News briefs - Distribution – Page 35
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After a successful licensing deal with its Norwegian distributor, Skigutane,...
After a successful licensing deal with its Norwegian distributor, Skigutane, Bula, the Canadian producer of winter hats, is launching a whole new collection of outerwear at Ispo through a completely overhauled network of distributors. Many of these distributors have been recruited by John Walbrecht, who left Spyder in 2005 and ...
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Musto has taken over the distribution not only in Italy,...
Musto has taken over the distribution not only in Italy, as we reported last Dec. 8, but also in Spain. A 28-year-old sailing fan, Aitor Barranechea, has been hired to take care of sales on the Spanish market. The British brand of nautical apparel was previously sold in Spain by ...
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K-Swiss has decided to handle its distribution of tennis products...
K-Swiss has decided to handle its distribution of tennis products in Germany and Austria by itself. It no longer works with its long-time distributor in the region, Van Megen Deutschland, effective Jan. 1. For this purpose, K-Swiss hired the whole sales force headed by Frank Weißmann from Van Megen.
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Reusch has taken on the distribution of Medima brand of...
Reusch has taken on the distribution of Medima brand of functional sports underwear and intends to market a special collection called Elements. Medima, an old German brand of underwear whose products are mainly based on angora yarn, walked away from the sports business seven years ago when it had to ...
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Uhlsport Iberica is taking over the distribution of Spalding balls...
Uhlsport Iberica is taking over the distribution of Spalding balls and basketball boards in Spain and Portugal, replacing a long-time Spanish distributor, Eje Deportes, which recently took the Mitre brand on board. Set up four years ago, the Spanish subsidiary of Uhlsport was already marketing Spalding apparel as part of ...
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RCG Corporation, the Australian distributor for Merrell, has opened the...
RCG Corporation, the Australian distributor for Merrell, has opened the brand’s first flagship store in that country. The Sydney store sells hiking footwear and outdoor performance apparel. RCG took up distribution of the brand in January, operating a wholesale division for it as well. It has said that sales for ...
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Coalision has made a number of changes in the distribution...
Coalision has made a number of changes in the distribution of its Orage brand in various European countries. Chris Sports Europe, which already represents this brand of free-style clothing in Austria, replaces Edgar Tremmel as the master agent for Orage in Germany. ABC Distribution is new exclusive importer of the ...
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Schöffel has reorganized its distribution in Italy, where Simone and...
Schöffel has reorganized its distribution in Italy, where Simone and Hartwig Königsrainer are now in charge. They will be overseen by the German company’s recently established Austrian subsidiary, which is headed by Jürgen Nairz as managing director. He has picked Monika Horan and Klaus Maroiser as sales managers for Austria.
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Robijns, a Dutch distributor handling brands from Julbo to Katadyn,...
Robijns, a Dutch distributor handling brands from Julbo to Katadyn, Primus, Wenger and more, has ended its four-year partnership with Sugoi, the sports apparel brand, because it did not offer sufficient synergies with other products sold by Robijns. It mostly offered Sugoi to running and bicycle stores, but this yielded ...
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Scantrade, which already has the distribution of Nordica and Rollerblade...
Scantrade, which already has the distribution of Nordica and Rollerblade in Sweden, is also going to take on board Tecnica and Blizzard after the end of this year. Tecnica ski boots have been distributed until now by Sportmanship, which is taking on those of Dalbello. It will continue to distribute ...
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MTS, the German manufacturer and distributor of various racquet, indoor...
MTS, the German manufacturer and distributor of various racquet, indoor and table-tennis brands (including Schildkröt, Tecnifibre, Hi-Tec, Speedminton and others) has hired a new sales manager for France, where the company has had a distributor only for table-tennis products. The new official, Patrick Bonhomme, worked most recently for a cosmetic ...
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Volcom has bought the strategic assets from its distributor in...
Volcom has bought the strategic assets from its distributor in Spain, and so will start directly distributing its products there. Spain joins the U.K., France and Switzerland as countries where Volcom has direct operations. The financial terms of this latest deal were not disclosed.
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Head has assigned the distribution of its tennis racquets in...
Head has assigned the distribution of its tennis racquets in Sweden to GSL, a company set up by a former tennis champion, Magnus Gustavsson, that also markets the products of Lotto and Fred Perry. The previous distributor was Ramverket, a smaller operation run by Sven Sixtensson.
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Bios, a distributor that has represented Rossignol in Sweden since...
Bios, a distributor that has represented Rossignol in Sweden since 1986, has given up on the contract to concentrate on fishing tackle, following its recent merger with Nordic Outdoor in Norway. Starting with the fall/winter 2011-12 season, the new Swedish distributor of Rossignol is JO Sport (unrelated to the French ...
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Sportmanship will take over the distribution of Dalbello’s ski boots...
Sportmanship will take over the distribution of Dalbello’s ski boots in Sweden from Jan. 1. The company, which is run by Magnus Liljeblad, already distributes the products of Völkl, Marker and Tecnica. Dalbello already works with the distributors of Völkl and Marker in many other countries.
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Devanlay, the major distributor of Lacoste around the world, declines...
Devanlay, the major distributor of Lacoste around the world, declines to comment on a report that it is negotiating the acquisition of a 50 percent stake in the distribution of the brand in Spain. Basi, a Spanish company that also markets its own Armand Basi collection, has been the national ...
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Fight for Fashion, a British fashion distribution company, will launch...
Fight for Fashion, a British fashion distribution company, will launch a range of Ultimate Fighting Championship apparel including T-shirts, hoodies, shorts and training pants. It will sold in larger JD Sports stores at first, then moving into other outlets and online, finally being sold from fashion and music stores. The ...
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Völkl has switched the Swiss distribution of its snowboards to...
Völkl has switched the Swiss distribution of its snowboards to Coniv Sports, a company run by Stefan Casanova that already distributes smaller snow sports brands like Flux, Never Summer and Icelantic. The former distributor, Harry Gunz, has moved into the bicycle business.
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ABC Distribution, the Italian company that recently agreed to distribute...
ABC Distribution, the Italian company that recently agreed to distribute Hoka in Italy, is now also in charge of GoLite and Orage brands in the country.
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SOS Swim Shop is the new U.K. distributor of Swans,...
SOS Swim Shop is the new U.K. distributor of Swans, the American brand of swim goggles.
