News briefs - Distribution – Page 43

  • News briefs

    Oakley is taking over the distribution in Switzerland from Sevysa...

    2006-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Oakley is taking over the distribution in Switzerland from Sevysa Sport. It will now be handled by its 6-year-old German subsidiary at Ismaning near Munich, which is also responsible for Austria and Poland. A new Swiss company, Oakley Schweiz, will take care of customer service and warranties under the management ...

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    Avance Diffusion of France has completed a distribution agreement with...

    2006-10-03T00:00:00Z

    Avance Diffusion of France has completed a distribution agreement with Net69SportsCo., a Korean company. The company will distribute Avance Diffusion’s three Degré7 labels - Degré7 Technical, Degré7/Duvillard and Degré7 K and Crossover – in the North American and Korean markets.

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    Maxim Ignatiev, who recently sold the distribution of Reebok for...

    2006-10-03T00:00:00Z

    Maxim Ignatiev, who recently sold the distribution of Reebok for Russia and the CIS countries for Adidas, has a master license with Debenhams for the development of the British banner, in association with other investors. The first Debenhams department store in Russia will open in Moscow next month. While continuing ...

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    Robens Sportsweb is taking on the distribution of Storm from...

    2006-08-29T00:00:00Z

    Robens Sportsweb is taking on the distribution of Storm from the UK.

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    Eurolight, distributor of Reusch in the Benelux countries, will be...

    2006-07-21T00:00:00Z

    Eurolight, distributor of Reusch in the Benelux countries, will be taking over the same task for Germany and the UK at the beginning of next year. These two countries are currently covered respectively by Reusch Germany, based in Metzingen, and by Bob Fiddler, a British sales agent in Cheshire. Eurolight ...

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    Speedo has signed a licensing and distribution contract for the...

    2006-07-21T00:00:00Z

    Speedo has signed a licensing and distribution contract for the Korean market with Basic House, which plans to launch a series of Speedo stand-alone stores in the country from next year. Speedo’s partner in the Philippines, Sprint, has just opened its 18th store under this brand name, while another brand ...

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    CORRECTION: Sun & Sand Sports, the distributor of Nike based...

    2006-07-21T00:00:00Z

    CORRECTION: Sun & Sand Sports, the distributor of Nike based in the United Arab Emirates, operates a total of 38 free-standing stores with a total of about 200,000 square feet, including 9 single-brand Nike stores, 8 Timberland flagship stores and 2 Columbia Sportswear stores. A similar overall surface has been ...

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    Boxfresh is looking for distribution in Scandinavia and in other...

    2006-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Boxfresh is looking for distribution in Scandinavia and in other countries, but will probably end up utilizing synergies with Pentland Group, which recently acquired the British streetwear brand. A promotional collaboration has already taken place with Pentland’s Mitre brand in the UK, offering a total of 100 co-branded Boxfresh/Mitre camouflage ...

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    Elmec Sport, the former distributor of Nike in Greece and...

    2006-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Elmec Sport, the former distributor of Nike in Greece and other neighboring countries, has extended its contract with Nike to import and distribute sportswear in Bulgaria and Romania through May 2009. The former contract was going to expire in May 2007.

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    Maxim Ignatiev, who recently sold the distribution of Reebok in...

    2006-06-14T00:00:00Z

    Maxim Ignatiev, who recently sold the distribution of Reebok in Russia and the other CIS countries to Adidas, is adding two more full-line fitness clubs in St. Petersburg this month and in Moscow in November, building the network to 7 clubs, each with about 3,000 members. Further growth is projected ...

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    J. Lindeberg will acquire full control of its distribution in...

    2006-06-14T00:00:00Z

    J. Lindeberg will acquire full control of its distribution in the USA next July. It will reportedly buy back all the shares it doesn’t own in Triluxe Apparel Group of New York, which currently generates $10 million in annual wholesale turnover with the Swedish brand in the country.

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    Distribution has been set up in Ireland for Joma, the...

    2006-05-30T00:00:00Z

    Distribution has been set up in Ireland for Joma, the Spanish manufacturer of sportswear. The company will be working through retail outlets in the country such as Huey and Henderson, The Beautiful Game, Begley Sports, Sports World and The Soccer Shop. The distributor for Joma in the country will be ...

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    In the Czech Republic, VauDe is switching its distribution from...

    2006-04-26T00:00:00Z

    In the Czech Republic, VauDe is switching its distribution from Vertical to the independent agency of Jesse Guthrie and Anna Gabrikova, increasing its selling capacity in the country. Going forward, all sales and marketing will be conducted by Gabrikova and Guthrie from Prague, offering the whole range of VauDe products, ...

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    Puma has taken over the distribution in Canada, retroactively to...

    2006-02-09T00:00:00Z

    Puma has taken over the distribution in Canada, retroactively to Jan. 1, by acquiring all the assets of ATA Inc. of Montreal, a 32-year-old company which has been its Canadian licensee since July 2000. Separately, Puma has confirmed the nomination of Miguel Andrade as general manager for the European Economic ...

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    Timberland filed a lawsuit against Sportszone, its former distributor for...

    2006-01-28T00:00:00Z

    Timberland filed a lawsuit against Sportszone, its former distributor for several Latin American countries. Timberland’s legal action charges that Sportszone has performed actions or threats of actions that don’t coincide with the contractual agreement the two companies had on how to deal with matters. When Timberland terminated the 8-year old ...

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    La Sportiva has taken over control of its distributor in...

    2006-01-23T00:00:00Z

    La Sportiva has taken over control of its distributor in the USA. The new U.S. subsidiary will continue to be run by Colin Lantz, with a streamlined staff. With this merger, the Italian outdoor footwear company, which has started to focus on mountain trail running and light hiking, seeks to ...

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    Seger United will take over the distribution of Kettler in...

    2006-01-23T00:00:00Z

    Seger United will take over the distribution of Kettler in Sweden, adding to other important brands like Umbro, Nordica, Exel and Rollerblade. Kettler was previously distributed in Sweden by Erma, which has taken on the Monark brand instead. Together with Exel, Seger has become sponsor of the Swedish Floorball Federation ...