Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 261
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Reshuffling In Golf Distribution
Several leading golf brands are reshuffling their distribution in the French market, which is badly suffering from heavy discounts, appalling weather and the economic downturn. The number of games played in the last months has declined sharply compared with last year, and some of the tourist-oriented French courses reported drops ...
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Neonsun, a new Swedish distributor in the winter sports segment,...
Neonsun, a new Swedish distributor in the winter sports segment, has added Finland’s Halti brand and Boeri, an Italian brand of helmets, to a portfolio that already includes Elan and Bollé.
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Nike has extended its distribution contract with Elmec Sport for...
Nike has extended its distribution contract with Elmec Sport for Romania and Bulgaria until May 2011. According to a report in the Romanian press, the Nike brand generated sales of €10.6 million in Romania and €5 million in Bulgaria last year.
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JO Sport has taken over Swedish sales and distribution for...
JO Sport has taken over Swedish sales and distribution for Bexsport, which covers game sports such as boules, darts and kubb – a particular Swedish form of cricket. Bex Sport is the biggest supplier of games and toys in the country. JO Sport feels it does well to broaden its ...
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Skins signs up Travel Division as its Italian distributor....
Skins signs up Travel Division as its Italian distributor.
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Coleman EMEA, the French-based distribution company for Europe, the Middle...
Coleman EMEA, the French-based distribution company for Europe, the Middle East and Africa for Coleman, Camping Gaz and Sevylor, has appointed Thomas Seifert new president. Seifert served for Braun, Gillette’s subsidiary for household electric goods. Coleman continues the integration of the recently acquired Sevylor brand, a manufacturer of rubber boats: ...
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Action Sports, the German distributor of Speedo and Levi’s Footwear,...
Action Sports, the German distributor of Speedo and Levi’s Footwear, has taken on distribution of The Mobile Society, a local brand for functional underwear. The Mobile Society was recently created by Thomas Essers, who became famous as Falke’s inventor of socks designed individually for left and right feet.
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TKC Sales, the U.K. distributor of Lowa, has added Silkbody,...
TKC Sales, the U.K. distributor of Lowa, has added Silkbody, the New Zealand brand for silk-based first layers, to its portfolio. Previously, the Kiwis had picked Artisport for its distribution in the Benelux countries as well as Klaus-Peter Klaus for Germany.
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Garlando points out that it has renewed its Italian distribution...
Garlando points out that it has renewed its Italian distribution contract with Stiga for all of 2009, and that its new contract with Kettler for table tennis and fitness equipment has not been finalized.
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Reportedly, Alprausch intends to take over the German distribution from...
Reportedly, Alprausch intends to take over the German distribution from its local distributor, which also operates three single-branded stores in the country; the Swiss plan to open another store in Innsbruck, Austria.
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Besson Re-organizes Distribution Under Austrian Rule
Besson, the originally Italian skiwear brand that is now under Austrian control, has reshuffled its distribution for Austria, Croatia, Germany, Slovenia and Switzerland. These countries were covered until the end of last year by Master Sport, an Austrian distribution company, with the exception of Switzerland where no representative has been ...
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CORRECTION: Green Fitness is the distributor in Germany, Austria, the...
CORRECTION: Green Fitness is the distributor in Germany, Austria, the Benelux countries and Eastern Europe of RFE, a company in the U.K. that has the license for Reebok fitness equipment worldwide with the exception of North America.
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Lafuma has taken over the distribution of Eider in Italy...
Lafuma has taken over the distribution of Eider in Italy and Germany.
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Crocs has told its distributors that they are welcome to...
Crocs has told its distributors that they are welcome to continue enforcing intellectual property rights of the shoes, but that it will stop doing so in all distributor regions effective Feb. 1. The company is planning to downsize and can no longer afford the expenses associated with enforcement in distributor ...
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Newsports Benelux was appointed Dutch distributor for Nidecker, the Swiss...
Newsports Benelux was appointed Dutch distributor for Nidecker, the Swiss board sports brand, which was previously sold in the country by Eurolight.
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Reef Takes Over The Distribution In Some Countries
Continuing a process that began in 2005 when it took over the distribution in France, Italy and most of Spain, shortly after becoming member of VF Corporation’s Outdoor Coalition, Reef has acquired it in the Canary Islands, Switzerland, the U.K. and Ireland, the Benelux countries and Germany. The new status ...
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Fila Outsources The Distribution In France And Spain
Fila’s former sales subsidiaries in France and Spain have been closed. Integrix, the new owner of the Fila brand for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Indian subcontinent, has appointed two distributors for the Fila brand in these two markets. Integrix has also appointed a new distributor for ...
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Berghaus has inked a new distribution deal for the Netherlands,...
Berghaus has inked a new distribution deal for the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, effective from the beginning of this year. The former distributor, LV Equipment, headed by Leen Vroegrop, now puts its focus on distributing to the military. The Pentland brand will continue to work with LV in terms of ...
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As the distributorship of Wilson products on the Norwegian market...
As the distributorship of Wilson products on the Norwegian market is handed over to Amer Sports at the start of 2009, Torinor Sport, its former distributor, is looking to fill a gaping hole in its business. In 2008, sales of Wilson-related products generated 15 million Norwegian kronor (€1.64m-$2.17m) for the ...
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Telemark Sport, the Norwegian distributor of Beerenberg and Fit to...
Telemark Sport, the Norwegian distributor of Beerenberg and Fit to Move ski apparel and equipment brands, was renamed Active Brands at the start of 2009. The company, which aims to grow the Beerenberg brand in Norway, has appointed John Inge Gulikstad, founder of Elite Sport, as head of marketing. The ...
