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Speedo has signed up Sport Depot as its new distributor...
Speedo has signed up Sport Depot as its new distributor in Bulgaria and Romania, starting next month. Sport Depot is a major sporting goods retailer based in Bulgaria. It is affiliated with Sport 2000 International and represents many other international brands in its domestic market and in other neighboring countries.
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Fros International has become the distributor of Reima, the Finnish...
Fros International has become the distributor of Reima, the Finnish brand of children's sports apparel, in the Benelux countries. Meanwhile, a sister company of Fros, Brandfusion Holland, is dropping the distribution of Quick sports shoes and sneakers in the Netherlands by mutual agreement with the owner of the brand, Ferrini, ...
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Joma Sport has entered the market in Singapore through its...
Joma Sport has entered the market in Singapore through its ten-year-old Malaysian distributor, Ever Well Sports. The Spanish brand will sponsor the local Warriors Football Club in Singapore, which was previously outfitted by a Japanese brand, Svolme.
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A Spanish company, Grupo Zune, will reintroduce the LA Gear...
A Spanish company, Grupo Zune, will reintroduce the LA Gear and British Knights brands in Spain and Portugal, starting with the autumn/winter 2014/15 season. It will be working as an agent for the Achten Fashion Group to help keep mark-ups high, according to CMD, the Spanish online magazine. The Dutch ...
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Dunlop Sports Group Americas will distribute Diadora tennis shoes in...
Dunlop Sports Group Americas will distribute Diadora tennis shoes in the U.S., starting next January. They will complement Dunlop's range of tennis equipment and Antigua apparel. Dunlop and Antigua are both controlled by Sports Direct International.
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The distribution in Europe of Backcountry Access' snow safety and...
The distribution in Europe of Backcountry Access' snow safety and avalanche protection items will be transferred to K2 Europe following the company's acquisition by Jarden Corp. earlier this year from its founders, Bruce McGowan and Bruce Edgerly. They are both still involved in the management. K2 will also provide support ...
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JO Sports is Giro's new Swedish distributor for snow products....
JO Sports is Giro's new Swedish distributor for snow products. Giro Snow has had a tumultuous history of distributorships in Sweden. Roughly a year ago, Easton Bell Sports Nordic took over the distribution of Giro Snow from Inter Plaza Sports. With Giro Snow, JO Sports now has more alpine skiing ...
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Seger, the Swedish producer of socks and headwear owned by...
Seger, the Swedish producer of socks and headwear owned by the New Wave Group, is bringing the national distribution of its sports socks in-house, forming a dedicated sales network for the line. The distribution was previously handled by a separate division of the group, New Wave Sports, which owns Craft ...
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Peter Folkesson has left his position as managing director of...
Peter Folkesson has left his position as managing director of Batavus-Vartex, the Swedish distributor of bicycles, motorbike accessories, and sporting goods equipment. His successor will be Mats Douhan who has worked for Batavus-Vartex for the past seven years, most recently as key accounts manager.
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Skechers is upgrading its European distribution center (EDC) in Belgium...
Skechers is upgrading its European distribution center (EDC) in Belgium as the U.S.-based footwear company continues to grow in the region. The upgraded EDC in Milmort, Liège will feature an automated order-picking system. At present, goods are stored at the center until they are redistributed to customers in Europe, including ...
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Primaloft has taken over the distribution of its products...
Primaloft has taken over the distribution of its products in the U.K. and Scandinavia from Concept III, a British textile marketing company that had been working with the American insulation specialist for ten years. Chris Humphris, who was taking care of Primaloft at Concept III, is now a full-time employee ...
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Sport Partner reports that Head is setting up its own...
Sport Partner reports that Head is setting up its own sales organization in the Benelux countries, after many years of trading through distribution companies. Head's sales in the Benelux countries were formerly handled by Eurolight Benelux, a company based near Rotterdam that also sold Reusch and Northwave, among others. As ...
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One Way Sport, the Finnish brand of Nordic outdoor sports...
One Way Sport, the Finnish brand of Nordic outdoor sports products, has formed a joint venture with 361 Degrees for its production and distribution in China. The two companies said they intend to open 150 One Way stores in the largest cities of mainland China and in Taiwan, to focus ...
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Reusch is re-entering the Canadian market through a new distributor,...
Reusch is re-entering the Canadian market through a new distributor, Green Room, with a customer database of over 130 retailers across the country. It will add Reusch' winter gloves to its portfolio, which includes the products of Powderhorn, Discrete Headwear and Old Guys Rule.
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Abacus Sportswear, the official apparel partner of the Asian Tour,...
Abacus Sportswear, the official apparel partner of the Asian Tour, has appointed Affinity Golf as a new distributor in the Asia-Pacific region. The new agreement with the Australian distributor covers, in particular, Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. Affinity Golf distributes brands such as Calvin Klein Golf, Dwyers & Co. and ...
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Dare 2b, the British mountain sports brand, reports on a...
Dare 2b, the British mountain sports brand, reports on a new partnership with Moore Large, which claims to be the U.K.'s largest distributor of bicycles, parts and accessories. It will distribute Dare 2b's new range of cycling apparel to bike dealers in the U.K. and Ireland from next February, complementing ...
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Napapijri, the Italian sportswear label owned by VF Corp., is...
Napapijri, the Italian sportswear label owned by VF Corp., is making a comeback into the U.S. market through an agreement with Moosejaw Mountaineering to be its exclusive online retailer in the country. Napapijri had left the market in 2009 after closing down its U.S. stores to concentrate on Europe. Moosejaw ...
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Icelantic, the American producer of original skis, snowboards and accessories,...
Icelantic, the American producer of original skis, snowboards and accessories, is setting up a European office in the Swiss town of Malans. The company's new Icelantic Europe subsidiary is run by Rico Dürst, a Swiss marketing consultant who has worked for Trisport, Storm Sports and Outline Sports. He will be ...
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Effective Oct. 1, Fritschi started handling sales in Switzerland for...
Effective Oct. 1, Fritschi started handling sales in Switzerland for Outdoor Research. Fritschi, a well-known Swiss marketer of specialty ski bindings and other snow sports products that has also its own stores, will provide the sales team and customer support for the distribution of the American brand. The European office ...
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Scantrade, which has been representing Umbro very well in Norway...
Scantrade, which has been representing Umbro very well in Norway for the past 20 years, has become the new distributor of the brand in Sweden as well. Scantrade is based in Norway, and its Swedish office currently represents Nordica, Rollerblade, Tecnica, Therm-ic, Blizzard and Lowa in the neighboring country.
