Products Eastbay retails athletic footwear, apparel and sports equipment through mail order. They sell most major brands as well as a range of their own in-house branded apparel. Website Eastbay.com is slick, easy to use and with all the standard features that good online portals have; including product picture zooms and extensive customer reviews. We really liked… Read More »
With retail stores all over Canada, Canada’s largest retailer of sporting clothing and sports equipment, Sport Chek, has established a successful online component to its business, providing flexibility for shoppers and the company itself. Background Sports Chek’s parent company FGL Sports Ltd operates under various banners including National Sports, Atmosphere, Intersport and others. PGL Sports accounts for 16.4%… Read More »
There was a time when Reebok really were cool. Back in the 1980’s, Reebok dominated the sneaker market, leading the US market for three years in a row from 1987-89. The 1980’s was bookended by innovations with the 1982 release of the Reebok Freestyle aerobics shoe – the first athletic shoe designed for women and the 1989 Reebok Pump… Read More »
The makers of the world’s first ever basketball shoe, Converse, have had a turnaround in their business since their narrow escape from insolvency in 2001. Since being bought out by Nike , Converse have repositioned their brand with clever marketing and, backed by their parent company Nike, greatly expanded their retail presence. Wearing Converse as a… Read More »
PUMA is one of the world’s leading sports brands specialising in footwear, apparel and accessories. Their online store puma.com attracts around 2 million unique visitors per month which places it behind rival Adidas and well behind market leader Nike. Since 2007 Puma has been part of French group Kering (formerly known as Pinault-Printemps-Redoute or PPR). Product Line… Read More »
Macy’s is the largest US Department store (by retail sales) in the US. They operate around 840 stores in 45 states, the District of Colombia, Puerto Rico and Guam. As well as the Macy’s brand, they also operate Bloomingdale’s. Products As a department Store Macy’s sell a huge range of products from home, bed&bath, clothing, handbags and accessories, to jewellery,… Read More »
Sears is the fourth-largest American department store chain and the 12th largest retailer in the United States. It’s sister company Sears Canada (51% owned by Sears Holdings) operates Canada’s largest online retail website sears.ca. Information on the Canadian website is at the bottom of this review. Background Sears, Roebuck & Company (Sears) was founded in 1893 as an innovative catalog mail-order company. By… Read More »
Road Runner Sports (RRS) is an American retailer specialising in mens and womens running shoes, running apparel and other accessories. Founded in 1983 in San Diego, California, RRS has expanded to 38 stores in 11 states across the country. Their online shopping portal roadrunnersports.com attracts around 1.5 million visitors every month. Products RRS claim to be the… Read More »
ASOS.com is one of the largest and most successful international online fashion and beauty stores. Established in the UK in June 2000, the company’s phenomenal growth has seen it expand throughout Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Their website attracts more than 20 million unique visitors a month and in 2013, they turned over more than… Read More »