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Retail

Sports Retail Reinvented

From high-tech service to multi-sensory immersion and community-centric facilities, sports stores are raising their game in response to consumers' desire for health and wellbeing, plus the booming influence of fashion. We spotlight the brands and spaces leading the field.

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19 Sep 2014
BY: Estella Shardlow & Katie Baron
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