All Distribution articles – Page 39
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Asics and Haglöfs have decided to move into joint new...
Asics and Haglöfs have decided to move into joint new common premises in Copenhagen in terms of back-office functions and showrooms, but sales and marketing will be kept separate
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For the fifth time, Kamik has given the “distributor of...
For the fifth time, Kamik has given the “distributor of the year” award to its partly owned German subsidiary, Genfoot Marketing Europe
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The Mobile Society, the brand of functional underwear, is no...
The Mobile Society, the brand of functional underwear, is no longer distributed in Central Europe by Action Sports, the company that sells Speedo into the region. Instead, a new company, TMS, has been established and will be in charge of Germany, Austria and Luxembourg. The new firm is owned by ...
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Directalpine, the Czech brand of outdoor apparel, reports a change...
Directalpine, the Czech brand of outdoor apparel, reports a change in its Austrian distribution. Replacing Ewald Rossbach, the new man in the country is Gerald Stelzig with his agency Stelzig-Alpin. This mountain guide has been running his agency since 1991 and has been in charge of a wide range of ...
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Nau (pronounced “now”), a young label of urban outdoor apparel...
Nau (pronounced “now”), a young label of urban outdoor apparel from Portland, Oregon, that was introduced to the European market at Ispo last year, has been picked as nominee for an Ispo Award in the Eco Responsibility Apparel category. The brand concentrates on eco-friendly, sustainable clothing and was founded in ...
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Since the acquisition of Lowe Alpine by Rab last year,...
Since the acquisition of Lowe Alpine by Rab last year, the two brands have been busy merging their operations step by step. Effective with the beginning of this year, a new distribution company is in place outside Munich to serve the German and Austrian markets for both brands. The company ...
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Backcountry Access has established its first European warehouse. It is...
Backcountry Access has established its first European warehouse. It is operated by Franz Hohensinn, who continues as the brand's agent for Austria and Germany. Besides BCA, Hohensinn sells Kong, Grivel and Tenaya, a Spanish brand of climbing shoes, in Austria. Additionally, BCA has hired Craig Widdicombe as regional sales manager ...
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Hi-Tec, the brand of court sports, outdoor and golf footwear,...
Hi-Tec, the brand of court sports, outdoor and golf footwear, is taking over its own distribution in the Netherlands from the start of next year. For the last two years Hi-Tec has been sold in the Dutch market by Falcon, a Dutch supplier of rainwear and sports apparel. However, the ...
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Following the recent merger of Vist and Bailo, the...
Following the recent merger of Vist and Bailo, the Swiss operations of Vist will take on the distribution of Bailo in Switzerland as Schweizer Sport & Mode reports +++ After an absence, Deckers Corporation is reintroducing Teva on the Japanese market through its own sales subsidiary, run by Teruki Ito, ...
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Bogs, an American outdoor-inspired brand of casual and technical footwear,...
Bogs, an American outdoor-inspired brand of casual and technical footwear, makes it into Europe and will premier at the next Ispo. It has already picked Zurich-based Freemark Enterprises as its distributor for the German-speaking countries. Last March, Bogs was acquired by Weyco Group, which markets other footwear brands such as ...
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Outdoor Research has appointed new agents for Spain and Austria....
Outdoor Research has appointed new agents for Spain and Austria. Its new Austrian agent, Gerhard Oberkofler currently distributes Husky, Singing Rock, Tilak and Kayland with his agency ALP-INsport. He previously served as Hanwag's agent for 20 years and worked for Vaude for 14 years. For the Spanish market, the American ...
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Bamboo Bottle Company has enlisted the help of Athena Marketing...
Bamboo Bottle Company has enlisted the help of Athena Marketing International to help it grow globally. Bamboo Bottle Co. makes the Flip-Top and Original reusable bottles and hopes to expose them to a wide audience. Athena Marketing is a marketing, business development and consulting firm with an international network of ...
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An Italian distributor, Amorini, continues to collect national distribution contracts...
An Italian distributor, Amorini, continues to collect national distribution contracts for foreign outdoor brands. The latest ones to have joined its portfolio are Mad Rock, the American brand of climbing shoes and related accessories, and Brunngard, a Swedish brand of shoe care products and accessories whose “Ice-Grippers” are regarded as ...
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Black Diamond Equipment, which is distributing Fritschi's alpine ski touring...
Black Diamond Equipment, which is distributing Fritschi's alpine ski touring bindings in the U.S. since 1996, will also act as its primary distributor in Canada by May 2012. Black Diamond has already been servicing the Canadian market with all its product lines for ski and climbing for nearly 20 years.
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Regatta Group, the largest outdoor group in the U.K., is...
Regatta Group, the largest outdoor group in the U.K., is about to open a new 400,000-square-foot warehouse in Ellesmere Port. This will nearly double the warehousing capacity of the group, which owns the brands Regatta, Craghoppers, Dare2b, Regatta Professional and Hawkshead. As the company expands globally, it considers the enlarged ...
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Muddus, a Swedish brand of hiking footwear launched just last...
Muddus, a Swedish brand of hiking footwear launched just last year, moved into Norway this year and should be on German shelves from next year. Muddus is sold in Norway by an agent, Oddbjørn Lindebø-Tennebekk, and its sales in Germany will be handled by Huber Sport Consulting, which already deals ...
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Sporttotal has assumed the distribution of the Australian brand Sea...
Sporttotal has assumed the distribution of the Australian brand Sea to Summit in Spain. Sea to Summit is known for its outdoor and travel product lines. Until now, the brand has been distributed in Spain by Esportiva Aksa, which will continue to cooperate with the Australian brand until the end ...
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La Sportiva North America has doubled the size of its...
La Sportiva North America has doubled the size of its warehouse and expanded its office space at its distribution site in Boulder, Colorado. It should allow the company to shorten supply-chain lead times and increase basic stock levels, as well as provide the extra needed space for La Sportiva's launch ...
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Carving Sport will continue to distribute Lowe Alpine in Spain,...
Carving Sport will continue to distribute Lowe Alpine in Spain, despite the acquisition of Lowe Alpine by the British company Equip Outdoor Technologies. Ricochet will handle the distribution of the brand in France
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In the course of its reorganization across Europe in the...
In the course of its reorganization across Europe in the aftermath of the merger with Black Diamond, Gregory, the backpack company, has picked a distributor for Switzerland. On an interim basis, the Swiss Gregory business was handled through Black Diamond Europe, also based in Switzerland. The new distributor is Casoar, ...
