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Alibaba is reportedly planning to open offices in Germany, France...
Alibaba is reportedly planning to open offices in Germany, France and Italy to persuade more European vendors to use Tmall and other internet platforms within the group for the sale of their products in China
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Authentic Brands Group (ABG) and the Global Brands Group (GBG)...
Authentic Brands Group (ABG) and the Global Brands Group (GBG) are expanding the Spyder brand in the South Korean market, with the planned opening of about 25 stores by the end of the year. A wide and colorful range of Spyder products is being launched through shop-in-shops at prominent department ...
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Sunset Sport is taking on the distribution in France of...
Sunset Sport is taking on the distribution in France of SIC, a 10-year-old Hawaiian brand of stand-up paddle boards that was recently named Brand of the Year by SUP Connect. Sunset Sport already distributed the wetsuits of Mormaii, Elan's skis and snowboards, Colmar's clothing and Uvex' sports glasses, ski goggles ...
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Bergans of Norway has announced a change in its Swiss...
Bergans of Norway has announced a change in its Swiss distribution, which has been handled so far by its Germany subsidiary Hamburg. Effective Nov. 1, Ace Alpine & Climbing Equipment will be in charge of distribution. The pre-orders for summer 2016 will still be taken care of by the German ...
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Eagle Creek will again work in the Swiss market through...
Eagle Creek will again work in the Swiss market through a distributor, Icon Outdoor, which represented the brand in 1996-98
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Jorcani Sports will distribute the snow gloves of Level in...
Jorcani Sports will distribute the snow gloves of Level in Spain and Andorra, adding to a portfolio of brands that includes Fischer, Odlo, Icepeak, Smith, Carrera and Barts
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A sales team coordinated by David Frehner, manager of Alpcross,...
A sales team coordinated by David Frehner, manager of Alpcross, will take care of the Spanish market for Bianchi, whose bicycles will be directly ordered from Italy
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Precor, part of Amer Sports, and Mad Dogg Athletics, the...
Precor, part of Amer Sports, and Mad Dogg Athletics, the creators of the spinning indoor cycling program and Spinner line of bikes, have announced an exclusive worldwide distribution agreement under which Precor will assume all commercial Spinner bike production for a brand-new range of Spinner indoor cycling equipment. The financial terms ...
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Skechers has set up a new sales subsidiary in Panama...
Skechers has set up a new sales subsidiary in Panama to oversee more than 30 countries in Latin America including Panama, Peru, Colombia and Costa Rica. It will trade directly in these four markets instead of working with its largest distributor in the region, Dabsan International. The brand will take ...
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Perry Ellis has signed a license agreement with Tiendas por...
Perry Ellis has signed a license agreement with Tiendas por Departamento Ripley in Peru for Gotcha, its skate and surf apparel brand. Gotcha is currently available in Ripley's 27 stores in Peru. Through the new license, plans for the brand now envisage further expansion in Peru as well as expansion ...
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Sport Finance, the successful French licensee for Kappa and Robe...
Sport Finance, the successful French licensee for Kappa and Robe di Kappa, has secured two important new distribution agreements. The company will become the distributor of Prince in France from Sept. 1, fitting in well with its licensing deal for Sergio Tacchini apparel. It will also handle the distribution of ...
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Dahon, the leading brand of folding bicycles based in the...
Dahon, the leading brand of folding bicycles based in the U.S., has established Dahon Europe in Cologne. The subsidiary will be run by the managing director Hans-Joachim Retzlaff, who has been in the bicycle industry for many years. He started in 1997 as marketing manager at Cycleurope and since 2003 ...
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Shimano and Kryptonite, the creator of the U-lock for bicycles,...
Shimano and Kryptonite, the creator of the U-lock for bicycles, have signed an agreement for the distribution of Kryptonite bicycle products in a select group of European countries through the sales offices of Shimano Europe. The deal, effective Sept. 1, will cover France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, Sweden ...
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After 19 years of collaboration, Zeis Excelsa will stop distributing...
After 19 years of collaboration, Zeis Excelsa will stop distributing Merrell in Italy after the end of this year. By then, it will also have closed or converted its six Merrell stores in Italy. The new Italian distributor of the brand will be a company called Premiere Distribution. More on ...
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Itochu Corp. is expected to taken on the distribution of...
Itochu Corp. is expected to taken on the distribution of K-Swiss in Japan
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Vibram will work in Canada with a distributor, Rock Gear...
Vibram will work in Canada with a distributor, Rock Gear Distribution, instead of agents to market its Fivefingers line of shoes, which is expanding in the fitness/training segment
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Snow Factory is the new distributor for Icebreaker in Spain...
Snow Factory is the new distributor for Icebreaker in Spain and Portugal, starting with its spring/summer 2016 collections. Snow Factory is already the Spanish distributor of La Sportiva and other sports brands. Snow Factory has also reached an agreement to distribute the hydration products of Ultimate Direction in Spain and ...
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Zeis Excelsa, the owner of the Virtus Palestre brand, has...
Zeis Excelsa, the owner of the Virtus Palestre brand, has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with A Moda for the production and distribution of the brand's apparel and accessories. Along with the development of the men's, women's and children's collections, the three-year worldwide agreement also provides for the repositioning of ...
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Shiner, the U.K.-based skate specialist, has taken over the distribution...
Shiner, the U.K.-based skate specialist, has taken over the distribution of Pro-Tec's skate and bike protective gear for Europe. Known especially for its helmets, Pro-Tec was founded in 1973. As reported in Boardsportsource, it was acquired in late 2012 by DYE Precision, a company based in San Diego, which began ...
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Footbalance has signed a distribution agreement with Hickory Brands for...
Footbalance has signed a distribution agreement with Hickory Brands for the U.S. market, effective April 2. Headquartered in Vantaa, Finland, the FootBalance store concept is based on providing comprehensive foot-analysis and individually molded insoles made directly on-site. Hickory Brands will represent FootBalance's in-store concepts for 100% custominsoles and sandals as ...
