Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 221
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Working under the supervision of the French Royer Group, New...
Working under the supervision of the French Royer Group, New Balance raised its sales in Germany by 62 percent in 2013, in comparison to the previous year, after introducing a very strict distribution system and separating itself from many clients in the course of 2012. From July 2013, New Balance ...
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Oboz Footwear, the fast-growing American brand of outdoor shoes, has...
Oboz Footwear, the fast-growing American brand of outdoor shoes, has signed a distribution agreement with the Bollin Group for the U.K., effective immediately. The brand will show in Europe for the first time at Ispo Munich, in Hall A6 (more in the Outdoor Industry Compass).
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Hi-Tec Sports has appointed Sports Brand Development as its agent...
Hi-Tec Sports has appointed Sports Brand Development as its agent in Belgium and Luxembourg. The company was established three years ago by Patrick van den Bosch, a former high-level executive at Nike and Reebok. Sport Partner reports that Sports Brand Development already represents the K1X and Brekka brands, as well as ...
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Skechers is upgrading its European distribution center, which it opened...
Skechers is upgrading its European distribution center, which it opened in 2002 on 21,000 square meters at Milmort, near Liège in Belgium, as volumes have risen fourfold since then. The center was already expanded in 2009. The company is now installing an automated order-picking system at the facility. A logistics ...
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Heapsylon, the creator of Sensoria Fitness smart clothing, has signed...
Heapsylon, the creator of Sensoria Fitness smart clothing, has signed a non-exclusive worldwide distribution agreement with Vivobarefoot, the British shoe manufacturer, for its Sensoria Fitness line of bio-tracking socks. This agreement makes Vivobarefoot the first distributor of the Sensoria Fitness socks. Vivobarefoot will be selling the socks worldwide alongside its ...
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Zoggs, the British-Australian brand of swim googles and other swimming...
Zoggs, the British-Australian brand of swim googles and other swimming products, has signed up Snow Factory as its new distributor in Spain. Daniel Rosal, who has built up experience with Speedo and other brands, will be in charge of sales and marketing for the brand in the country.
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First Ascent will add Komperdell, the Austrian producer of ski...
First Ascent will add Komperdell, the Austrian producer of ski and Nordic walking poles, to the brands that it represents in the U.K. The British agency and distributor suffered big losses in the past year due to the termination of contracts with Black Diamond and Cascade Designs.
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Cycleurope has struck a strategic alliance in distribution and marketing...
Cycleurope has struck a strategic alliance in distribution and marketing with Mifa, the largest German manufacturer of e-bikes
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Ochsner Sport, the leading sporting goods retailer in Switzerland, is...
Ochsner Sport, the leading sporting goods retailer in Switzerland, is moving into Germany with a first store planned to open in the Glacis-Galerie of Neu Ulm in March. Ochsner Sport has 97 stores in Switzerland and is the licensee for Fila in many parts of Europe. Its sales grew in ...
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Euretco Sport, the leading buying group for sports stores in...
Euretco Sport, the leading buying group for sports stores in the Netherlands, has started an online store concept for its members. The manager in charge at Euretco Sport told Sport Partner that the initiative was meant to support retailers who do not have the time to set up their own ...
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Sport-inn Organisatie, the central organization for a buying and marketing...
Sport-inn Organisatie, the central organization for a buying and marketing group of 13 stores in the Netherlands, has changed its name to Sportimo Retail. Sport Partner reports that the name change is meant to draw retail members who may be interested in the purchasing, marketing and other services provided by ...
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O'Neill has opened its first Australian flagship store, located in...
O'Neill has opened its first Australian flagship store, located in Sydney
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Burton has opened flagship stores in San Francisco and Berkeley,...
Burton has opened flagship stores in San Francisco and Berkeley, California
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Belle International, a leading distributor for Nike and other international...
Belle International, a leading distributor for Nike and other international brands in China, reports increases in same-store sales of 5% for clothing and 1.3% for footwear during the fourth quarter of 2013
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Speedo has signed up Sport Depot as its new distributor...
Speedo has signed up Sport Depot as its new distributor in Bulgaria and Romania, starting next month. Sport Depot is a major sporting goods retailer based in Bulgaria. It is affiliated with Sport 2000 International and represents many other international brands in its domestic market and in other neighboring countries.
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Fros International has become the distributor of Reima, the Finnish...
Fros International has become the distributor of Reima, the Finnish brand of children's sports apparel, in the Benelux countries. Meanwhile, a sister company of Fros, Brandfusion Holland, is dropping the distribution of Quick sports shoes and sneakers in the Netherlands by mutual agreement with the owner of the brand, Ferrini, ...
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Skiset, the French-based online ski rental service, has launched Skiset...
Skiset, the French-based online ski rental service, has launched Skiset Holidays, an international reservation service in French and English for ski holidays, hotels and other lodgings at ski resorts. It is limited for the moment to France, Switzerland and Andorra, but the website indicates its possible extension to Italy, Spain ...
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Keller Sports, an online retailer based in Munich, is reportedly...
Keller Sports, an online retailer based in Munich, is reportedly coming out with a dedicated transactional website for the Swiss market. Its German online store already has pages in English, French, Dutch and Spanish. According to a report, the company has customers in 30 countries.
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K-Way is opening its first store in Milan at 8,...
K-Way is opening its first store in Milan at 8, via Ugo Foscolo, very close to the famous Galleria. This takes up to 10 the number of single-brand stores in Italy and 14 around the world for the vintage brand of sports fashion clothing owned by Basicnet, which is experiencing ...
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Intersport is going to open its first store in downtown...
Intersport is going to open its first store in downtown Paris early next year, located in the central rue de Rivoli, according to several French press reports
