News briefs - Distribution – Page 28
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Trere, the Italian company that has the license for the...
Trere, the Italian company that has the license for the X-Bionic and X-Socks lines, will take over their distribution in Germany from March 2015. Its German subsidiary, Tre Vertrieb, has already started taking orders for the spring/summer 2015 season. The two lines have been distributed by Lowa in Germany until ...
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Fros International is going to stop acting as Berghaus' distributor...
Fros International is going to stop acting as Berghaus' distributor in the Benelux countries at the end of the year, as the outdoor brand is going to sell directly in the country (more on Berghaus and its merger with Brasher in The Outdoor Industry Compass). However, Fros will be taking ...
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Duca del Cosma, Italian brand of golf apparel and shoes,...
Duca del Cosma, Italian brand of golf apparel and shoes, is launching its first online store at ducadelcomso.com. After ten years of selling its products in 35 different markets, Duca del Cosma decided to start selling online, first in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands. The website will be available in ...
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Future Brands, a subsidiary of the Indian-based Batra Group, has...
Future Brands, a subsidiary of the Indian-based Batra Group, has signed a licensing agreement with Lotto Sport Italia for the U.K. and Ireland, where the Italian company has been selling its products directly recently. The agreement takes effect with orders for the spring/summer 2015 collections. Until a few years ago, ...
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Shimano has announced that it will start its own office...
Shimano has announced that it will start its own office for bikes in Italy as of July 1. The move will put to an end its collaboration with M.I.C. and Amedeo Colombo for the sales of bike parts in Italy, which had lasted since 1979. Shimano Europe has a long ...
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AL&SA (Anthony L&S Athletics), in partnership with Samsung North America,...
AL&SA (Anthony L&S Athletics), in partnership with Samsung North America, has announced a new agreement with Symphony Holdings that grants AL&SA an exclusive perpetual license for Pony in North America. Pony was founded in Manhattan in 1972 by Uruguay-born entrepreneur Roberto Muller. After repeated changes of ownership in the last ...
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VF Corporation has opened a new distribution center in Kunshan,...
VF Corporation has opened a new distribution center in Kunshan, China, that will handle 30 million units of products annually and employ nearly 400 people. The new 85,000-square-meter facility represented an investment of more than $60 million, representing VF's largest infrastructure investment in China to date. In 2013, VF's total revenues ...
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The parent company of Supra footwear, One Distribution, has relocated...
The parent company of Supra footwear, One Distribution, has relocated its European office from the Basque coast of France to Barcelona, occupying a newly designed, 1,000-square-meter building in the Poblenou area of the city. The company has also signed a contract with Blue Distribution of Italy for the Greek market.
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On has appointed Richard Burney, formerly with Adidas and Sweatshop,...
On has appointed Richard Burney, formerly with Adidas and Sweatshop, as U.K. sales director. The Swiss brand of performance running shoes was previously working in the market through a distributor, Fit Brands.
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A British bank, Craven House Capital, has bought a 49...
A British bank, Craven House Capital, has bought a 49 percent stake in The Bicycle Company (TBC), the exclusive South African distributor of Trek bicycles and Craft outdoor clothing, with cash and shares. The new owners hope that TBC will attract other brands that wish to enter the South African ...
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Sympatex set up a new sales office in Boras near...
Sympatex set up a new sales office in Boras near Goteborg in Sweden on April 1. For 2014, the German company plans to develop its business in Scandinavia, Korea, China and Taiwan. In October, Sympatex set up a new subsidiary in Seoul in Korea, where currently 10 people are employed. ...
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Direct Golf UK is investing in new storage and distribution...
Direct Golf UK is investing in new storage and distribution systems. The Yorkshire-based specialist golf retailer has outgrown its existing home in an old textile mill in Huddersfield and has joined forces with Mosaic Fulfilment Solutions (MFS) to move its outdated storage and distribution center to Wetherby. MFS will provide ...
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Under Armour is launching its products in Brazil, starting with...
Under Armour is launching its products in Brazil, starting with training and running apparel and footwear and some other sports-specific collections. They are being made available to the public through the Netshoes website and more than 70 other physical and online stores including those of Centauro, Paquetà. The Brazilian office, ...
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Sports Connection, the Danish distributor of Skechers, which took over...
Sports Connection, the Danish distributor of Skechers, which took over the distribution of the brand in Sweden from Sportmarket in 2006, has created a Performance Division for the brand in Sweden, with a dedicated sales force for technical running and fitness. An intensive Skechers Performance marketing campaign will be running ...
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K-Swiss, the company acquired by E-Land last year, has signed...
K-Swiss, the company acquired by E-Land last year, has signed a distribution agreement for its tennis shoes, clothing and accessories in the U.K., Germany, Austria and the Benelux countries with Brands Inc., a subsidiary of Sports Direct International. Sales and distribution of K-Swiss' tennis lines will be combined with those ...
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Salewa's German office is no longer responsible for the distribution...
Salewa's German office is no longer responsible for the distribution of Briko in the country. Two former Uvex managers, Oliver Heimbach and Kristian Otsa, are now taking care of the Italian brand.
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Icebug, the Swedish brand specializing in footwear with grip for...
Icebug, the Swedish brand specializing in footwear with grip for icy conditions, is expanding strongly in the U.S. and Northern Europe. Icebug took over the distribution of its products in Norway last November, hiring two new sales representatives for the market. In addition, Icebug plans to establish a subsidiary in ...
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Jack & Jones Tech has signed an exclusive contract with...
Jack & Jones Tech has signed an exclusive contract with Asos for the U.K. and Ireland and is currently in dialogue with the three most important retail chains in Scandinavia. The Jack & Jones Tech line is currently sold in about 800 Jack & Jones mono-brand stores in Europe, but ...
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Sergio Tacchini is returning to the Dutch market through an...
Sergio Tacchini is returning to the Dutch market through an agent, Frank Harrak of TennisNed, according to Sport Partner. He has been hired by Sport Finance, the French company that has the license for the Italian brand covering also the Spanish, Portuguese, Swiss and Benelux markets. Harrak is already the ...
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Skullcandy has assigned to Dynamic Distribution the task of expanding...
Skullcandy has assigned to Dynamic Distribution the task of expanding its presence in the U.K. action sports market, using a dedicated network of three agents that take care of other brands such as New Era, Reef and Westbeach. Dynamic has been working mainly on the music retail channel for the ...
