Distribution – Page 8
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Ziener has started to sell in Japan through a distribution...
Ziener has started to sell in Japan through a distribution agreement with Ski Mente. The company launched the brand at the beginning of the 2017/18 winter season in Japanese stores. In Slovakia, Ziener works now with Exi Sport, with which it signed a distribution agreement during 2017.
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Dac Sport Import will handle the distribution in Switzerland of...
Dac Sport Import will handle the distribution in Switzerland of the brands previously represented by another distributor, Sport Concept, following a merger of the two companies. Founded in 1985, Sport Concept has been until recently the Swiss distributor of Hestra, Montura, Timbuk2 and other brands. It lost the distribution of ...
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Amazon is adding a new distribution center equipped with advanced...
Amazon is adding a new distribution center equipped with advanced robotic technology in the Bolton region that will employ 1,200 new people. In Germany, meanwhile, Amazon reportedly suffered delivery problems after strikes crippled six of its German logistics centers in early October. Verdi, a German trade union based in Berlin, ...
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Vista reassigns distribution roles
Vista Outdoor is restructuring international sales operations for its growing stable of sports and outdoor brands to make them more efficient and profitable and to adapt them to the changing structure of the market at retail and wholesale.Andrew Shand, the former vice president of international sales at Camelbak, will continue ...
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A major Norwegian sporting goods distributor, ScanTrade, has launched a...
A major Norwegian sporting goods distributor, ScanTrade, has launched a proprietary brand called Fibra, which is aimed at sports clubs in Norway and Sweden. Umbro has long been the cornerstone brand of ScanTrade, and it will remain this way. However, with the launch of Fibra, ScanTrade will deal with more ...
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Urban Styles, a distributor based in Cologne that belongs to...
Urban Styles, a distributor based in Cologne that belongs to Snipes, a subsidiary of the Deichmann Group, took over the distribution of the new premium and fashion-oriented Kappa Authentic product range in Germany in May, signing a selective distribution partnership with Kappa Germany. The range will only be sold to ...
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Skins rejigs management and distribution
Skins has reorganized some of its management and distribution in the last months, in an effort by the Australian compression apparel brand to become more efficient and to raise its profit margins.The changes include the departure of Christian Gut, previously chief marketing officer, and Matz Bachmann, former chief operations officer. ...
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MBT switches to distributors in Central Europe
Experienced industry officials have set up new distribution companies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland to take over sales of MBT shoes from the German and Swiss subsidiaries of Masai Distribution, the Singapore-based subsidiary of Star 360 that bought the global assets of the former Swiss-based Masai group in 2012.Some of ...
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Asics has sealed an exclusive distribution deal with Olka Spor...
Asics has sealed an exclusive distribution deal with Olka Spor Malzemeleri Ticaret in Turkey, after the end of its relationship of more ten years with European Fashion & Sport Investment (Efsi). The contract with Olka took effect from the start of July, to sell Asics products that will hit the ...
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Hi-Tec adjusts European distribution
Interga has been appointed to sell the Hi-Tec and Magnum brands in Italy, as part of the adjustments in European distribution after the sale of Hi-Tec's assets to Cherokee Global Brands (CGB) late last year. Interga is a strongly-established firm that sells a mix of sports and lifestyle brands, such ...
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Puma is reorganizing the distribution of its products in Canada....
Puma is reorganizing the distribution of its products in Canada. Its national head office is being moved from Montreal to Toronto, but the company will retain a showroom in Montreal. Some back-office functions will be moved to its North American headquarters in the U.S. The logistics will be outsourced to ...
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Oberalp, which recently got the distribution of Under Armour in...
Oberalp, which recently got the distribution of Under Armour in Italy, has opened its first brand store in the peninsula. It's located in the Orio shopping mall near Bergamo's airport, close to Foot Locker and many other sports stores. Under Armour has also taken advantage of the settlement of a ...
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Bootskompaniet of Sweden has taken over the distribution in the...
Bootskompaniet of Sweden has taken over the distribution in the Nordic countries for Havaianas, the Brazilian brand of rubber sandals, targeting both sports shops and lifestyle stores. Previously, Bootskompaniet worked with two other brands of summer shoes, Laidback and Soludos. The actual selling job will be performed by two agencies, ...
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ABC Distribution will again be the Italian distributor of Inov-8,...
ABC Distribution will again be the Italian distributor of Inov-8, the British brand of trail running shoes owned by Descente, starting with the spring/summer 2018 season. ABC, which now also sells the backpacks of Ultimate Direction, had taken on the Italian distribution for Hoka One One at the start of ...
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European Commission sticks with selective distribution rules
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) supports the conclusion of a sector inquiry conducted in the last two years by the European Commission into online retailing, which decided not to change the current practices of selective distribution – allowing sports brands to manage their distribution and to ...
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Small growth for Asics Europe after distribution cuts
The Asics Group said its short-term performance in the European market was affected by a decision to streamline the distribution of its products in the running category, but the Japanese group still managed a sales rise of 3 percent to €886 million in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) ...
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Shimano has announced plans to open a new distribution center...
Shimano has announced plans to open a new distribution center near the French city of Lyon to enhance its service to French and Italian customers. It will be Shimano's third European distribution center, along with Nunspeet in the Netherlands and Pozna? in Poland. For the Turkish market, the company operates ...
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Ritchie International is switching over to a dealer-direct distribution model...
Ritchie International is switching over to a dealer-direct distribution model for its bicycles and frames in Europe, according to Bike Europe. For this purpose, it has set up a new logistic operation at Multisped, a logistics provider in Singen, Germany. The new sales structure will reinforce its partnership with three ...
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Cavida-Sports will act as the exclusive distributor in Germany for...
Cavida-Sports will act as the exclusive distributor in Germany for Miller Division's skateboard and longboards, starting next year. The company already distributes products by Osprey, Santa Cruz, Seawag and SharkBanz.
