All Distribution articles – Page 33
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Wigwam, which claims to be the second-largest American maker of...
Wigwam, which claims to be the second-largest American maker of sports socks, has appointed HEJ International as its new U.K.-based distributor, charged of growing its European business. HEJ is a new company formed by Andrew Baguley and Thor Sten. Baguley has been handling sales for Wigwam at a company called ...
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Hi-Tec Sports has appointed Sports Brand Development as its agent...
Hi-Tec Sports has appointed Sports Brand Development as its agent in Belgium and Luxembourg. The company was established three years ago by Patrick van den Bosch, a former high-level executive at Nike and Reebok. Sport Partner reports that Sports Brand Development already represents the K1X and Brekka brands, as well as ...
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W.L. Gore says that Napapijri will integrate Gore-Tex technology in...
W.L. Gore says that Napapijri will integrate Gore-Tex technology in its autumn-winter 2014/15 collection
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Polar Bottle is launching a special edition of insulated bottles...
Polar Bottle is launching a special edition of insulated bottles for the 2014 Fifa World Cup. Each bottle's design is based on the national flags of the 32 teams that have qualified for the football event in Brazil. The featured nations are: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, ...
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Schöffel is launching a line of ski and outdoor apparel...
Schöffel is launching a line of ski and outdoor apparel for children aged 8 to 14 for the autumn/winter 2014/15 season. Reportedly, the German company has been suffering flat sales, in spite of a big advertising campaign in the past year, but the orders that it has collected for the ...
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GSI Outdoors, the American producer of outdoor tableware and cookware,...
GSI Outdoors, the American producer of outdoor tableware and cookware, is expanding into Poland and Italy after signing up with two new distributors. Künzi, based in Bresso, near Milan, will take care of GSI on the Italian market, where it already represents some 40 brands, mostly in the field of ...
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Thorlo is terminating its distribution agreement for the U.K. with...
Thorlo is terminating its distribution agreement for the U.K. with Equip Outdoor Technologies and setting up its own network of sales reps in the country. The American company will work with WTDSL to provide logistical and customer service support. The new set-up has been organized by David Udberg, who is ...
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First Ascent will add Komperdell, the Austrian producer of ski...
First Ascent will add Komperdell, the Austrian producer of ski and Nordic walking poles, to the brands that it represents in the U.K. The British agency and distributor suffered big losses in the past year due to the termination of contracts with Black Diamond and Cascade Designs.
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The distribution in Europe of Backcountry Access' snow safety and...
The distribution in Europe of Backcountry Access' snow safety and avalanche protection items will be transferred to K2 Europe following the company's acquisition by Jarden Corp. earlier this year from its founders, Bruce McGowan and Bruce Edgerly. They are both still involved in the management. K2 will also provide support ...
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Beginning in the autumn of 2014, Lundhags will be responsible...
Beginning in the autumn of 2014, Lundhags will be responsible for the distribution in Sweden of Ulvang, the Norwegian brand of wool socks, headwear and underwear owned by Swix Sport since 2004. Swix, a ski wax specialist based in Norway, bought Lundhags from Sweden in January 2012. Lundhags will start ...
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Edgar Tremmel Marketing, the distributor of Mons Royale in Germany...
Edgar Tremmel Marketing, the distributor of Mons Royale in Germany and Austria, has appointed Martin Schwaiger sales agent in Austria for this merino wool brand from New Zealand. The 38-year-old will cover the market from his office in Kitzbühel and from two showrooms in Salzburg and Innsbruck, supported by an ...
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Primaloft has taken over the distribution of its products in...
Primaloft has taken over the distribution of its products in the U.K. and Scandinavia from Concept III, a British textile marketing company that had been working with the American insulation specialist for ten years. Chris Humphris, who was taking care of Primaloft at Concept III, is now a full-time employee ...
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Equip Deutschland, the subsidiary of the British company that owns...
Equip Deutschland, the subsidiary of the British company that owns Lowe Alpine, Rab, Outdoor Designs and Integral Designs, has merged the distribution of the Rab and Lowe brands in Switzerland: Flagrant Sports Trading, the long-time distributor of Eagle Creek in the country, has taken on Rab's distribution, in addition to ...
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BNS Bergal, Nico and Solitaire signed a joint venture with...
BNS Bergal, Nico and Solitaire signed a joint venture with Granger's, the British manufacturer of shoe-care products, in April 2013, for the German-speaking market. The company has now engaged a dedicated sales team for the German, Austrian and Swiss markets. Oliver Nobbe has been working as chief executive of Granger's ...
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Bigstone, a company that has been the distributor of Arc'teryx...
Bigstone, a company that has been the distributor of Arc'teryx in the U.K. for 11 years, is dropping the distribution of two other brands, Smartwool and 5.10, to concentrate on the Canadian brand
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ABS, the German marketer of avalanche airbags, expands into Asia....
ABS, the German marketer of avalanche airbags, expands into Asia. The company has picked RCT Systems Japan, Inc., as its Japanese distributor starting with the autumn/winter 2013-14 season. The Japanese company, led by Yoshiyuki Fukushima, was founded in 1997. It represents brands like Peak Performance, Isbjörn and Douchebag.
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K2 Europe has announced that it is taking on the...
K2 Europe has announced that it is taking on the European distribution of Backcountry Access (BCA). As previously reported, K2 acquired the U.S. brand of safety equipment for touring skiers from its founders, Bruce McGowan and Bruce Edgerly earlier this year.
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Snow Factory has taken on the exclusive distribution in Spain...
Snow Factory has taken on the exclusive distribution in Spain of the sports nutrition products of Multipower in the multi-sport, triathlon, outdoor and ski retail channels. Sales and marketing will be handled by Daniel Rosal, who took care of Speedo in Spain between 1998 and 2008. He is the son ...
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Napapijri, the Italian sportswear label owned by VF Corp., is...
Napapijri, the Italian sportswear label owned by VF Corp., is making a comeback into the U.S. market through an agreement with Moosejaw Mountaineering to be its exclusive online retailer in the country. Napapijri had left the market in 2009 after closing down its U.S. stores to concentrate on Europe. Moosejaw ...
