Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 259
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Adams Golf has signed a deal with UK Golf Distribution...
Adams Golf has signed a deal with UK Golf Distribution to distribute the brand in the U.K. UK Golf Distribution also has the rights to Hotblade and Jaxx Junior in the U.K. It is headed up by Phil Aitken. Adams Golf had third-quarter sales of $17.4 million, about flat compared ...
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Speedo’s new Italian distributor, OberAlp, quotes consumer research conducted by...
Speedo’s new Italian distributor, OberAlp, quotes consumer research conducted by IFM Sports Marketing Surveys according to which the brand is still associated in Italy with the fastest swimsuit in the world, beating the runner-up by 10 percentage points. Speedo is still the second-best-known swimwear brand in Italy, obviously after Arena, ...
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Snow Factory, distributor of K2 in Spain, is taking on...
Snow Factory, distributor of K2 in Spain, is taking on also its Ride Snowboards and Line Ski brands.
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Lafuma will begin distribution of its recently acquired skiwear brand...
Lafuma will begin distribution of its recently acquired skiwear brand Killy in the U.S.
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Afydad, the Spanish Association of Manufacturers and Distributors of Sporting...
Afydad, the Spanish Association of Manufacturers and Distributors of Sporting Goods, is once again a partner for Sports Unlimited Valencia, a trade show being held May 18-20, 2010; discounts will be available for Afydad members who wish to exhibit at the show.
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The French brand Lafuma will begin distribution of its recently...
The French brand Lafuma will begin distribution of its recently acquired skiwear brand Killy in the U.S.
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Karhu is widening its distribution across Europe for spring 2010...
Karhu is widening its distribution across Europe for spring 2010 after launching its Fulcrum footwear in North America this year. The company intends to extend the brand across the Central European running market with new distribution partner in Germany and Italy. Rono, Run & Style, the German company that owns ...
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Sport Concept, the Spanish company that recently lost the distribution...
Sport Concept, the Spanish company that recently lost the distribution of Speedo, has now taken over the distribution of Aquarapid in Spain and Andorra.
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Bushnell Performance Optics is getting the distribution of Suunto in...
Bushnell Performance Optics is getting the distribution of Suunto in South Africa.
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Golf Tech’S New European Distribution Network Seeks Synergies
A group of European golf distributors has teamed up under the leadership of Golf Tech, the biggest independent distributor of golf products in Austria, to offer one-stop coverage of the whole European market to prospective international brands – representing an interesting new business model. Founded in 1988, Golf Tech ...
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Reusch has taken greater control over the distribution in France,...
Reusch has taken greater control over the distribution in France, ensuring quicker deliveries and a wider choice of products as it did recently in Austria. The brand, whose head office moved to Bolzano in Italy a few months ago, previously had a French distributor for its ski gloves, Sidas, and ...
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Sole Technology is taking over the distribution of its Etnies...
Sole Technology is taking over the distribution of its Etnies and ThirtyTwo brands in Germany, starting Jan. 1. The two brands have been distributed there until now by Holy Sports and Beatnuts, respectively. The company previously made similar moves in the U.K., Spain, the Netherlands and Denmark. It has denied ...
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Intimelle, the Canadian women’s apparel company, is the new distributor...
Intimelle, the Canadian women’s apparel company, is the new distributor in its own country for Green Lamb, the Irish women’s golf apparel range owned by Premium Golf Brands.
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Beniamino Bozano has set up a new Italian distribution company,...
Beniamino Bozano has set up a new Italian distribution company, Action to Sport, that will take over the distribution or the agency of most of the brands represented by Tomasoni Topsail, where he has served as a top manager for many years. The brands are Naish Hawaii, Flojos, Kaenon Polarized ...
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Maxgear is the new exclusive U.K. distributor for Champion System,...
Maxgear is the new exclusive U.K. distributor for Champion System, an American teamwear brand. Maxgear, based in Cheshire, is an online retailer of cycle accessories and compression clothing, selling under the brand name MAX. It was started last January by Ciaran Dunne, 37, formerly head of international finance at Umbro; ...
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Sportpulsion, the French distributor of Lowa, Osprey and Nidecker, has...
Sportpulsion, the French distributor of Lowa, Osprey and Nidecker, has taken on board Silkbody, the brand of sports clothing and accessories from New Zealand that makes partial use of silk yarns.
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Saddleback, the U.K. distributor for Sram bicycles in Britain, is...
Saddleback, the U.K. distributor for Sram bicycles in Britain, is to be the official neutral service provider for the Tour of Britain in its new partnership deal with SweetSpot Group, the tour’s organizer.
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Chervò has started a new distribution contract for the Benelux...
Chervò has started a new distribution contract for the Benelux countries with Buva Sport, a Belgian company that has some 20 years of experience in the golf apparel and hardgoods sectors, selling brands such as Bridgestone, Duca del Cosma and Powakaddy. It takes the place of General Textiles after the ...
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In an unusual move, Fila has assigned the distribution of...
In an unusual move, Fila has assigned the distribution of its two sports fashion lines, Fila Vintage and Fila Gold, to a large Italian wholesaler, 3A dei Fratelli Antonini, starting with the spring/summer 2010 collections. This interesting company, profiled in our Italian market research report, owns five large Sportland stores ...
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Sportzun, the Spanish distributor of O’Neill, has further extended the...
Sportzun, the Spanish distributor of O’Neill, has further extended the territory of its contract to Portugal. The Spanish company got the distribution of O’Neill in Italy one year ago, replacing a former distributor, Sport Factory, which is now in liquidation. This followed the death one year earlier of Sport Factory’s ...
