Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 258
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Erke Works With Reebok’S Former Spanish Distributor
Erke, the 10-year-old sports apparel and footwear brand of China Hongxing, has signed a deal with a Spanish company, Dicaltex, for the design of a European line of sports clothing and for its distribution in Spain and Portugal. The deal should help expand Erke’s sales in Europe by adapting the ...
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GPG, a big French distributor that already markets brands such...
GPG, a big French distributor that already markets brands such as Pony, Trezeta and Avia in the country, has taken on the distribution of JanSport, the higher-end brand of backpacks of VF Corp., which had been sold to only a few French accounts from the company’s Belgian office.
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Polar has signed a distribution agreement with Sport Agent in...
Polar has signed a distribution agreement with Sport Agent in Slovenia, covering also the markets of Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Macedonia, and with Living Well for Romania.
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Momentum Distribution of the U.S. has formed a new company,...
Momentum Distribution of the U.S. has formed a new company, Endorphin Group, to distribute Look Cycle’s line of Rossignol branded apparel in the North America.
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Fischer has taken over the distribution of its hockey sticks...
Fischer has taken over the distribution of its hockey sticks in Germany from a former distributor, Hockey Corner Sportartikel.
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Dicaltex, the new distributor of Speedo in Spain, has signed...
Dicaltex, the new distributor of Speedo in Spain, has signed an endorsement deal with a Spanish swimming champion, Aschwin Wildeboer. The Spanish Triathlon Federation is being sponsored through 2012 by Mosconi, the swimwear brand of Joluvi.
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X-Function Benelux has taken over the distribution of Nordica and...
X-Function Benelux has taken over the distribution of Nordica and Rollerblade in the Benelux countries from the beginning of February. X-Function already deals with the X Socks and X Bionic brands. It belongs to the larger TCK Sports group, which further includes Lowa Benelux BV (Lowa, Schöffel, Deuter, Ortlieb, Leki, ...
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Chris Sports Europe, the distributor of Bjørn Dæhlie, Nabholz and...
Chris Sports Europe, the distributor of Bjørn Dæhlie, Nabholz and Powderhorn in France, Germany and Austria, has added many new brands in certain countries. The Swiss-based company (profile in our market research on Austria and Switzerland), has been doing well in the past couple of years as distributor of New ...
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Viper has signed a contract for the distribution in Spain...
Viper has signed a contract for the distribution in Spain of the products of Movement, the Swiss brand of freestyle skis manufactured in Tunisia.
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Gordini has taken over the distribution in Germany and Austria...
Gordini has taken over the distribution in Germany and Austria from Sport Society Handles, which continues to sell Protest.
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Not Easy For Puma To Take Over The Distribution In Spain
Puma confirmed reports that it has established a fully owned subsidiary in Spain, after its 15-year distribution contract with Estudio 2000 expired at the end of last year. However, arbitration proceedings are going on between the two companies to settle their contractual relationship, apparently affecting the Spanish retailers’ ability to ...
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Limited Sports has taken on the distribution of Völkl Tennis...
Limited Sports has taken on the distribution of Völkl Tennis in the German-speaking countries. The team of 10 sales representatives is headed by Hermann Olschewski, a former sales director of Reebok Germany. It will start with the sales of equipment and accessories, adding apparel later on.
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Columbia Sportswear’s German operations are separating the distribution of the...
Columbia Sportswear’s German operations are separating the distribution of the Columbia and Sorel brands, which used to be represented by the same sales force (more in our Outdoor Industry Compass).
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Operalp is taking over the distribution of Flow in Italy...
Operalp is taking over the distribution of Flow in Italy from Wurz
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Aguirre y Cia, which has been the Spanish distributor of...
Aguirre y Cia, which has been the Spanish distributor of Fischer’s tennis products, will continue to carry the line now that it is owned by Pacific.
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Sport-Garmisch is taking back the distribution of Goldwin in Austria,...
Sport-Garmisch is taking back the distribution of Goldwin in Austria, after a two-year intermezzo with Phenix. The German distributor, which represented Goldwin between 2001 and 2007, has also taken on board a Norwegian knitwear brand, Nordstrikk, for the German and Austrian markets. Sport-Garmisch is also the German distributor of Daily ...
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New Balance has signed an 11-year distribution and licensing deal...
New Balance has signed an 11-year distribution and licensing deal for the Korean market with E-Land, a large local group that is already the Korean licensee of Berghaus and Ellesse and that was previously distributing Puma. New Balance was previously distributed in Korea by Global Sports, a company that was ...
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Freddy announces a licensing and distribution contract for the Korean...
Freddy announces a licensing and distribution contract for the Korean market with an important sportswear company, In The F, which has several in-house brands. This 39-year-old operation generates annual sales of about €130 million. The deal with Freddy is for an initial period of five years and calls for retail ...
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Elmec has reportedly extended its distribution contract with Nike for...
Elmec has reportedly extended its distribution contract with Nike for Romania and Bulgaria until 2011.
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Green Grass Europe has been appointed as exclusive distributor of...
Green Grass Europe has been appointed as exclusive distributor of Powakaddy for Germany and Austria, replacing B&M Golf.
