All Distribution articles – Page 19
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Polygiene signs exclusive distributor agreement for Ukranian market
Polygiene and TK-Domashniy Tekstyl, a home textile company in the Ukraine, have signed an exclusive distribution agreement for the Ukrainian market. TK-Domashniy Tekstyl was founded in 1995 and is a major player in home textiles in the Ukraine, producing and selling mainly home textile goods, but also raw materials. The ...
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News briefsMontane aims for international expansion
The British endurance clothing and equipment brand Montane has announced ambitious plans for continued international expansion with the appointment of Ross Maddams as the new head of its international sales and the appointment of two new sales partners in Asia. Maddams brings with him more than 15 years of global ...
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Tecnica Group reorganizes distribution in Sweden
JO Sport will be taking over the distribution in Sweden of Blizzard and Tecnica from Scantrade after Feb. 28, 2021 and after deliveries of the autumn/winter 2020/21 collection. It will be able to carry out product presentations and demos for the subsequent collection from this coming autumn. Starting immediately, it ...
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Rossignol reorganizes Swiss subsidiary
According to sportbiz.ch, the website of the Association of Swiss Sports Retailers (ASMAS), Groupe Rossignol is reorganising its Swiss subsidiary. Switzerland will become part of a larger country division, which will be managed by Alessio Meda, currently country manager Italy. Meda has been working for Groupe Rossignol since 2006 and ...
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POC launches European partner program
POC, the Swedish specialist for protective gear for snow sports and cycling, will begin a mandatory selective distribution system in January 2021, which will provide a uniform and high-quality range of products for its entire European retail network. This will ensure, for example, that authorized retailers have the appropriate technical ...
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UK tent maker Olpro enters partnership with French company Cabanon
Olpro, a manufacturer of tents, awnings and camping equipment founded in 2011 and based in Worcester, U.K., has launched an international partnership with the French company Cabanon, which will enable Olpro to supply Cabanon tents in the UK. Cabanon has been manufacturing high-quality frame, tunnel and pyramid tents in France ...
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News briefsJulbo relaunches B2B platform
The French sports eyewear brand Julbo has launched a new B2B platform julbo-pro.com. According to the brand, the new interface sustainably strengthens customer relations by providing customers with a simple, modern, more powerful and efficient tool. In addition to a new look, its use has been made significantly easier and ...
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ACE with two new brands and new showroom in Zurich
The Swiss distribution company ACE (Alpine & Climbing Equipment AG), founded in 1998, has moved into a new showroom in House 9 at Thurgauerstrasse 109 in Zurich and also welcomes two new brands to its portfolio: the Swedish brand Silva, known primarily for compasses and headlamps, and the Maltese touring ...
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Vasque Footwear enters Scandinavian market
Vasque, a family-owned outdoor footwear brand from the U.S. founded in 1964, announced its partnership with Norwegian distributor TRACX for the Scandinavian market. Founded in 2018, TRACX is based in Oslo and currently works with Darn Tough, Mountain Works, Goggle Soc, Takeya, Gorilla Glue, O’Keefe’s and others.
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Crocs is building new European distribution center in Holland
Crocs has started building a 35,000 square meter distribution center in Dordrecht, in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands, which will become its main logistics hub in Europe. The new center is expected to open in April 2021 and create 200 to 350 jobs. The Amercian company known ...
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News briefsTJ Sporting Goods distributes Le Chameau in Germany and Austria
Following the takeover of Le Chameau by the British family-owned company Bradshaw Taylor Ltd. in March, the German distribution of the premium footwear label is now also being reorganized. With immediate effect, the Bradshaw Taylor sales subsidiary TJ Sporting Goods GmbH in Sindelfingen will be responsible for supporting Le Chameau’s ...
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ArticleApex’s revenues drop by 20%
Lower global licensee sales due to the coronavirus crisis weighed on the results of California-based Apex Global Brands, previously called Cherokee Global Brands. It saw revenues for its first fiscal quarter ended on May 2, 2020 fall by 20 percent to $4.0 million, as royalty revenues from brands such as ...
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ArticleWGSN sees three major consumer groups emerging from the crisis
The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated societal changes and is forcing industries worldwide to adapt to the resulting changes in consumption. Thus, WGSN has set out to predict what consumers will be looking for in the next couple of years. In its annual Future Consumer white paper, the trend forecasting company ...
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Rebranded Thule Tepui rooftop tents available in the U.S.
Thule has begun selling its Tepui rooftop tents in the USA. In late 2018, Thule acquired the Tepui brand and integrated the products into its own portfolio under the ”Thule Tepui” brand name. The tents previously offered by Tepui were now re-introduced under the new brand, along with the all-new ...
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News briefsNew distributor for Rab and Lowe Alpine in Sweden
After Marmot Europe and its Swedish agency Granitbiten parted ways in March, Andy Schimeck, director European sales at Equip Outdoor Technologies, has now brought the agency on board to manage sales and marketing for Equip’s Rab and Lowe Alpine brands in Sweden. The cooperation starts with the spring/summer 2021 product ...
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New distributor for Silva in Switzerland
Silva, the Swedish compass, headlamp, and outdoor gear brand, is changing its distribution partner in Switzerland. The new distributor, Ace Alpine & Climbing Equipment AG, will take over all distribution rights in Switzerland from Office Factory AG from June 10. Ace, founded in 1998 by mountain guide Richi Bolt, is ...
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News briefsLa Sportiva to resume production
The Italian mountain and climbing footwear specialist La Sportiva resumed production of climbing and mountaineering footwear at the Ziano di Fiemme production plant on May 18. In the initial phase, the 200-plus production staff (out of over 360 in the entire plant) will work in two shifts of four hours ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin North America launches online store
Jack Wolfskin North America finally launched their highly-anticipated U.S. online store at us.jackwolfskin.com. In addition to the brand’s clothing, the website will feature every-day and technical packs and equipment. Jack Wolfskin was founded in 1981 in Germany and acquired by Callaway Golf Company in early 2019. The brand’s North American ...
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News briefsMore outdoor companies produce masks and gowns
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to paralyze large parts of the outdoor industry, the Compass receives several press releases each week from brands that have converted their productions or source capacities for production of the highly sought-after face masks and medical gowns. Here is the latest news of outdoor companies ...
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News briefsEquip supports trade with online B2C sales and reduced 2021 collection
Equip Outdoor Technologies, owner of the outdoor brands Rab and Lowe Alpine, supports the brick-and-mortar trade in view of the massive consequences of the Covid-19 crisis with a sales campaign on their own websites. With immediate effect, 25 percent of the value of a purchase made via the Rab website ...
