News briefs - Distribution – Page 24

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    After 19 years of collaboration, Zeis Excelsa will stop distributing...

    2015-07-22T00:00:00Z

    After 19 years of collaboration, Zeis Excelsa will stop distributing Merrell in Italy after the end of this year. By then, it will also have closed or converted its six Merrell stores in Italy. The new Italian distributor of the brand will be a company called Premiere Distribution. More on ...

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    Snow Factory is the new distributor for Icebreaker in Spain...

    2015-06-19T00:00:00Z

    Snow Factory is the new distributor for Icebreaker in Spain and Portugal, starting with its spring/summer 2016 collections. Snow Factory is already the Spanish distributor of La Sportiva and other sports brands. Snow Factory has also reached an agreement to distribute the hydration products of Ultimate Direction in Spain and ...

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    Zeis Excelsa, the owner of the Virtus Palestre brand, has...

    2015-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Zeis Excelsa, the owner of the Virtus Palestre brand, has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with A Moda for the production and distribution of the brand's apparel and accessories. Along with the development of the men's, women's and children's collections, the three-year worldwide agreement also provides for the repositioning of ...

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    Shiner, the U.K.-based skate specialist, has taken over the distribution...

    2015-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Shiner, the U.K.-based skate specialist, has taken over the distribution of Pro-Tec's skate and bike protective gear for Europe. Known especially for its helmets, Pro-Tec was founded in 1973. As reported in Boardsportsource, it was acquired in late 2012 by DYE Precision, a company based in San Diego, which began ...

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    Footbalance has signed a distribution agreement with Hickory Brands for...

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Footbalance has signed a distribution agreement with Hickory Brands for the U.S. market, effective April 2. Headquartered in Vantaa, Finland, the FootBalance store concept is based on providing comprehensive foot-analysis and individually molded insoles made directly on-site. Hickory Brands will represent FootBalance's in-store concepts for 100% custominsoles and sandals as ...

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    Sports Direct International (SDI), the leading British sports retailer and...

    2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Sports Direct International (SDI), the leading British sports retailer and wholesaler, is to launch a range of apparel under the Tony Hawk brand online and its own stores around Europe later this year, under a licensing agreement with Cherokee Global Brands, the owner of the label. The range is named ...

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    Arnold Sports is taking over the distribution of Skins compression...

    2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Arnold Sports is taking over the distribution of Skins compression garments in Germany and Austria, starting this month. The Swiss-Australian brand was previously handling these territories directly, but apparently with a concentration on the southern part of Germany. Thomas Hieble, European export manager of Skins, will continue to coordinate distributors ...

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    Tifosi Optics, the American producer of sports eyewear, has hired...

    2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Tifosi Optics, the American producer of sports eyewear, has hired a Dutch company, Kruitbosch, to be its exclusive distributor for the Benelux countries, Kruitbosch has been a major supplier and distributor of bicycles, parts and accessories to bike specialty shops in the Benelux countries. Specializing in cycling, running and other ...

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    Nike is reportedly planning to open its first European women's...

    2015-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Nike is reportedly planning to open its first European women's store on King's Road, in the Chelsea district of London, by May. A Nike spokesman would not comment on the report. The Swoosh already opened two women's stand-alone stores late last year, one in Newport Beach, California, and the other ...

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    Courir, the athletic footwear chain of the Go Sport Group,...

    2015-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Courir, the athletic footwear chain of the Go Sport Group, plans to open its first women-only store on Feb. 28. Called CLa Boutique and located at 110, rue de Rennes in Paris, it will the biggest store in France for women's sneakers and sports shoes, offering 300 different models, says ...

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    Courir will boost its network of 160 stores with the...

    2015-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Courir will boost its network of 160 stores with the acquisition of 18 of the 136 French Bata stores that have been auctioned by a French court following the insolvency of Bata France. The court accepted the offer made by François Le Ménahèze, who acted as chief executive of Bata ...

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    Asics started sales of its products in India from the...

    2015-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Asics started sales of its products in India from the beginning of this year, through a subsidiary it opened in April 2012 to provide marketing support to its distributor, the Reliance Retail, which sold Asics through its Footprint stores and at wholesale. Rajat Khurana, director of Asics India, told Indian ...

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    Erima, the German brand of team sports, tennis and running...

    2015-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Erima, the German brand of team sports, tennis and running gear, has revamped its German website entirely. A new feature is the company's corporate online store. In an effort to appease its retail customers, Erima said that the existing team sports retailers remain the most important distribution channel, but the ...

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    Röjk, a small Swedish outdoor and lifestyle brand, plans to...

    2015-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Röjk, a small Swedish outdoor and lifestyle brand, plans to open a pop-up store in the French ski resort town of Val d'Isère. The company, founded only four years ago, managed to find a small retail space in a popular location, right on the town square. It will open for ...

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    Sport Partner reports that Regatta is closing its subsidiary in...

    2015-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Sport Partner reports that Regatta is closing its subsidiary in the Netherlands and that distribution of the Regatta and Dare2B brands is to be handled from the start of May by Corvus Sports. This is a new agency formed by Erik Kray, who has been the Dutch country manager for ...

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    Wigwam, the U.S. specialty socks brand, has appointed a distributor...

    2015-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Wigwam, the U.S. specialty socks brand, has appointed a distributor for the Polish market, Portal Gorski, which also distributes the British brands Rab and Kozi Kidz, the marketer of specialty outdoor and snow apparel for children. Wigwam has been distributed in Europe, since last year, by Hej International, a U.K.-based ...

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    Millet will inaugurate a new store concept in the French...

    2015-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Millet will inaugurate a new store concept in the French resort of Chamonix on Feb. 27. It will be deployed in the course of this year at shop-in-shops all over Europe, notably at Alpisport in Namur, Belgium; at El Corte Inglés in Barcelona; at Alpi Trail in Puidoux, Switzerland; and ...

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    Thule Group has inaugurated a big new distribution center in...

    2015-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Thule Group has inaugurated a big new distribution center in Poland to service customers in Central and Eastern Europe as well as Russia and Scandinavia. The new center, which has involved investments of 65 million Swedish kronor (€6.9m-$7.8m) is located at Huta, in western Poland, where the group has operated ...

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    Tittallon, a highly technical and colorful Chinese brand of ski...

    2015-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Tittallon, a highly technical and colorful Chinese brand of ski and outdoor clothing, has started to be sold in about 40 stores in Germany and other parts of Europe, according to the European distributor of the brand, Conel. It has recruited agents in Germany and distributors for the Czech Republic ...

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    Several media reports indicate that 361 Degrees, the Chinese sports...

    2015-01-16T00:00:00Z

    Several media reports indicate that 361 Degrees, the Chinese sports brand, is preparing to move into European markets this year. The company already made hefty investments last year to start distribution in Brazil and the U.S., where it even opened a subsidiary run by seasoned executives. 361 Degrees, the fourth-largest ...