All Distribution articles – Page 18
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Tecnica goes partly direct in the U.K.
After 17 years of collaboration, the Tecnica Group has decided to stop working with a distributor in the U.K. and Ireland for the Blizzard, Tecnica and Nordica brands, using sales agents instead. The current distributor, TKC Sales, will deliver the autumn/winter 2020 collections as planned, with the exception of the ...
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New Iberian distributor for Berghaus
Dicaltex Internacional has taken over the distribution of Berghaus for Spain and Portugal, starting with the servicing of the present autumn/winter collection and the sale of the spring/summer 2021 collection. Viper was the previous Spanish distributor of the British outdoor brand, but the contract ended in June.
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Norway's Beach Mountain and Response Nordic join forces
Spex Holding is acquiring all the shares of two Norwegian wholesale distribution companies, Beach Mountain and Response Nordic. As reported by the Norwegian Sports Industry Association, Invest42, until now the sole owner of Beach Mountain, is becoming a co-owner of Spex. Both Beach Mountain and Response Nordic, which is already ...
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News briefsNew Wave GmbH reorganizes management
Andre Bachmann, managing director of the German company New Wave GmbH, which is best known for the distribution of the Swedish brand Craft, has granted general procuration to his long-time employees Henriette Pfeiffer and Felix Lechner. Pfeiffer, New Wave’s chief financial officer, has been with New Wave for 14 years. ...
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Changes in the team at Chris sports
Chris sports, a Swiss distributor for numerous sports, bike and outdoor brands such as Giro, Kari Traa, Keen, Elevenate, Evoc and Mountain Hardwear, is reorganizing the business unit hardgoods/bike in the same way as its softgoods/shoes department – with only one sales manager – due to the departure of Hubert ...
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Scarpa switches from a distributor to an agent in Spain
Scarpa has informed Spanish retailers that it has started working with an agency, Panasport ETD, to cover the entire Iberian market, putting an end to a wholesale distribution contract for Spain with Iberovegas after Dec. 31. Panasport, which is also an agent for Patagonia, has already started collecting orders for ...
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Unify distributes Nixon in the U.K.
Nixon, the California brand of lifestyle watches and other accessories, has announced a distribution contract for the U.K. with Unify Brand Partnerships, effective immediately. The partnership covers Nixon’s full range of products, including its new line of backpacks, convertible duffels, totes and other carry products made with Reprieve Our Ocean ...
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WMDUK to distribute Spy+ in the U.K.
Bollé Brands has appointed VMDUK to distribute in the U.K. Spy+, a Californian brand of sunglasses, prescription frames and winter products. Spy+ was founded in 1994 in San Diego and in September 2019 it was taken over by Bollé Brands, which is supporting its expansion in Europe. VMDUK is headed ...
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Rumpl signs distributor for New Zealand and Pacific Island region
A few weeks after signing the UK distributor Unify Brand Partnerships, Rumpl, a U.S. manufacturer of technical blankets, has announced a partnership with Compendium Limited, a distributor in the New Zealand and Pacific Island region known for representing sustainable brands within the outdoor, and sports categories. Founded in 2013, Compendium ...
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Altexa launches HDry in North America
Matteo and Luca Morlacchi, the Italian brothers who invented the OutDry technology, which Columbia Sportswear acquired 10 years ago, presented a new waterproof and breathable membrane called HDry® at Ispo Munich 2020 with their company Altexa srl. Now, Altexa and GHS Holdings announced the launch of the HDry® brand in ...
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Fritschi takes over distribution of Marmot in Switzerland
U.S. outdoor specialist Marmot is starting a new distribution partnership for Switzerland with Fritschi Swiss Bindings. From Oct. 1, Fritschi will be responsible for all sales activities of the Californian brand founded in 1974, from key account management and new customer acquisition to training and education. The liaison offers many ...
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ArticleLGBTQ collections become mainstream for the sportswear and fashion industry
The LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual and queer) fashion market has been growing over the last decade. In recent years, an unprecedented number of mainstream brands have begun to release LGBTQ collections.
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Asolo will have new distributors for Switzerland, U.K. and Ireland
Asolo has appointed Contact & Production as its new distributor for Switzerland, starting with the spring/summer 2021 collection. Meanwhile, Asolo and Proagencies agreed to terminate their four-year deal for the U.K. and Ireland, effective June 30. Starting July 1, distribution for the U.K. and Ireland has been taken over by ...
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Rumpl signs UK distributor
Rumpl, a U.S. manufacturer of technical blankets, has signed a distribution agreement with Unify Brand Partnerships, a distributor in the UK that represents a number of important sports and outdoor brands including Teva, Reef, Cotopaxi, Moonboot, Hoka One One, Under Armour Golf and Kask. Wylie Robinson, CEO and founder of ...
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Poler Stuff is testing the European market
Poler Stuff, the U.S. outdoor and lifestyle brand that re-emerged in 2019 after it was acquired by the Pacific & Everest Lifestyle Company after going bankrupt the year before, is expanding into wholesale channels across North America and international markets with the launch of its spring 2021 collection. Current international ...
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Asolo with new Swiss distributor
The Italian footwear brand Asolo has announced that Contact & Production SA is its new distributor for Switzerland, presenting the spring/summer collection SS21 with immediate effect. Contact & Production is based in Orsalina and distributes, among others, the brands Buff, Shred, Rywan, Mpowerd, Packit and Summit. Asolo had been without ...
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OpinionOpinion: The new distribution landscape
The transformation of the B2B offline distribution as the sole chain to reach consumers to an online propelled distribution landscape has, as we all know, been accelerated by the lockdowns caused by the Covid-19 outbreak. As most offline-focused brands are now busy developing or updating their digital strategies, some have ...
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Db to enter U.S. market this fall with Global Sales Guys
The Norwegian bag label Db (formerly Douchebags), founded in 2009 by freeskier Jon Olsson and engineer Truls Brataas, has partnered up with the American full-service sales and wholesale marketing agency Global Sales Guys to enter the U.S. market this fall following a successful market test in 2018-19. Seeing itself as ...
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News briefsBig Agnes announces new distribution partners in Europe
Big Agnes, the Colorado-based outdoor brand that just hired Eric Einfeld as senior demand planner to meet the grwoing global demand for the brand’s products, has teamed up with two new distribution partners in Europe: Plein Nord Distribution will distribute Big Agnes in France and Andorra, while Roswi will distribute ...
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ArticleTatonka remains a strong retail partner after the lockdown
German outdoor brand Tatonka, founded in 1993 and family-run from the beginning, is starting the 2021 ordering season with an adjusted product range and a bisected hardware collection in reaction to the recent corona-related lockdowns. The “2021_1” collection, delivered in the first half of 2021, will include a well-balanced mix ...
