Latest Retail News & Analysis – Page 253
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VF Corp. will take over the distribution of The North...
VF Corp. will take over the distribution of The North Face in China from Youngone, effective April 1. VF will also gain control of TNF’s stores in the country. Youngone is credited as having built up the label from nothing in China. Today sales of the brand are reportedly increasing ...
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Trisport AG will put its focus on the distribution of...
Trisport AG will put its focus on the distribution of Kettler and other fitness brands after losing the distributorship of Fila and Lotto to the Swiss market. Lotto will be distributed by Intrade, a company that also distributes Rykä and Etonic, the brand recently acquired by Lotto. Trisport, which formerly ...
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ASICS has taken over the distribution in Brazil from Calçados...
ASICS has taken over the distribution in Brazil from Calçados Azaleia, the large Brazilian footwear company that markets sports shoes under the Olympikus brand name. Based in Sao Paulo, Asics do Brazil reports to Asics America Corp. in the USA. The Brazilian operation is run by Yoshihiro Okada who was ...
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Snow Factory, the new Spanish distributor of K2 skis and...
Snow Factory, the new Spanish distributor of K2 skis and snowboards, is replacing Now as the representative of Eider in Spain.
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Head is taking over the distribution in Slovenia from an...
Head is taking over the distribution in Slovenia from an importer.
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Alnisa Sport Group, a new Spanish distribution company based in...
Alnisa Sport Group, a new Spanish distribution company based in Zaragoza, has become the exclusive importer of three important brands – Brunotti Sportswear of Spain, Under Armour of the USA and Zo-On of Iceland – in addition to a couple of others, Cloggens and Spira.
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Webena, the Dutch distribution company specialized in sports accessories that...
Webena, the Dutch distribution company specialized in sports accessories that was taken over by Accell Group last November, has been integrated into Accell Fitness Benelux BV, to be headed by Steef Ploeger, who has long been in charge of the Dutch operations of Tunturi, the Finnish bicycles and fitness company ...
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Casall Seeks Out A Broader Distribution
Leo Dratwa, former sales manager for Apple, Siemens and Fujitsu in Sweden, was recently appointed as international sales director at Casall, the fast-growing Swedish fitness apparel brand. He is striving to spread Casall’s brand more widely across Europe, following a period in which this rather upscale brand has snatched sizeable ...
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Chris Sports System, Swiss distributor of Pearl Izumi, Giro and...
Chris Sports System, Swiss distributor of Pearl Izumi, Giro and other brands, has been appointed as Swiss distributor of Arena, following the company’s recent decision to downscale its Swiss operations.
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Alpanova has taken over the distribution of Berghaus in Switzerland....
Alpanova has taken over the distribution of Berghaus in Switzerland.
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News Sports replaces Sport Aktuell as German distributor of Zanier....
News Sports replaces Sport Aktuell as German distributor of Zanier.
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Speedo’s distributor in Switzerland, Torau Sport, has opened the first...
Speedo’s distributor in Switzerland, Torau Sport, has opened the first Speedo concept shop in the country, located in the Hallenbad City of Zurich
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Casoar of Vevey is taking over the distribution of Dalbello...
Casoar of Vevey is taking over the distribution of Dalbello in Switzerland, starting next Jan. 1
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FN-Xperience has become the distributor in the Iberian peninsula for...
FN-Xperience has become the distributor in the Iberian peninsula for Gordini, the American winter glove company, replacing World Quality Tech
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Accell Fitness Gains Market Shares, Takes Over Distribution Here And There
This new division of Accell Group, which generated revenues of €32 million in 2005, is fairly certain to qualify as the second-largest supplier of home fitness equipment in Europe this year after Kettler, as its growth rate being posted for the full 12-month period will be higher than the 30 ...
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Oakley is taking over the distribution in Switzerland from Sevysa...
Oakley is taking over the distribution in Switzerland from Sevysa Sport. It will now be handled by its 6-year-old German subsidiary at Ismaning near Munich, which is also responsible for Austria and Poland. A new Swiss company, Oakley Schweiz, will take care of customer service and warranties under the management ...
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Avance Diffusion of France has completed a distribution agreement with...
Avance Diffusion of France has completed a distribution agreement with Net69SportsCo., a Korean company. The company will distribute Avance Diffusion’s three Degré7 labels - Degré7 Technical, Degré7/Duvillard and Degré7 K and Crossover – in the North American and Korean markets.
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Maxim Ignatiev, who recently sold the distribution of Reebok for...
Maxim Ignatiev, who recently sold the distribution of Reebok for Russia and the CIS countries for Adidas, has a master license with Debenhams for the development of the British banner, in association with other investors. The first Debenhams department store in Russia will open in Moscow next month. While continuing ...
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Wolvenberg is the new distributor of Castelli in Belgium....
Wolvenberg is the new distributor of Castelli in Belgium.
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Acting through its distributor for the German, Austrian and Danish...
Acting through its distributor for the German, Austrian and Danish markets, McEvans Sports, Heavy Putter will introduce its new Matte Series putters at the Golf Europe trade show in Munich, Sept. 29 to Oct. 1
