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Another Spanish buying group ceases operations
There are still more buying groups of independent sports retailers in Spain than in any other country, but they are going through rough times. According to CMDsport, one of them, Quorum Sport, having run into financial trouble due to fiscal problems, has ceased operations. This is the second buying group ...
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Authentic Brands moves the Spyder license to Liberated Brands
Authentic Brands Group (ABG) has announced the transition of its core licenses for its ski-focused Spyder brand to Liberated Brands. Under the terms of the new long-term agreement, Liberated Brands will assume outerwear and apparel sourcing, product design, marketing, wholesale, e-commerce and retail store operations across the U.S., Canada, Australia, ...
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Deerfoot stops working for Saucony in Iberia, takes on Diadora
According to the Spanish trade publication Tradesport, Deerfoot Sport’s contract to handle the distribution for Saucony on the Iberian Peninsula came to term on Dec. 31 and was extended to June 1 but no further. Saucony’s parent company, Wolverine Worldwid, began establishing operations of its own in Spain in 2014 ...
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ArticleEnda’s Kenyan shoes land in Europe
Enda is a special brand of running shoes assembled in Kenya, a country that has become famous for producing some of the world’s greatest distance runners. Started in Kenya four years ago, it is only now beginning to be sold in a few European stores, for the moment only in ...
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Spain's Festibike cancelled for a second year
In 2021, for the second year in a row, there will be no Festibike. The annual Spanish consumer-oriented cycling-industry festival – organized by a Portuguese events company called Lastlap – was scheduled for Sept. 10-12 in Las Rozas. Also canceled are the accompanying MTB Marathon and FBK Cyclocross, which were ...
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New European operation in London for Hero Cycles
The Indian-based Hero MotoCorp (HMC) group, which claims to be the world’s largest manufacturer of bicycles, has hired an American bike industry veteran, Jeff Weiss, to head up a new subsidiary in London, Hero International (HIT), that is aiming to reach European sales of €300 million by 2026. This would ...
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+++ The European Union is allowing duty-free entry of cotton garments and other products from Uzbekistan, which is building up its apparel and footwear manufacturing industry +++ The Rugby Football League (RFL), the governing body for rugby in the U.K., is partnering with Leeds Beckett University on a pilot study ...
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The Vaha fitness mirror enters the U.K. market
Vaha, a German start-up that launched an interactive mirror for home fitness in 2019, has announced its launch in the U.K. It is the first fitness mirror of the kind to be launched in the U.K., according to the company, referring to the competing systems by Lululemon and others. The ...
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Toorx is entering the Spanish market
Toorx Fitness in Motion, an Italian brand of fitness equipment, is entering the Spanish market. According to Palco23, a Barcelona-based sport business periodical, after opening offices in Portugal and launching a webspage in Portuguese, the brand is now expanding its distribution network in Spain and will soon launch a webpage ...
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+++ Luanvi, the Spanish sportswear manufacturer, is entering the Italian market via a distribution agreement with RV Distribution, a company based in Cuneo, in Italy’s Piedmont region +++
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Sergio Tacchini signs joint venture with a French firm for 20 countries
Sergio Tacchini has expanded its exclusive and perpetual licensing deal with its French-based distribution partner, Movin, creating a joint venture for the production, distribution and marketing of most of its products in eight European countries, the Middle East and North Africa. Glasses, watches and fragrances developed under the brand are ...
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News briefsRossignol drives a mobile showroom through Germany and Austria
Rossignol has informed the German press that it is using a special car trailer as a mobile showroom in Germany and Austria. A French spokeswoman for the group says it is a trailer developed by Felt, the group’s American brand of road bicycles. It is currently used only in those ...
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ArticleLacoste goes more technical with the help of Tecnifibre
Tecnifibre, the French tennis and squash hardware specialist, will handle the distribution of all the performance tennis and golf products of Lacoste, the increasingly fashion-oriented sports apparel specialist, starting with the spring/summer 2022 season. Lacoste, which took over Tecnifibre in 2017 through its own parent company, MF Brands, has already ...
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Gymshark opens an inspirational office in Denver
As planned, Gymshark has opened its head office for North America in Denver, Colorado. It will host regional functions in such areas as product development, branding, athlete management, legal and customer service in an inspirational environment. Much like its global headquarters in Solihull, England, the space offers a number of ...
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Echelon Fitness expands into France and Germany
Echelon Fitness, the American producer of connected bikes, treadmills, rowers and fitness mirrors, is launching Echelon Fit France and Echelon Fit Germany this month. Patterning them after its business in the U.S., the new entities will be producing live and on-demand coaching programs in each country’s language and at studios ...
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Saucony takes charge of its Iberian distribution
Saucony is taking charge of its own distribution on the Iberian Peninsula through a new subsidiary. For the past couple of decades the Wolverine-owned brand has relied on a company called Deerfoot Sport for its business in Spain, Portugal and Andorra. The new subsidiary will be headed up by Gerónimo ...
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ArticleSlinger Bag nearing 40-country distribution
Slinger Bag, which launched its signature product as recently as the spring of last year, has introduced its combination ball launcher and tennis bag in about 37 countries so far, and it is now planning to introduce similar launchers for pickleball and pádel at some point this year and developing ...
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Polygiene's new Iberian distributor
This month Polygiene will begin dealing with the distributor Ravago Chemicals in Spain and Portugal. Ravago Chemicals delivers chemical materials and specialty additives to about 15,000 customers.
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Shiner sets up a EU subsidiary in Rotterdam
Shiner, the U.K.-based distributor and licensee specializing in skateboards and other action sports equipment, has opened a subsidiary with a 2,300-square-meter logistic facility in Rotterdam, Shiner EU. The company cites a combination of “ambitious expansion plans” on the continent and the impact of Brexit on trading with the European Union ...
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Nike is centralizing operations for the Nordics
Responding to an inquiry from SGI Europe, Nike has told us that it is centralizing its operations for the Nordic countries in Sweden, while working with fewer retailers in the region. The statement came after we were alerted by subscribers to the fact that the brand was closing down its ...
