Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 207
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Globetrotter is reportedly laying off 100 employees (more in The...
Globetrotter is reportedly laying off 100 employees (more in The Outdoor Industry Compass)
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Acting through its European distributor and licensee, L-Fashion Group of...
Acting through its European distributor and licensee, L-Fashion Group of Finland, Li-Ning has signed a three–year deal as sponsor of the Finnish Basketball Association, replacing Spalding
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Despite a good relationship with its former Swedish distributor, Backcountry...
Despite a good relationship with its former Swedish distributor, Backcountry Equipment, Rottefella has taken over the distribution of its own products in Sweden, starting with orders for the next autumn/winter season. The Norwegian producer of cross-country ski bindings has been successful at working directly with the large sporting goods chains ...
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Brekka, the 26-year-old Italian brand of headwear and other accessories,...
Brekka, the 26-year-old Italian brand of headwear and other accessories, has signed two new distribution agreements in Germany and Finland. The first one is Tradegroup, which already represents Volcom, Hurley and Sweet SKTBS in Germany. The Finnish distributor is a family-owned company founded 40 years ago, Scanman Oy, which represents ...
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Mizuno USA has renewed its long-standing commercial partnership with Alpargatas,...
Mizuno USA has renewed its long-standing commercial partnership with Alpargatas, the Brazilian distributor of performance footwear and clothing, until 2026. The 13-year agreement renewal, focusing on business growth in the Latin American region, retains Alpargatas as the sole licensing and distribution rights holder for Mizuno, with an option to renew ...
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Claudio Angaran has been named international sales and marketing manager...
Claudio Angaran has been named international sales and marketing manager of Garmont. The Italian executive has worked in the past 15 years for three other Italian outdoor firms: Trezeta, La Sportiva and Aku. Angaran takes the place of Gian Luca Farinazzo, who has left the company to work for Lowa. ...
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Chris Parkhurst, who has been running MSR's alpine and snow...
Chris Parkhurst, who has been running MSR's alpine and snow tools division, has been promoted to vice president of MSR, with profit and loss responsibility and tasked with creating new product, marketing and sales strategy for the brand, which belongs to Cascade Designs. Parkhurst is said to have been instrumental ...
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Martes Sport, the Polish sports wholesaler and retailer, has obtained...
Martes Sport, the Polish sports wholesaler and retailer, has obtained a distribution agreement to start selling Icepeak in the country from the start of this year. The Finnish outdoor brand was previously distributed in Poland by Ski Team, a specialist retail chain. Martes is the Polish distributor for Arena, Colmar, ...
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New Era signed a contract with a new distributor in...
New Era signed a contract with a new distributor in South Africa, Seco Trade
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Leader Sport Trading has opened the biggest multi-brand and multi-sport...
Leader Sport Trading has opened the biggest multi-brand and multi-sport stores in Abu Dhabi and Qatar, based on a new store concept that it wants to roll out across the Gulf states, competing with the likes of Intersport, Go Sport and Sports Direct. Spanning over 3,000 square meters and hosting ...
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Snipes, the German chain of sneaker shops, has taken over...
Snipes, the German chain of sneaker shops, has taken over SportsLab, a similar chain of ten stores in Switzerland that will change their names to Snipes next summer. The acquisition was made easier by the fact that Deichmann acquired a stake in Snipes in 2011. Deichmann, the largest shoe retailer ...
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Munich, the Spanish brand of sneakers, has opened its first...
Munich, the Spanish brand of sneakers, has opened its first two stores in China through a distributor as part of a new phase of development in Asia. They are located in Shanghai and Nanjing. The brand has also opened a shop-in-shop in the Lotte department store in Seoul and found ...
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Working under the supervision of the French Royer Group, New...
Working under the supervision of the French Royer Group, New Balance raised its sales in Germany by 62 percent in 2013, in comparison to the previous year, after introducing a very strict distribution system and separating itself from many clients in the course of 2012. From July 2013, New Balance ...
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Oboz Footwear, the fast-growing American brand of outdoor shoes, has...
Oboz Footwear, the fast-growing American brand of outdoor shoes, has signed a distribution agreement with the Bollin Group for the U.K., effective immediately. The brand will show in Europe for the first time at Ispo Munich, in Hall A6 (more in the Outdoor Industry Compass).
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Hi-Tec Sports has appointed Sports Brand Development as its agent...
Hi-Tec Sports has appointed Sports Brand Development as its agent in Belgium and Luxembourg. The company was established three years ago by Patrick van den Bosch, a former high-level executive at Nike and Reebok. Sport Partner reports that Sports Brand Development already represents the K1X and Brekka brands, as well as ...
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Skechers is upgrading its European distribution center, which it opened...
Skechers is upgrading its European distribution center, which it opened in 2002 on 21,000 square meters at Milmort, near Liège in Belgium, as volumes have risen fourfold since then. The center was already expanded in 2009. The company is now installing an automated order-picking system at the facility. A logistics ...
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Heapsylon, the creator of Sensoria Fitness smart clothing, has signed...
Heapsylon, the creator of Sensoria Fitness smart clothing, has signed a non-exclusive worldwide distribution agreement with Vivobarefoot, the British shoe manufacturer, for its Sensoria Fitness line of bio-tracking socks. This agreement makes Vivobarefoot the first distributor of the Sensoria Fitness socks. Vivobarefoot will be selling the socks worldwide alongside its ...
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Zoggs, the British-Australian brand of swim googles and other swimming...
Zoggs, the British-Australian brand of swim googles and other swimming products, has signed up Snow Factory as its new distributor in Spain. Daniel Rosal, who has built up experience with Speedo and other brands, will be in charge of sales and marketing for the brand in the country.
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First Ascent will add Komperdell, the Austrian producer of ski...
First Ascent will add Komperdell, the Austrian producer of ski and Nordic walking poles, to the brands that it represents in the U.K. The British agency and distributor suffered big losses in the past year due to the termination of contracts with Black Diamond and Cascade Designs.
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Cycleurope has struck a strategic alliance in distribution and marketing...
Cycleurope has struck a strategic alliance in distribution and marketing with Mifa, the largest German manufacturer of e-bikes
