All Distribution articles – Page 36
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Ultra Outdoor Sports has been established in The Hague to...
Ultra Outdoor Sports has been established in The Hague to distribute specialist trail running and triathlon products, and to help develop these activities in the Netherlands. Sport Partner reports that the company was launched by Ronald de Graaf, a well-known personality in the Dutch triathlon community. He has obtained agreements ...
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The agency of Klaus-Peter Klaus, which was in charge of...
The agency of Klaus-Peter Klaus, which was in charge of the German market for Silkbody, the marketer of functional apparel based on natural silk, has dropped the distribution of this brand from New Zealand. Klaus argued that the cost for energy and transportation has pushed the price of its products ...
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ABC Distribution has taken on board the representation of Inov-8...
ABC Distribution has taken on board the representation of Inov-8 in Italy. Led by Alberto Penne, who worked for Salomon in Italy from 2002 to 2009, ABC started off in 2010 with the shoes of Hoka One One launched by two other former Salomon executives, Jean-Luc Diard and Christophe Aubonnet. ...
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Effective with the company's spring/summer 2014 deliveries, Mammut Sports Group...
Effective with the company's spring/summer 2014 deliveries, Mammut Sports Group will implement a more selective distribution system, authorizing only some retailers to sell its products in the German market. The same system will be applied in Austria and Switzerland from theautumn/winter 2014-15 season and in other markets later on. The ...
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Falk Outdoor Navigation, the German marketer of GPS and navigation...
Falk Outdoor Navigation, the German marketer of GPS and navigation solutions, has joined forces with Evoc, a young brand of backpacks and bags for cycling and skiing. Their jointly developed product is called “Backpack GPS Case.” The two companies intend to create a wider collection of GPS bags and related ...
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Lundhags is expanding to the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. The...
Lundhags is expanding to the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. The Swedish outdoor company, founded in 1932 by the shoemaker Jonas Lundhag, will be represented in these areas by Zopfi Sustainable Business Development, a new company founded by John and Rob Zopfi. John Zopfi has worked with various well-known outdoor brands ...
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Ortlieb, the German manufacturer of waterproof bags and packs, has...
Ortlieb, the German manufacturer of waterproof bags and packs, has split its French distribution into two entities, as it did before in some other markets. Cyfac International continues to cover the distribution channel for bicycles in France, whereas a new partner is now in charge of outdoor retailers: ESM Sport, based ...
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Montane, the British brand of high-end mountaineering apparel, has sealed...
Montane, the British brand of high-end mountaineering apparel, has sealed an exclusive distribution deal with Sportpulsion for the French market, taking the place of BC Equipment. Sportpulsion already distributes high-ranking outdoor and sports brands in France such as Osprey, Lowa, Giro, Nidecker and Northwave. Meanwhile, Vertical Trade has signed on ...
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Dale of Norway, the Scandinavian specialty manufacturer of...
Dale of Norway, the Scandinavian specialty manufacturer of knitwear, is making inroads into the Russian market, where it has picked a distributor that also handles brands such as Icebreaker, Hanwag, Fjällräven, Tierra, Rossignol, Kästle, Sea to Summit and Eagle Creek. Based in Moscow, NordSport will start distributing Dale in the ...
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Houdini, the Swedish outerwear brand, will be distributing its products...
Houdini, the Swedish outerwear brand, will be distributing its products in Finland directly from its company headquarters in Nacka near Stockholm, starting from autumn 2013. It is also looking into the Benelux and U.K. markets, where it plans to sell its products from 2014. Houdini currently distributes its collections in ...
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Technolyt in the Netherlands has become the distributor of...
Technolyt in the Netherlands has become the distributor of Original Buff for the Benelux countries. The Dutch company already sells several brands of outdoor accessories, including Nathan, Timex, Sea to Summit, Bynolyt and Zeiss. The Spanish brand was previously distributed in both the Netherlands and Belgium by R.A. Company, which ...
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Snowgoose has become the distributor of Trespass in the...
Snowgoose has become the distributor of Trespass in the Netherlands. The company, headed by Marcel Koomen, is strongly established in the outdoor and ski markets as the former Dutch distributor of Haglöfs, La Sportiva and Dale of Norway, among others. Snowgoose temporarily halted its activities two years ago, when Haglöfs ...
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Didriksons, the Swedish company specializing in rainwear and outdoor garments,...
Didriksons, the Swedish company specializing in rainwear and outdoor garments, is setting up its own sales subsidiary in the U.K. The company has hired Jon Wright, former key account manager at Helly Hansen, who started with Didriksons last month and will be working with existing agents in Scotland and the ...
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Montane, the British brand of high-end apparel, now has a...
Montane, the British brand of high-end apparel, now has a regular distributor for Switzerland. The new partner is Merz AG, a distribution company based outside Zurich and founded in 1979, which also takes care of Nikwax as well as of the footwear brands Merrell, Magnum, Chaco and Cushe. With this ...
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Reportedly, Fenix Outdoor, the parent company of Fjällräven, Primus, Hanwag,...
Reportedly, Fenix Outdoor, the parent company of Fjällräven, Primus, Hanwag, Brunton and Tierra, will open its own subsidiary for Austria and Italy with headquarters in Innsbruck at the beginning of next year. The company will be run by Reinhard Schwarzenberger, formerly part of the local sales force of POC, as ...
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Camelbak has decided to merge its German distribution for both...
Camelbak has decided to merge its German distribution for both outdoor and cycle products under the roof of Hermann Hartje KG, the important wholesale trader for the local bike business with branches in Denmark, Austria and the Netherlands. Hartje has been the German distributor of Camelbak for bike-relevant retail channels ...
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Patagonia has announced a change in its Austrian distribution: Since...
Patagonia has announced a change in its Austrian distribution: Since the beginning of this month, it is no longer Agentur Berner in charge of the U.S. brand, but the agency of Christian Prindl, which has been recently created. Before, Prindl was part of the Austrian sales force of Under Armour ...
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Vasque has signed up a new distributor for the Korean...
Vasque has signed up a new distributor for the Korean market, Ho Corporation. The company also represents Camp, Holokai and Zamberlan in that market.
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Icebreaker is implementing an innovative laptop and iPad-based tool called...
Icebreaker is implementing an innovative laptop and iPad-based tool called “aWorkbook” for assortment planning and selling. The new tool is already in use by 80 account managers and a couple of distributors. Currently, the new technology is applied in 12 of the 43 countries that Icebreaker serves in North America, ...
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For its business in China, Vaude reports stable sales at...
For its business in China, Vaude reports stable sales at €2.5 million for 2011. Jan Lorch, sales director, explains that last year was a period of transition when it switched from its own operations to Kailas, one of the country's leading brands that acts as well as licensee and distributor ...
