All Distribution articles – Page 30
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A Spanish distributor, Sporttotal, is taking on the distribution of...
A Spanish distributor, Sporttotal, is taking on the distribution of Altra Running in Spain. It is calling on specialty retailers and the press to participate in testing days in Barcelona and Madrid this week to demonstrate the features of its footwear line.
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Ruffwear, the U.S. specialty brand of dog gear for outdoor...
Ruffwear, the U.S. specialty brand of dog gear for outdoor purposes, has handed over its distribution in the Italian market to Accapi Group, its current distributor for the U.K. and other European countries. Accapi is based in Britain, but will be represented in Italy by Massimo Pinarelli. Accapi distributes other ...
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Schöffel, the German marketer of snow and outdoor apparel, is...
Schöffel, the German marketer of snow and outdoor apparel, is about to enter the Japanese market. The company, which is already selling its products directly in South Korea and Taiwan, has signed a distribution and licensing deal with Osaka-based SSK Corporation. SSK has been a family-run firm for seven decades ...
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Garmont has set up a North American subsidiary, located in...
Garmont has set up a North American subsidiary, located in New Hampshire. The Italian company, which was recently bailed out by Pierangelo Bressan, had a North American subsidiary before in Portland, Oregon, but closed it down at the end of 2012 after selling its ski boot business to Scott Sports ...
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Columbia Sportswear has adopted Centerstone Technologies' Ivendix online B2B platform...
Columbia Sportswear has adopted Centerstone Technologies' Ivendix online B2B platform to service its European dealers with its Columbia, Sorel and Mountain Hardwear brands. The new platform will be launched with the spring/summer 2015 reorder season. With more than 35,000 users, Centerstone claims that its secure, multi-lingual, multi-currency ordering platform is ...
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Keen Footwear is shifting the distribution in Switzerland from Montana...
Keen Footwear is shifting the distribution in Switzerland from Montana Sport to Chris Sports
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Megasport is taking on the distribution in Spain of LifeStraw,...
Megasport is taking on the distribution in Spain of LifeStraw, the water purification technology of Vestergaard
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Asics's French subsidiary is taking over the distribution of Haglöfs...
Asics's French subsidiary is taking over the distribution of Haglöfs in France from a distributor, Nord Ouest, after delivery of the spring/summer 2015 collection. The move is a logical step for the brand as they now have common ownership ?now share owners /owner. It comes after the opening of a ...
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Sanuk has appointed Holysport as the exclusive distributor of the...
Sanuk has appointed Holysport as the exclusive distributor of the brand in Benelux, France and the U.K. starting in spring 2015. Based in Cornwall, U.K., Holysport specializes in distribution across Europe for the surf, skate, snow and lifestyle markets. Sanuk, founded by southern Californian native and surfer Jeff Kelley, was ...
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For the first time, Jack Wolfskin will be represented in...
For the first time, Jack Wolfskin will be represented in the important Norwegian market, starting with the spring/summer 2015 season. The German brand has not focused seriously on the Norwegian market in the past, but has now partnered with a local agent, Jawo AS. The company, which has its own ...
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GSI Outdoors, the U.S. company specializing in outdoor cookware, has...
GSI Outdoors, the U.S. company specializing in outdoor cookware, has made several adjustments to its European distribution in the last months. It sealed an agreement with Venta Sport in Germany, starting from the beginning of 2015 and replacing a partnership with Relags, a big trading company. Venta Sport, which already ...
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Fjällräven, the Swedish outdoor brand, continues to make rapid strides...
Fjällräven, the Swedish outdoor brand, continues to make rapid strides in the U.S. market, with multiple store openings and a thriving wholesale business. The brand's U.S. turnover is set to increase more than four-fold this year. Its wholesale account base has increased by 20 percent and it has already opened ...
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UV-Buddy has secured an agreement for Ed & Phil Active...
UV-Buddy has secured an agreement for Ed & Phil Active to distribute its UV-sensitive bracelets in the U.K. Cornwall-based UV-Buddy produces a selection of reactive jewelry and accessories that warn people out in the sun when they are being exposed to high levels of UV. Bracelets are designed with beads ...
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Timbuk2 has appointed a Norwegian company, Tre Pluss, as its...
Timbuk2 has appointed a Norwegian company, Tre Pluss, as its distributor for the Nordic countries plus the U.K. and Germany. Tre Pluss will start distributing the products of this American supplier of backpacks, messenger bags, travel bags and other accessories this autumn and will be opening some brand stores in ...
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MGM, which took over Kayland from Novation in the past...
MGM, which took over Kayland from Novation in the past year, has developed five styles of soft-heel shoes specifically for the English market. The company has decided to upgrade the Kayland brand, using only Gore-Tex membranes and Vibram outsoles, and to produce the whole collection in Italy or Romania. Some ...
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Meindl, the German footwear manufacturer, has a new set-up for...
Meindl, the German footwear manufacturer, has a new set-up for the distribution of its range in China. Kailas, one of the leading domestic outdoor brands in the country, will continue to take care of Meindl's technical hiking, trekking and mountaineering lines. Under the helm of Kailas, Meindl's functional gear is ...
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Viking Fottoy, the Norwegian producer of Gore-Tex boots and shoes,...
Viking Fottoy, the Norwegian producer of Gore-Tex boots and shoes, is looking for suitable distribution in North America after settling trademark disputes with companies in the U.S. and Canada that have been using the Viking brand name for other types of shoes. The U.S. company, Alliance Mercantile, is going ...
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Ferrino moved to a stand with a better location at...
Ferrino moved to a stand with a better location at last month's OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen. The move followed the signing of a contact with a new agency for the German market, HMWHV, which had been working for ten years with Gelert, the British producers of tents and sleeping bags ...
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Sea to Summit, the Australian company of outdoor equipment and...
Sea to Summit, the Australian company of outdoor equipment and accessories, has taken on the distribution of Smartwool, the Timberland-affiliated brand of merino socks and garments, for China. At Asia Outdoor, it was said that its former distributor Hill Rock, a major retailer and distributor from Hong Kong, wanted to ...
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Instead of serving the Asian markets from one centralized office,...
Instead of serving the Asian markets from one centralized office, Primaloft has decided to use agencies to ensure distribution in the various markets of the Far East and Oceania. In Nanjing, the company's managing director for Europe, Jochen Lagemann, who has been appointed head of the Asian operations as well, ...
