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Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof to centralize sports logistics
While threatening to close about one-third of its department stores, Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof (or Galeria), the new holding company formed in 2018 from the merger of the Galeria Kaufhof and Karstadt department stores, has decided to centralize the logistics for its sporting goods segment, using some extra capacities at its ...
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ArticleSportmaster inks a partnership with an online store
Russia’s biggest sporting goods retailer has signed a partnership agreement with the big Russian online fashion store of Lamoda, under which Sportmaster will soon begin selling sports and outdoor footwear and apparel through its marketplace. Sportmaster said it was planning to only offer goods under its private Demix and Outventure ...
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Bucher + Walt offers drop-shipping in Switzerland
Drop-shipping can give brands a competitive advantage during the retail lockdown ordered by several governments to reduce contamination from the coronavirus. As previously reported, the current guidelines in Switzerland have been strongly criticized by the nation’s sporting goods retailers’ association, Asmas. Bucher + Walt, the Swiss distributor who bought Dakine ...
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Zoggs appoints distributor for German-speaking markets
Zoggs International has appointed a German firm, Arnold Sports, as its distributor for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg. These markets were previously handled directly by the brand of swimming goggles and swimwear out of its head office in the U.K. Due to uncertainties surrounding Brexit and its effects on ...
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Brooks offers support for retailers during crisis
Brooks Sports is offering to its retailer partners the option to send ordered products directly to their customers during the current coronavirus crisis, which has led to the closing of many stores worldwide. Retailers receive 100 percent of the price paid by the customers, and Brooks takes care of the ...
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Ecco restructuring its European sales
In an effort to get closer to consumers, Ecco has decided to restructure its European sales organization, decentralizing the management of its wholesale operations. They will be led by a dedicated general manager in each of the three European regions. In the framework of this reorganization, Erik Heldoorn, sales director ...
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Snowlife seeks to expand distribution abroad
(OIC) Snowlife, the Swiss family business specializing in ski gloves, wants to further strengthen its international distribution, which is now largely limited to agents in Italy, Austria and France, plus distributors in Spain, Russia and Eastern Europe. For this purpose, the company has appointed an industry veteran, Robert Demetz, to ...
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Russian government postpones shoe tagging
Russia’s Prime Minister, Alexey Mishustin, has postponed the compulsory tagging of footwear in the domestic market from March 1 to July 1, according to a decree posted on the Russian government’s website on March 3.
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Cycleurope rearranges Nordic distribution
Tony Grimaldi, the chief executive of Cycleurope, is set to establish a common management for all the Nordic countries, according to Sportfack. In view of this, Jonas Netterström, who became the CEO of Cycleurope’s Swedish subsidiary at the beginning of 2017, is set to leave the group for another position ...
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Vernon expanding its distribution
(OIC) Vernon, the Danish sports distribution company, is expanding into new markets with the help of a Russian brand of rainproof and windproof apparel, Shu. Founded in 2012 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Shu operates three stores (in its hometown, in Moscow and in Yekaterinburg), maintains its head office in Moscow ...
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ArticleCoronavirus depresses Adidas’ and others’ sales in China
COVID-19 or the novel cronavirus, as the virus is now named, has already infected more than 79,000 people in 30 countries around the world, according to the World Health Organization, but it remains largely concentrated in China. While it has been expanding at a slower rate recently in the country, ...
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Uvex offers smart crash sensors
Uvex, the German producer of spectacles and helmets, has entered into a strategic distribution partnership for Germany and Austria with a German start-up, Tocsen, which has developed smart crash sensors that are compatible with ski and bicycle helmets and can quickly call for help in an emergency.
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Nike changes the business model in South America
Claiming that it wants to move closer to its customers in the South American market, Nike said that it will in future concentrate its business in the hands of only a few distributors, meaning that it plans to close down some sales subsidiaries. Under Armour took a similar step recently, ...
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New distribution for Hurley in Europe
Hurley’s EMEA business has been taken over as a single entity by David Meire and Javier Carrera, two former Nike employees from Spain, who will manage it through a distribution agreement with the brand’s new owner, a brand management company, Bluestar Alliance. Meire was general manager or vice president at ...
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Progression Brands Group is Movement's new distributor
Movement, the Swiss freeski company, has teamed up with an American equity and investment firm, Progression Brands Group, as their new distributor to relaunch the brand in North America at the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show, scheduled to begin on Jan. 29 in Denver. Movement is offering a diverse range of ...
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Zimstern launching apparel collection for skiers and snowboarders
Zimtstern, the German-based action sports brand, is launching a new apparel collection for skiers and snowboarders and has recently expanded its sales team. The former Swiss boardsports brand – once a part of Sports Pool, the Swiss company behind the Belowzero brand of ski and snowboard apparel – withdrew from ...
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Hunter Boots has chosen Socrep as its distributor in Italy
Hunter Boots has chosen Socrep as its distributor in Italy, starting in January. Founded in 1963 by Franco Prinoth, Socrep is based at Ortisei in the Italian Dolomites. It distributes the fashion brands Canada Goose, Fred Perry Lavenham and Orlebar Brown. It also distributes several mountain equipment brands, including Alpina, ...
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MD Viper taking charge of Rock Experience's Spanish distribution
MD Viper is taking charge of the distribution in Spain for Rock Experience, the Italian brand of sustainable outdoor apparel. Over the past few seasons, the company has begun to blend its technical fibers with a kind of merino wool (Aqa Wool 2) to improve the handling of moisture, odor ...
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Megasport to take charge of Lowa's Iberian distribution
This summer, Megasport will be taking charge of the distribution of Lowa throughout the Iberian Peninsula, following the bankruptcy last October of the German brand’s former long-time Spanish distributor, Gregal Sport. Megasport’s brand portfolio includes Haglöfs, Black Diamond, Rossignol, Spyder, Peak Performance, Briko, Protest, Dynastar, Lange and Giro.
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UA reassessing its wholesale and direct-to-consumer strategy in Russia
Under Armour is reassessing its wholesale and direct-to-consumer strategy in Russia, where it intends to be an active player, following the liquidation of Vostokinvest, with which it signed a non-exclusive distribution and franchising agreement in 2017. By the end of 2018, the company had opened 16 Under Armour stores in ...
