News briefs - Distribution – Page 29
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A subsidiary of Sojitz Corporation, the Japanese trading company, has...
A subsidiary of Sojitz Corporation, the Japanese trading company, has taken on the trade market rights to the Admiral brand for China, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and South Korea. The subsidiary, Sojitz General Merchandise Corporation (Sojitz GMC) has been selling casual footwear under the Admiral brand name in Japan since ...
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After introducing its selective distribution concept in Germany last year,...
After introducing its selective distribution concept in Germany last year, Mammut separated from about 200-300 retailers in the course of 2013, representing about 20-25 percent of its sales. The selective distribution concept will now also be implemented in Switzerland and Austria, followed by the rest of the world, in the ...
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Despite a good relationship with its former Swedish distributor, Backcountry...
Despite a good relationship with its former Swedish distributor, Backcountry Equipment, Rottefella has taken over the distribution of its own products in Sweden, starting with orders for the next autumn/winter season. The Norwegian producer of cross-country ski bindings has been successful at working directly with the large sporting goods chains ...
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Brekka, the 26-year-old Italian brand of headwear and other accessories,...
Brekka, the 26-year-old Italian brand of headwear and other accessories, has signed two new distribution agreements in Germany and Finland. The first one is Tradegroup, which already represents Volcom, Hurley and Sweet SKTBS in Germany. The Finnish distributor is a family-owned company founded 40 years ago, Scanman Oy, which represents ...
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Mizuno USA has renewed its long-standing commercial partnership with Alpargatas,...
Mizuno USA has renewed its long-standing commercial partnership with Alpargatas, the Brazilian distributor of performance footwear and clothing, until 2026. The 13-year agreement renewal, focusing on business growth in the Latin American region, retains Alpargatas as the sole licensing and distribution rights holder for Mizuno, with an option to renew ...
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Claudio Angaran has been named international sales and marketing manager...
Claudio Angaran has been named international sales and marketing manager of Garmont. The Italian executive has worked in the past 15 years for three other Italian outdoor firms: Trezeta, La Sportiva and Aku. Angaran takes the place of Gian Luca Farinazzo, who has left the company to work for Lowa. ...
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Chris Parkhurst, who has been running MSR's alpine and snow...
Chris Parkhurst, who has been running MSR's alpine and snow tools division, has been promoted to vice president of MSR, with profit and loss responsibility and tasked with creating new product, marketing and sales strategy for the brand, which belongs to Cascade Designs. Parkhurst is said to have been instrumental ...
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Martes Sport, the Polish sports wholesaler and retailer, has obtained...
Martes Sport, the Polish sports wholesaler and retailer, has obtained a distribution agreement to start selling Icepeak in the country from the start of this year. The Finnish outdoor brand was previously distributed in Poland by Ski Team, a specialist retail chain. Martes is the Polish distributor for Arena, Colmar, ...
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Oboz Footwear, the fast-growing American brand of outdoor shoes, has...
Oboz Footwear, the fast-growing American brand of outdoor shoes, has signed a distribution agreement with the Bollin Group for the U.K., effective immediately. The brand will show in Europe for the first time at Ispo Munich, in Hall A6 (more in the Outdoor Industry Compass).
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Hi-Tec Sports has appointed Sports Brand Development as its agent...
Hi-Tec Sports has appointed Sports Brand Development as its agent in Belgium and Luxembourg. The company was established three years ago by Patrick van den Bosch, a former high-level executive at Nike and Reebok. Sport Partner reports that Sports Brand Development already represents the K1X and Brekka brands, as well as ...
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Skechers is upgrading its European distribution center, which it opened...
Skechers is upgrading its European distribution center, which it opened in 2002 on 21,000 square meters at Milmort, near Liège in Belgium, as volumes have risen fourfold since then. The center was already expanded in 2009. The company is now installing an automated order-picking system at the facility. A logistics ...
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Heapsylon, the creator of Sensoria Fitness smart clothing, has signed...
Heapsylon, the creator of Sensoria Fitness smart clothing, has signed a non-exclusive worldwide distribution agreement with Vivobarefoot, the British shoe manufacturer, for its Sensoria Fitness line of bio-tracking socks. This agreement makes Vivobarefoot the first distributor of the Sensoria Fitness socks. Vivobarefoot will be selling the socks worldwide alongside its ...
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Zoggs, the British-Australian brand of swim googles and other swimming...
Zoggs, the British-Australian brand of swim googles and other swimming products, has signed up Snow Factory as its new distributor in Spain. Daniel Rosal, who has built up experience with Speedo and other brands, will be in charge of sales and marketing for the brand in the country.
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First Ascent will add Komperdell, the Austrian producer of ski...
First Ascent will add Komperdell, the Austrian producer of ski and Nordic walking poles, to the brands that it represents in the U.K. The British agency and distributor suffered big losses in the past year due to the termination of contracts with Black Diamond and Cascade Designs.
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Speedo has signed up Sport Depot as its new distributor...
Speedo has signed up Sport Depot as its new distributor in Bulgaria and Romania, starting next month. Sport Depot is a major sporting goods retailer based in Bulgaria. It is affiliated with Sport 2000 International and represents many other international brands in its domestic market and in other neighboring countries.
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Fros International has become the distributor of Reima, the Finnish...
Fros International has become the distributor of Reima, the Finnish brand of children's sports apparel, in the Benelux countries. Meanwhile, a sister company of Fros, Brandfusion Holland, is dropping the distribution of Quick sports shoes and sneakers in the Netherlands by mutual agreement with the owner of the brand, Ferrini, ...
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Joma Sport has entered the market in Singapore through its...
Joma Sport has entered the market in Singapore through its ten-year-old Malaysian distributor, Ever Well Sports. The Spanish brand will sponsor the local Warriors Football Club in Singapore, which was previously outfitted by a Japanese brand, Svolme.
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A Spanish company, Grupo Zune, will reintroduce the LA Gear...
A Spanish company, Grupo Zune, will reintroduce the LA Gear and British Knights brands in Spain and Portugal, starting with the autumn/winter 2014/15 season. It will be working as an agent for the Achten Fashion Group to help keep mark-ups high, according to CMD, the Spanish online magazine. The Dutch ...
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Dunlop Sports Group Americas will distribute Diadora tennis shoes in...
Dunlop Sports Group Americas will distribute Diadora tennis shoes in the U.S., starting next January. They will complement Dunlop's range of tennis equipment and Antigua apparel. Dunlop and Antigua are both controlled by Sports Direct International.
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The distribution in Europe of Backcountry Access' snow safety and...
The distribution in Europe of Backcountry Access' snow safety and avalanche protection items will be transferred to K2 Europe following the company's acquisition by Jarden Corp. earlier this year from its founders, Bruce McGowan and Bruce Edgerly. They are both still involved in the management. K2 will also provide support ...
