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Wilson Sporting Goods Turns First Physical Stores into Ultimate Urban Playgrounds

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The sporting goods retailer has existed for elite athletes as a wholesale brand for more than 100 years, being the “official ball of everything” from tennis to golf. For aspiring sportspeople, Wilson products existed on a par with everything else in department stores and retailers like Dick’s Sporting Goods. NEW YORK.

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Wilson Opens First Store

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Wilson Sporting Goods Co. Rush Street, the interior is set at 2247 square feet and offers a range of apparel and sports goods. With a “leather-inspired … signature scent,” the space showcases historical sports relics and also has a feature allowing customers to alter the store’s music playlist. Located at 932 N.

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Centenarian Celebration

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L Frank Baum (who would go on to author “ The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ” just a few years later) was editing the first edition of The Show Window, a trade publication dedicated to the art of window dressing, store design and visual merchandising. Also, be sure to meet our staff and regular contributors on pg.

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IRDC 2021 Preview: Retail Industry Leaders Return for 21st Annual Conference

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This year’s home base is the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, located on the mile-long, retail- and restaurant-lined 16th Street Mall promenade, designed by Chinese-American architect I.M. 22, Toni Roeller, SVP of In-Store Environment at Dick’s Sporting Goods (Coraopolis, Pa.), On Wednesday, Sept. See you this September!

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Wilson Expands into Physical Retail

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Wilson also said it has built an “Advisory Staff” network comprising more than 100,000 creatives, coaches and athletes to coincide with its launch of its Wilson Sportswear apparel line, which features athleisure and sports-related clothing.

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Couldn’t Attend IRDC 2021? Here’s What You Missed

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With an incomparable line-up of compelling educational content, interactive workshops and (who could forget) the crowd-favorite Iron Merchant Challenge, IRDC 2021 reaffirmed the importance of collaboration to our industry. Here’s What You Missed appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design. PHOTO GALLERY (15 IMAGES).

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These Were the Top 10 Retail Stories of 2021

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There was a parade last year, but without specators lining the sidewalks. So did a great many retailers in 2021, including Belk Stores, ABC Carpet, Paper Source, L’Occitane and Christopher & Banks (plus, last year, Pier 1 Imports, Modell’s Sporting Goods, Dean & Deluca, J.Crew, Neiman Marcus and Lord & Taylor, among many others).