News briefs - Distribution – Page 19
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Sport 2000 Germany has concluded an agreement that will allow...
Sport 2000 Germany has concluded an agreement that will allow its 100-plus running stores affiliated with its Lauf-Profis concept to offer Karhu shoes exclusively from next July. The distribution of the line will be gradually extended in 2018 to other retailers affiliated with Sport 2000. The deal was negotiated with ...
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Shimano has announced plans to open a new distribution center...
Shimano has announced plans to open a new distribution center near the French city of Lyon to enhance its service to French and Italian customers. It will be Shimano's third European distribution center, along with Nunspeet in the Netherlands and Pozna? in Poland. For the Turkish market, the company operates ...
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Ritchie International is switching over to a dealer-direct distribution model...
Ritchie International is switching over to a dealer-direct distribution model for its bicycles and frames in Europe, according to Bike Europe. For this purpose, it has set up a new logistic operation at Multisped, a logistics provider in Singen, Germany. The new sales structure will reinforce its partnership with three ...
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Cavida-Sports will act as the exclusive distributor in Germany for...
Cavida-Sports will act as the exclusive distributor in Germany for Miller Division's skateboard and longboards, starting next year. The company already distributes products by Osprey, Santa Cruz, Seawag and SharkBanz.
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Elan, the Slovenian ski brand, is launching an online retailing...
Elan, the Slovenian ski brand, is launching an online retailing service to support sales for this winter season in the German, Austrian and Slovenian markets – preferably through retailers. The idea is to offer the entire range to customers in these markets at standard prices. The sale should be closed ...
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The new Spanish distributor of Fila is Ingesba, a Spanish...
The new Spanish distributor of Fila is Ingesba, a Spanish company that distributes 11 brands, including Harley Davidson products. The company has signed the deal with Deichmann, the European licensee of the Korean-owned brand. It plans to position Fila in the higher segment of the streetwear market.
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K2 Sports has signed a license agreement with Vertical Brands...
K2 Sports has signed a license agreement with Vertical Brands of Shrewsbury, New Jersey for the distribution of K2-branded ski and snowboard outerwear and apparel worldwide. The agreement will become effective in the autumn of 2017. As part of the deal, Vertical Brands will oversee apparel design, manufacturing and product ...
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Sport-Tiedje, the big German retailer of fitness equipment, has signed...
Sport-Tiedje, the big German retailer of fitness equipment, has signed a contract with Karstadt Sports to install concessions at 21 of its stores. These will be special areas of between 60 and 110 square meters, manned by three employees, that will sell its products. Founded in 1984, Sport-Tiedje has 45 ...
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Bergans of Norway has decided to shut down its sales...
Bergans of Norway has decided to shut down its sales organizations in the U.K., France, the U.S. and Canada, to focus its product and marketing investments on the Nordics, the German-speaking countries and the Benelux countries. The four countries where Bergans' operations are to be dismantled will be covered through ...
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Kari Traa, the Norwegian brand of women's sports apparel, has...
Kari Traa, the Norwegian brand of women's sports apparel, has entered into a partnership with Norway's largest fitness chain, SATS/Elixia. Kari Traa will supply clothing to all employees and sell Kari Traa products in the fitness centers' stores in Norway, Sweden and Finland, starting in the spring of 2017. The ...
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Woolrich has restructured its distribution in Germany and Austria. Woolrich...
Woolrich has restructured its distribution in Germany and Austria. Woolrich Europe, which was created at the beginning of the year as a spin-off from its Italian licensee, WP Lavori in Corso, has established a subsidiary in Germany to take care of the distribution in the two countries. In spite of ...
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Skechers USA has entered into a new joint venture agreement...
Skechers USA has entered into a new joint venture agreement for Israel with MGS Sport Trading, its current distributor for the region. The joint venture is called Skechers Footwear. Adi Moliov, the previous brand manager of MGS Sport Trading, has been named general manager of Skechers Footwear. MGS Sport Trading ...
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Isbjörn of Sweden has established a new company in Norway,...
Isbjörn of Sweden has established a new company in Norway, which is the company's second largest market. The current agent in Norway, Sport Agile, will continue to be responsible for the distribution of the brand's products until March 1, 2017. The brand is owned by Nordic Kids Wear. It offers ...
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Casall, the Swedish fitness brand, is returning to the Dutch...
Casall, the Swedish fitness brand, is returning to the Dutch and Belgian markets through a distribution agreement that started earlier this year with the Flow Sports Group. This Dutch-based company sells its own equipment brand as well as Casall and Gaiam products. The Dutch customers include Topshelf, the chain of ...
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Founded in 1983 in Colorado, Bula is one of the...
Founded in 1983 in Colorado, Bula is one of the largest brands of sports hats and beanies in North America and is also big in Europe. In the Nordic countries, it has been working through the Norwegian-based Active Brands group as a distributor since 1989. Now, Active Brands has bought ...
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Hickies, the clever American shoe lacing system, has been ordered...
Hickies, the clever American shoe lacing system, has been ordered by retailers operating 400 Intersport stores in Germany, accounting for about 16-17 percent of all Intersport stores in Germany, as well as by members of Intersport Austria. From autumn 2016, Hickies will also be sold by Intersport in England and ...
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Joma has converted its store in the Xanadù shopping center...
Joma has converted its store in the Xanadù shopping center of Madrid to its main brand store, after a major renovation. The brand has 14 stores all over Spain. They will grow to 15 by the end of this year.
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El Corte Inglés, a group that is one of the...
El Corte Inglés, a group that is one of the major retailers for sporting goods in Spain through its department stores, has reported a 34 percent increase in net profits to €158 million for the financial year ended last Feb. 29. Revenues went up by 4.3 percent to €15.2 billion. ...
