News: Retail
MCG announces Playbill as new merchandise supplier
The Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) has appointed Playbill Pty Ltd as its merchandise and licensing supplier at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Announced after a competitive tender...
Jul 5, 2016
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New research shows women want fashion and function in active wear
Australian women make a sharp distinction between function and style when purchasing active wear, according to first-of-its-kind consumer research conducted by Victoria...
Jun 28, 2016
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Research shows sports fans fed up with stadium food
New research from Western Sydney University has revealed that the classic diet of meat pies, chips and beer is no longer the demand of the Australian sports fan. The meat pie is...
Jun 27, 2016
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Cobra Puma backs Australian golf
Cobra Puma has confirmed its support for golf in Australia by expanding their partnership with the PGA of Australia. Over the next three years, Cobra Puma will support the...
Jun 24, 2016
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F45 continues expansion with first Indian studio opening
Functional training system franchise F45 has continued its expansion with the opening of its first fitness studio in India, backed by the brand’s Indian ambassador, Australian...
Jun 21, 2016
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PMY Group unveils new management team
The PMY Group has unveiled a new management team that is looking to drive its growth in Australia and overseas, backed by market leading intellectual property. With global...
Jun 21, 2016
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Sportscraft hit with Australian Competition and Consumer Commission penalties over refunds policy
Sports retailer APG & Co Pty Ltd, trading as Sportscraft (Sportscraft), has paid penalties totalling $21,600 after being issued with two infringement notices by the Australian...
Jun 19, 2016
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NZ Fitness Expo a place for Industry and Trade in 2016
The 2016 NZ Fitness Expo is returning with a bigger Industry focus at Auckland’s ASB Showgrounds on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th July, working together with event partners...
Jun 16, 2016
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Three day celebration to mark opening of Shanghai Disney Resort
A three-day grand opening celebration is currently taking pace to mark the opening of Shanghai Disney Resort, the first Disney resort in Mainland China and the sixth Disney...
Jun 15, 2016
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KFit acquires Groupon's Indonesian operations
Fitness-sharing platform KFit has diversified its business with the acquisition of Groupon’s Indonesian operations. With the voucher-based ecommerce venture looking to...
Jun 9, 2016
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Virgin Active to open 30 fitness clubs in Singapore and Thailand
Virgin Active Health Clubs is investing £150 million (US$216 million) to open up to 30 new gyms in South East Asia. Over the next six years the company expects to create close...
Jun 1, 2016
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Squash & Racquetball Victoria unveil Australia-first sporting concept
Squash & Racquetball Victoria (S&RV) has announced the arrival of ‘Pop Up Squash’ to Australia with the opening of a Pop Up Squash shop at the Eastland Shopping Centre in...
Jun 1, 2016
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Disney looks to protect IP after characters seen at new Wanda World
The Walt Disney Company is reportedly ready to take action to protect its intellectual property rights after performers dressed as Snow White and Captain America were sighted at...
May 30, 2016
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Wanda World theme park opening the first of 15 in China
Chinese entertainment and real estate company the Dalian Wanda Group has opened the first of 15 theme parks that it plans to operate in mainland China. With American...
May 28, 2016
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Adelaide Zoo closes after botched robbery of gift shop ATM
Adelaide Zoo was forced to close today (Friday 27th May) after would-be thieves blew up an ATM at the gift shop. A security patrol found the front of the ATM on Plane Tree Drive...
May 27, 2016
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Anytime Fitness Australia to offer Women’s Fitness content to inform members
Collective Media (on behalf of Anytime Fitness Australia and the Collective Wellness Group) and Citrus Media, publishers of Women’s Fitness magazine, have struck a new...
May 24, 2016
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New wellness venture to operate in former Auckland restaurant premises
The premises that once housed Auckland's bustling Hammerheads restaurant is being reinvented as a yoga, wellness and healthy eating destination. Restaurateurs Nic Watt and wife...
May 23, 2016
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China grapples with rise in childhood obesity
Rising affluence in China has seen a dramatic rise in obesity among children and adolescents with around one in six boys and one in 11 girls found as being obese in a new study....
May 21, 2016
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Auckland entrepreneurs partner with surf brand O’Neill to offer new range of yoga wear
Auckland-based duo Lara Jane Maloney and Keli Dierings are making inroads into the lucrative yoga wear and accessories market by partnering with one of the world’s largest surf...
May 18, 2016
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Australian imaging company to supply giant Korean leisure complex
Leading digital imaging specialists Digital Photo Industries is to partner with giant South Korean theme park and attraction Lotte World to deliver souvenir photographs to their...
May 12, 2016
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Active Wear research project moves into ‘Delphi Study’ phase
The Australian Sporting Goods Association is calling on industry experts in the design, branding, marketing and retailing of women’s active wear to sign up for the Delphi Study...
May 12, 2016
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Anytime Fitness' media subsidiary changes name to drive future growth
In a move to diversify its media portfolio, Anytime Fitness' media business, Anytime Vision, has changed its name to Collective Media. Effective from 1st April 2016, the name...
May 10, 2016
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New approach to gym and sport facility vending
Recently established venture Meccamino has introduced a new generation of vending machines, backed by mobile technology, that offer industry leading gym and sport products...
May 10, 2016
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OnTheGo entrepreneur Mick Spencer reels in three sharks on Network Ten’s Shark Tank
Mick Spencer, the founder of apparel brand OnTheGo Sports, showed his entrepreneurship to land deals with three of Australia’s leading business heavyweights in front of a...
May 9, 2016
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