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Edgar Tremmel is no longer the German distributor of POC,...
Edgar Tremmel is no longer the German distributor of POC, the Swedish marketer of helmets, eyewear and protective equipment for snow sports and cycling. Instead, the Austrian subsidiary of POC based in Bergheim, near Salzburg, will take on the German business as well under the leadership of Hans Schlick, managing ...
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Regatta Group, the largest outdoor group in the U.K., is...
Regatta Group, the largest outdoor group in the U.K., is about to open a new 400,000-square-foot warehouse in Ellesmere Port. This will nearly double the warehousing capacity of the group, which owns the brands Regatta, Craghoppers, Dare2b, Regatta Professional and Hawkshead. As the company expands globally, it considers the enlarged ...
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USG Brands is opening a new subsidiary in France to...
USG Brands is opening a new subsidiary in France to distribute the increasing number of sports fashion brands for which it has the rights in the country. It is starting off with Valsport and Tenson, which it owns, and with Pantofola d'Oro, for which it has a license covering France ...
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Skins has picked new distributors for Sweden and for the...
Skins has picked new distributors for Sweden and for the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Svea Sport Fashion will handle the compression wear brand in the Scandinavian country, while 3R Boost s.r.o. will sell it in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The new distributors will help launch the Skins 200 series ...
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A Spanish distribution company, General Outdoor Ibérica, will take over...
A Spanish distribution company, General Outdoor Ibérica, will take over the distribution of the Swedish brand Poc in South America. General Outdoor Ibérica already distributes Poc as well as Bergans, 4FRNT and Skins in Spain and Andorra. For the moment, General Outdoor Ibérica will handle the distribution of Poc in ...
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Hi-Tec has named King Par to be the exclusive distributor...
Hi-Tec has named King Par to be the exclusive distributor of its golf products in North America. King Par is a primary supplier of its own brands as well as distributed brands to mass retailers and club, specialty, pro and online shops. It has worked in the North American golf ...
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Batavus, the Dutch bicycle brand owned by Accell Group, has...
Batavus, the Dutch bicycle brand owned by Accell Group, has bought a Swedish bicycle supplier, Vartex, to strengthen the group's position on the Swedish market. Vartex will distribute Batavus as well as other Accell brands, such as Tunturi, Redline and Lapierre. This purchase also means that Vartex will no longer ...
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Holey Soles and Double Diamond Distribution of Canada, plus a...
Holey Soles and Double Diamond Distribution of Canada, plus a Massachusetts retailer selling Waldies clogs are going to be forbidden from selling foam shoes like those of Crocs in the U.S. if President Obama endorses a decision by the U.S. International Trade Commission. Crocs has thus won a ...
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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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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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Deckers Corp. has decided to cease distribution of Simple shoes...
Deckers Corp. has decided to cease distribution of Simple shoes after Dec. 31, following its recently announced acquisition of Sanuk, as the two brands may cannibalize each other. While Sanuk is experiencing a solid momentum, Simple and two other recently acquired brands, Ahnu and Tsubo, recorded a 28 percent sales ...
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Puma is buying its distributor and licensee in the Netherlands,...
Puma is buying its distributor and licensee in the Netherlands, Dobotex. It already owns a 50.1 percent stake in the Dutch company, and will buy the rest as of January 2012. The takeover is friendly and has the support of management at Dobotex. It also includes Dobologic, the logistics branch ...
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Amer Sports is taking over the distribution for Mavic in...
Amer Sports is taking over the distribution for Mavic in Italy and Spain, where it has its own offices, starting next September. Until then, the distributors of this brand of cycling products are Vittoria in Italy, and Team Bike and a couple of others in Spain. The Italian market will ...
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Select Distribution of Costa Mesa, California, has secured a three-year...
Select Distribution of Costa Mesa, California, has secured a three-year license to sell skate decks and wheels under the Sims brand throughout the world except in Canada and Argentina. Re-issued models are already available for sale. The company started working with Tom Sims on skateboard products in 1984, eight years ...
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Ski and Sport, a 13-year-old British wholesale distribution company that...
Ski and Sport, a 13-year-old British wholesale distribution company that works closely with Sports Direct, has a design and manufacturing license to re-introduce footwear and apparel under the Vision Street Wear brand throughout the European Union. The first products will become available next month. Vision Street Wear belongs to Collective ...
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Garmont is changing its distribution for outdoor footwear in Australia....
Garmont is changing its distribution for outdoor footwear in Australia. Effective immediately, the new distributor is Lifestyle Industries Group which also takes care of Keen down under. The company replaces Sitro Group Australia.
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One Off International, a Swedish distributor of skate and snowboard...
One Off International, a Swedish distributor of skate and snowboard products that works with Etnies and many other brands, hires Markus Teandersson, previously responsible for IKEA's website and its e-commerce operations, to handle a new e-commerce store to be launched in June and all web activities. Mark Waldemarsson, previously developer ...
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New Era has appointed Captivity Headwear as its official distributor...
New Era has appointed Captivity Headwear as its official distributor for Southern Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Nigeria, Mauritius, Lesotho and Swaziland). The company has been dealing mainly in the corporate and promotional market, but it entered the retail sector with the distribution of headwear in South Africa ...
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Schanner Eishockey, distributor of Bauer, Sher-Wood and Vaughn ice hockey...
Schanner Eishockey, distributor of Bauer, Sher-Wood and Vaughn ice hockey and roller skating products in Germany, Austria and Slovenia, had an unexpectedly bad start at the last Ispo in Munich. Between Friday and Saturday, some high-end products were stolen from its booth. When the employees came to their stand at ...
