All Retail articles – Page 46
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The city council of Pirmasens – a city in Rhineland-Palatinate,...
The city council of Pirmasens – a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, famous for its history of shoe manufacturing – has recently approved the construction of the “Schuhstadt Pirmasens.” The shoe retail center, due to open there in spring 2021, will offer footwear and outdoor products within its 3,000 square meters. ...
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Vögele Shoes, the Swiss shoe retail chain, has recently launched...
Vögele Shoes, the Swiss shoe retail chain, has recently launched a new store concept. A year ago, CCC, the fast-growing Polish shoe retail group, acquired a 70 percent stake in Vögele Shoes, which currently operates 184 stores, from another company, Karl Vögele. These companies have nothing to do with Charles ...
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Vans has opened its first European “boutique” in Covent Garden...
Vans has opened its first European “boutique” in Covent Garden in London. Conceived in-house to reflect the skate brand's “Off The Wall” slogan, the 4,359-square-foot store carries premium footwear, apparel and accessories, including Vault by Vans and items designed by Vivienne Westwood. The basement features an activation space for installations, ...
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Artioli is planning to expand its retail brick-and-mortar presence with...
Artioli is planning to expand its retail brick-and-mortar presence with 12 new franchises in the Middle East and the U.S. Meanwhile, the high-end Italian shoemaker is also planning to expand its retail presence online. The company launched its e-commerce presence in Europe last year, and according to reports in fashionmagazine.it, ...
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Allbirds has recently opened its first store in Germany in...
Allbirds has recently opened its first store in Germany in Berlin. The American brand of sustainable footwear has 13 stores worldwide. It has already opened stores in New York, Los Angeles, Shanghai and London this year, and a new e-commerce website, Allbirds.eu, has been up and running in Germany since ...
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Skechers is about to open a flagship store in Rome...
Skechers is about to open a flagship store in Rome
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Schuhe24 and Outfits24, the German-based online marketplaces for independent shoe...
Schuhe24 and Outfits24, the German-based online marketplaces for independent shoe and fashion retailers, are launching a new price-guarantee project with reimbursement for retailers this month. Until now, all portals of Schuhe24 have had price sovereignty. This will now will be supplemented by a price guarantee for retailers. The guarantee is ...
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With the opening of three new stores in September, the...
With the opening of three new stores in September, the Rezet Sneaker Store chain now has seven shops in Denmark. There is a new stand-alone shop in Aalborg, a dedicated Rezet space inside the main Magasin Du Nord department store in Copenhagen and another stand-alone shop in the Magasin du ...
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Red Wing Shoes continues its expansion in Germany with the...
Red Wing Shoes continues its expansion in Germany with the opening of two new stores in Dusseldorf and Berlin. The Minnesota-based shoe producer plans to open a third store in Leipzig in October. As a result, Red Wing will have a presence in 14 major cities in Europe. Germany has ...
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Church's, the luxury British brand controlled by Prada, has launched...
Church's, the luxury British brand controlled by Prada, has launched a website dedicated to the North American market and is reportedly planning to opening a flagship store in New York. The brand sells its collections to around 30 wholesalers in the U.S. and, according to reports in WWD.com, it is ...
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Gémo, a retail brand of Eram, has inaugurated its first...
Gémo, a retail brand of Eram, has inaugurated its first Parisian store, entirely dedicated to children's fashion, which is also new for Gémo. The first Gémo Kids is located at 104 rue de Rennes in a space previously occupied by Texto, another retail brand of Eram. The new Gémo Kids ...
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Görtz, the big German shoe retail chain based in Hamburg,...
Görtz, the big German shoe retail chain based in Hamburg, has agreed to take over about 20 of the Roland stores owned by Deichmann in Germany through an asset deal that also includes the inventories and the personnel. Deichmann had indicated in the spring its intention to take the Roland ...
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Bally, the big Swiss shoe company purchased last year by...
Bally, the big Swiss shoe company purchased last year by the Chinese Shandong Ruyi Group, has opened a new flagship store in the fashion district of Milan. Named Bally Haus in the German language, it occupies more than 600 square meters on three floors on the corner of Via Montenapoleone ...
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Italian retail sales of all kinds of products to U.S....
Italian retail sales of all kinds of products to U.S. shoppers increased by 10 percent in the May-July 2019 period as compared to the same period in 2018, according to the data collected by Global Blue on VAT refunds. U.S. shoppers took over the second spot after Chinese tourists, which ...
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Office will close between ten and 15 of its loss-making...
Office will close between ten and 15 of its loss-making stores in the U.K. over the next two years. The announcement has been made by Truworths, Office's parent company, after the retailer's operating profit fell by 55 percent for the year to June 30. The overall store portfolio would therefore ...
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Deichmann re-opened its store on Neuhause Strasse, in the center...
Deichmann re-opened its store on Neuhause Strasse, in the center of Munich, on Aug. 8. This store replaces the store on Kaufinger Strasse and, at 2,300 square meters, is the biggest flagship in Deichmann's domestic market. Deichmann has been selling its products in the Bavarian capital for 34 years and currently has 10 stores ...
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Highlighting the malaise of the department store business in the...
Highlighting the malaise of the department store business in the U.S., Barneys New York has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from its creditors, complaining about declining consumer traffic and rising rents. After obtaining $218 million from two financial institutions to pay two loans and cover its costs, the upscale ...
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Laduca, the New York-based dance shoe brand, is opening a...
Laduca, the New York-based dance shoe brand, is opening a flagship store in London – its first in the U.K. – at 37 Drury Lane, Covent Garden
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It has been one and a half years since Sabu,...
It has been one and a half years since Sabu, the German voluntary group of independent shoe retailers, introduced its electronic invoice portal together with the ANWR group from Mainhausen near Frankfurt. The company has now completed an interim evaluation. For some years now, RAW, the archiving specialist and technology partner for interconnected groups, ...
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Bata Italy has launched a new e-commerce website. The launch...
Bata Italy has launched a new e-commerce website. The launch is part of the retailer's digital growth and omni-channel transformation. The new e-commerce solution enables order management, advanced search and real-time stock visibility, among other features. Customers are offered a click-and-collect service and can manage returns via the new site.
