News briefs - Distribution – Page 26
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Bernd Hummel, the licensee for KangaROOS in Germany and many...
Bernd Hummel, the licensee for KangaROOS in Germany and many other European countries, has a new distributor in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Since July, Urban Shoes has been working as sales agent for the brand with some retailers and as distributor for other accounts. In the U.K., Bernd Hummel ...
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Martes Sport, the Polish distribution and retail group, has expanded...
Martes Sport, the Polish distribution and retail group, has expanded its licensing and distribution agreement with Hi-Tec Sports to 19 countries around Eastern Europe. While it previously covered Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and the Ukraine, another 15 countries were added, from the Baltics to the former Yugoslav republics, Bulgaria, ...
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Mountain Force, the Swiss brand of higher-end snow and outdoor...
Mountain Force, the Swiss brand of higher-end snow and outdoor wear, has founded a sales subsidiary for the Austrian market. Mountain Force Austria will be led by Bent Jensen as managing director from Aug. 1. The Dane has worked as a sales representative in Austria for Peak Performance for over ...
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The French office of L-Fashion Group is taking over the...
The French office of L-Fashion Group is taking over the distribution of Luhta and Li Ning in Belgium. The two brands were previously handled by a Belgian agent, G-Force, which will continue to take care of another brand of the Finnish sports apparel group, Icepeak.
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As previously reported, Fros International is losing the distribution of...
As previously reported, Fros International is losing the distribution of Berghaus in the Benelux countries but is taking on the distribution of the lifestyle collection of Aigle in Belgium. In contrast with a previous report, Fros is the new agent for Havaianas in the Netherlands. It is not acting as ...
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Jorcani Sports will act as the new distributor for Fila...
Jorcani Sports will act as the new distributor for Fila in Spain and Andorra, filling a relative void in the market that has lasted for two years. The Spanish company, which represents other important sports brands, plans to stay away from the mass market, concentrating on the sporting goods and ...
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Trere, the Italian company that has the license for the...
Trere, the Italian company that has the license for the X-Bionic and X-Socks lines, will take over their distribution in Germany from March 2015. Its German subsidiary, Tre Vertrieb, has already started taking orders for the spring/summer 2015 season. The two lines have been distributed by Lowa in Germany until ...
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Fros International is going to stop acting as Berghaus' distributor...
Fros International is going to stop acting as Berghaus' distributor in the Benelux countries at the end of the year, as the outdoor brand is going to sell directly in the country (more on Berghaus and its merger with Brasher in The Outdoor Industry Compass). However, Fros will be taking ...
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Duca del Cosma, Italian brand of golf apparel and shoes,...
Duca del Cosma, Italian brand of golf apparel and shoes, is launching its first online store at ducadelcomso.com. After ten years of selling its products in 35 different markets, Duca del Cosma decided to start selling online, first in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands. The website will be available in ...
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Future Brands, a subsidiary of the Indian-based Batra Group, has...
Future Brands, a subsidiary of the Indian-based Batra Group, has signed a licensing agreement with Lotto Sport Italia for the U.K. and Ireland, where the Italian company has been selling its products directly recently. The agreement takes effect with orders for the spring/summer 2015 collections. Until a few years ago, ...
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Shimano has announced that it will start its own office...
Shimano has announced that it will start its own office for bikes in Italy as of July 1. The move will put to an end its collaboration with M.I.C. and Amedeo Colombo for the sales of bike parts in Italy, which had lasted since 1979. Shimano Europe has a long ...
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AL&SA (Anthony L&S Athletics), in partnership with Samsung North America,...
AL&SA (Anthony L&S Athletics), in partnership with Samsung North America, has announced a new agreement with Symphony Holdings that grants AL&SA an exclusive perpetual license for Pony in North America. Pony was founded in Manhattan in 1972 by Uruguay-born entrepreneur Roberto Muller. After repeated changes of ownership in the last ...
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VF Corporation has opened a new distribution center in Kunshan,...
VF Corporation has opened a new distribution center in Kunshan, China, that will handle 30 million units of products annually and employ nearly 400 people. The new 85,000-square-meter facility represented an investment of more than $60 million, representing VF's largest infrastructure investment in China to date. In 2013, VF's total revenues ...
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The parent company of Supra footwear, One Distribution, has relocated...
The parent company of Supra footwear, One Distribution, has relocated its European office from the Basque coast of France to Barcelona, occupying a newly designed, 1,000-square-meter building in the Poblenou area of the city. The company has also signed a contract with Blue Distribution of Italy for the Greek market.
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On has appointed Richard Burney, formerly with Adidas and Sweatshop,...
On has appointed Richard Burney, formerly with Adidas and Sweatshop, as U.K. sales director. The Swiss brand of performance running shoes was previously working in the market through a distributor, Fit Brands.
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A British bank, Craven House Capital, has bought a 49...
A British bank, Craven House Capital, has bought a 49 percent stake in The Bicycle Company (TBC), the exclusive South African distributor of Trek bicycles and Craft outdoor clothing, with cash and shares. The new owners hope that TBC will attract other brands that wish to enter the South African ...
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Sympatex set up a new sales office in Boras near...
Sympatex set up a new sales office in Boras near Goteborg in Sweden on April 1. For 2014, the German company plans to develop its business in Scandinavia, Korea, China and Taiwan. In October, Sympatex set up a new subsidiary in Seoul in Korea, where currently 10 people are employed. ...
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Direct Golf UK is investing in new storage and distribution...
Direct Golf UK is investing in new storage and distribution systems. The Yorkshire-based specialist golf retailer has outgrown its existing home in an old textile mill in Huddersfield and has joined forces with Mosaic Fulfilment Solutions (MFS) to move its outdated storage and distribution center to Wetherby. MFS will provide ...
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Under Armour is launching its products in Brazil, starting with...
Under Armour is launching its products in Brazil, starting with training and running apparel and footwear and some other sports-specific collections. They are being made available to the public through the Netshoes website and more than 70 other physical and online stores including those of Centauro, Paquetà. The Brazilian office, ...
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Sports Connection, the Danish distributor of Skechers, which took over...
Sports Connection, the Danish distributor of Skechers, which took over the distribution of the brand in Sweden from Sportmarket in 2006, has created a Performance Division for the brand in Sweden, with a dedicated sales force for technical running and fitness. An intensive Skechers Performance marketing campaign will be running ...
