All Distribution articles – Page 26
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Vibram, inventor of the glove-like FiveFingers shoe, has made Burten...
Vibram, inventor of the glove-like FiveFingers shoe, has made Burten Distribution the exclusive U.S. distributor for its Furoshiki line of footwear. The Furoshiki shoe, also known as the Wrapping Sole, takes inspiration from the Japanese art of furoshiki, in which a given object is wrapped with a single length of ...
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Fritschi Swiss recently took over distribution for Chillaz International, a...
Fritschi Swiss recently took over distribution for Chillaz International, a specialist in climbing apparel, in Switzerland. Fritschi Swiss will start selling Chillaz International to retailers for the 2019/20 winter collections. Adrian Lehmann and Thierry Clerc will be the new contacts for the trade. The climbing-apparel brand was previously distributed by Ibex ...
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Esportiva AKSA, the Barcelona-based importer and manufacturer of outdoor equipment,...
Esportiva AKSA, the Barcelona-based importer and manufacturer of outdoor equipment, has become a distributor for Ticket to the Moon (TTTM), maker of a camping hammock. TTTM was founded in 1998 by a backpacker named “Charly” who found a way to improve his personal design for a hammock-tent after stumbling upon ...
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Haglöfs already has brand stores located in Stockholm, Åre, Oslo,...
Haglöfs already has brand stores located in Stockholm, Åre, Oslo, London and Chamonix. Now, the Swedish city of Göteborg can be added to the list. The new 110-square-meter Haglöfs store is located on a popular shopping street, Kungsgatan, which is becoming a major outdoor hub. Among the neighbors are Houdini, ...
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Arc'teryx, a division of Amer Sports, has opened a new...
Arc'teryx, a division of Amer Sports, has opened a new mono-brand store in Japan, its largest in-mall store in the country. The new 264-square-meter store, on two floors, is located in Fukuoka Momochi, the largest commercial facility in western Japan. The store, which was inaugurated on Nov. 21, sells Arc'teryx's ...
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Woolrich has opened a directly operated store in the Austrian...
Woolrich has opened a directly operated store in the Austrian ski resort of Kitzbühel
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Canada Goose suspended the planned opening of a flagship store...
Canada Goose suspended the planned opening of a flagship store in Beijing, originally planned for Dec. 15, justifying the move with delays in construction. No new date was given. Observers felt that the suspension was linked to the arrest on Dec. 1 of Meng Wanzhou, the financial director of Huawei, ...
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Mountain Warehouse, the U.K.-based outdoor retail chain, has leased space...
Mountain Warehouse, the U.K.-based outdoor retail chain, has leased space for a new store at the Festival Place shopping center in Hampshire. The store will be opening next year. With its downtown location, Festival Place attracts 22.4 million visitors a year and is already home to JD Sports, Sports Direct ...
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The North Face has opened a lifestyle-oriented pilot store in...
The North Face has opened a lifestyle-oriented pilot store in the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn, New York, saying that it represents the next phase on the brand's retail offering, with a focus on a curated customer experience. Covering 4,000 square feet, it features higher-end collections that are more fashion-oriented.
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Keen has opened a new product distribution center in Sheperdsville,...
Keen has opened a new product distribution center in Sheperdsville, Kentucky. The 300,000-square-foot “Fan Engagement Center,” as the company has called the facility, is said to have the capacity to process 30 percent to 50 percent more daily volume than the company's previous distribution facility. The center, which was inaugurated ...
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Moncler is opening a performance-oriented Moncler Grenoble store in London...
Moncler is opening a performance-oriented Moncler Grenoble store in London
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Houdini Sportswear of Sweden is teaming up with Polartec to...
Houdini Sportswear of Sweden is teaming up with Polartec to leverage its relationships with retailers in the North American market
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The Intersocks Group has secured a Canadian distributor for its...
The Intersocks Group has secured a Canadian distributor for its Salomon line of socks. Founded in Montreal in 1988, In-Sport Fashions will begin distributing Salomon socks in time for the spring 2019 season. The collection includes socks for alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, trail running and other outdoor activities.
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Oy Sultrade, one of the major distributors of sports products...
Oy Sultrade, one of the major distributors of sports products in Finland and the Baltic countries, has a new chief executive, Sari Rosin, replacing Risto Salo, the former CEO of Halti, who is leaving the company. Rosin, 46, will remain CEO of Oy Transmeri Ab, one of the subsidiaries of ...
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Adidas will stop working with a distributor for the French...
Adidas will stop working with a distributor for the French market, XXL, for its Five Ten brand as of next Jan. 1. The distribution of the American outdoor brand will be handled by the Terrex team of Adidas' French subsidiary. According to sport-guide.com, the integration process is taking place in ...
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Deuter, Katadyn and Leki were among the latest brands that...
Deuter, Katadyn and Leki were among the latest brands that asked Moosejaw to take their products out of its new American online shop hosted by Walmart.com. They apparently cite strong pressure from specialty retailers to withdraw their support for the new site because American consumers associate Walmart with discounting. Other ...
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Eddie Bauer is broadening its online sales operations in Europe...
Eddie Bauer is broadening its online sales operations in Europe by opening a dedicated online store for the Austrian market and working with a local outdoor retailer. The American brand has been selling its products online in Germany for many years, and it went further one year ago by setting ...
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Absolute Outdoor is taking on the distribution in Italy of...
Absolute Outdoor is taking on the distribution in Italy of Gregory Packs, starting with the spring/summer 2019 season
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Naglev, the Italian brand launched last year by Achille Morlin,...
Naglev, the Italian brand launched last year by Achille Morlin, former owner of Garmont, and his daughter Elettra, has struck a distribution partnership with Huckberry for the U.S. market. The brand, which won one of the OutDoor Gold Awards at the recent OutDoor show with its Unico shoe, continues to ...
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Maqui, the Italian agent for Beal and Blue Ice, has...
Maqui, the Italian agent for Beal and Blue Ice, has added R'adys to its brand portfolio
