Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 254
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New Era has opened a 1,100-sq.-ft. flagship store in Tokyo,...
New Era has opened a 1,100-sq.-ft. flagship store in Tokyo, its eighth such store globally
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Schanner Eishockey, distributor of Bauer, Sher-Wood and Vaughn ice hockey...
Schanner Eishockey, distributor of Bauer, Sher-Wood and Vaughn ice hockey and roller skating products in Germany, Austria and Slovenia, had an unexpectedly bad start at the last Ispo in Munich. Between Friday and Saturday, some high-end products were stolen from its booth. When the employees came to their stand at ...
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Vibram has taken over the distribution of its soles in...
Vibram has taken over the distribution of its soles in the U.S. (more in The Outdoor Industry Compass)
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Décathlon, which is developing strongly in the Chinese mainland, has...
Décathlon, which is developing strongly in the Chinese mainland, has reportedly obtained governmental approval to open between 10 and 12 superstores in Taiwan over the next five years. The total investment is said to be nearly €300 million including a new office and a distribution center. One of Décathlon's arguments ...
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SportScheck will move out of its birthpace in Munich's Sendlinger...
SportScheck will move out of its birthpace in Munich's Sendlinger Strasse. The leasing contract for the building, still owned – at least partially – by the Scheck family, is running out in 2013. SportScheck will move to a very prominent location in Neuhauser Strasse, close to Karlsplatz, spreading over more ...
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Concentrating more and more on emerging markets, where Foot Locker...
Concentrating more and more on emerging markets, where Foot Locker is not present yet, The Athlete's Foot entered Botswana and Lebanon last year and is now entering Angola
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Volcom is opening a concept store in Bordeaux in April...
Volcom is opening a concept store in Bordeaux in April 2011
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DW Sports, the British chain of sporting goods stores and...
DW Sports, the British chain of sporting goods stores and fitness clubs that was bought by David Whelan from JJB Sports, is holding talks to integrate the Intersport UK buying group
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After a successful licensing deal with its Norwegian distributor, Skigutane,...
After a successful licensing deal with its Norwegian distributor, Skigutane, Bula, the Canadian producer of winter hats, is launching a whole new collection of outerwear at Ispo through a completely overhauled network of distributors. Many of these distributors have been recruited by John Walbrecht, who left Spyder in 2005 and ...
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Swedish Distributor Markets Canadian Gloves All Over Europe
Besides taking on the distribution of Bula hats for the German-speaking countries (see previous story), Chris Sports Europe will be introducing a Canadian brand of ski gloves, Kombi, in the same territory. To support this and other new distributors and to help find others in other markets, Kombi will have ...
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New Distribution Partners For Freddy
The Italian brand of dance and fitness clothing and footwear has signed up new agents and distributors in several markets since the appointment of a new international director, Mike Thompson. Based at Freddy's sales office in London, he joined the company in April 2008 from Timberland, where he acted as ...
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Musto has taken over the distribution not only in Italy,...
Musto has taken over the distribution not only in Italy, as we reported last Dec. 8, but also in Spain. A 28-year-old sailing fan, Aitor Barranechea, has been hired to take care of sales on the Spanish market. The British brand of nautical apparel was previously sold in Spain by ...
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K-Swiss has decided to handle its distribution of tennis products...
K-Swiss has decided to handle its distribution of tennis products in Germany and Austria by itself. It no longer works with its long-time distributor in the region, Van Megen Deutschland, effective Jan. 1. For this purpose, K-Swiss hired the whole sales force headed by Frank Weißmann from Van Megen.
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Reusch has taken on the distribution of Medima brand of...
Reusch has taken on the distribution of Medima brand of functional sports underwear and intends to market a special collection called Elements. Medima, an old German brand of underwear whose products are mainly based on angora yarn, walked away from the sports business seven years ago when it had to ...
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K2's Swiss subsidiary has taken on the distribution of Atlas...
K2's Swiss subsidiary has taken on the distribution of Atlas snowshoes in the country.
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Uhlsport Iberica is taking over the distribution of Spalding balls...
Uhlsport Iberica is taking over the distribution of Spalding balls and basketball boards in Spain and Portugal, replacing a long-time Spanish distributor, Eje Deportes, which recently took the Mitre brand on board. Set up four years ago, the Spanish subsidiary of Uhlsport was already marketing Spalding apparel as part of ...
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RCG Corporation, the Australian distributor for Merrell, has opened the...
RCG Corporation, the Australian distributor for Merrell, has opened the brand’s first flagship store in that country. The Sydney store sells hiking footwear and outdoor performance apparel. RCG took up distribution of the brand in January, operating a wholesale division for it as well. It has said that sales for ...
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Coalision has made a number of changes in the distribution...
Coalision has made a number of changes in the distribution of its Orage brand in various European countries. Chris Sports Europe, which already represents this brand of free-style clothing in Austria, replaces Edgar Tremmel as the master agent for Orage in Germany. ABC Distribution is new exclusive importer of the ...
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Schöffel has reorganized its distribution in Italy, where Simone and...
Schöffel has reorganized its distribution in Italy, where Simone and Hartwig Königsrainer are now in charge. They will be overseen by the German company’s recently established Austrian subsidiary, which is headed by Jürgen Nairz as managing director. He has picked Monika Horan and Klaus Maroiser as sales managers for Austria.
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Berghaus has signed a distribution contract with Montana Sport for...
Berghaus has signed a distribution contract with Montana Sport for Switzerland and set up a joint venture for the Norwegian market with Bertel O Steen (more in The Outdoor Industry Compass).
