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Vibram takes over FiveFingers’ distribution in Europe
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...
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...
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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Under Armour is considering opening a full-price shop in a...
Under Armour is considering opening a full-price shop in a European country sometime over the next 12 months as the range of its products is widening, comprising also some models that have been specifically designed for the market. Under Armour's Iberian distributor, Alnisa Sport Group, has just opened the first ...
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J.Lindeberg opened several new mono-brand stores in the last couple...
J.Lindeberg opened several new mono-brand stores in the last couple of months. Three new stores have been opened in Hong Kong, a new store has been opened in Malmö, two new stores in Stockholm and one new store in Miami. Further expansion of mono-brand stores is planned for the second ...
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Three Telstar megastores are to open in Almere, Groningen and...
Three Telstar megastores are to open in Almere, Groningen and Amersfoort, in the Netherlands, adding up to seven extra-large sports and lifestyle stores for the banner
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Adidas is opening its fifth mono-brand store in Sri Lanka...
Adidas is opening its fifth mono-brand store in Sri Lanka and the first performance store in the country through its local distributor, Hameedia
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Benitosports, one of the major retail members of Spain's Base...
Benitosports, one of the major retail members of Spain's Base buying group, has launched its own e-commerce site
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Crocs is now directly managing the distribution of its shoe...
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 ...
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Look Cycle has assumed responsibility for the distribution in France...
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
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Sportshopsdirect, a specialist online retailer in the Netherlands, wants to...
Sportshopsdirect, a specialist online retailer in the Netherlands, wants to increase the number of its websites from two to 11 by 2014. Established in 2002, the company has rapidly become a weighty online retailer in the tennis and football categories, with its specialist websites tennisdirect.nl and voetbaldirect.nl. Sportshopsdirect's managers told ...
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O'Neill has just opened a flagship store near the Santa...
O'Neill has just opened a flagship store near the Santa Monica Promenade in California, selling men's, boys' and women's apparel as well as the wetsuits the company launched almost 60 years ago. The new store is planning various promotions for throughout the summer. It has also joined forces with Heal ...
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Nike has opened its third Salvation store, the banner devoted...
Nike has opened its third Salvation store, the banner devoted to action sports. The new 4,000-square-foot store in Malibu, California, joins others in Laguna Beach and Irvine in the same state. Salvation offers products from Nike, Converse and Hurley, along with a knowledgeable sales staff. It also features “The Workshop,” ...
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Lolë has opened a first “showtique” – showroom/boutique – in...
Lolë has opened a first “showtique” – showroom/boutique – in Biarritz, on the Basque coast of France, to showcase its products for the European market. The Canadian brand of women's sports and leisure apparel, owned by Coalision, held a large yoga session last Sunday on the beach there. About 50 ...
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E-commerce has reportedly come to represent between 6% and 8%...
E-commerce has reportedly come to represent between 6% and 8% of Décathlon's sales in France, and it being used heavily by the company to sell its more voluminous products in the tough German market
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After the integration of its Spanish distributor, Justsurf, Volcom has...
After the integration of its Spanish distributor, Justsurf, Volcom has inaugurated the office of its new Spanish subsidiary in Deria, with five showrooms that will start displaying its ranges from the start of July
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Handelsblatt reports that Metro, the German retail giant, is considering...
Handelsblatt reports that Metro, the German retail giant, is considering the launch of its Kaufhof department stores on the stock exchange. A Metro executive was quoted as saying that discussions were being held with bankers, with a view to a stock market introduction. One of the issues in this respect ...
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Foot Locker is opening a flagship store in the center...
Foot Locker is opening a flagship store in the center of Milan, with a new format including the first House of Hoops in Italy and a shop-in-shop by Adidas Originals
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Surfdome.com, an online lifestyle department store with several action and...
Surfdome.com, an online lifestyle department store with several action and board sports categories, is launching its revamped online skate department with an extended offering of apparel and footwear as well as skating equipment