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+++ Glacier Imports has agreed with Groove Armada Distribution that it will take over its distribution in the U.K. and Ireland of Capita snowboards, Union snowboard bindings, Coal headwear, DeeLuxe snowboard boots and Crab Grab snowboard gloves and accessories from the autumn/winter 2021/22 season +++ Aclima, the Norwegian merino wool ...
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LTA strikes deal with Slinger Bag’s distributor
The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), the governing body for tennis in the U.K., has reached a three-year deal with Framework Sports & Marketing, the exclusive distributor in the country of Slinger Bag. Framework will be supplying the LTA with 20 of Slinger Bags’ combination trolley bag and ball launchers every ...
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+++ Kästle will be distributed in Italy by Panorama Diffusion, the company led by Günther Acherer, who was recently elected as chairman of the Italian Outdoor Group +++ Slinger Bag has signed a five-year agreement with the Fais Group for the distribution of its portable ball launchers in Greece +++ ...
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+++ Zerofit base layers will be distributed in the U.K. and Ireland by ProQuip Golf, which has acquired exclusive distribution rights for these territories +++
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Spalding is switching distributors in Europe
United Sports Brands is set to become the distributor of Spalding’s basketballs and related equipment for most of Europe. It will be taking over the license from Germany’s Uhlsport, which has held the rights since 2002. According to Patrick Cloots, its senior vice president for international business, United Sports Brands ...
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+++ WS4Sports, which already represents Reusch, Maier Sports, Gonso and other brands in Switzerland, has become the general Swiss agent of super.natural, starting with the winter 2021/22 season, although this brand of merino/synthetic clothing is Swiss as well +++ Zag Skis, the 18-year-old French ski brand, has agreed to be ...
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New Balance changes distributor for Romania and Bulgaria
Startline, the Greek distributor of New Balance, will also be responsible for Romania and Bulgaria from Jan. 1, taking over the role from the brand’s Turkish distributor, NBI Giyim. The company says that Startline has done a good job for the brand by creating a strong omni-channel business, including nine ...
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Head takes over the distribution of some products in Scandinavia
Head Scandinavia is taking over the distribution of its racquet sports operations in Sweden, Denmark and Finland from GSL, which has had the rights for Sweden since 2010. According to Sportfack, it will be pushing in particular the paddle tennis segment, which is growing strongly in Sweden. Head Scandinavia is ...
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+++ Duca del Cosma, the Italian brand specializing in golf fashion, will now sell its golf shoes also at the PGA Tour Superstores in the U.S.+++ Avanti will be the Swiss agent for Kabooki’s Lego-Wear collection +++ Emporio will distribute the skateboarding socks of Merge4, a Californian B Corp, in ...
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Slinger Bag finds a distributor in Singapore
Slinger Bag has reached a five-year agreement with Tennis Bot, which will be its exclusive distributor in Singapore. The year-old ball-launcher company is set to begin sales on the island nation by mid-December. Tennis Bot was founded in Singapore and has since expanded elsewhere in Asia-Pacific, distributing the Lobster and ...
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+++ Pyga Industries has created a new sales, marketing and distribution business for its handcrafted frames, called Pyga Mountainbikes, which will distribute the products in 23 countries across Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Latin America +++ Nike will use the Southeast Asian marketplace of Lazada and its fulfillment and ...
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Shimano adjusts the distribution in Belgium and the Nordics
Shimano Belgium and Lazer Sport will relocate to a new office in Mechelen, Belgium as of July 1, 2021. Shimano Belgium is a subsidiary of Shimano Benelux while Lazer designs bicycle helmets in Belgium and markets these products globally. While sharing the new facilities, Shimano Belgium and Lazer Sport will ...
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Two Norwegian distributors join forces
Spex Holding is acquiring all the shares of two Norwegian wholesale distribution companies, Beach Mountain and Response Nordic. As reported by the Norwegian Sports Industry Association, Invest42, until now the sole owner of Beach Mountain, is becoming a co-owner of Spex. Both Beach Mountain and Response Nordic, which is already ...
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Puma appoints new distribution GM for EEMEA
Puma has assigned Johan Kuhlo to a new position as general manager in charge of distribution for Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EEMEA). Kuhlo, who has been lately the company’s head of corporate strategy and investor relations, will be working out of the German company’s regional hub in ...
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+++ Zanier is taking over the distribution in Austria of Eurosport Nutrition +++
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A new Iberian distribution company, Excens Sports, for Fischer and other brands
Spain’s Excens Group, which owns several outdoor and bike brands, has moved into wholesale distribution, acquiring the Iberian distribution rights for the Fischer, Smith, Barts, Level and Polaroid brands. To handle them, it has created a distribution company called Excens Sports. The group is planning further expansions of its brand ...
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Fritschi takes over Marmot’s distribution in Switzerland
Marmot Mountain is starting a new distribution partnership for Switzerland with Fritschi Swiss Bindings. From Oct. 1, Fritschi will be responsible for all sales activities of the Californian outdoor brand, founded in 1974, from key account management and new customer acquisition to training and education. The liaison offers many mutual ...
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Nautilus to expand its distribution in EMEA
Nautilus Inc., owner of the Bowflex, Schwinn, Nautilus and Octane Fitness brands, has signed a deal with a multinational freight company, SEKO Logistics, to expand its distribution in the U.K. and the EMEA region in general. In the fourth quarter of this year SEKO will be expanding into a new ...
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Tecnica Group reshuffles distribution in Sweden and Norway
Blizzard and Tecnica will be distributed by J0 Sport in Sweden and by Sport Sensation in Norway, starting from March 2020. Sport Sensation is taking over the distribution in Norway from Ramos, while JO Sports will be taking it over from Scantrade after the delivery of the autumn/winter 2020/21 collections. ...
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Shimano to handle its own distribution in Spain, Portugal
Shimano will be overhauling its business in Spain and Portugal on Jan.1 by establishing a subsidiary in the city of Alcobendas, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Shimano Iberia will in turn be establishing a business network of its own for the distribution, commercialization and sale of cycling components and ...
