News briefs - Distribution – Page 23

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    Chris Sports, which supervises sales of the Bjørn Dæhlie brand...

    2015-12-30T00:00:00Z

    Chris Sports, which supervises sales of the Bjørn Dæhlie brand in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, previously covering the German market with agents, has agreed for TP Sports to take care of German distribution for the Norwegian winter sports apparel brand from the next winter season with support from some of ...

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    CMP has signed an agency contract for the U.K. with...

    2015-12-30T00:00:00Z

    CMP has signed an agency contract for the U.K. with Ardblair Sports, which also represents Leki, X-Bionic and Aku. Meanwhile, International Sportswear Company (ISC) is taking on the distribution in Sweden of the fast-growing Italian brand of outdoor clothing, starting with deliveries in August 2016. ISC is also the distributor ...

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    Starting on Jan. 1, Zoggs International will sell, market and...

    2015-12-18T00:00:00Z

    Starting on Jan. 1, Zoggs International will sell, market and ship its products directly to clients in Germany, Austria and Luxembourg, following the termination of a distribution contract with a triathlon specialist, Filser Sports & Marketing. The orders will be taken by Zoggs' existing network of agents. In an unusual ...

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    Jorcani Sports is going to take over the distribution in...

    2015-12-18T00:00:00Z

    Jorcani Sports is going to take over the distribution in Spain of the Luhta collection of L-Fashion Group in January from the Moskito sales agency, which specializes in the fashion retail channel. Jorcani is already the Spanish distributor of Icepeak, the lower-priced sports apparel collection of the Finnish group.

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    Björn Borg has terminated partnerships with distributors for the Netherlands,...

    2015-12-18T00:00:00Z

    Björn Borg has terminated partnerships with distributors for the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. It wants to directly handle distribution in these markets, which are significant for the Swedish brand of underwear and sports apparel. The rights are currently held by the Baseline Group, consisting of Dutch Brand Management (DBM) in ...

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    Jorcani Sports will distribute the Polaroid line of sunglasses produced...

    2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Jorcani Sports will distribute the Polaroid line of sunglasses produced by Safilo in the sporting goods channel in Spain and Andorra. Jorcani is already the Spanish distributor of Safilo's higher-end lines of Smith and Carrera sports glasses.

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    Working through its new Japanese distributor, SSK Corporation, Schöffel has...

    2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Working through its new Japanese distributor, SSK Corporation, Schöffel has opened three stores in the cities of Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo. Two more are planned for next year. In addition to Schöffel's apparel collections, the stores carry Lowa shoes and Deuter backpacks.

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    Sports Connection, the distributor of Skechers in the Nordic countries,...

    2015-10-31T00:00:00Z

    Sports Connection, the distributor of Skechers in the Nordic countries, says that its sales grew by more than 125 percent so far this year. The biggest growth took place in Denmark, the distributor's home market, but the other three Nordic countries – Sweden, Norway and Finland – also registered an ...

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    Bergans of Norway has signed a distribution contract for Switzerland...

    2015-10-31T00:00:00Z

    Bergans of Norway has signed a distribution contract for Switzerland with ACE Alpine & Climbing Equipment. The territory was previously serviced from Bergans' German sales subsidiary. The deal will become operational with orders for the autumn/winter 2016/17 season.

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    Wiggle has completed the relocation of its distribution center from...

    2015-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Wiggle has completed the relocation of its distribution center from Portsmouth to Wolverhampton. The new 30,000-square-meter distribution site is three times the size of the previous facility and is strategically situated three kilometers from the M6 and nine kilometers from the M5, two important motorways in the U.K. It took ...

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    Superbrand Surfboards and Apparel has announced a joint venture with...

    2015-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Superbrand Surfboards and Apparel has announced a joint venture with Xtreme Enterprise (XTE) to create Superbrand Europe. Based in Biarritz, the newly-formed entity will service France, Spain and Portugal while managing the existing Superbrand distributors in Germany, Austria, the U.K., Russia, Denmark and Greece. XTE specializes in the conception and ...

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    Authentic Brands Group (ABG) and the Global Brands Group (GBG)...

    2015-09-30T00:00:00Z

    Authentic Brands Group (ABG) and the Global Brands Group (GBG) are expanding the Spyder brand in the South Korean market, with the planned opening of about 25 stores by the end of the year. A wide and colorful range of Spyder products is being launched through shop-in-shops at prominent department ...

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    Sunset Sport is taking on the distribution in France of...

    2015-09-30T00:00:00Z

    Sunset Sport is taking on the distribution in France of SIC, a 10-year-old Hawaiian brand of stand-up paddle boards that was recently named Brand of the Year by SUP Connect. Sunset Sport already distributed the wetsuits of Mormaii, Elan's skis and snowboards, Colmar's clothing and Uvex' sports glasses, ski goggles ...

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    Bergans of Norway has announced a change in its Swiss...

    2015-09-30T00:00:00Z

    Bergans of Norway has announced a change in its Swiss distribution, which has been handled so far by its Germany subsidiary Hamburg. Effective Nov. 1, Ace Alpine & Climbing Equipment will be in charge of distribution. The pre-orders for summer 2016 will still be taken care of by the German ...

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    Precor, part of Amer Sports, and Mad Dogg Athletics, the...

    2015-09-21T00:00:00Z

    Precor, part of Amer Sports, and Mad Dogg Athletics, the creators of the spinning indoor cycling program and Spinner line of bikes, have announced an exclusive worldwide distribution agreement under which Precor will assume all commercial Spinner bike production for a brand-new range of Spinner indoor cycling equipment. The financial terms ...

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    Skechers has set up a new sales subsidiary in Panama...

    2015-08-28T00:00:00Z

    Skechers has set up a new sales subsidiary in Panama to oversee more than 30 countries in Latin America including Panama, Peru, Colombia and Costa Rica. It will trade directly in these four markets instead of working with its largest distributor in the region, Dabsan International. The brand will take ...

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    Perry Ellis has signed a license agreement with Tiendas por...

    2015-08-28T00:00:00Z

    Perry Ellis has signed a license agreement with Tiendas por Departamento Ripley in Peru for Gotcha, its skate and surf apparel brand. Gotcha is currently available in Ripley's 27 stores in Peru. Through the new license, plans for the brand now envisage further expansion in Peru as well as expansion ...

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    Sport Finance, the successful French licensee for Kappa and Robe...

    2015-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Sport Finance, the successful French licensee for Kappa and Robe di Kappa, has secured two important new distribution agreements. The company will become the distributor of Prince in France from Sept. 1, fitting in well with its licensing deal for Sergio Tacchini apparel. It will also handle the distribution of ...

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    Dahon, the leading brand of folding bicycles based in the...

    2015-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Dahon, the leading brand of folding bicycles based in the U.S., has established Dahon Europe in Cologne. The subsidiary will be run by the managing director Hans-Joachim Retzlaff, who has been in the bicycle industry for many years. He started in 1997 as marketing manager at Cycleurope and since 2003 ...

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    Shimano and Kryptonite, the creator of the U-lock for bicycles,...

    2015-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Shimano and Kryptonite, the creator of the U-lock for bicycles, have signed an agreement for the distribution of Kryptonite bicycle products in a select group of European countries through the sales offices of Shimano Europe. The deal, effective Sept. 1, will cover France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, Sweden ...