News briefs - Distribution – Page 39
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Telemark Sport, the Norwegian distributor of Beerenberg and Fit to...
Telemark Sport, the Norwegian distributor of Beerenberg and Fit to Move ski apparel and equipment brands, was renamed Active Brands at the start of 2009. The company, which aims to grow the Beerenberg brand in Norway, has appointed John Inge Gulikstad, founder of Elite Sport, as head of marketing. The ...
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The construction of Li Ning’s sportswear manufacturing and distribution center...
The construction of Li Ning’s sportswear manufacturing and distribution center will cost 3.2 billion renmimbi (€338.1m-$470.4) and create 20,000 to 30,000 new jobs. The facility will be set up in Jingmen, China, where the average wage of a skilled textile worker is 50 percent lower than in coastal areas. Phase ...
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GSL, the Swedish distributor of Fred Perry, Lotto, Fischer (only...
GSL, the Swedish distributor of Fred Perry, Lotto, Fischer (only for tennis products) and Tecnifibre, will now add Arena to its portfolio. It aims to become leader on the Swedish swimming segment within 3 years, especially since Arena recently signed a 3-year deal with the Swedish swimming federation, which will ...
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Berghaus has rearranged its distribution on the island of Ireland...
Berghaus has rearranged its distribution on the island of Ireland as well as in Hong Kong. While RC Company takes over the British brand’s sales in the Far East, effective as of now, the Pentland brand will sell directly to both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (more in ...
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Neonsun has taken on the Swedish distribution of Elan, the...
Neonsun has taken on the Swedish distribution of Elan, the Slovenian ski brand, from Prestige and will also take over Artec snowboards and Bollé sunglasses and helmets from the company. Neonsun Sweden is a sister company of Neonsun OY, in Finland, which has distributed Elan, Bollé and Artec on the ...
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Garmin will conclude the acquisition of its Swedish distributor, Sportmanship...
Garmin will conclude the acquisition of its Swedish distributor, Sportmanship International, this month, renaming it Garmin Sweden. Negotiations have gone on since October, when the distribution of portable navigation products, Cannon, Humminbird and Minnkot, was first taken over by Garmin from Sportmanship Invest, the former owner of Sportmanship International. Management ...
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Diadora has given the distribution of all its products for...
Diadora has given the distribution of all its products for the Canadian market to an Italian, Toni Incolengo. His company, Logica Sport, has been distributing its cycling products since last June because it specializes in this sector. Located in Montreal, Logica Sport has been selling brands such as Biemme, Eletto ...
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Bios will replace Normark as the Swedish distributor for Vaude,...
Bios will replace Normark as the Swedish distributor for Vaude, the German sports brand, in August 2009. The company already works with Rossignol, Mora of Sweden and Daiwa. It will handle marketing and distribution for Vaude’s mountain sports and bike divisions.
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Sven Sixtensson is Head’s new distributor for tennis products in...
Sven Sixtensson is Head’s new distributor for tennis products in Sweden after a lot of swapping around for the brand over the past years. Sixtensson, who started out at Fischer’s tennis division 20 years ago, is known in the industry. He heads up his own distribution company, Ramverket, where he ...
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Wipeout Distribution, a Swedish distributor in the action sports segment,...
Wipeout Distribution, a Swedish distributor in the action sports segment, has two new brands in its portfolio: Hoven Vision sunglasses and Ninthward skis, both from California. The skis are manufactured by Elan and will be made available at the retail level in Sweden for the coming winter season.
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Scantrade, one of Norway’s biggest sporting goods distributors, wants to...
Scantrade, one of Norway’s biggest sporting goods distributors, wants to scale up its operations on the Scandinavian level, and is taking over distribution for Nordica and Rollerblade in Sweden from Seger United. Scantrade distributes both of these brands in Norway after acquiring Ramo, a Norwegian distributor, last year. It will ...
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A couple of distributors that are strongly involved in the...
A couple of distributors that are strongly involved in the sporting goods sector, Megasport in Spain and Sport Trade in Italy, have started to carry a very successfull brand of street shoes, FitFlop, that competes with Masai Barefoot Technology (MBT) in its claim to improve the wearer’s physical condition through ...
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California-based Camelbak, maker of hydration systems, is changing its distribution...
California-based Camelbak, maker of hydration systems, is changing its distribution system in Germany, France, Italy and Spain. It will have two separate distributors for its products in each country. In Germany, Sport Import will continue selling bicycle-related equipment, while Everest will distribute Camelbak outdoor products. Royal Velo France will remain ...
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Bonvita, a major Danish distributor for footwear, will introduce K-Swiss...
Bonvita, a major Danish distributor for footwear, will introduce K-Swiss and Wolverine to the Swedish market. The K-Swiss brand was distributed in Sweden by various companies up until a few years ago, although it has now disappeared from retail shelves. Bonvita will set up major showrooms in Stockholm and Gothenburg ...
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A Norwegian distributor, Skigutane, has taken over the right to...
A Norwegian distributor, Skigutane, has taken over the right to sell Bula, the Canadian outdoor brand of headgear, in Sweden. It has set up a company-owned structure that will manage distribution, sales and marketing there. Skigutane and Bula have had an agreement since 1988 for the Norwegian market and the ...
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Scan Trade Holding, the large Norwegian distribution company, recently took...
Scan Trade Holding, the large Norwegian distribution company, recently took over the rights to distribute Nordica and Rollerblade in Sweden and Finland from Seger United, which wants to tighten up activity in its New Wave Sports division. Scan Trade will run the business through a new subsidiary, Scan Trade Scandinavia. ...
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Garmin has bought another European distributor, Formar Electronics, which distributed...
Garmin has bought another European distributor, Formar Electronics, which distributed its outdoor recreation and fitness products among others in Belgium and Luxembourg. It will be renamed Garmin Belux and will retain its staff and stay in its offices in Brussels. No financial details were released.
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Silvio Abela’s Adventure Camping Shop has become the distributor of...
Silvio Abela’s Adventure Camping Shop has become the distributor of Petzl in Malta, where the practice of rock climbing is developing rapidly. It has also improved terms of trade with The North Face. The shop is the only real professional outdoor retailer in Malta, where the market is relatively small. ...
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Quiksilver has established a distribution center in Rives, France, near...
Quiksilver has established a distribution center in Rives, France, near Grenoble, to supply goods for Quiksilver and Rossignol stores and franchises, other points of sale and distributors in Europe, Russia and the Middle East. The California-based company is leasing the 18,000-square-meter facility, where about 60,000 items are processed daily; Quiksilver ...
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Alvarez, a major French distributor of bicycle products, has gone...
Alvarez, a major French distributor of bicycle products, has gone into receivership, reportedly because of its inability to pay outstanding debts of €8 million. The company began to suffer financial problems after losing the distributorship of Look and Specialized for France in 2006. It still distributes the products of Campagnolo ...
