Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 260
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Swix Sport USA will be the new exclusive distributor of...
Swix Sport USA will be the new exclusive distributor of Uvex winter sports products in the U.S., starting Aug. 1. Uvex snow sport helmets, goggles and sunglasses will ship out of Swix’ warehouse in Massachusetts. Swix Sports USA is a subsidiary of Swix Sport of Norway.
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Champion Products Europe has signed a 10-year exclusive distribution and...
Champion Products Europe has signed a 10-year exclusive distribution and licensing deal with Unlimited Sports Group (USG) for the Champion brand in the Benelux countries. The deal with this large Dutch-based company starts next Jan. 1 and runs through December 2020. The contract has some similarities with the one that ...
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Rocky Brands recently appointed Garlands as its new distributor for...
Rocky Brands recently appointed Garlands as its new distributor for the U.K. and Ireland. Targeting mainly the hunting boot market, the American company previously signed a multi-year distribution agreement with Normark, Diamant and Tigar for other parts of Europe. Normark, the Finnish company behind Rapala, has extended its territory to ...
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Bonvita, the Danish-based distributor of K-Swiss, Vans, Merrell, Wolverine boots,...
Bonvita, the Danish-based distributor of K-Swiss, Vans, Merrell, Wolverine boots, Patagonia footwear and other lines, has added the distribution of various brands of Stride Rite Corporation for all the Nordic countries. It will sell Keds, Pro-Keds and Sperry Topsider footwear in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland. The company has a ...
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Acushnet Company is cutting 77 jobs at Titleist’s distribution center...
Acushnet Company is cutting 77 jobs at Titleist’s distribution center and golf ball factories in southeast Massachusetts over the next 30 days as part of a short-term reduction in production.
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Shunk Distribution will sell the Eastpak brand in Sweden....
Shunk Distribution will sell the Eastpak brand in Sweden.
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Russell Europe will close one of its two Scottish distribution...
Russell Europe will close one of its two Scottish distribution centers for the Jerzees line of sportswear, resulting in the loss of 60 jobs at Bathgate and the concentration of the logistics at its head office in Livingston.
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Descente, the Japanese maker of sportswear and distributor of other...
Descente, the Japanese maker of sportswear and distributor of other sports brands, reported net income up by 8 percent to ¥2.2 billion (€16.6m-$23.2m) for the fiscal year ended Mar. 31 despite a 5 percent decline in annual sales to ¥77.1 billion (€582.4m-$813.1m). The company is forecasting a 9 percent decline ...
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Alnisa Sport Group, the Iberian distributor of Under Armour and...
Alnisa Sport Group, the Iberian distributor of Under Armour and other important brands, has signed a deal to represent JanSport in Spain, Andorra and Portugal.
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Crocs is shutting down its distribution center in Colorado in...
Crocs is shutting down its distribution center in Colorado in July and will move all those functions to a larger, contracted facility in Los Angeles. Thirty-seven employees in distribution will lose their jobs. Crocs is trying to reduce its warehouse space by 50 percent to save money, and will do ...
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Hi-Tec has teamed up with a dedicated U.S. distributor, Izzo...
Hi-Tec has teamed up with a dedicated U.S. distributor, Izzo Golf, to sell its golf footwear range in the country. Izzo Golf has started selling a limited range for 2009 and starting at the end of June it will offer the full range for next year. Hi-Tec’s golf products were ...
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Bios, the long-time distributor of Rossignol in Sweden, is getting...
Bios, the long-time distributor of Rossignol in Sweden, is getting help from a local distributor of cross-country ski poles, Nordic Trade, for the development of its sales of Nordic skis in that market.
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Aguirre y Cia, the Spanish distributor of Mikasa, will be...
Aguirre y Cia, the Spanish distributor of Mikasa, will be the official supplier for the official beach volleyball tournaments organized by the Spanish Volleyball Federation.
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Sunderland Golf, which previously shared the distribution in Spain with...
Sunderland Golf, which previously shared the distribution in Spain with Lyle & Scott, is re-entering the market after a long absence through a new distributor, Carser Sports, which also represents Backtee, Golf Copenhagen, Sky Caddie and La Jolla. Sunderland has also appointed a distributor for Portugal, Impossivel Companhia de Trading, ...
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Oberalp, the new distributor of Speedo in Italy, is organizing...
Oberalp, the new distributor of Speedo in Italy, is organizing an unusual promotion around Filippo Magnini, an Italian free-style champion whom it is sponsoring, in connection with the world championships scheduled to be held in Rome from next July 18. Since April 1, customers visiting 250 selected stores or 50 ...
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Roblin Athletic is appointed Canadian distributor of Etonic golf products....
Roblin Athletic is appointed Canadian distributor of Etonic golf products.
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Asics Takes Over The Distribution In Scandinavia
After establishing its own sales subsidiaries in Poland and Russia, Asics has agreed to acquire 100 percent control of Asics Scandinavia, the company that is covering the Norwegian, Swedish and Danish markets for the brand, starting next July. The Japanese company is paying the equivalent of €23 million for the ...
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DAA Sport Marketing will be the first exclusive distributor in...
DAA Sport Marketing will be the first exclusive distributor in Israel of Shimano and Pro, effective June 1.
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Skechers has assumed distribution of its products in Chile through...
Skechers has assumed distribution of its products in Chile through the establishment of a subsidiary.
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Pryde UK has taken on the distribution of Arbor’s snowboard,...
Pryde UK has taken on the distribution of Arbor’s snowboard, skate and apparel lines for the U.K. and Ireland, adding that company to a portfolio that includes Nitro and Flow.
