Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 250
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Unlimited Sports Group (USG), the leading sports retailer and distributor...
Unlimited Sports Group (USG), the leading sports retailer and distributor in the Netherlands, has moved from its outdated and out-of-the-way office in Oudekerk aan de Amstel to a much larger complex in the south-east of Amsterdam, called New Playground.
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Diadora Takes Over The Distribution In Germany
Diadora is reshuffling the distribution in Germany. Since July 1, the Italian brand has been handling the distribution of non-cycling products directly, after a two-year period in which they were stocked and sold by Grofa Sport & Fashion, its long-time distributor for cycling shoes in the country. The sales agents ...
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Primetime Nordic is still the distributor of Fila in Sweden....
Primetime Nordic is still the distributor of Fila in Sweden.
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Leonid Shvetsov’s Teta Sports has become the Russian distributor for...
Leonid Shvetsov’s Teta Sports has become the Russian distributor for Yes! Golf.
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Fila is entering the Vietnamese market through a distributor, Sang...
Fila is entering the Vietnamese market through a distributor, Sang Company.
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José Alvarez, the French distributor of bicycle products, has gone...
José Alvarez, the French distributor of bicycle products, has gone into liquidation.
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Garmin has bought another European distributor, Formar Electronics, which distributed...
Garmin has bought another European distributor, Formar Electronics, which distributed its outdoor recreation and fitness products among others in Belgium and Luxembourg. It will be renamed Garmin Belux and will retain its staff and stay in its offices in Brussels. No financial details were released.
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Silvio Abela’s Adventure Camping Shop has become the distributor of...
Silvio Abela’s Adventure Camping Shop has become the distributor of Petzl in Malta, where the practice of rock climbing is developing rapidly. It has also improved terms of trade with The North Face. The shop is the only real professional outdoor retailer in Malta, where the market is relatively small. ...
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Peresso Gets Reebok’S Distribution For Malta
Malta, ranked as one of the happiest countries to live in, is also one of the countries analyzed in yet another extensive market research report that we are releasing next week, covering also Greece, Turkey and Cyprus. As the long-time distributor of Adidas in Malta and the operator of Malta’s ...
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Quiksilver has established a distribution center in Rives, France, near...
Quiksilver has established a distribution center in Rives, France, near Grenoble, to supply goods for Quiksilver and Rossignol stores and franchises, other points of sale and distributors in Europe, Russia and the Middle East. The California-based company is leasing the 18,000-square-meter facility, where about 60,000 items are processed daily; Quiksilver ...
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Alvarez, a major French distributor of bicycle products, has gone...
Alvarez, a major French distributor of bicycle products, has gone into receivership, reportedly because of its inability to pay outstanding debts of €8 million. The company began to suffer financial problems after losing the distributorship of Look and Specialized for France in 2006. It still distributes the products of Campagnolo ...
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Norlan, a Spanish distributor specializing in outdoor products, has started...
Norlan, a Spanish distributor specializing in outdoor products, has started to represent Karrimor in the country, adding to a large portfolio of outdoor brands that includes Outdoor Design, Rab, Dale of Norway, Lacrosse and Lifemark.
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Mammut Acquires U.K. Distributor
Mammut Sports Group, the Swiss outdoor company, has acquired Outdoor Elements, the British importer of Mammut’s footwear brand Raichle, and named it Mammut UK. It will be in charge of distributing both Mammut and Raichle. DMM International, the Welsh manufacturer of climbing equipment, however, will continue to distribute Mammut ...
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Heelys Takes Over Some European Distribution
A new subsidiary of Heelys, Heeling Sports France, is going to take over distribution of Heelys shoes in France, Monaco and Andorra from a distributor, Trotwood Import/Export. Based in Annecy, France, the new subsidiary will be run by a sporting goods industry veteran, Serge Darcy, who has worked in leading ...
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Garmin is negotiating the acquisition of its Austrian distributor Puls...
Garmin is negotiating the acquisition of its Austrian distributor Puls Elektronik.
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ISTrading is the new Swiss distributor of Unsquashable....
ISTrading is the new Swiss distributor of Unsquashable.
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Arena Launches New High-tech Swimsuit And Changes Distribution
Presented on the eve of the European Swim Championships in Eindhoven at the beginning of last week, Arena’s new Powerskin R-evolution swimsuit won over 46.7 percent of the medals won in the tournament through the champions who were wearing it in the pool. The Italian-based company regards this as an ...
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Prime Sportsgear of Delft, the Dutch distributor of Fred Perry,...
Prime Sportsgear of Delft, the Dutch distributor of Fred Perry, is preparing to open a so-called Authentic store in Amsterdam.
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Under Armour has appointed distributors for Austria and Slovenia, Andreas...
Under Armour has appointed distributors for Austria and Slovenia, Andreas Mauerhofer and Harald Muraurer (MM Sports), respectively, who will continue to hold major positions with Fischer Tennis.
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Craft of Scandinavia is reorganizing international distribution. The company, owned...
Craft of Scandinavia is reorganizing international distribution. The company, owned by the Swedish New Wave group, has taken on two distributors for the Bulgarian and Slovenian market: SportsAware in Bulgaria, and ProMontana in Slovenia. It is considering closing down New Wave International Trading, its subsidiary on the Chinese market, after ...
