All Distribution articles – Page 35
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Sanuk has appointed Holysport as the exclusive distributor of the...
Sanuk has appointed Holysport as the exclusive distributor of the brand in Benelux, France and the U.K. starting in spring 2015. Based in Cornwall, U.K., Holysport specializes in distribution across Europe for the surf, skate, snow and lifestyle markets. Sanuk, founded by southern Californian native and surfer Jeff Kelley, was ...
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For the first time, Jack Wolfskin will be represented in...
For the first time, Jack Wolfskin will be represented in the important Norwegian market, starting with the spring/summer 2015 season. The German brand has not focused seriously on the Norwegian market in the past, but has now partnered with a local agent, Jawo AS. The company, which has its own ...
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GSI Outdoors, the U.S. company specializing in outdoor cookware, has...
GSI Outdoors, the U.S. company specializing in outdoor cookware, has made several adjustments to its European distribution in the last months. It sealed an agreement with Venta Sport in Germany, starting from the beginning of 2015 and replacing a partnership with Relags, a big trading company. Venta Sport, which already ...
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Fjällräven, the Swedish outdoor brand, continues to make rapid strides...
Fjällräven, the Swedish outdoor brand, continues to make rapid strides in the U.S. market, with multiple store openings and a thriving wholesale business. The brand's U.S. turnover is set to increase more than four-fold this year. Its wholesale account base has increased by 20 percent and it has already opened ...
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UV-Buddy has secured an agreement for Ed & Phil Active...
UV-Buddy has secured an agreement for Ed & Phil Active to distribute its UV-sensitive bracelets in the U.K. Cornwall-based UV-Buddy produces a selection of reactive jewelry and accessories that warn people out in the sun when they are being exposed to high levels of UV. Bracelets are designed with beads ...
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Timbuk2 has appointed a Norwegian company, Tre Pluss, as its...
Timbuk2 has appointed a Norwegian company, Tre Pluss, as its distributor for the Nordic countries plus the U.K. and Germany. