All Distribution articles – Page 31
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Footbalance, the Finnish brand for molded insoles and computer-aided analysis...
Footbalance, the Finnish brand for molded insoles and computer-aided analysis tools, has just started to sell in the Chinese market through a local distributor. The deal was signed with Mile Technology last October. At Ispo Beijing in February Footbalance set up an agreement with Tutwo, the Chinese outdoor retail chain ...
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A Swedish distributor, Granitbiten, has added Chaco and Clifbar to...
A Swedish distributor, Granitbiten, has added Chaco and Clifbar to its portfolio. Chaco is the brand of sandals taken over by Wolverine Worldwide a few years ago. Clifbar, a U.S. company that markets energy bars and energy gels, uses IC Enterprises as its master distributor in Sweden, and Granitbiten will ...
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Kozi Kidz, the U.K.-based marketer of children's snow and outdoor...
Kozi Kidz, the U.K.-based marketer of children's snow and outdoor apparel, is going into the Japanese market. For this purpose, the brand has hired Luke Sakaguchi as its local representative. Sakaguchi has worked, among others, for brands such as Fulton Umbrellas, a British umbrella maker, for the golf industry, and ...
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Kailas, one of the leading Chinese outdoor brands, is looking...
Kailas, one of the leading Chinese outdoor brands, is looking overseas for new business opportunities. For this purpose, the brand showed for the first time at the OutDoor fair. No distribution deals have been sealed so far, but the company considered it as important to have a presence in Europe. ...
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Osprey, who won the OutDoor Gold Award for its backpack...
Osprey, who won the OutDoor Gold Award for its backpack “Atomos AG65,” started to sell through a sales agency in Sweden at the beginning of the year. Roswi will take care of training and sales in the Swedish market, which was previously covered directly by Osprey. The company also presented ...
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Páramo, the apparel brand owned by Nick Brown, the founder...
Páramo, the apparel brand owned by Nick Brown, the founder and managing director of Nikwax, was showing for the first time at the OutDoor fair as it is moving into Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Páramo focuses on sustainability, with a range that is entirely free of PFC and sewed by ...
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Footbalance, the Finnish brand for molded insoles and computer-aided analysis...
Footbalance, the Finnish brand for molded insoles and computer-aided analysis tools, has just started to sell in the Chinese market through a local distributor. The deal was signed with Mile Technology last October. At Ispo Beijing in February Footbalance set up an agreement with Tutwo, the Chinese outdoor retail chain ...
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Currex, the German brand of insoles and computer-aided analysis tools,...
Currex, the German brand of insoles and computer-aided analysis tools, recently hired 12 new sales representatives for its U.S. subsidiary, which was set up last September, for the sale of its insoles. In Austria in April, Currex recruited a new sales agency, Berg & Lauf, for the distribution of its ...
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Montane is expanding to several new markets. Start1, a distributor...
Montane is expanding to several new markets. Start1, a distributor from Russia, will be selling Montane's product range in that country from this autumn/winter. Further Faster started last month as the British brand's distributor in New Zealand, while a new sales agent, Joe Cotter from Camp4, has been selling the ...
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Martes Sport, the Polish distribution and retail group, has expanded...
Martes Sport, the Polish distribution and retail group, has expanded its licensing and distribution agreement with Hi-Tec Sports to 19 countries around Eastern Europe. While it previously covered Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and the Ukraine, another 15 countries were added, from the Baltics to the former Yugoslav republics, Bulgaria, ...
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GSI Outdoors, the U.S. marketer of cooking and camping equipment,...
GSI Outdoors, the U.S. marketer of cooking and camping equipment, has re-arranged its distribution in the German-speaking countries. In the future, it will be handled in Germany by Venta Sport, run by Manuel Matthes. There will also be changes in Austria and Switzerland. While new agents or distributors have not ...
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Mountain Force, the Swiss brand of higher-end snow and outdoor...
Mountain Force, the Swiss brand of higher-end snow and outdoor wear, has founded a sales subsidiary for the Austrian market. Mountain Force Austria will be led by Bent Jensen as managing director from Aug. 1. The Dane has worked as a sales representative in Austria for Peak Performance for over ...
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X-Function Benelux has taken on the distribution of Sigg's bottles...
X-Function Benelux has taken on the distribution of Sigg's bottles in the Benelux countries. The company represents other brands including X-Socks, X-Bionic, Sidas, Nordica and Rollerblade. Earlier this year, the Swiss manufacturer of aluminum drinking bottles launched a line of plastic bottles.
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Since June, Sprayway is back in the German market. This...
Since June, Sprayway is back in the German market. This originally Irish brand, owned by the British Outdoor & Sports Company (Mountain Equipment), has picked Edi Mana as general agent for Austria and Germany. He has been a sales partner of Klett Sports, a well-known German distribution company that was ...
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LLC, a former U.K. distributor of Lafuma and Oxbow, is...
LLC, a former U.K. distributor of Lafuma and Oxbow, is now representing Lotus, the Australian camping grill
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Following its recent decision to put an end to Lowe...
Following its recent decision to put an end to Lowe Alpine's apparel line, Equip Outdoor Technologies is stopping some of the related foreign distribution contracts for the brand. Equip will take care of Lowe Alpine's Spanish clients directly, starting with orders for the spring/summer 2015. The current Spanish distributor of ...
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Fros International is going to stop acting as Berghaus' distributor...
Fros International is going to stop acting as Berghaus' distributor in the Benelux countries at the end of the year, as the outdoor brand is going to sell directly in the country, starting with orders for the spring/summer 2015 collection. Angela Dugdale, European sales manager of Berghaus, will add full ...
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A German producer of ophthalmic frames and sunglasses, Menrad, has...
A German producer of ophthalmic frames and sunglasses, Menrad, has signed an agreement for the distribution in Europe of Revo sunglasses with B. Robinson Optical of New York, the brand's exclusive licensee for eyewear, covering all sales channels including specialty outdoor. The line was previously sold in Europe by Luxottica ...
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VF Corporation's Canadian sales office will take over next year...
VF Corporation's Canadian sales office will take over next year the distribution of SmartWool, which has been distributed in Canada since 1996 by Bud Shirley and BlueRiver Trading
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Sympatex set up a new sales office in Boras...
Sympatex set up a new sales office in Boras near Goteborg in Sweden on April 1. For 2014, the German company plans to develop its business in Scandinavia, Korea, China and Taiwan. In October, Sympatex set up a new subsidiary in Seoul in Korea, where currently 10 people are ...
