News briefs - Distribution – Page 27
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Two Spanish managers, David García and Beni Moret, are reportedly...
Two Spanish managers, David García and Beni Moret, are reportedly taking on the license for Umbro in Spain and Portugal, starting with the autumn/winter 2015/16 season. García is the commercial director of Gescom Sport. Moret is a manager of Anzamar.
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Socrep is opening a new showroom in Milan, in via...
Socrep is opening a new showroom in Milan, in via Morimondo, which will host the brands Canada Goose, Manhattan Portage and Fred Perry. The move is part of a series of openings by the Italian importer of sporting goods that also includes new showrooms in Verona, Prato, Rome and Trani. ...
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Bjørn Dæhlie, the Norwegian cross-country skiing clothing brand owned by...
Bjørn Dæhlie, the Norwegian cross-country skiing clothing brand owned by Active Brands, wants to increase its presence in the Swedish market through a new distribution structure. The line was distributed by Sportwin in Sweden. Since Aug. 1, however, Active Brands' Swedish subsidiary has been taking care of the distribution, while ...
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Tunturi Fitness has been using an independent distributor for its...
Tunturi Fitness has been using an independent distributor for its German business since Oct. 1. Erol Öztuncel, who has worked for two years as German sales manager for Tunturi's subsidiary in Germany, is the chief executive officer of the new sales organization, Tunturi Fitness GmbH. Tunturi aims to set up ...
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Asics's French subsidiary is taking over the distribution of Haglöfs...
Asics's French subsidiary is taking over the distribution of Haglöfs in France from a distributor, Nord Ouest, after delivery of the spring/summer 2015 collection. The move is a logical step for the brand as they now have common ownership ?now share owners /owner. It comes after the opening of a ...
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Sanuk has appointed Holysport as the exclusive distributor of the...
Sanuk has appointed Holysport as the exclusive distributor of the brand in Benelux, France and the U.K. starting in spring 2015. Based in Cornwall, U.K., Holysport specializes in distribution across Europe for the surf, skate, snow and lifestyle markets. Sanuk, founded by southern Californian native and surfer Jeff Kelley, was ...
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A former top executive of Deckers Outdoor Corp. in the...
A former top executive of Deckers Outdoor Corp. in the U.K., Giles Cundell, has set up a new agency in the U.K., Sport Factory, together with a partner who wants to remain anonymous for now, to market foreign brands in Europe. After running a British sports brand, Lifemarque, Cundell acted ...
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For the first time, Jack Wolfskin will be represented in...
For the first time, Jack Wolfskin will be represented in the important Norwegian market, starting with the spring/summer 2015 season. The German brand has not focused seriously on the Norwegian market in the past, but has now partnered with a local agent, Jawo AS. The company, which has its own ...
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UV-Buddy has secured an agreement for Ed & Phil Active...
UV-Buddy has secured an agreement for Ed & Phil Active to distribute its UV-sensitive bracelets in the U.K. Cornwall-based UV-Buddy produces a selection of reactive jewelry and accessories that warn people out in the sun when they are being exposed to high levels of UV. Bracelets are designed with beads ...
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Abacus Sportswear has appointed a new Swiss distributor, BBB Consulting....
Abacus Sportswear has appointed a new Swiss distributor, BBB Consulting. The company is run by Bettina Bloesch, who has many years of experience in the golf industry and has worked for the Swedish brand before. She has represented Quiksilver and Roxy and worked for the Swatch Group. BBB has been ...
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Accell North America (ANA) and Outdoor Gear Canada (OGC) have...
Accell North America (ANA) and Outdoor Gear Canada (OGC) have signed a multi-year distribution deal making OGC the exclusive distributor of Redline BMX bicycles in Canada. OGC BMX, which officially launches with the 2015 season, is also the exclusive distributor in Canada for the Fiend, Federal, Merritt, Eclat, Fuse and ...
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Hickies, the two-year-old American company that launched an innovative elastic...
Hickies, the two-year-old American company that launched an innovative elastic lacing system for shoes, has sold more than one million packages with 28 laces since its launch in July 2012 and is currently building its distribution network in Europe. The elastic laces, which turn a sneaker into a slip-on, were ...
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Manifattura Valcismon, the Italian company that owns the Sportful and...
Manifattura Valcismon, the Italian company that owns the Sportful and Castelli brands of sports clothing, has set up a German sales subsidiary, taking over the distribution of its products from Kops, with effect from July 1. The new entity is run by Berthold Blattmann who has been in charge of ...
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Footbalance, the Finnish brand for molded insoles and computer-aided analysis...
Footbalance, the Finnish brand for molded insoles and computer-aided analysis tools, has just started to sell in the Chinese market through a local distributor. The deal was signed with Mile Technology last October. At Ispo Beijing in February Footbalance set up an agreement with Tutwo, the Chinese outdoor retail chain ...
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Bernd Hummel, the licensee for KangaROOS in Germany and many...
Bernd Hummel, the licensee for KangaROOS in Germany and many other European countries, has a new distributor in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Since July, Urban Shoes has been working as sales agent for the brand with some retailers and as distributor for other accounts. In the U.K., Bernd Hummel ...
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Martes Sport, the Polish distribution and retail group, has expanded...
Martes Sport, the Polish distribution and retail group, has expanded its licensing and distribution agreement with Hi-Tec Sports to 19 countries around Eastern Europe. While it previously covered Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and the Ukraine, another 15 countries were added, from the Baltics to the former Yugoslav republics, Bulgaria, ...
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Mountain Force, the Swiss brand of higher-end snow and outdoor...
Mountain Force, the Swiss brand of higher-end snow and outdoor wear, has founded a sales subsidiary for the Austrian market. Mountain Force Austria will be led by Bent Jensen as managing director from Aug. 1. The Dane has worked as a sales representative in Austria for Peak Performance for over ...
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The French office of L-Fashion Group is taking over the...
The French office of L-Fashion Group is taking over the distribution of Luhta and Li Ning in Belgium. The two brands were previously handled by a Belgian agent, G-Force, which will continue to take care of another brand of the Finnish sports apparel group, Icepeak.
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As previously reported, Fros International is losing the distribution of...
As previously reported, Fros International is losing the distribution of Berghaus in the Benelux countries but is taking on the distribution of the lifestyle collection of Aigle in Belgium. In contrast with a previous report, Fros is the new agent for Havaianas in the Netherlands. It is not acting as ...
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Jorcani Sports will act as the new distributor for Fila...
Jorcani Sports will act as the new distributor for Fila in Spain and Andorra, filling a relative void in the market that has lasted for two years. The Spanish company, which represents other important sports brands, plans to stay away from the mass market, concentrating on the sporting goods and ...
