News briefs - Distribution – Page 30

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    Sports-Contacts is widening its mediation services for agents and distributors...

    2013-07-02T00:00:00Z

    Sports-Contacts is widening its mediation services for agents and distributors to Russia. The agency's new partner in the country is Ruslan Ilyin, who has had 12 years of experience in the Russia outdoor industry. He was marketing director of Penta Sport until 2007. He has been acting since as a ...

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    Joma is taking over the distribution of its products in...

    2013-07-02T00:00:00Z

    Joma is taking over the distribution of its products in Portugal. The Spanish brand was previously covering the country through two territorial agents, Fivezone in the south and Masterline in the north. Fivezone is also the local agent for Italy's Legea.

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    The board of Mizuno Corp. decided last week to acquire...

    2013-07-02T00:00:00Z

    The board of Mizuno Corp. decided last week to acquire its long-time distributor in Korea, Duckhwas Sports Co. The Japanese company says that it wants to establish a more solid foundation to better serve customers and enhance its competitive edge in the Korean market by directly controlling marketing and sales ...

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    Anta has announced plans to open stores in the Middle...

    2013-07-02T00:00:00Z

    Anta has announced plans to open stores in the Middle East. Working through Regal International, the Chinese sports brand will distribute its products in the region through multi-brand outlets and a flagship store in Al Quoz, Dubai. Regal International is a joint venture between the Shroff family, which owns the ...

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    D&K Distribution, which took over Conte of Florence last year,...

    2013-07-02T00:00:00Z

    D&K Distribution, which took over Conte of Florence last year, plans to open a total of seven stores in Italy. The expansion plans also extend to foreign countries, according to a report, with Prague coming first in September, followed by locations in Spain and France. The store opening program will ...

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    Rick de Meijer, who spent the last 12 years with Tenson...

    2013-06-21T00:00:00Z

    Rick de Meijer, who spent the last 12 years with Tenson in the Netherlands, has established his own agency to sell Chiemsee, the German action sports brands. The new agency, Global Trademarks, will also offer a lifestyle-oriented range of underwear by Bawbags, a Scottish brand. De Meijer, who has a permanent ...

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    GPG, the French agency of Patrick Genestier, has become the...

    2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

    GPG, the French agency of Patrick Genestier, has become the general agent of Diadora in France for all its product categories excluding football, where the Italian brand will continue to work directly with key accounts such as Intersport. For other products, such as its active lifestyle range, Diadora had been ...

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    Zopfi Sustainable Business Development, the new Dutch company recently founded...

    2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

    Zopfi Sustainable Business Development, the new Dutch company recently founded by John and Rob Zopfi, is going to introduce Houdini in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, starting with the spring/summer 2014 season. As reported, John Zopfi build up Patagonia's sales in northern Europe and then acted as sales director of ...

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    Reydon Sports, a big British wholesaler, has agreed to distribute...

    2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

    Reydon Sports, a big British wholesaler, has agreed to distribute Li-Ning's products in the U.K. and Ireland. The Chinese brand is now featured in Reydon's latest product catalog, which has just come out with a new look. Reydon guarantees shipment of all the products in the catalog within 48 hours ...

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    Peter Jørgensen, who runs a Danish distribution company, Sports Connection,...

    2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

    Peter Jørgensen, who runs a Danish distribution company, Sports Connection, has been elected president of the Danish shoe industry association, which has changed its name from Danmarks Skoleverandør Forening to Skobranchen.dk. The association represents 40 suppliers, including Ecco. Sports Connection is currently the distributor of Skechers and other brands in ...

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    A Danish distributor with an original name, The Good Karma...

    2013-05-15T00:00:00Z

    A Danish distributor with an original name, The Good Karma Company, has expanded to Sweden, according to Sportfack. As a result, six new sports brands already sold in Denmark are now available on the Swedish market: Skora, Ashmei, Ultraspire, Klymit, Montbell and OMM. They are all known for their lightweight ...

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    Vitalnutritech is the new distributor in Spain and Andorra for...

    2013-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Vitalnutritech is the new distributor in Spain and Andorra for Bollé and Cébé, the two sports eyewear brands of Bushnell, for sale in specialty bike shops. Based in Barcelona, the company imports and distributes products for cycling, triathlon, fitness and swimming and offers them also on its website.

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    Norway's Wenaas Sport og Fritid, a distributor of Diadora, Dunlop,...

    2013-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Norway's Wenaas Sport og Fritid, a distributor of Diadora, Dunlop, Camelbak, Julbo and other sports brands, will take over the distribution of the football collection of Reusch in Sweden. The company already distributes the German brand's winter sports and football collections in Norway, and took on the distribution of its ...

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    Joma is moving into the Argentinian market through a licensing...

    2013-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Joma is moving into the Argentinian market through a licensing agreement with KA Argentina, a company that was previously the licensee for the Kappa and Robe di Kappa brands. According to the local press, the Argentinian company will invest $15 million into a new factory that will manufacture sports shoes ...

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    Easton-Bell Sports has signed up Zyro as exclusive distributor for...

    2013-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Easton-Bell Sports has signed up Zyro as exclusive distributor for the U.K. and Ireland of the company's Bell, Blackburn, Easton and Giro lines of cycling components and accessories, starting July. Another U.K. distributor, Madison, had been selling Giro, Bell and Blackburn for more than 25 years, while Extra UK had ...

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    Speedo International has appointed the German and Austrian sales subsidiaries...

    2013-03-28T00:00:00Z

    Speedo International has appointed the German and Austrian sales subsidiaries of Oberalp to be the new distributors for the swimwear brand in those two countries. The decision came after a mutual agreement between Speedo and Action Sports, which has been the distributor in these two countries for some time. Better ...

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    Cambuci, the Brazilian group that owns the Penalty brand of...

    2013-03-28T00:00:00Z

    Cambuci, the Brazilian group that owns the Penalty brand of football and futsal products, has decided to shut down its Spanish subsidiary, Penalty Iberia, after three years of investments and operations. A big Spanish distribution company, Jorcani Sports, is taking over the distribution of the brand in the region. With ...

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    Skitrab has come to Sweden. The official launch of the...

    2013-03-28T00:00:00Z

    Skitrab has come to Sweden. The official launch of the Italian ski brand into the Swedish ski market will take place during the 2013/14 winter season, but a stealth launch has already occurred. Gröndals Sports will be the distributor of this brand of cross-country and touring skis, helmets, poles and ...

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    The German-based company Schanner has taken on the distribution of...

    2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

    The German-based company Schanner has taken on the distribution of Head skates for Germany, Austria and Italy. In charge of sales is Marc Meier, who is both owner and managing director of Schanner, a company specializing in ice hockey. It distributes Bauer in the same countries and will sell ice ...

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    Snowgoose has become the distributor of Trespass in the Netherlands....

    2013-02-13T00:00:00Z

    Snowgoose has become the distributor of Trespass in the Netherlands. The company, headed by Marcel Koomen, is strongly established in the outdoor and ski markets as the former Dutch distributor of Haglöfs, La Sportiva and Dale of Norway, among others. Snowgoose temporarily halted its activities two years ago, when Haglöfs ...