The Swedish sports chain Sportringen takes its first step over to Denmark. Denmark’s largest hockey shop, Skatertown, becomes a part of the chain’s concept for specialist stores.
It seems once to have been a short retail spring – and soon spring collections must go on sale. Svensk Handel’s Chief Economist Jonas Arnberg says the transition between the seasons will be… Read more »
Swedol acquires Grolls and becomes one of the leaders in work clothes and personal protection in the Nordic countries.
Claes Meldgaard, the current Assortment and Purchasing Director of ICA Non Food, will become the new CEO of Team Sportia. ”I very much believe in the power of the local… Read more »
Granngården targets the consumer category and invests in improved navigation in their stores. And a new service offer for technical garden products.
Danish sports chains Sportigan and Sport 24 has merged their headquarters. This creates a sports chain with a turnover of over a billion DKK. Sportigan and Sport 24 will together have 175 stores, but will… Read more »
Jula’s customer club, JulaClub, has now reached 2 million members. “It’s fantastic! 2 million JulaClub members is a proof that we have many dedicated customers. JulaClub is an extremely important… Read more »
Sister brands Addnature and Bikester deepen their cooperation and launch a joint concept store in Stockholm on 1 April. For the two e-commerce stores, it adds a new contact with… Read more »
Three K-citymarkets open bicycle pop-up stores in cooperation with the Suomen Polkupyörätukun . The service is a new type of Finland. Customers at K-citymarket hypermarkets will be able to enjoy a wide array… Read more »
The changing customer behaviour is a bigger future challenge for Intersport in Denmark than any competitor. COO Thomas Just Rasmussen tells ScandinavianRetail.com about the first year after the takeover of… Read more »
Kesko Group’s sales in February 2016 totalled 656.8 million EUR. In comparable terms excluding Anttila, sales increased by 5.6 percent in local currencies. “In February, Kesko’s sales increased in all strategic growth… Read more »
The Nordic toy chain leader Top-Toy’s new ownership is followed by a change of leadership. Peter Gjørup resigns and is succeeded by a recruitment from Lego. ”Coming from a family-owned company with… Read more »
Nordic online sports specialist Sportamore is today launching a new business area and site under the domain www.sportamoreoutlet.se.
Intersport opens the doors to five stores with Intersport’s upgraded store concept. ”To strengthen our store portfolio on our journey to become the best in sports, we investigate constantly the possibilities for… Read more »
XXL targets Denmark. In the first phase – only online. ”We need to market ourselves heavily to be visible in Denmark. But we cannot be market leaders in a country… Read more »
Online sports trader Sportamore reports a sales growth of 47 percent during 2015. ”The profitability rises, not only in our home market Sweden, but in the company as a whole.,” comments… Read more »
XXL is ready for new markets. Most likely with an establishment in Austria next year. But the sporting goods chain also looks at full coverage in the Nordic region. “XXL has mapped the Danish… Read more »
Kesko has a strong hand of store brands – in a new survey, K-rauta, Intersport and Asko was by far the most trusted brands in each category in Finland.
Swedish Biltema makes an impression wherever the chain opens a department store. Now two small Swedish municipalities, Nässjö and Avesta, has made an agreement with the chain. ”The important thing for… Read more »
Kesko partners up with Swedish ICA’s international ICA Global Sourcing (IGS) in international purchasing for Kesko’s home and speciality goods trade, to an extent of which is unprecedented in the history of Kesko. The… Read more »
Stadium’s former CEO, Gustaf Öhrn, has been recruited as the new CEO of department store chain Åhléns. “It will be extremely exciting to be on the trip to take a strong… Read more »
Swedish westcoast city Varberg gets a brand new retail park. 24,000 square meters of retail space, and a Biltema store will complement the city retail offer.
Skånska Byggvaror expands its omnichannel offer by opening five new Swedish stores – as large shop-in-shop solutions at Plantagen garden centers. “The shop-in-shop solution at Plantagen is a dream scenario for us,”… Read more »
Intersport Sweden is expanding through acquisitions. Two Sportringen-stores and Bareko Sport will now be converted to Intersport.
A hybrid car and a contactless loyalty card is the new high tech sustainable offer for Finnish consumers from Kesko. Owners of both will soon be able to charge their cars… Read more »
Online sales are estimated to represent 20 percent of the European car parts market in 2020. Now, the Nordic market gets more consolidated as Bythjul.com-owner Mobivia acquires the Nordic online leader… Read more »
European sports giant Decathlon expands its business to Denmark and Norway – online. A launch of a country-dedicated e-commerce site is set to next year.
From 1 December 2015 shoulders Karl Eklöf will take the same role as his father once did and thus begin a new chapter of the Nordic sports chain Stadium. ”This feels… Read more »
Sportringen has attracted many Swedish Team Sportia merchants lately. Now Team Sportia/Sportia owner SGN get them back by aquring a 50 percent stake in Sportringen. SGN CEO and Team Sportia… Read more »
Swedish online sports specialist Sportamore continue to grow heavily in its Nordic neighbor markets. “It is clear that our intensified marketing efforts have had the intended effect and it is… Read more »