News briefs - Distribution – Page 18
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Elan has taken over the distribution of its products in...
Elan has taken over the distribution of its products in the U.S. from Alpina Sports Corporation (ASC), the U.S. subsidiary of the eponymous Slovenian manufacturer of shoes and skis boots. The two Slovenian companies are switching roles in the U.S. ASC has been distributing Elan's snow sports products there since ...
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Shiner, the leading U.K.-based distributor of skateboards and other action...
Shiner, the leading U.K.-based distributor of skateboards and other action sports products, has become the new strategic European licensee for Body Glove, which a goal to sell its apparel collections at 1,000 points of sales throughout the region. Marquee Brands acquired a majority stake in the Californian surf brand at ...
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Protest, the Dutch action sports apparel brand, is gearing up...
Protest, the Dutch action sports apparel brand, is gearing up to move into the U.S. market. The Dutch company said that its business in the European market was stable, with subsidiaries in the German-speaking countries, France and the U.K., which allows it to start exploring the U.S. market. Peter Korver, ...
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Action Sports Sportartikel is taking over the distribution of 2XU...
Action Sports Sportartikel is taking over the distribution of 2XU in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Benelux countries. Matthias Filser, who handled sales of the Australian brand of functional sports clothing in a similar territory through his own company, Filser Sport & Marketing, has been made head of triathlon for ...
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Fjällräven has decided to make a strategic change in distribution,...
Fjällräven has decided to make a strategic change in distribution, investing more in retailers classified as specialized outdoor stores, where it believes that it can offer better support. The brand will review the channels in which its products are sold, with major changes coming in Sweden, the rest of Europe ...
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Interski has become the new distributor of Falke products in...
Interski has become the new distributor of Falke products in Sweden, starting with orders for the next autumn/winter season The German brand of socks was previously sold in Sweden by Matthew Wise, who has decided to leave the sporting goods industry.
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The Swiss Sport 2000 retail organization has signed exclusive distribution...
The Swiss Sport 2000 retail organization has signed exclusive distribution agreements for two lines of products. One is a special line of skiwear under the Marc Girardelli line that Sport 2000 members can only sell to companies and sports clubs under an agreement with the brand's licensee, Liegeling. The other ...
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In time for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, Halti...
In time for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, Halti signed a distribution agreement with the PVS Company for sales in South Korea from the autumn/winter 2018/19 season. PVS is also selling the products of Poc Sweden and Völkl in the South Korean market. Halti was previously working with another ...
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Ziener has started to sell in Japan through a distribution...
Ziener has started to sell in Japan through a distribution agreement with Ski Mente. The company launched the brand at the beginning of the 2017/18 winter season in Japanese stores. In Slovakia, Ziener works now with Exi Sport, with which it signed a distribution agreement during 2017.
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Accell North America (ANA) has announced a new omni-channel strategy,...
Accell North America (ANA) has announced a new omni-channel strategy, designed to offer independent bicycle dealers (IBDs) various options in the fulfilment of online orders. The strategy is comprised of different levels of partnership. A first option enables an IBD to sign up as a preferred fulfiller, committing to zero ...
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Mons Royale has announced the opening of a new European...
Mons Royale has announced the opening of a new European office in Innsbruck, Austria, and the appointment of Holger Blomeier as its new European sales and marketing director. Mons Royale, which specializes in merino base layers and clothing, is based in Lake Wanaka, New Zealand, and the new European headquarters ...
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Michael Plank, the German recruitment specialist, has launched a new...
Michael Plank, the German recruitment specialist, has launched a new digital matchmaking platform, called Supreme Contacts, covering 15 European countries in combination with local experts in Scandinavia, Russia, Poland, Spain and Italy. Plank claims that this platform enables contacts for sales partnerships with more than 30,000 decision-makers in the sports ...
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Major Sports will handle sales of its Tecnifibre line of...
Major Sports will handle sales of its Tecnifibre line of products in the German market directly from its head office in France. By mutual agreement, Major will part ways with MTS Sportartikel Vertriebs as its German distributor, after 25 years of collaboration. Mark Holldorf, who worked for Tecnifibre at MTS, ...
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Amplifi Coalition, a partner of Active Brands from Norway, has...
Amplifi Coalition, a partner of Active Brands from Norway, has assumed the distribution of the Bula brand in Germany and Austria from the autumn/winter 2018/19 order season. As previously reported, Active Brands bought in 2016 the rights for the Bula brand all over Europe, including Russia. Amplifi Coalition is a ...
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Dac Sport Import will handle the distribution in Switzerland of...
Dac Sport Import will handle the distribution in Switzerland of the brands previously represented by another distributor, Sport Concept, following a merger of the two companies. Founded in 1985, Sport Concept has been until recently the Swiss distributor of Hestra, Montura, Timbuk2 and other brands. It lost the distribution of ...
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Amazon is adding a new distribution center equipped with advanced...
Amazon is adding a new distribution center equipped with advanced robotic technology in the Bolton region that will employ 1,200 new people. In Germany, meanwhile, Amazon reportedly suffered delivery problems after strikes crippled six of its German logistics centers in early October. Verdi, a German trade union based in Berlin, ...
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Shoe retailers in Germany will get a selection of products...
Shoe retailers in Germany will get a selection of products for their stores from Nike if they belong to ANWR or Sabu Schuh & Marketing, the two major voluntary groups in the sector, starting from the spring/summer 2018 season. Nike will issue a single bill to each of the two ...
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A major Norwegian sporting goods distributor, ScanTrade, has launched a...
A major Norwegian sporting goods distributor, ScanTrade, has launched a proprietary brand called Fibra, which is aimed at sports clubs in Norway and Sweden. Umbro has long been the cornerstone brand of ScanTrade, and it will remain this way. However, with the launch of Fibra, ScanTrade will deal with more ...
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Briko, the Italian brand of high-performance helmets and goggles for...
Briko, the Italian brand of high-performance helmets and goggles for snow sports and cycling recently taken over by BasicNet, will be distributed by BMM Sports in Germany and Austria from September. BMM Sports also sells Under Armour, Tretorn, Roces and Dahu in different markets. Under Armour has been sold by ...
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Urban Styles, a distributor based in Cologne that belongs to...
Urban Styles, a distributor based in Cologne that belongs to Snipes, a subsidiary of the Deichmann Group, took over the distribution of the new premium and fashion-oriented Kappa Authentic product range in Germany in May, signing a selective distribution partnership with Kappa Germany. The range will only be sold to ...
