News briefs - Distribution – Page 41
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Diadora has given the distribution of all its products for...
Diadora has given the distribution of all its products for the Canadian market to an Italian, Toni Incolengo. His company, Logica Sport, has been distributing its cycling products since last June because it specializes in this sector. Located in Montreal, Logica Sport has been selling brands such as Biemme, Eletto ...
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Bios will replace Normark as the Swedish distributor for Vaude,...
Bios will replace Normark as the Swedish distributor for Vaude, the German sports brand, in August 2009. The company already works with Rossignol, Mora of Sweden and Daiwa. It will handle marketing and distribution for Vaude’s mountain sports and bike divisions.
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Sven Sixtensson is Head’s new distributor for tennis products in...
Sven Sixtensson is Head’s new distributor for tennis products in Sweden after a lot of swapping around for the brand over the past years. Sixtensson, who started out at Fischer’s tennis division 20 years ago, is known in the industry. He heads up his own distribution company, Ramverket, where he ...
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Wipeout Distribution, a Swedish distributor in the action sports segment,...
Wipeout Distribution, a Swedish distributor in the action sports segment, has two new brands in its portfolio: Hoven Vision sunglasses and Ninthward skis, both from California. The skis are manufactured by Elan and will be made available at the retail level in Sweden for the coming winter season.
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Scantrade, one of Norway’s biggest sporting goods distributors, wants to...
Scantrade, one of Norway’s biggest sporting goods distributors, wants to scale up its operations on the Scandinavian level, and is taking over distribution for Nordica and Rollerblade in Sweden from Seger United. Scantrade distributes both of these brands in Norway after acquiring Ramo, a Norwegian distributor, last year. It will ...
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A couple of distributors that are strongly involved in the...
A couple of distributors that are strongly involved in the sporting goods sector, Megasport in Spain and Sport Trade in Italy, have started to carry a very successfull brand of street shoes, FitFlop, that competes with Masai Barefoot Technology (MBT) in its claim to improve the wearer’s physical condition through ...
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California-based Camelbak, maker of hydration systems, is changing its distribution...
California-based Camelbak, maker of hydration systems, is changing its distribution system in Germany, France, Italy and Spain. It will have two separate distributors for its products in each country. In Germany, Sport Import will continue selling bicycle-related equipment, while Everest will distribute Camelbak outdoor products. Royal Velo France will remain ...
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Bonvita, a major Danish distributor for footwear, will introduce K-Swiss...
Bonvita, a major Danish distributor for footwear, will introduce K-Swiss and Wolverine to the Swedish market. The K-Swiss brand was distributed in Sweden by various companies up until a few years ago, although it has now disappeared from retail shelves. Bonvita will set up major showrooms in Stockholm and Gothenburg ...
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A Norwegian distributor, Skigutane, has taken over the right to...
A Norwegian distributor, Skigutane, has taken over the right to sell Bula, the Canadian outdoor brand of headgear, in Sweden. It has set up a company-owned structure that will manage distribution, sales and marketing there. Skigutane and Bula have had an agreement since 1988 for the Norwegian market and the ...
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Scan Trade Holding, the large Norwegian distribution company, recently took...
Scan Trade Holding, the large Norwegian distribution company, recently took over the rights to distribute Nordica and Rollerblade in Sweden and Finland from Seger United, which wants to tighten up activity in its New Wave Sports division. Scan Trade will run the business through a new subsidiary, Scan Trade Scandinavia. ...
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Garmin has bought another European distributor, Formar Electronics, which distributed...
Garmin has bought another European distributor, Formar Electronics, which distributed its outdoor recreation and fitness products among others in Belgium and Luxembourg. It will be renamed Garmin Belux and will retain its staff and stay in its offices in Brussels. No financial details were released.
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Silvio Abela’s Adventure Camping Shop has become the distributor of...
Silvio Abela’s Adventure Camping Shop has become the distributor of Petzl in Malta, where the practice of rock climbing is developing rapidly. It has also improved terms of trade with The North Face. The shop is the only real professional outdoor retailer in Malta, where the market is relatively small. ...
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Quiksilver has established a distribution center in Rives, France, near...
Quiksilver has established a distribution center in Rives, France, near Grenoble, to supply goods for Quiksilver and Rossignol stores and franchises, other points of sale and distributors in Europe, Russia and the Middle East. The California-based company is leasing the 18,000-square-meter facility, where about 60,000 items are processed daily; Quiksilver ...
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Alvarez, a major French distributor of bicycle products, has gone...
Alvarez, a major French distributor of bicycle products, has gone into receivership, reportedly because of its inability to pay outstanding debts of €8 million. The company began to suffer financial problems after losing the distributorship of Look and Specialized for France in 2006. It still distributes the products of Campagnolo ...
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Craft of Scandinavia is reorganizing international distribution. The company, owned...
Craft of Scandinavia is reorganizing international distribution. The company, owned by the Swedish New Wave group, has taken on two distributors for the Bulgarian and Slovenian market: SportsAware in Bulgaria, and ProMontana in Slovenia. It is considering closing down New Wave International Trading, its subsidiary on the Chinese market, after ...
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Burton has acquired DNA Distribution, which includes the skateboarding brands...
Burton has acquired DNA Distribution, which includes the skateboarding brands Alien Workshop, Habitat and Reflex, for an undisclosed amount following discussions between the two companies that began more than a year ago. DNA Distribution will continue to operate in Dayton, Ohio, in the USA, and Chris Carter, its chief executive ...
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Tecnica Group has given the distribution of Blizzard skis in...
Tecnica Group has given the distribution of Blizzard skis in France to JCP, the agency of Jean-Claude Petzl that distributes its Dolomite line of boots. JCP previously distributed Elan’s skis in France, but that contract is going to be taken over by Sunset, French distributor of Dalbello. Petzl is also ...
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Shimano Europe moved to acquire its Polish distributor R&P Pawlak...
Shimano Europe moved to acquire its Polish distributor R&P Pawlak last month as the country noticeably becomes an important location for manufacturing bicycles. The group said that the decision came after a few years of steady growth in the country’s consumption of bicycles and their components. It was also strongly ...
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Umbro has been rejigging its distribution in southeastern Europe, with...
Umbro has been rejigging its distribution in southeastern Europe, with the appointment of new licensees in Greece and Croatia. Mikis Papakyriakou, the Greek distributor for Speedo and formerly Reebok, obtained a license to sell Umbro in Greece as well as Cyprus and Albania from July 2008. His company, SPD Hellas, ...
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Wipeout Distribution, a retailer and distributor in Göteborg, Sweden, has...
Wipeout Distribution, a retailer and distributor in Göteborg, Sweden, has taken over the distribution of Liquid Force wakeboards in the country.
