All Distribution articles – Page 47

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    Brander Sports has expanded its product portfolio by becoming the...

    2012-07-02T00:00:00Z

    Brander Sports has expanded its product portfolio by becoming the distributor of Uvex products in Sweden. The Gothenburg-based company currently has a number of similar brands in its portfolio including Spyder, Dainese and Ziener.

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    Saucony elected its Spanish distributor, Deerfoot Sport, as its best...

    2012-07-02T00:00:00Z

    Saucony elected its Spanish distributor, Deerfoot Sport, as its best in the world at the company's recent international sales meeting in Boston. Deerfoot's sales of the brand in Spain have been growing by 20 percent a year lately. Raidlight and Zoggs are among the other brands represented by Deerfoot in ...

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    Chris Sports, a Swiss distribution company, has teamed up with...

    2012-07-02T00:00:00Z

    Chris Sports, a Swiss distribution company, has teamed up with Qloom Sports, an offbeat bicycle apparel brand launched five years ago. The deal is that the distribution of Qloom for Germany, Switzerland and Austria will be handled by Chris Sports, after the integration of Qloom's sales team into the joint ...

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    A Swedish company, JO Sport, will take over the distribution...

    2012-07-02T00:00:00Z

    A Swedish company, JO Sport, will take over the distribution of Bula products in Sweden from Skigutane, the Norwegian company. JO Sport, which started in 1986, is well established in Sweden with the distribution of a gaggle of sports brands, from Rossignol to Dynastar, Look, Primus, Trangia and more, albeit ...

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    Peak Performance reaorganizes its distribution

    2012-07-02T00:00:00Z

    Peak Performance, the Swedish sports and lifestyle brand, has inked a deal with Basic Group to sell its products in Italy from the start of next year. Peak Performance currently runs its own business in the country. Part of Basic's assignment is to open Peak Performance stores, which are taking ...

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    Garmont is going to be the distributor of Movement skis...

    2012-06-14T00:00:00Z

    Garmont is going to be the distributor of Movement skis in the U.S. and Canada

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    Arena France is launching a new distribution channel: pop-up stores...

    2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Arena France is launching a new distribution channel: pop-up stores set up in partnership with retailers at swimming events. Complete with changing cabins and a range of branded product displays, these stores are easy to build and a test has shown that they could generate twice as much turnover as ordinary booths. Arena ...

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    Carving Sport has picked up the distribution in Spain of...

    2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Carving Sport has picked up the distribution in Spain of Roces, starting on June 1. It has stopped distributing Rollerblade and its sister brand of inline skates, Bladerunner. These brands are now handled by BM Sportech, which is the distributor of other brands of Tecnica Group including Blizzard, Dolomite, Nordica ...

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    Dobotex, the producer, developer and distributor of Puma lifestyle products,...

    2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Dobotex, the producer, developer and distributor of Puma lifestyle products, plans to launch a trade competition at the Moda spring fair in Birmingham next August. The winners could get tickets to Premiership football games and a week's supply of Puma socks and underwear. The competition is available to all retailers/traders ...

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    Vans has taken over the distribution of its products in...

    2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Vans has taken over the distribution of its products in Sweden and Denmark, starting with the autumn/winter 2012 collections. Vans' parent company, VF Corporation, is opening subsidiaries in both countries, with their own showrooms and their own sales and marketing staffs, independently of other operations of the group in the region. ...

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    Patagonia has signed up a new distributor in Poland,...

    2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Patagonia has signed up a new distributor in Poland, Raven Outdoor, in a deal arranged by Michael Plank's Sports-Contacts agency. Based in Krakow and founded seven years ago, Raven Outdoor has launched international brands such as Smartwool and Black Diamond on the Polish market. Andrea Tomasini, who has been heading ...

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    Dunlop is the new distributor of Diadora footwear in Germany....

    2012-05-17T00:00:00Z

    Dunlop is the new distributor of Diadora footwear in Germany. For now, the new partnership is limited to tennis shoes, but other categories of footwear by Italian company, such as running and football, as well as apparel may follow. Before a break of about two years, Dunlop's German operations had ...

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    Escalade Sports will be the distributor in North America...

    2012-05-08T00:00:00Z

    Escalade Sports will be the distributor in North America for Air Structures International, the U.K. company that makes iGoal inflatable football goals and iLite, an inflatable outdoor floodlight

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    Burton Snowboards has sold DNA Distribution, a company that supplies...

    2012-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Burton Snowboards has sold DNA Distribution, a company that supplies skateboards and accessories under the Alien Workshop, Habitat and Reflex brand names, to Rob Dyrdek, an American television star and entrepreneur. Now a wealthy individual, he has been skateboarding for 20 years and had been originally sponsored by that company. ...

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    New Spanish distributor for Li Ning!: Jorcani

    2012-04-27T00:00:00Z

    Li Ning, the Chinese sports brand, has changed its distributor in Spain, switching from LN Plus in Madrid to Jorcani in Barcelona. Spain is one of the European markets where Li Ning has invested most prominently in the last years, obtaining endorsement deals from the country's national basketball team as ...

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    Brown Couch has become the new distributor of Spy Optics...

    2012-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Brown Couch has become the new distributor of Spy Optics in Sweden (more on this company and on Spy in EyeWear Intelligence)

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    Brander Sports, distributor for Spyder in Sweden, has now signed...

    2012-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Brander Sports, distributor for Spyder in Sweden, has now signed agreements with Dainese, Ziener and Rocky Mountain Underground. Brander Sports is a relatively new company, headed by Robin Brander, for the representation of companies that produce high quality, technical products. Rocky Mountain Underground is a relatively new American ski brand ...

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    Infiniti Golf has picked Golfsmith Europe to be the distributor...

    2012-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Infiniti Golf has picked Golfsmith Europe to be the distributor of its irons, drivers and wedges throughout the U.K. and the rest of Europe. Golfsmith will have the exclusive rights to sell Infiniti's clubs online and through its retailers.

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    James Gilbert South Africa is expanding its licensing and distribution...

    2012-03-12T00:00:00Z

    James Gilbert South Africa is expanding its licensing and distribution agreement with Everlast to comprise all apparel, footwear and equipment sold under the brand in South Africa

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    Nike Golf is taking over the distribution in Spain from...

    2012-02-28T00:00:00Z

    Nike Golf is taking over the distribution in Spain from Norgolfe, a Portuguese company that managed to build up its presence throughout the Iberian Peninsula in the last years. It started in Portugal in 2002 and added the southern part of Spain in 2004. Norgolfe will continue to handle distribution ...