Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 255
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Robijns, a Dutch distributor handling brands from Julbo to Katadyn,...
Robijns, a Dutch distributor handling brands from Julbo to Katadyn, Primus, Wenger and more, has ended its four-year partnership with Sugoi, the sports apparel brand, because it did not offer sufficient synergies with other products sold by Robijns. It mostly offered Sugoi to running and bicycle stores, but this yielded ...
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Torau Sport, the distributor of Speedo in Switzerland, is opening...
Torau Sport, the distributor of Speedo in Switzerland, is opening a Speedo General Store near its head office in Brittnau as the brand’s previous general store in a swimming pool complex in Zurich had to be closed due to renovation.
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Nidecker has taken on the distribution of Rusty in Switzerland....
Nidecker has taken on the distribution of Rusty in Switzerland.
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One Way Sport Takes Over Its Swedish Distributor
After very good cooperation in the last years, One Way Sport has acquired Nordic Trade Development, the Swedish distributor that has been selling its own products in Sweden since the leading Finnish brand of ski and Nordic walking poles was launched in 2004. Fredrik Heikki will continue as managing director ...
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Extremehorizon Surf Distribution is going to distribute Raptor surfboard fins...
Extremehorizon Surf Distribution is going to distribute Raptor surfboard fins from Queensland in the U.K.
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Scantrade, which already has the distribution of Nordica and Rollerblade...
Scantrade, which already has the distribution of Nordica and Rollerblade in Sweden, is also going to take on board Tecnica and Blizzard after the end of this year. Tecnica ski boots have been distributed until now by Sportmanship, which is taking on those of Dalbello. It will continue to distribute ...
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MTS, the German manufacturer and distributor of various racquet, indoor...
MTS, the German manufacturer and distributor of various racquet, indoor and table-tennis brands (including Schildkröt, Tecnifibre, Hi-Tec, Speedminton and others) has hired a new sales manager for France, where the company has had a distributor only for table-tennis products. The new official, Patrick Bonhomme, worked most recently for a cosmetic ...
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Volcom has bought the strategic assets from its distributor in...
Volcom has bought the strategic assets from its distributor in Spain, and so will start directly distributing its products there. Spain joins the U.K., France and Switzerland as countries where Volcom has direct operations. The financial terms of this latest deal were not disclosed.
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Head has assigned the distribution of its tennis racquets in...
Head has assigned the distribution of its tennis racquets in Sweden to GSL, a company set up by a former tennis champion, Magnus Gustavsson, that also markets the products of Lotto and Fred Perry. The previous distributor was Ramverket, a smaller operation run by Sven Sixtensson.
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Bios, a distributor that has represented Rossignol in Sweden since...
Bios, a distributor that has represented Rossignol in Sweden since 1986, has given up on the contract to concentrate on fishing tackle, following its recent merger with Nordic Outdoor in Norway. Starting with the fall/winter 2011-12 season, the new Swedish distributor of Rossignol is JO Sport (unrelated to the French ...
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Sportmanship will take over the distribution of Dalbello’s ski boots...
Sportmanship will take over the distribution of Dalbello’s ski boots in Sweden from Jan. 1. The company, which is run by Magnus Liljeblad, already distributes the products of Völkl, Marker and Tecnica. Dalbello already works with the distributors of Völkl and Marker in many other countries.
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Devanlay, the major distributor of Lacoste around the world, declines...
Devanlay, the major distributor of Lacoste around the world, declines to comment on a report that it is negotiating the acquisition of a 50 percent stake in the distribution of the brand in Spain. Basi, a Spanish company that also markets its own Armand Basi collection, has been the national ...
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Fight for Fashion, a British fashion distribution company, will launch...
Fight for Fashion, a British fashion distribution company, will launch a range of Ultimate Fighting Championship apparel including T-shirts, hoodies, shorts and training pants. It will sold in larger JD Sports stores at first, then moving into other outlets and online, finally being sold from fashion and music stores. The ...
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Joma has announced a distribution agreement for the Chinese market...
Joma has announced a distribution agreement for the Chinese market with an “important” local firm, without saying which one it is.
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Polish Distributor Is Going Massively Into Own Retail
Martes Sport, one of the leading sports distributors in Poland, is rapidly building up a large-scale retail operation. In the last two years it has already opened thirteen stores, all of them owned by the company, and intends to open more in the next two years to build up a ...
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Völkl has switched the Swiss distribution of its snowboards to...
Völkl has switched the Swiss distribution of its snowboards to Coniv Sports, a company run by Stefan Casanova that already distributes smaller snow sports brands like Flux, Never Summer and Icelantic. The former distributor, Harry Gunz, has moved into the bicycle business.
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ABC Distribution, the Italian company that recently agreed to distribute...
ABC Distribution, the Italian company that recently agreed to distribute Hoka in Italy, is now also in charge of GoLite and Orage brands in the country.
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SOS Swim Shop is the new U.K. distributor of Swans,...
SOS Swim Shop is the new U.K. distributor of Swans, the American brand of swim goggles.
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Patrick plans to take over the distribution in Spain from...
Patrick plans to take over the distribution in Spain from Patrick Olimpic by the end of 2011.
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Hippo Golf has enlisted a distributor for the Indian market,...
Hippo Golf has enlisted a distributor for the Indian market, Asian Sports of Kolkata.
