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+++ Pyga Industries has created a new sales, marketing and distribution business for its handcrafted frames, called Pyga Mountainbikes, which will distribute the products in 23 countries across Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Latin America +++ Nike will use the Southeast Asian marketplace of Lazada and its fulfillment and ...
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Slinger Bag moves into Bulgaria and Chile
Slinger Bag continues to sign up new distributors worldwide. Its innovative tennis ball launcher will be sold in Bulgaria by Ark Dream, which is also the local distributor for Babolat, under a new five-year exclusive deal. The brand has also made its first foray into the Latin American market through ...
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ABG to handle Nordic e-tail for Rehband
The Active Brands Group Scandinavia (ABG) of Sweden has been handling the distribution in the Nordic and Baltic countries for a Swedish brand of knee sleeves and other compression gear, Rehband, since June. It is now taking charge of Rehband’s regional e-commerce operations as well, with a website that is ...
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Shimano adjusts the distribution in Belgium and the Nordics
Shimano Belgium and Lazer Sport will relocate to a new office in Mechelen, Belgium as of July 1, 2021. Shimano Belgium is a subsidiary of Shimano Benelux while Lazer designs bicycle helmets in Belgium and markets these products globally. While sharing the new facilities, Shimano Belgium and Lazer Sport will ...
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Tecnica goes partly direct in the U.K.
After 17 years of collaboration, the Tecnica Group has decided to stop working with a distributor in the U.K. and Ireland for the Blizzard, Tecnica and Nordica brands, using sales agents instead. The current distributor, TKC Sales, will deliver the autumn/winter 2020 collections as planned, with the exception of the ...
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News briefsMarchon gets the Converse eyewear license
Marchon Eyewear, which is already a the long-time licensee of Nike for glasses, has entered an exclusive, long-term global licensing agreement with Converse. The New York-based company replaces De Rigo as Converse’s licensee. The Italian eyewear manufacturer obtained the Converse license after taking over the American company REM Eyewear in ...
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Two Norwegian distributors join forces
Spex Holding is acquiring all the shares of two Norwegian wholesale distribution companies, Beach Mountain and Response Nordic. As reported by the Norwegian Sports Industry Association, Invest42, until now the sole owner of Beach Mountain, is becoming a co-owner of Spex. Both Beach Mountain and Response Nordic, which is already ...
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Changes in the sales team at Chris Sports
Chris Sports, a Swiss distributor for numerous sports, bike and outdoor brands such as Giro, Kari Traa, Keen, Elevenate, Evoc and Mountain Hardwear, is reorganizing its business unit for hardgoods and bike products in the same way as its softgoods/shoes department – with only one sales manager – due to ...
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ArticleVulcabras takes over Alpargatas’ Mizuno license
An asset reshuffle involving three of Brazil’s leading footwear manufacturers will result in Vulcabras Azaleia focusing on sports with its Olympikus brand and the distribution of Under Armour in Brazil, while getting out of the women’s sector and taking over a Mizuno license from Alpargatas, which will concentrate on its ...
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Unify distributes Nixon in the U.K.
Nixon, the California brand of lifestyle watches and other accessories, has announced a distribution contract for the U.K. with Unify Brand Partnerships, effective immediately. The partnership covers Nixon’s full range of products, including its new line of backpacks, convertible duffels, totes and other carry products made with Reprieve Our Ocean ...
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WMDUK to distribute Spy+ in the U.K.
Bollé Brands has appointed VMDUK for the distribution in the U.K. of Spy+, the Californian brand of action sports sunglasses, prescription frames and winter products. Founded in 1994 in San Diego, the brand was taken over by Bollé Brands in September 2019 it was taken over by Bollé Brands, which ...
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Slinger Bag teams up with Dunlop in Europe
Slinger Bag has announced a landmark deal for its game-changing tennis ball launcher with Dunlop, appointing the Sumitomo Rubber subsidiary as its exclusive distributor for several years in France, Germany, Austria, Italy, the Benelux countries, Spain and Portugal. With this distribution contract, which will essentially double its international exposure, and ...
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Puma appoints new distribution GM for EEMEA
Puma has assigned Johan Kuhlo to a new position as general manager in charge of distribution for Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EEMEA). Kuhlo, who has been lately the company’s head of corporate strategy and investor relations, will be working out of the German company’s regional hub in ...
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BasicNet reacquires the Kappa brand in Japan
China Dongxiang has agreed to sell the rights to the Kappa brand in Japan for $13 million. BasicNet plans to give a major boost to brand’s development in the country, where Kappa generated sales of $30 million in 2019 through Phenix and its licensees. China Dongxiang will continue to focus ...
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+++ Zanier is taking over the distribution in Austria of Eurosport Nutrition +++
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A new Iberian distribution company, Excens Sports, for Fischer and other brands
Spain’s Excens Group, which owns several outdoor and bike brands, has moved into wholesale distribution, acquiring the Iberian distribution rights for the Fischer, Smith, Barts, Level and Polaroid brands. To handle them, it has created a distribution company called Excens Sports. The group is planning further expansions of its brand ...
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Sold out, Slinger Bag enters New Zealand
Sales of Slinger Bag’s innovative tennis launcher have surpassed order forecasts in all the markets where it has been introduced so far, especially in the U.K. and Japan. The company recently signed new agreements in Switzerland, the four Scandinavia countries and Australia. It has now reported a five-year distribution agreement ...
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ArticleMore firms switch to rail to send goods to and from China, but….
A train loaded with Lenzing fibers, which left Vienna, Austria, on Aug. 20, reached its destination, the Xinzhu station in Xi’an, China, after only 16 days. The train, which carried 41 containers of Tencel™ Lyocell and Modal fibers with a total value of €1.8 million, covered a total of 10,460 ...
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Fritschi takes over Marmot’s distribution in Switzerland
Marmot Mountain is starting a new distribution partnership for Switzerland with Fritschi Swiss Bindings. From Oct. 1, Fritschi will be responsible for all sales activities of the Californian outdoor brand, founded in 1974, from key account management and new customer acquisition to training and education. The liaison offers many mutual ...
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Altexa launches HDry in North America
Matteo and Luca Morlacchi, the Italian brothers who invented OutDry, the technology which Columbia Sportswear acquired 10 years ago, presented a new waterproof and breathable membrane called HDry® at Ispo Munich 2020 with their company Altexa. Now, Altexa and GHS Holdings announced the launch of the HDry® brand in North ...
