Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Australia’s Jaycar Electronics Group is set to acquire New Zealand-based outdoor equipment retailer Burnsco. The acquisition allows the Jaycar Group to extend its marine and outdoor expertise into New Zealand and operate the Burnsco business as a stand-alone enterprise. Further reading: Jaycar: The store of the future.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

While COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of many new shopping behaviors and expectations, there is another trend that the pandemic has pushed forward: interest in the outdoors. Participation in outdoor activities increased by nearly 25 million people over the past decade, and nearly half that number visited the U.S.’s

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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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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

JANUARY 9, 2025

A Robust Portfolio of Fashion Brands With a range of offerings including formal fashion from Brooks Brothers, casual apparel for younger consumers from Aropostale, outdoor apparel and gear from Eddie Bauer and everyday fashion for the whole family from JCPenney, Catalyst Brands will boast expansive reach across multiple market and customer segments.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 6, 2021

So even though shoppers spent plenty of time outdoors, their overall habits still reflect the way they spent most of 2020. The intersection of at-home and outdoors is impacting electronics sales as well, with headphones particularly popular. Stationary Bikes and Robotic Vacuums Benefit From Lingering Pandemic Habits.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Australian lifestyle and furniture brand Eco Outdoor has undergone a multi-million-dollar revitalisation program off the back of its accelerated growth over the last few years. The business – which specialises in architectural surfaces and outdoor furniture – launched a $4.5 It’s a different way of doing brick.”. Probably not.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 1, 2021

Design and furnishings company Herman Miller has opened a standalone location in Chicago’s Fulton Market that brings together its growing family of eight brands under one roof in a new retail, showroom and exhibition space. Developed by Fulton St.

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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. That’s something that we want to provide to the Australian market as well.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 18, 2023

Academy Sports + Outdoors will extend its use of Revionics’ pricing intelligence software. Pricing is core to this merchandising strategy—and Revionics’ Base Price solution empowers the retailer to offer prices that present the most value to local communities.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 10, 2025

Southeast Asia as key market We see Malaysia as a prime opportunity, given its status as one of Southeast Asia’s largest and most developed economies,” Mohammad A Baker, CEO of GMG, told Inside Retail. Insights from its acquisition of Royal Sporting House have also helped the company understand local market dynamics.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 9, 2025

The retail marketing landscape is more dynamic than ever, so understanding which trends are worth pursuing both from the consumers and the businesss perspective and which ones are just noise, will be critical to achieving growth in the year ahead. Here are three common themes that came to the fore.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 19, 2022

So the creative types in the mall marketing departments put their thinking caps on and started linking the names of new malls with gimmicky descriptors. 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

APRIL 3, 2025

million sqft across indoor and outdoor event spaces, the festival will feature a dynamic mix of live entertainment, immersive brand activations, diverse food markets, and international retailers from Turkey, Malaysia, Dubai, and beyond. Spanning 4.2

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Liberated Brands , which manages operations for multiple well-known surf and outdoor brands, filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware earlier this week, according to reporting in Shop Eat Surf and other publications. Closing sales at all 122 store locations have begun, managed by Gordon Brothers.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Kondrat took her experience at Warby Parker and went on to Outdoor Voices and furniture brand Joybird , and soon noted similarities in their operational challenges. Watch the entire conversation with Rebekah Kondrat of Rekon Retail! Photo credit: tylerhooksphotography.com 4. Prototype and evolve.

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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. Are there any plans to introduce RL2 by Running Lab to other markets in Southeast Asia or beyond?

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Inside Retail

JUNE 24, 2021

Upcoming Queensland dining precinct Distillery Road Market has announced it will expand its market offering into weekend markets, allowing a more accessible food-centric experience for visitors. Friday and Saturday nights will see ‘Trucks and Tunes’, which will seek to replicate a street food market for visitors.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

JD Sports Fashion said it considers Australia a principal market in Asia Pacific on the back of the inauguration of the flagship store in Sydney, which the company says is its most successful new store opening globally. Meanwhile, it closed eight stores in the region during the period as it withdrew from the South Korean market.

