All Distribution articles – Page 23
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The MOC Order Center in Munich has welcomed On Running...
The MOC Order Center in Munich has welcomed On Running shoes, Komperdell/Camaro, Paul Lange and 4F as new tenants. Four other tenants have expanded their permanent showrooms, including Equip Outdoor, the parent of Rab and Lowe Alpine, and Osprey Packs, which are using the space for their local subsidiaries. The ...
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Amplifi, the German brand for snow, bike and outdoor protectors...
Amplifi, the German brand for snow, bike and outdoor protectors and accessories based in Oberstdorf, has brought in a new sales team for Austria, Germany and Benelux, starting with products for autumn/winter 2020/21. Amplifi's move is said to be meant to ensure the best possible service for customers, both B2B ...
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Alpina Sports Austria is taking over the Austrian distribution of...
Alpina Sports Austria is taking over the Austrian distribution of Augment Ski, a young Austrian ski brand with its own ski production facility, with immediate effect
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Helly Hansen is reorganizing its distribution in Switzerland. The Norwegian...
Helly Hansen is reorganizing its distribution in Switzerland. The Norwegian ski and outdoor brand opened a new showroom in Zurich in October and appointed Yves Vaucher to the newly created position of field account manager. Together with Daniel Ley, key account manager, he will manage the new, 280-square-meter showroom. Vaucher ...
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Silva – the venerable maker of compasses, including the original...
Silva – the venerable maker of compasses, including the original liquid-filled model – is expanding its headlamp business to the U.S. To this end, the Swedish company has engaged both a distributor, Liberty Mountain, and a public-relations agency, Press Forward. According to Harald Molander, export sales manager, Silva can now ...
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DPS Skis of Salt Lake City, Utah, has continued to...
DPS Skis of Salt Lake City, Utah, has continued to grow its presence globally by adding a distributor for Norway, Roxee Sport; an agent for Austria, Heimo Baer; and a regional sales representative for Western Canada, Sasso Vertical. Baer is a sales representative for Sail & Surf, an Austrian wholesaler ...
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Ternua has begun to use a system developed by Photoslurp...
Ternua has begun to use a system developed by Photoslurp to harvest user-generated content (UGC) from its customers' social-media accounts and incorporate it into its e-commerce site, according to CMDsport. In the words of Eulogi Bordas, Photoslurp's chief executive, “online selling has become more complex, and brands need to go ...
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Cotopaxi, the American outdoor apparel brand based in Salt Lake...
Cotopaxi, the American outdoor apparel brand based in Salt Lake City, Utah, has appointed Unify Brand Partnerships as its first European distributor. The partnership begins with the launch of the autumn/winter 2020 season and will focus on the U.K. and Ireland. Unify Brand Partnerships, based in Wales, has partnered with ...
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Izas Outdoor of Spain has withdrawn from Amazon Vendor and...
Izas Outdoor of Spain has withdrawn from Amazon Vendor and other low-price marketplaces and is seeking to replace the resulting revenues by entering into new markets, according to CMDsport. The first stage of the new strategy takes aim at the Americas. To enter the U.S., Izas has come to terms ...
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Lowa says it has signed a new long-term agreement...
Lowa says it has signed a new long-term agreement with its Chinese partner, BC Sports China in Nanjing, to consolidate and accelerate the strategic internationalization of the brand. Lowa has been present in China since 2005. Thanks to its distribution partner, BC Sports, Lowa has been able to build up ...
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MB Mountain Gear, a company founded by Matthias Bürgi 10...
MB Mountain Gear, a company founded by Matthias Bürgi 10 years ago, has agreed to represent Klättermusen in Switzerland. The 45-year-old Swedish brand of mountaineering equipment is also entering the North American market through Essentic, an agency established by three industry veterans with showrooms in Brooklyn, New York, and Los ...
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Starting on Jan. 1, Leatherman Tools will be represented in...
Starting on Jan. 1, Leatherman Tools will be represented in Switzerland by Merz, which is replacing Led Lenser Swiss. Merz distributes other important brands in the Swiss market including Merrell, Saucony and Nikwax. The change of distribution follows the establishment of Leatherman Europe in Germany 12 months ago. Until February, ...
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The store as a medium
The physical store has a future, according to one of the speakers at the conference, Magnus Ohlsson. It can stand up against the “apocalypse” created by the internet and e-commerce as just another type of media, creating a halo effect around its banner and becoming a brand.Furthermore, he indicated, “bricks ...
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Redefining a faster supply chain
The supply chain has been getting faster and faster. The process that goes from the design and development to the distribution of a product for a particular season has been shortened in the last few years, taking only about 11 months instead of 18 months.Many fashion companies have reacted to ...
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As an indication of its penetration of the European market,...
As an indication of its penetration of the European market, Tentree has to date planted nearly 30 million trees as part of its goal to plant one billion trees by 2030 through the sale of its products. The Canadian producer of sustainable outdoor apparel has been planting ten trees for ...
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Maloja opens up shop in Vermont
Catering to the local community of outdoor enthusiasts, Maloja, the German brand of functional apparel with cool designs, is opening its first American flagship store in Stowe, Vermont, on Sept. 28. In the U.S., where the company has a subsidiary that handles sales to more than 170 retail stores in ...
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Goldwin is opening its second brand store
Goldwin, which has mainly been offering highly technical skiwear outside Japan, is starting to offer a wider collection – with some functional lifestyle clothing and outdoor and athletic apparel for running, hiking and climbing – through retailers in the U.S., Europe and Asia during the current autumn season. Compression garments ...
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After taking over the distribution for Deuter in China, the...
After taking over the distribution for Deuter in China, the Schwan-Stabilo Group has set up a subsidiary for its Ortovox brand in France, called Schwan Stabilo Outdoor. As of Sept. 1, Alizés Montagne is no longer Ortovox' distributor in the country. Deuter will continue to work in the French market ...
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Mystery Ranch of Montana is partnering with new international distributors...
Mystery Ranch of Montana is partnering with new international distributors including Sanfo in China; XXL in France; 2Pure in the U.K.; Granitbiten in Sweden, Denmark and Finland; Raven in the Baltic countries; and Shaldag in Israel and other parts of the Middle East.
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Man O Leisure, the British distributor of Ticket to the...
Man O Leisure, the British distributor of Ticket to the Moon and other brands founded in 1979, is changing its name to Four Corners
