All Distribution articles – Page 60
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Elan has merged its German and Austrian distributions in its...
Elan has merged its German and Austrian distributions in its Munich-based office, which is directed by Roland Wagner, while Franz Heinrich continues to be in charge of sales for Austria.
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Scantrade, one of Norway’s biggest sporting goods distributors, wants to...
Scantrade, one of Norway’s biggest sporting goods distributors, wants to scale up its operations on the Scandinavian level, and is taking over distribution for Nordica and Rollerblade in Sweden from Seger United. Scantrade distributes both of these brands in Norway after acquiring Ramo, a Norwegian distributor, last year. It will ...
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Völkl Licenses Tennis Business To Its U.S. Distributor
As of Jan. 1, Klip America will be the new global licensee of Völkl’s racquet business. For nearly 10 years, the license was in the hands of the Swiss-based Völkl Tennis GmbH, a company controlled on a 50-50 basis by Boris Becker, the tennis champion, and Hans Dieter Cleven, a ...
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A couple of distributors that are strongly involved in the...
A couple of distributors that are strongly involved in the sporting goods sector, Megasport in Spain and Sport Trade in Italy, have started to carry a very successfull brand of street shoes, FitFlop, that competes with Masai Barefoot Technology (MBT) in its claim to improve the wearer’s physical condition through ...
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Golfkompagniet has taken over the distribution of Glenmuir’s golf apparel...
Golfkompagniet has taken over the distribution of Glenmuir’s golf apparel from Lars Kjaer and Co. in Denmark and will soon present the brand’s new collection to Danish retailers.
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California-based Camelbak, maker of hydration systems, is changing its distribution...
California-based Camelbak, maker of hydration systems, is changing its distribution system in Germany, France, Italy and Spain. It will have two separate distributors for its products in each country. In Germany, Sport Import will continue selling bicycle-related equipment, while Everest will distribute Camelbak outdoor products. Royal Velo France will remain ...
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Sportmanship AB takes over the distribution of Völkl and Marker...
Sportmanship AB takes over the distribution of Völkl and Marker in Sweden.
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Volcom has acquired its distributor in Japan, which had worked...
Volcom has acquired its distributor in Japan, which had worked with the American action sports brand for 15 years.
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Bonvita, a major Danish distributor for footwear, will introduce K-Swiss...
Bonvita, a major Danish distributor for footwear, will introduce K-Swiss and Wolverine to the Swedish market. The K-Swiss brand was distributed in Sweden by various companies up until a few years ago, although it has now disappeared from retail shelves. Bonvita will set up major showrooms in Stockholm and Gothenburg ...
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Scan Trade Holding, the large Norwegian distribution company, recently took...
Scan Trade Holding, the large Norwegian distribution company, recently took over the rights to distribute Nordica and Rollerblade in Sweden and Finland from Seger United, which wants to tighten up activity in its New Wave Sports division. Scan Trade will run the business through a new subsidiary, Scan Trade Scandinavia. ...
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A Norwegian distributor, Skigutane, has taken over the right to...
A Norwegian distributor, Skigutane, has taken over the right to sell Bula, the Canadian outdoor brand of headgear, in Sweden. It has set up a company-owned structure that will manage distribution, sales and marketing there. Skigutane and Bula have had an agreement since 1988 for the Norwegian market and the ...
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Unlimited Sports Group (USG), the leading sports retailer and distributor...
Unlimited Sports Group (USG), the leading sports retailer and distributor in the Netherlands, has moved from its outdated and out-of-the-way office in Oudekerk aan de Amstel to a much larger complex in the south-east of Amsterdam, called New Playground.
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Diadora Takes Over The Distribution In Germany
Diadora is reshuffling the distribution in Germany. Since July 1, the Italian brand has been handling the distribution of non-cycling products directly, after a two-year period in which they were stocked and sold by Grofa Sport & Fashion, its long-time distributor for cycling shoes in the country. The sales agents ...
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Primetime Nordic is still the distributor of Fila in Sweden....
Primetime Nordic is still the distributor of Fila in Sweden.
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Leonid Shvetsov’s Teta Sports has become the Russian distributor for...
Leonid Shvetsov’s Teta Sports has become the Russian distributor for Yes! Golf.
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José Alvarez, the French distributor of bicycle products, has gone...
José Alvarez, the French distributor of bicycle products, has gone into liquidation.
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Fila is entering the Vietnamese market through a distributor, Sang...
Fila is entering the Vietnamese market through a distributor, Sang Company.
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Silvio Abela’s Adventure Camping Shop has become the distributor of...
Silvio Abela’s Adventure Camping Shop has become the distributor of Petzl in Malta, where the practice of rock climbing is developing rapidly. It has also improved terms of trade with The North Face. The shop is the only real professional outdoor retailer in Malta, where the market is relatively small. ...
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Garmin has bought another European distributor, Formar Electronics, which distributed...
Garmin has bought another European distributor, Formar Electronics, which distributed its outdoor recreation and fitness products among others in Belgium and Luxembourg. It will be renamed Garmin Belux and will retain its staff and stay in its offices in Brussels. No financial details were released.
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Alvarez, a major French distributor of bicycle products, has gone...
Alvarez, a major French distributor of bicycle products, has gone into receivership, reportedly because of its inability to pay outstanding debts of €8 million. The company began to suffer financial problems after losing the distributorship of Look and Specialized for France in 2006. It still distributes the products of Campagnolo ...
