All Distribution articles – Page 23

  • News briefs

    The MOC Order Center in Munich has welcomed On Running...

    2019-12-20T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • News briefs

    Amplifi, the German brand for snow, bike and outdoor protectors...

    2019-12-20T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • Short stops

    Alpina Sports Austria is taking over the Austrian distribution of...

    2019-12-20T00:00:00Z

    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

  • News briefs

    Helly Hansen is reorganizing its distribution in Switzerland. The Norwegian...

    2019-11-22T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • News briefs

    Silva – the venerable maker of compasses, including the original...

    2019-11-22T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • News briefs

    DPS Skis of Salt Lake City, Utah, has continued to...

    2019-11-22T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • News briefs

    Ternua has begun to use a system developed by Photoslurp...

    2019-11-22T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • News briefs

    Cotopaxi, the American outdoor apparel brand based in Salt Lake...

    2019-11-22T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • News briefs

    Izas Outdoor of Spain has withdrawn from Amazon Vendor and...

    2019-11-22T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • News briefs

    Lowa says it has signed a new long-term agreement...

    2019-11-22T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • News briefs

    MB Mountain Gear, a company founded by Matthias Bürgi 10...

    2019-11-22T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • News briefs

    Starting on Jan. 1, Leatherman Tools will be represented in...

    2019-11-22T00:00:00Z

    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, ...

  • Article

    The store as a medium

    2019-10-31T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • Article

    Redefining a faster supply chain

    2019-10-31T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • News briefs

    As an indication of its penetration of the European market,...

    2019-10-16T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • Article

    Maloja opens up shop in Vermont

    2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • Article

    Goldwin is opening its second brand store

    2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • News briefs

    After taking over the distribution for Deuter in China, the...

    2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • News briefs

    Mystery Ranch of Montana is partnering with new international distributors...

    2019-08-16T00:00:00Z

    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.

  • Short stops

    Man O Leisure, the British distributor of Ticket to the...

    2019-08-16T00:00:00Z

    Man O Leisure, the British distributor of Ticket to the Moon and other brands founded in 1979, is changing its name to Four Corners