News briefs - Distribution – Page 38
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Sportzun, the Spanish distributor of O’Neill, has further extended the...
Sportzun, the Spanish distributor of O’Neill, has further extended the territory of its contract to Portugal. The Spanish company got the distribution of O’Neill in Italy one year ago, replacing a former distributor, Sport Factory, which is now in liquidation. This followed the death one year earlier of Sport Factory’s ...
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Swix Sport USA will be the new exclusive distributor of...
Swix Sport USA will be the new exclusive distributor of Uvex winter sports products in the U.S., starting Aug. 1. Uvex snow sport helmets, goggles and sunglasses will ship out of Swix’ warehouse in Massachusetts. Swix Sports USA is a subsidiary of Swix Sport of Norway.
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Champion Products Europe has signed a 10-year exclusive distribution and...
Champion Products Europe has signed a 10-year exclusive distribution and licensing deal with Unlimited Sports Group (USG) for the Champion brand in the Benelux countries. The deal with this large Dutch-based company starts next Jan. 1 and runs through December 2020. The contract has some similarities with the one that ...
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Rocky Brands recently appointed Garlands as its new distributor for...
Rocky Brands recently appointed Garlands as its new distributor for the U.K. and Ireland. Targeting mainly the hunting boot market, the American company previously signed a multi-year distribution agreement with Normark, Diamant and Tigar for other parts of Europe. Normark, the Finnish company behind Rapala, has extended its territory to ...
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Bonvita, the Danish-based distributor of K-Swiss, Vans, Merrell, Wolverine boots,...
Bonvita, the Danish-based distributor of K-Swiss, Vans, Merrell, Wolverine boots, Patagonia footwear and other lines, has added the distribution of various brands of Stride Rite Corporation for all the Nordic countries. It will sell Keds, Pro-Keds and Sperry Topsider footwear in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland. The company has a ...
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Descente, the Japanese maker of sportswear and distributor of other...
Descente, the Japanese maker of sportswear and distributor of other sports brands, reported net income up by 8 percent to ¥2.2 billion (€16.6m-$23.2m) for the fiscal year ended Mar. 31 despite a 5 percent decline in annual sales to ¥77.1 billion (€582.4m-$813.1m). The company is forecasting a 9 percent decline ...
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Crocs is shutting down its distribution center in Colorado in...
Crocs is shutting down its distribution center in Colorado in July and will move all those functions to a larger, contracted facility in Los Angeles. Thirty-seven employees in distribution will lose their jobs. Crocs is trying to reduce its warehouse space by 50 percent to save money, and will do ...
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Hi-Tec has teamed up with a dedicated U.S. distributor, Izzo...
Hi-Tec has teamed up with a dedicated U.S. distributor, Izzo Golf, to sell its golf footwear range in the country. Izzo Golf has started selling a limited range for 2009 and starting at the end of June it will offer the full range for next year. Hi-Tec’s golf products were ...
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Sunderland Golf, which previously shared the distribution in Spain with...
Sunderland Golf, which previously shared the distribution in Spain with Lyle & Scott, is re-entering the market after a long absence through a new distributor, Carser Sports, which also represents Backtee, Golf Copenhagen, Sky Caddie and La Jolla. Sunderland has also appointed a distributor for Portugal, Impossivel Companhia de Trading, ...
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Oberalp, the new distributor of Speedo in Italy, is organizing...
Oberalp, the new distributor of Speedo in Italy, is organizing an unusual promotion around Filippo Magnini, an Italian free-style champion whom it is sponsoring, in connection with the world championships scheduled to be held in Rome from next July 18. Since April 1, customers visiting 250 selected stores or 50 ...
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Nike has extended its distribution contract with Elmec Sport for...
Nike has extended its distribution contract with Elmec Sport for Romania and Bulgaria until May 2011. According to a report in the Romanian press, the Nike brand generated sales of €10.6 million in Romania and €5 million in Bulgaria last year.
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JO Sport has taken over Swedish sales and distribution for...
JO Sport has taken over Swedish sales and distribution for Bexsport, which covers game sports such as boules, darts and kubb – a particular Swedish form of cricket. Bex Sport is the biggest supplier of games and toys in the country. JO Sport feels it does well to broaden its ...
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Coleman EMEA, the French-based distribution company for Europe, the Middle...
Coleman EMEA, the French-based distribution company for Europe, the Middle East and Africa for Coleman, Camping Gaz and Sevylor, has appointed Thomas Seifert new president. Seifert served for Braun, Gillette’s subsidiary for household electric goods. Coleman continues the integration of the recently acquired Sevylor brand, a manufacturer of rubber boats: ...
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Action Sports, the German distributor of Speedo and Levi’s Footwear,...
Action Sports, the German distributor of Speedo and Levi’s Footwear, has taken on distribution of The Mobile Society, a local brand for functional underwear. The Mobile Society was recently created by Thomas Essers, who became famous as Falke’s inventor of socks designed individually for left and right feet.
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TKC Sales, the U.K. distributor of Lowa, has added Silkbody,...
TKC Sales, the U.K. distributor of Lowa, has added Silkbody, the New Zealand brand for silk-based first layers, to its portfolio. Previously, the Kiwis had picked Artisport for its distribution in the Benelux countries as well as Klaus-Peter Klaus for Germany.
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Garlando points out that it has renewed its Italian distribution...
Garlando points out that it has renewed its Italian distribution contract with Stiga for all of 2009, and that its new contract with Kettler for table tennis and fitness equipment has not been finalized.
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Lafuma has taken over the distribution of Eider in Italy...
Lafuma has taken over the distribution of Eider in Italy and Germany.
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Crocs has told its distributors that they are welcome to...
Crocs has told its distributors that they are welcome to continue enforcing intellectual property rights of the shoes, but that it will stop doing so in all distributor regions effective Feb. 1. The company is planning to downsize and can no longer afford the expenses associated with enforcement in distributor ...
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Berghaus has inked a new distribution deal for the Netherlands,...
Berghaus has inked a new distribution deal for the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, effective from the beginning of this year. The former distributor, LV Equipment, headed by Leen Vroegrop, now puts its focus on distributing to the military. The Pentland brand will continue to work with LV in terms of ...
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As the distributorship of Wilson products on the Norwegian market...
As the distributorship of Wilson products on the Norwegian market is handed over to Amer Sports at the start of 2009, Torinor Sport, its former distributor, is looking to fill a gaping hole in its business. In 2008, sales of Wilson-related products generated 15 million Norwegian kronor (€1.64m-$2.17m) for the ...
