All Distribution articles – Page 33
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Original Buff, the Spanish brand, has appointed C-2 as its...
Original Buff, the Spanish brand, has appointed C-2 as its new distributor in Sweden and Wenaas in Norway
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Martes Sport, the Polish sports wholesaler and retailer, has obtained...
Martes Sport, the Polish sports wholesaler and retailer, has obtained a distribution agreement to start selling Icepeak in the country from the start of this year. The Finnish outdoor brand was previously distributed in Poland by Ski Team, a specialist retail chain. Martes is the Polish distributor for Arena, Colmar, ...
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GSI Outdoors takes on new distributors in Europe: Künzi for...
GSI Outdoors takes on new distributors in Europe: Künzi for Italy and Ravenoutdoor for Poland
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Vertical Sports has taken on the distribution of Grivel in...
Vertical Sports has taken on the distribution of Grivel in Spain, replacing Esportiva Aksa. The Spanish distributor will also start representing Silva. The decision to work with these brands of climbing equipment and head lamps are related to the termination of Vertical's long-standing distribution agreement with Petzl, which has set ...
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The Chinese joint venture between Columbia Sportswear and Swire Resources,...
The Chinese joint venture between Columbia Sportswear and Swire Resources, which has acted as Columbia's exclusive distributor in China since 2004 commenced operations as planned on Jan. 1 under the leadership of Samson Wong and other people who held comparable roles at Swire. It will service a network of 51 ...
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Brands & BND Sport Company has become the distributor of...
Brands & BND Sport Company has become the distributor of Mojo backpacks in Spain, Anodorra and Portugal
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Oboz Footwear, the fast-growing American brand of outdoor shoes known...
Oboz Footwear, the fast-growing American brand of outdoor shoes known for its special footbeds, has signed a distribution agreement with the Bollin Group for the U.K., effective immediately. This will allow the brand to show in Europe for the first time at Ispo Munich, in Hall A6, in the next ...
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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 ...
