News briefs - Distribution – Page 32

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    GPG, the French agency of Patrick Genestier, has become the...

    2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

    GPG, the French agency of Patrick Genestier, has become the general agent of Diadora in France for all its product categories excluding football, where the Italian brand will continue to work directly with key accounts such as Intersport. For other products, such as its active lifestyle range, Diadora had been ...

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    Zopfi Sustainable Business Development, the new Dutch company recently founded...

    2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

    Zopfi Sustainable Business Development, the new Dutch company recently founded by John and Rob Zopfi, is going to introduce Houdini in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, starting with the spring/summer 2014 season. As reported, John Zopfi build up Patagonia's sales in northern Europe and then acted as sales director of ...

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    Reydon Sports, a big British wholesaler, has agreed to distribute...

    2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

    Reydon Sports, a big British wholesaler, has agreed to distribute Li-Ning's products in the U.K. and Ireland. The Chinese brand is now featured in Reydon's latest product catalog, which has just come out with a new look. Reydon guarantees shipment of all the products in the catalog within 48 hours ...

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    Peter Jørgensen, who runs a Danish distribution company, Sports Connection,...

    2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

    Peter Jørgensen, who runs a Danish distribution company, Sports Connection, has been elected president of the Danish shoe industry association, which has changed its name from Danmarks Skoleverandør Forening to Skobranchen.dk. The association represents 40 suppliers, including Ecco. Sports Connection is currently the distributor of Skechers and other brands in ...

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    A Danish distributor with an original name, The Good Karma...

    2013-05-15T00:00:00Z

    A Danish distributor with an original name, The Good Karma Company, has expanded to Sweden, according to Sportfack. As a result, six new sports brands already sold in Denmark are now available on the Swedish market: Skora, Ashmei, Ultraspire, Klymit, Montbell and OMM. They are all known for their lightweight ...

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    Vitalnutritech is the new distributor in Spain and Andorra for...

    2013-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Vitalnutritech is the new distributor in Spain and Andorra for Bollé and Cébé, the two sports eyewear brands of Bushnell, for sale in specialty bike shops. Based in Barcelona, the company imports and distributes products for cycling, triathlon, fitness and swimming and offers them also on its website.

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    Norway's Wenaas Sport og Fritid, a distributor of Diadora, Dunlop,...

    2013-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Norway's Wenaas Sport og Fritid, a distributor of Diadora, Dunlop, Camelbak, Julbo and other sports brands, will take over the distribution of the football collection of Reusch in Sweden. The company already distributes the German brand's winter sports and football collections in Norway, and took on the distribution of its ...

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    Joma is moving into the Argentinian market through a licensing...

    2013-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Joma is moving into the Argentinian market through a licensing agreement with KA Argentina, a company that was previously the licensee for the Kappa and Robe di Kappa brands. According to the local press, the Argentinian company will invest $15 million into a new factory that will manufacture sports shoes ...

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    Easton-Bell Sports has signed up Zyro as exclusive distributor for...

    2013-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Easton-Bell Sports has signed up Zyro as exclusive distributor for the U.K. and Ireland of the company's Bell, Blackburn, Easton and Giro lines of cycling components and accessories, starting July. Another U.K. distributor, Madison, had been selling Giro, Bell and Blackburn for more than 25 years, while Extra UK had ...

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    Speedo International has appointed the German and Austrian sales subsidiaries...

    2013-03-28T00:00:00Z

    Speedo International has appointed the German and Austrian sales subsidiaries of Oberalp to be the new distributors for the swimwear brand in those two countries. The decision came after a mutual agreement between Speedo and Action Sports, which has been the distributor in these two countries for some time. Better ...

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    Cambuci, the Brazilian group that owns the Penalty brand of...

    2013-03-28T00:00:00Z

    Cambuci, the Brazilian group that owns the Penalty brand of football and futsal products, has decided to shut down its Spanish subsidiary, Penalty Iberia, after three years of investments and operations. A big Spanish distribution company, Jorcani Sports, is taking over the distribution of the brand in the region. With ...

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    Skitrab has come to Sweden. The official launch of the...

    2013-03-28T00:00:00Z

    Skitrab has come to Sweden. The official launch of the Italian ski brand into the Swedish ski market will take place during the 2013/14 winter season, but a stealth launch has already occurred. Gröndals Sports will be the distributor of this brand of cross-country and touring skis, helmets, poles and ...

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    The German-based company Schanner has taken on the distribution of...

    2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

    The German-based company Schanner has taken on the distribution of Head skates for Germany, Austria and Italy. In charge of sales is Marc Meier, who is both owner and managing director of Schanner, a company specializing in ice hockey. It distributes Bauer in the same countries and will sell ice ...

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    Snowgoose has become the distributor of Trespass in the Netherlands....

    2013-02-13T00:00:00Z

    Snowgoose has become the distributor of Trespass in the Netherlands. The company, headed by Marcel Koomen, is strongly established in the outdoor and ski markets as the former Dutch distributor of Haglöfs, La Sportiva and Dale of Norway, among others. Snowgoose temporarily halted its activities two years ago, when Haglöfs ...

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    Technolyt in the Netherlands has become the distributor of Original...

    2013-02-13T00:00:00Z

    Technolyt in the Netherlands has become the distributor of Original Buff for the Benelux countries. The Dutch company already sells several brands of outdoor accessories, including Nathan, Timex, Sea to Summit, Bynolyt and Zeiss. The Spanish brand was previously distributed in both the Netherlands and Belgium by R.A. Company, which ...

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    Colmar has a new distributor in France. The products of...

    2013-02-13T00:00:00Z

    Colmar has a new distributor in France. The products of the Italian brand, including its skiwear, streetwear, golfwear and beachwear, will now be distributed by Sunset Sport, which is already the distributor for France of such brands as Elan, Uvex, Swix and Montana. Sunset Sport is to replace the Shiele ...

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    Shimano will take over the distribution of its products in...

    2013-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Shimano will take over the distribution of its products in Denmark and the Baltic countries from the start of July. The company currently works with Bjarne Egedesø A/S, a Danish company that sells Shimano in Denmark as well as in the Baltics. Shimano is setting up its own sales office ...

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    The German operations of Reusch have taken on the distribution...

    2013-02-01T00:00:00Z

    The German operations of Reusch have taken on the distribution of Exel, the Finnish maker of poles and floorball equipment, in Germany and Austria. In a first step, the offer of poles is limited to Nordic sports and backcountry, whereas products for summer activities and alpine skiing are planned to ...

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    Sportmarket Nordic has become the new distributor of Footbalance custom...

    2013-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Sportmarket Nordic has become the new distributor of Footbalance custom footbeds in Norway. Sportmarket Nordic and its parent company, Sportmarket AB, have a long history in the sporting goods industry. The group currently distributes many important brands in Sweden including Fischer and Quiksilver. It began to develop a Norwegian distribution ...

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    Prestige Golf is the new distributor of Ogio golf bags...

    2013-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Prestige Golf is the new distributor of Ogio golf bags for Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Iceland. The change is effective immediately and Prestige Sports will take over both inventory and back orders from Sports Scandinavia, says Sportfack. That company was previously responsible for Ogio in Sweden, but was declared bankrupt ...