All Distribution articles – Page 23
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Vario Sport has just purchased all shares of Ullfrotté Original,...
Vario Sport has just purchased all shares of Ullfrotté Original, which is the Norwegian distributor of two Swedish brands, Woolpower and Gränfors Bruk. According to Ullfrotté's chief executive, John Sveen, the acquisition is the result of a long and thorough process, with both companies having had the need for a ...
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Gregory Mountain has a new agent for the Spanish outdoor...
Gregory Mountain has a new agent for the Spanish outdoor retail channel, starting with the autumn/winter 2018/19 season, taking the place of Climb Tools. It's Fermun Sports, the agency of Josep Muntal, which already took on recently the representation of Dachstein in the country. Its brand portfolio already includes Guidetti's ...
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Blackyak has reorganized its sales in Germany, adding three agencies...
Blackyak has reorganized its sales in Germany, adding three agencies to cover the country. This comes just a few weeks after the appointment of Harald Siebold as European sales director. The German market was previously covered by the Blackyak team in Munich, with Marcus Ehlig as sales manager for Germany ...
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The Katadyn Group has transferred the distribution of its own...
The Katadyn Group has transferred the distribution of its own outdoor brands in Switzerland to Naturzone, starting on Jan. 1. The brands are Katadyn, Trek'n Eat, SteriPen, Micropur and Optimus. Naturzone is also taking over the Swiss distribution of Aku, Deejo, Teko, Klean Kanteen and Opinel, which was previously handled ...
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Sport Partner reports that C.J. Agencies is taking over the...
Sport Partner reports that C.J. Agencies is taking over the distribution of the Prana brand in the Benelux countries. The publication adds that the transition has been arranged on friendly terms with Essential Basics, which previously handled sales of the yoga and outdoor apparel brand owned by the Columbia Sportswear ...
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Blackyak has reorganized its sales in Germany, adding three agencies...
Blackyak has reorganized its sales in Germany, adding three agencies to cover the country. This comes just a few weeks after the appointment of Harald Siebold as European sales director. The German market was previously covered by the Blackyak team in Munich, with Marcus Ehlig as sales manager for Germany ...
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Garmont International has teamed up with AC Agency for its...
Garmont International has teamed up with AC Agency for its distribution in France. The Italian outdoor footwear brand was previously sold in the country by Nord Ouest, an outdoor distribution company selling brands such as Eagle Creek, Pieps, Klean Kanteen, Mountain Equipment and others. Last year Nord Ouest acquired a ...
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Haglöfs has opened new showrooms in Neuss, Germany and Salzburg,...
Haglöfs has opened new showrooms in Neuss, Germany and Salzburg, Austria
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Live to Play Sports is the new Canadian distributor...
Live to Play Sports is the new Canadian distributor of Five Ten for bike and climbing products
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Snow Factory, a Barcelona-based distribution firm selling brands such as...
Snow Factory, a Barcelona-based distribution firm selling brands such as La Sportiva, Icebreaker and Zoggs, has sealed a partnership with Ferrino to sell the Italian brand of backpacks in Spain, Portugal and Andorra from September 2018. Ferrino is currently sold in Spain by Vertical, another Spanish distribution company that deals ...
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Naglev, the new Italian brand formed by Achille Morlin and...
Naglev, the new Italian brand formed by Achille Morlin and his daughter Elettra, has received its first order from a Korean distributor, which also represents Stanley, for an initial lot of 500 pairs of its sustainable shoes. Achille Morlin, the former owner of Garmont, is handling its production in China. ...
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Naturzone Outdoor Equipment has taken over the distribution in Switzerland...
Naturzone Outdoor Equipment has taken over the distribution in Switzerland for Klean Kanteen from Katadyn, starting on Nov. 1. Naturzone also distributes brands such as Aku, Light My Fire, Lundhags, Opinel, Sealskinz and Stanley.
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Dac Sport Import will handle the distribution in Switzerland of...
Dac Sport Import will handle the distribution in Switzerland of the brands previously represented by another distributor, Sport Concept, following a merger of the two companies. Founded in 1985, Sport Concept has been until recently the Swiss distributor of Hestra, Montura, Timbuk2 and other brands. It lost the distribution of ...
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Waka Waka, a young Dutch brand of solar power chargers...
Waka Waka, a young Dutch brand of solar power chargers and power banks that wants to expand in the outdoor sector, has hired an agent for the German, Austrian and Swiss markets, Arne Pelzer. The 49-year-old set up his own agency in 2015 after working in sales and the retail ...
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Kamik has appointed a new distributor for the U.K. and...
Kamik has appointed a new distributor for the U.K. and Ireland, starting this past Sept. 1. It's The Outside Resource Company, a company run by Peter Rostron, who has spent more than 30 years in the outdoor, snow sports and lifestyle markets. His career includes roles as U.K. managing director ...
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Sport Partner reports that Fenix Outdoor International is restructuring its...
Sport Partner reports that Fenix Outdoor International is restructuring its sales organization in the Benelux countries. Sales of the Fjällräven, Primus and Brunton brands are currently handled by Fjällräven Netherlands, while the company has a separate sales structure for the Hanwag footwear brand. But from next year, the sales organization ...
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CMD Sport reports that Berg Outdoor has developed a range...
CMD Sport reports that Berg Outdoor has developed a range of technical mountain sports products to increase sales to specialist retailers around Europe. Berg Outdoor is a brand from Porto that belongs to Sonae Group, owner of the Sport Zone chain of sporting goods stores. Until a few years ago, ...
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Garmont International has opened its first flagship store. Locatated on...
Garmont International has opened its first flagship store. Locatated on via Vicenza at Vedelago, about 200 meters off from its head office, it features a digital space where consumers orders can be placed for products that are not available in the store. A full-fledged web store will be opened soon.
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Isbjörn of Sweden, which makes outdoor clothing for children, has...
Isbjörn of Sweden, which makes outdoor clothing for children, has plans to grow in Norway. The brand, which has been selling its products in the country primarily through children's shops, has reached an agreement with Gresvig, the big retailer that franchises the Intersport and G-Sport banners. Reportedly, the company plans ...
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Active Dogs, a Russian retailer that has been selling the...
Active Dogs, a Russian retailer that has been selling the Ruffwear brand since 2013, has agreed to manage the distribution for the U.S. brand of active dog gear in Russia. Alexander Grinev, Sofia Grineva and the team around the Moscow-based company are to build and support a network of Ruffwear ...
