead to the launch of web stores in other countries.
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Clarks has selected Aerohive for the new Wi-Fi technology it...
Clarks has selected Aerohive for the new Wi-Fi technology it is putting into its Clarks and Mothercare stores throughout the U.K. Aerohive's Wi-Fi service is based on controller-less, cloud-enabled technology. With this new technology, the footwear company aims to improve customer service and provide a platform for innovative in-store technologies. ...
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Gucci has signed a joint venture with its long-standing franchise...
Gucci has signed a joint venture with its long-standing franchise partner Gmt Investcorp. The agreement has already led to the opening of a new boutique in Johannesburg, at Nelson Mandela Square, in the Sandton area. The boutique was inaugurated on May 23. The Italian luxury brand has another shop in ...
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Pittarosso, the Italian shoe retailer, is reportedly planning to expand...
Pittarosso, the Italian shoe retailer, is reportedly planning to expand its French retail network to 60 stores in three years' time. The company opened its first three French stores last year and intends to open a further 10 this year. It also aims to be ready to enter new foreign ...
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Mirapodo, the five-year-old online footwear store of the Otto Group,...
Mirapodo, the five-year-old online footwear store of the Otto Group, has extended its reach from Germany, Austria and Switzerland to all the other member countries of the European Union. However, all the pages on the website are still only in German. Shipment costs vary from one country to another. The ...
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Clarks reportedly told a Digital Forum organized by Drapers magazine...
Clarks reportedly told a Digital Forum organized by Drapers magazine that it is reviewing it free return policies for online sales in Europe. The company's head of e-commerce, Dave Elston, said the return rate is currently at 20 percent in the U.K. and 30 percent in the rest of Europe. ...
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Deichmann is reportedly planning to invest €130 million to expand...
Deichmann is reportedly planning to invest €130 million to expand its rapidly growing store network in Turkey, which currently counts some 110 stores. The German retailer reached sales of €130 million last year in the country with the sale of 6.5 million shoes. The turnover is expected to grow by ...
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Baldinini is launching a new e-commerce platform, created in collaboration...
Baldinini is launching a new e-commerce platform, created in collaboration with Triboo Digitale. The upgraded e-shop website, which has been optimized for smartphone and tablet, will enable the Italian luxury shoe brand to sell its products in 38 countries. Baldinini's collections of women's and men's shoes as well as accessories, ...
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After opening its own Italian subsidiary, with a showroom in...
After opening its own Italian subsidiary, with a showroom in Milan, Grendene has chosen two new locations for Melissa stores in the county, joining 59 other mono-brand stores around the world. One will be operating in Bologna's via Farini. The other will be located in the sea resort of Forte ...
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Prada has opened a store in the Steindl Haus, a...
Prada has opened a store in the Steindl Haus, a historical landmark building in the center of Salzburg, which preserves much of the flavor of the 14th century house. Prada has also opened a store in Johannesburg.
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Pittarosso is launching Pithagorà, a new banner dedicated to high-range...
Pittarosso is launching Pithagorà, a new banner dedicated to high-range running and lifestyle footwear. The Italian shoe retailer will open its firts Pithagorà store in Desenzano, on the southwestern shore of Lake Garda, on April 11. The 200-square-meter store has been designed by De Francesco+Silva. Pithagorà will be selling running ...
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Toms is going to open its first London store in...
Toms is going to open its first London store in Soho next month. It will join other brands such as Adidas Originals, Dr. Martens and Superga on Foubert's Place. Toms already has a British web store and several key accounts including Office and Schuh.
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Salvatore Ferragamo's first store in Scandinavia has just opened in...
Salvatore Ferragamo's first store in Scandinavia has just opened in Copenhagen on 180 square meters inside the centrally located Illum department store. Tod's has also opened a shop-in-shop in the Illum store, which is owned by Italy's La Rinascente since February 2013.
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Nobrand, the unconventional Portuguese brand of shoes, is set to...
Nobrand, the unconventional Portuguese brand of shoes, is set to open its first store in Medellin, Colombia, toward the middle of 2015. It will act a pilot for other stores in other countries. A possible location is Germany, a country where no other Portuguese brand is selling so many shoes, ...
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Wortmann has announced the opening of the 300th Tamaris store....
Wortmann has announced the opening of the 300th Tamaris store. It is operated by a franchise partner in the Dutch town of Leeuwarden. The first one was opened by a franchisee in Berlin ten years ago. There are currently almost 1,000 Tamaris stores and shop-in-shops operated by retail partners in ...
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Zalando continues to migrate to a partially hybrid retail mode....
Zalando continues to migrate to a partially hybrid retail mode. It is testing a click & collect process at its outlet in Frankfurt. It is also setting up temporary stores one after the other until May 9 in various Italian cities - Milan, Turin, Rome and Palermo - where visitors ...
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Vibram has revamped its store in Boston's Newbury Street, adding...
Vibram has revamped its store in Boston's Newbury Street, adding a “Sole Factor” space where customers can customize their shoes with a variety of Vibram soles. It also features a new gallery displaying more than 150 pairs of shoes developed with Vibram soles since the original “Carrarmato” sole introduced by ...
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Schuh, the British footwear chain owned by Genesco since 2011,...
Schuh, the British footwear chain owned by Genesco since 2011, has gone ahead with the opening of its first store on the European mainland. Others should follow. Measuring more than 300 square meters, the new Schuh store is located in the Centro shopping mall of Oberhausen. The mall is particularly ...
