Retail Focus

MARCH 21, 2024

A garden or outdoor space is somewhere to go to relax and unwind during the warmer months of the year, and during the colder months, we dream of all the improvements we can make once we’ve banished the frosts and snow. They can protect different areas of your garden from being overlooked and can be moved at random. Choose parasols !

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 6, 2021

The summer of 2021 has been defined by shoppers looking to get back outside and enjoy the warm weather, but work-from-home and back-to-school essentials remained at the top of consumers’ minds, according to data from Verizon Media. Stationary Bikes and Robotic Vacuums Benefit From Lingering Pandemic Habits.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Dick’s Sporting Goods has agreed to acquire outdoor retailer Moosejaw from Walmart for an undisclosed amount. The deal is expected to close in March 2023. Moosejaw, which was founded in Michigan in 1992, operates an ecommerce platform as well as brick-and-mortar locations in Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan and Missouri.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Direct-to-consumer furniture company Outer aims to disrupt the outdoor furniture market with its cleverly designed sofas, chairs, and coffee tables that are made to stand up to the elements without adding to the world’s growing waste problem. Everything we do at Outer has a core sustainability focus. [It A cure for ‘wet butt syndrome’.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 2, 2022

Blending Petco Health and Wellness Company ’s expertise in animal care and Backcountry ’s trusted position in outdoor specialty goods, the retailers have partnered on a new line of gear to help consumers travel and explore safely with their dogs. A second line will be released for autumn.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Most are at pains to differentiate their projects from that so-20 th century concept where people came to buy stuff and occasionally plonked themselves down in a food court to refuel. That’s not all for kids either, who can enjoy an outdoor park on the third floor and then descend to the second floor below on a slide.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 8, 2024

The biggest ever outdoor store in Europe will be opening on 23rd August 2024. The brand new GO York store will officially open at Vangarde Shopping Park, with a grand opening weekend on 7th and 8th September. GO York will also home a Whitestores Outdoor living store as well as Leisure Lakes latest cycling concept store.

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Retail Focus

MAY 10, 2022

Grosvenor has announced the opening of leading international Inditex clothing brand, Bershka, at Liverpool ONE, marking its regional debut. Alison Clegg, Managing Director, Asset Management, Grosvenor, commented: “Bershka’s arrival at Liverpool ONE further cements our position as the premier, regional location for international debuts.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 7, 2024

Go Outdoors is set to open Europe’s “biggest ever outdoor retail shop” in the Vangarde Shopping Park, York. The superstore has created over 42 new jobs at the outdoors retailer, with 28 staff members joining from its old GO Outdoors York shop. It will also house its new concept cafe, Alpine Café.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Swedish outdoor apparel and gear retailer Fjällräven has launched Fjällräven Pre-Loved, a peer-to-peer resale marketplace powered by Archive that is designed to give a second life to products and reinforce the brand’s mission to reduce waste and promote circularity. It’s not just about making less; it’s about making better and making it last.”

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Russell Banham, UK Head at Commerz Real, added: “Dyson is a brand recognised worldwide and this offer provides an immersive experience for our visitors alongside the extensive brands already within Victoria Square. The post Dyson debuts innovative technology at Victoria Square appeared first on Retail Focus - Retail Design.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 29, 2022

Resale has a new player with the launch of DICK’S Sporting Goods ’ in-store buy-back program, available in select markets through a partnership with outdoor and adventure gear resale platform Out&Back. DICK’S will pilot the program at DICK’S Sporting Goods locations in Pittsburgh and Lakewood, Colo. and its Cranberry Township, Pa.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2023

online, will be available online, on the Macy’s mobile app and at select stores nationwide. said Adrienne Gernand, President of B2B and International Commerce at Gap Inc. Centric Brands will design, produce and distribute the Gap products to be sold at Macy’s through a partnership facilitated by Gap’s licensing agency, IMG.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 26, 2024

Academy Sports + Outdoors will open up to 17 new stores during its 2024 fiscal year, which began Feb. The retailer carries apparel, footwear, sports and camping equipment from brand names including Nike , Carhartt and L.L.Bean , as well as private label brands such as Magellan Outdoors, Freely, H2OX and Mosaic.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Outdoor Venture, distributor and retailer of premium sports and outdoor brands, has launched a new retail concept dubbed RL2 by Running Lab in Singapore following its successful Malaysian debut last May. Inside Retail: Can you walk us through the concept of RL2 by Running Lab? How does it differ from the original Running Lab stores?

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Retail Focus

JUNE 21, 2021

Today, 21 June, Selfridges launches its Garden Centre, a playful response to a boom in outdoor appreciation, as part of Good Nature, Selfridges’ creative theme for 2021. Figures from the Horticultural Trades Association show that over 3 million people started gardening in 2020 as a result of more time spent at home since the first lockdown.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 20, 2022

.” The US expansion will commence with a flagship store in San Francisco’s Union Square in October and another at Culver City in greater Los Angeles late this year. It follows the success of a partnership with Restoration Hardware and the launch of an outdoor collection at an HD Buttercup store in Los Angeles in 2019.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Academy Sports + Outdoors has revealed the locations of the nine new stores it plans to open this fall, bringing it closer to the goal the retailer set in March : to open up to 17 new stores during its FY 2024, which began in February 2024. Academy already has opened three locations since the beginning of its fiscal year. Kingsport, Tenn.;

