Distribution – Page 46

  • News briefs

    Edgar Tremmel is no longer the German distributor of POC,...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Edgar Tremmel is no longer the German distributor of POC, the Swedish marketer of helmets, eyewear and protective equipment for snow sports and cycling. Instead, the Austrian subsidiary of POC based in Bergheim, near Salzburg, will take on the German business as well under the leadership of Hans Schlick, managing ...

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    Regatta Group, the largest outdoor group in the U.K., is...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Regatta Group, the largest outdoor group in the U.K., is about to open a new 400,000-square-foot warehouse in Ellesmere Port. This will nearly double the warehousing capacity of the group, which owns the brands Regatta, Craghoppers, Dare2b, Regatta Professional and Hawkshead. As the company expands globally, it considers the enlarged ...

  • Short stops

    Carving Sport has signed a deal for the distribution in...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Carving Sport has signed a deal for the distribution in Spain and Andorra of the Plum line of ski bindings developed and manufactured by Felisaz in France

  • Article

    Skullcandy takes over European distribution

    2011-09-12T00:00:00Z

    Skullcandy, an American producer of fashionable headphones that are also sold in sporting goods stores, has acquired Kungsbacka 57, the Swedish company that has been distributing its products in Europe. Skullcandy, which recently went public, is setting up a European sales office in Switzerland that should become fully operational after ...

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    USG Brands is opening a new subsidiary in France to...

    2011-09-12T00:00:00Z

    USG Brands is opening a new subsidiary in France to distribute the increasing number of sports fashion brands for which it has the rights in the country. It is starting off with Valsport and Tenson, which it owns, and with Pantofola d'Oro, for which it has a license covering France ...

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    Skins has picked new distributors for Sweden and for the...

    2011-09-12T00:00:00Z

    Skins has picked new distributors for Sweden and for the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Svea Sport Fashion will handle the compression wear brand in the Scandinavian country, while 3R Boost s.r.o. will sell it in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The new distributors will help launch the Skins 200 series ...

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    A Spanish distribution company, General Outdoor Ibérica, will take over...

    2011-09-12T00:00:00Z

    A Spanish distribution company, General Outdoor Ibérica, will take over the distribution of the Swedish brand Poc in South America. General Outdoor Ibérica already distributes Poc as well as Bergans, 4FRNT and Skins in Spain and Andorra. For the moment, General Outdoor Ibérica will handle the distribution of Poc in ...

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    Hi-Tec has named King Par to be the exclusive distributor...

    2011-09-12T00:00:00Z

    Hi-Tec has named King Par to be the exclusive distributor of its golf products in North America. King Par is a primary supplier of its own brands as well as distributed brands to mass retailers and club, specialty, pro and online shops. It has worked in the North American golf ...

  • Short stops

    Mission sp. is the new exclusive Polish distributor of Ride...

    2011-09-12T00:00:00Z

    Mission sp. is the new exclusive Polish distributor of Ride snowboards and Line skis

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    Erima has opened a new showroom in the Salzburg trademart...

    2011-09-12T00:00:00Z

    Erima has opened a new showroom in the Salzburg trademart

  • Article

    Danish distributor acquires SOS

    2011-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Ole Damm, who has been the successful distributor of SOS in Denmark, signed a deal for the takeover of the global rights to this Swedish skiwear brand earlier this month. Based on his experience in Denmark, which he built into the second-largest market for the brand, Damm intends to relaunch ...

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    Batavus, the Dutch bicycle brand owned by Accell Group, has...

    2011-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Batavus, the Dutch bicycle brand owned by Accell Group, has bought a Swedish bicycle supplier, Vartex, to strengthen the group's position on the Swedish market. Vartex will distribute Batavus as well as other Accell brands, such as Tunturi, Redline and Lapierre. This purchase also means that Vartex will no longer ...

  • Short stops

    Royal Dutch Gazelle is ending its partnership with Intercycle A/S...

    2011-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Royal Dutch Gazelle is ending its partnership with Intercycle A/S and opening its own sales and marketing office in Denmark, expected to be up and running as of Feb. 1, 2012

  • Short stops

    Normark has stopped working with Bushnell on the Swedish market...

    2011-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Normark has stopped working with Bushnell on the Swedish market for the Michaels of Oregon, Butler Creek, Stoney Point and Millett brands, but the reasons for the breakup are apparently different from those mentioned in the Swedish press

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    Holey Soles and Double Diamond Distribution of Canada, plus a...

    2011-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Holey Soles and Double Diamond Distribution of Canada, plus a Massachusetts retailer selling Waldies clogs are going to be forbidden from selling foam shoes like those of Crocs in the U.S. if President Obama endorses a decision by the U.S. International Trade Commission. Crocs has thus won a ...

  • Article

    Vibram takes over FiveFingers’ distribution in Europe

    2011-07-26T00:00:00Z

    Vibram has amicably parted ways with Aicad, the Italian producer of Lizard sandals, by not renewing a contract that had given it the right to distribute its own line of FiveFingers shoes in Europe for the past five years. Aicad will have until the end of this year to clear ...

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    Freddy has signed new distribution contracts with LiLu for the...

    2011-07-26T00:00:00Z

    Freddy has signed new distribution contracts with LiLu for the Russian market and with Sport on Top for the Danish market. Both contracts were signed at the beginning of this year. In July this year, Freddy signed a new distribution contract with Snow Force BVBA for the Benelux countries. Zalando, ...

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    Alpargatas is going to take over the distribution of Mizuno...

    2011-07-26T00:00:00Z

    Alpargatas is going to take over the distribution of Mizuno in Argentina, from next February, and it has already started to take orders for the brand in the country. Alpargatas has already been quite successful with the Japanese brand in Brazil, particularly in the running segment. The Brazilian group, which ...

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    Crocs is now directly managing the distribution of its shoe...

    2011-07-13T00:00:00Z

    Crocs is now directly managing the distribution of its shoe collections in Portugal and Slovakia. Before, Crocs had been selling its product line in these countries by means of a distributor. At the moment, Crocs manages the distribution of its products directly in altogether 15 countries. In the future, the ...

  • Short stops

    Look Cycle has assumed responsibility for the distribution in France...

    2011-07-13T00:00:00Z

    Look Cycle has assumed responsibility for the distribution in France of Sunn, a French brand of mountain and all-terrain bicycles with revenues of €2.2 million in 2009