News briefs - Distribution – Page 41
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Adidas has acquired the distribution of the Reebok brand in...
Adidas has acquired the distribution of the Reebok brand in Greece from its former importer, RbK Hellas, for an undisclosed amount. Starting on Jan. 1, 2008, Adidas Hellas will take over responsibility for the brand in the country under the management of Alain Brouhart, who is in charge of the ...
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VF Corp. will take over the distribution of The North...
VF Corp. will take over the distribution of The North Face in China from Youngone, effective April 1. VF will also gain control of TNF’s stores in the country. Youngone is credited as having built up the label from nothing in China. Today sales of the brand are reportedly increasing ...
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Trisport AG will put its focus on the distribution of...
Trisport AG will put its focus on the distribution of Kettler and other fitness brands after losing the distributorship of Fila and Lotto to the Swiss market. Lotto will be distributed by Intrade, a company that also distributes Rykä and Etonic, the brand recently acquired by Lotto. Trisport, which formerly ...
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ASICS has taken over the distribution in Brazil from Calçados...
ASICS has taken over the distribution in Brazil from Calçados Azaleia, the large Brazilian footwear company that markets sports shoes under the Olympikus brand name. Based in Sao Paulo, Asics do Brazil reports to Asics America Corp. in the USA. The Brazilian operation is run by Yoshihiro Okada who was ...
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Snow Factory, the new Spanish distributor of K2 skis and...
Snow Factory, the new Spanish distributor of K2 skis and snowboards, is replacing Now as the representative of Eider in Spain.
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Speedo’s distributor in Switzerland, Torau Sport, has opened the first...
Speedo’s distributor in Switzerland, Torau Sport, has opened the first Speedo concept shop in the country, located in the Hallenbad City of Zurich
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Oakley is taking over the distribution in Switzerland from Sevysa...
Oakley is taking over the distribution in Switzerland from Sevysa Sport. It will now be handled by its 6-year-old German subsidiary at Ismaning near Munich, which is also responsible for Austria and Poland. A new Swiss company, Oakley Schweiz, will take care of customer service and warranties under the management ...
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Avance Diffusion of France has completed a distribution agreement with...
Avance Diffusion of France has completed a distribution agreement with Net69SportsCo., a Korean company. The company will distribute Avance Diffusion’s three Degré7 labels - Degré7 Technical, Degré7/Duvillard and Degré7 K and Crossover – in the North American and Korean markets.
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Maxim Ignatiev, who recently sold the distribution of Reebok for...
Maxim Ignatiev, who recently sold the distribution of Reebok for Russia and the CIS countries for Adidas, has a master license with Debenhams for the development of the British banner, in association with other investors. The first Debenhams department store in Russia will open in Moscow next month. While continuing ...
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Robens Sportsweb is taking on the distribution of Storm from...
Robens Sportsweb is taking on the distribution of Storm from the UK.
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Eurolight, distributor of Reusch in the Benelux countries, will be...
Eurolight, distributor of Reusch in the Benelux countries, will be taking over the same task for Germany and the UK at the beginning of next year. These two countries are currently covered respectively by Reusch Germany, based in Metzingen, and by Bob Fiddler, a British sales agent in Cheshire. Eurolight ...
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Speedo has signed a licensing and distribution contract for the...
Speedo has signed a licensing and distribution contract for the Korean market with Basic House, which plans to launch a series of Speedo stand-alone stores in the country from next year. Speedo’s partner in the Philippines, Sprint, has just opened its 18th store under this brand name, while another brand ...
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CORRECTION: Sun & Sand Sports, the distributor of Nike based...
CORRECTION: Sun & Sand Sports, the distributor of Nike based in the United Arab Emirates, operates a total of 38 free-standing stores with a total of about 200,000 square feet, including 9 single-brand Nike stores, 8 Timberland flagship stores and 2 Columbia Sportswear stores. A similar overall surface has been ...
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Boxfresh is looking for distribution in Scandinavia and in other...
Boxfresh is looking for distribution in Scandinavia and in other countries, but will probably end up utilizing synergies with Pentland Group, which recently acquired the British streetwear brand. A promotional collaboration has already taken place with Pentland’s Mitre brand in the UK, offering a total of 100 co-branded Boxfresh/Mitre camouflage ...
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Elmec Sport, the former distributor of Nike in Greece and...
Elmec Sport, the former distributor of Nike in Greece and other neighboring countries, has extended its contract with Nike to import and distribute sportswear in Bulgaria and Romania through May 2009. The former contract was going to expire in May 2007.
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Maxim Ignatiev, who recently sold the distribution of Reebok in...
Maxim Ignatiev, who recently sold the distribution of Reebok in Russia and the other CIS countries to Adidas, is adding two more full-line fitness clubs in St. Petersburg this month and in Moscow in November, building the network to 7 clubs, each with about 3,000 members. Further growth is projected ...
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J. Lindeberg will acquire full control of its distribution in...
J. Lindeberg will acquire full control of its distribution in the USA next July. It will reportedly buy back all the shares it doesn’t own in Triluxe Apparel Group of New York, which currently generates $10 million in annual wholesale turnover with the Swedish brand in the country.
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Distribution has been set up in Ireland for Joma, the...
Distribution has been set up in Ireland for Joma, the Spanish manufacturer of sportswear. The company will be working through retail outlets in the country such as Huey and Henderson, The Beautiful Game, Begley Sports, Sports World and The Soccer Shop. The distributor for Joma in the country will be ...
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In the Czech Republic, VauDe is switching its distribution from...
In the Czech Republic, VauDe is switching its distribution from Vertical to the independent agency of Jesse Guthrie and Anna Gabrikova, increasing its selling capacity in the country. Going forward, all sales and marketing will be conducted by Gabrikova and Guthrie from Prague, offering the whole range of VauDe products, ...
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Puma has taken over the distribution in Canada, retroactively to...
Puma has taken over the distribution in Canada, retroactively to Jan. 1, by acquiring all the assets of ATA Inc. of Montreal, a 32-year-old company which has been its Canadian licensee since July 2000. Separately, Puma has confirmed the nomination of Miguel Andrade as general manager for the European Economic ...