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Inside Retail

JULY 31, 2024

UK-headquartered Mountain Warehouse will open its first Melbourne store at DFO Moorabbin on August 3. The Melbourne store marks the outdoor retailer’s second Australian store, after opening a location in Brisbane in July. Currently, Mountain Warehouse operates 371 stores and multiple websites across nine countries.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2022

She noted that the concept of “partial de-malling,” which could include integration of outdoor spaces for walkable plazas and eating areas, food carts/trucks, skating rinks, miniature golf courses and the like, all will contribute to the experiential and entertainment value of a trip to the mall. Curbside area, Outlet Collection at Niagara.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Decathlon has launched free exercise classes and picnic kit rentals exclusively from its new flagship store at 570 George Street in Sydney CBD. The picnic kit features two blankets, a food and drink cooler, and outdoor sports games, which include Petanque, Finnish Skittles, Quoits, and a soccer ball.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 8, 2021

and private screenings at The Cinema at Selfridges (set to reopen soon). Nature and escapism are at the creative heart of this new window series which playfully integrates concepts of horticulture, the great outdoors and the spirituality of nature ‘in season’.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 11, 2024

The associates at a Patagonia store in Reno, Nev. have voted to join the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 711 , marking the first successful unionization effort at a Patagonia store. with the RWDSU and five Vertical Endeavors climbing gyms in Minnesota.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 16, 2022

Albertson’s will soon join that mix as well, and the company’s Senior Director of Marketplaces Jasmin Krdzalic gave attendees at last week’s Retail Innovation Conference & Expo a sneak peek at what he and his team are building. Krdzalic isn’t intimidated by this history or the challenge ahead; in fact, it’s what excites him. “[In

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Inside Retail

JUNE 17, 2024

By 2010, he and his brother Harrison saw a gap in the market for upscale outdoor furniture and decided to reposition the company to fill in that space. “We We came up with the idea to create an Australian lifestyle brand that was focused on outdoor living and beautiful furniture.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2022

Eddie Bauer will move into resale beginning in August, when the outdoors retailer will begin accepting Eddie Bauer-branded apparel, footwear, accessories and gear, according to reporting in WWD and other media outlets. Shoppers can explore rental options at the Eddie Bauer (Re)Adventure site.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 3, 2020

Once capital costs start to rise, these businesses would have been at risk regardless of COVID, which has simply accelerated the process. Outdoor Voices, Fabletics and Alo are just a few of the DTC brands in the space, vying against established, deep-pocketed, omnichannel leaders, such as lululemon and Nike.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2022

Following a March 2022 announcement that it planned to expand beyond its roots in electronics, Best Buy is entering new categories including health and wellness, outdoor living and transportation. In November 2021, Best Buy acquired outdoor furniture brand Yardbird.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Outdoor apparel and equipment brand Macpac has expanded its footprint in Sydney with a new store at Westfield Bondi Junction, the brand’s 53rd in Australia. Our recent successful brand relaunch took the outdoor market by storm.

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Inside Retail

JULY 4, 2021

And the hope is that people will look at them and say, ‘Wow, I want to be like him or her,’” Piet Poelmann, Zhik’s CEO, told Inside Retail. We can test stuff in laboratories and in our own offices, but at the end of the day, the biggest lab is out there on the water,” Poelmann said. We see the athletes as rock stars. Boating boom.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2024

Helly Hansen has opened at Galleria Shopping Plaza on Bourke Street, its first location in Melbourne. The brand originated from Norway, selling outdoor clothing and sports equipment for more than 140 years. The new Melbourne store will showcase the brand’s latest resort ski range – Hod.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 7, 2024

The store will be located at the corner of Park and George Street and will feature exclusive events, special releases, limited edition capsules, premium collections and everyday wear. Columbia Sportswear will open its second premium Australian flagship store in Sydney’s CBD on August 17. It’s like unwrapping a gift of adventure.”

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Dick’s Sporting Goods , which acquired Moosejaw from Walmart in February 2023 for an undisclosed amount, plans to close all but three of the 14 stores in the outdoor retailer chain, according to multiple media reports. In recent months Dick’s has been putting more energy into formats such as its House of Sport and Public Lands banners.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2021

We always try to encourage marketplace diversification ,” said Tracey Lackey, Account Manager for Party City at ChannelAdvisor in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “ was notified in April 2020 it was at risk of being delisted from the New York Stock Exchange if its stock price didn’t stay above $1 for 30 consecutive days.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 17, 2024

“Tractor Supply is focused on providing customers with what they need at the everyday low prices they deserve,” said Matt McGrath, VP of Pricing, Events and Presentation at Tractor Supply in a statement. Academy Sports + Outdoors began using Revionics’ pricing modules in July 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 29, 2024

. “We are pleased to introduce Eddie Bauer’s next adventure in innovation to its audience of brand fans,” said Sierra McPhillips, VP of Brand at Authentic Brands Group , which acquired the Eddie Bauer brand in 2021.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

. “This year was the warmest August on record since 1910, which saw more spending on items typically purchased in spring,” said Robert Ewing, head of business statistics at ABS. “This included summer clothing, liquor, outdoor dining, hardware, gardening items, camping goods and outdoor equipment.”

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