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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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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Numerous conferences and sessions held over the first two days provided a comprehensive overview of market trends, featuring many exclusive international speakers. Retail investment has been especially driven by the strong performance of the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish markets, alongside robust results in the UK.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Greater China, Amer Sports’ second-biggest market, saw sales jump 56 per cent during the period. While major global retailers have encountered significant setbacks in penetrating the Chinese market, niche sportswear brands have demonstrated a markedly different pattern. billion during the third quarter. billion yuan ($4.73

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Retail Wire

JUNE 9, 2023

Hasbro says the toy manufacturer is focused on leading in five categories: action figures, arts and crafts, games, outdoor and sports, preschool and toys. “Preschool is the only area where we’re not number one. We’re a fast-growing number four globally. … Continue reading →

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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2025

Meanwhile, wholesale sales are taking longer to recover, as wholesale accounts remain cautious on pre-season commitments in a challenging market. We are seeing short-term gross margin pressure for all brands in a highly competitive global market, said outgoing Group CEO Michael Daly. Sales were up 0.1 per cent at Oboz.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 20, 2025

It currently ranks in the top 100 Retail Market Areas and is well-connected with excellent transport links. The harbourfront provides an excellent array of pubs, bars, restaurants, and good public amenity space, including outdoor seating, public art displays, and extensive pedestrianised walkways past Dolphin Quays.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 17, 2024

Now countless digital brands are vying for market share, able to cater for growing instant gratification and meet every specific need and preference (of which there are many) — and the list keeps growing. More natural food with an ‘outdoors’ feel can relieve tension around an increasingly pre-programmed digital life.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 22, 2025

Canadian activewear brand Lululemon Athletica aims to double its business through category, retail and market expansion and product innovation. And then globally, we’re now in over 26 markets with single-digit market share, and we have a unique position in almost every market we compete in. How big can it get?

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 5, 2024

During the past year, the outdoor apparel brand launched three stores in the country. Hayden Stevens, AU/NZ marketing manager at Arc’teryx, said the brand was continuing to expand its Australian experience and the new flagship would provide Melburnians easier access to its range.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 3, 2020

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. Outdoor Voices was already starting to feel the pinch before COVID, and experts predict the company will go under within the next year.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

CSC Generation Enterprise (CSC), a technology platform that owns brands including One Kings Lane and Sur La Table , has purchased outdoor retailer Backcountry and its family of brands, including MotoSport , Competitive Cyclist and Steep and Cheap. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 14, 2020

Our home is wherever we find ourselves doing our best work, pursuing our outdoor passions, serving our communities.”. REI executives believe that selling the campus, located in the Spring District of Bellevue, Wash., This year has shown us our home is not a building,” said Artz in a video call with employees.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

DICK’S Sporting Goods will open four new locations of its outdoor specialty retail brand Public Lands this fall, including its first locations in the Southeast and Northwestern U.S. 14; Melville, N.Y. 21; Kennesaw, Ga. 28; and Medford, Ore. 14; Melville, N.Y. 21; Kennesaw, Ga. 28; and Medford, Ore.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Last year New Zealand outdoor and lifestyle brand Kathmandu unveiled a revamp of its brand identity – moving from the achievement-focused image that many outdoor brands present to something more accessible and fun. They all tended to be quite hyper-masculine [in their marketing], with people climbing mountains and such.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

“Frasers is a natural home for Holdsport, given their passion for sport, outdoor, brands and their focus on customer service and innovation. The company generated over £130m in sales for the year ending February 2024 and operates 88 stores across South Africa and Namibia.

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Inside Retail

MAY 15, 2024

million texts and emails to customers who either had not consented or had withdrawn their consent to receive marketing from January to May last year, according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). The company sent more than 5.9 It also sent over 4.3

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

29, featured six companies from its Navigate program at a pop-up event in its Seattle flagship called the Founders Market. The participants in Path Ahead Ventures have launched a wide variety of outdoors-focused products, from apparel to experiences, and so it makes sense that each company has its own needs.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 19, 2022

The 16-week Navigate program will bring founders together in person and online to provide funding, mentorship, curated programming and access to REI’s production, distribution and marketing expertise. Navigate also will connect founders to a network of peers, mentors and industry experts to support their continued growth.

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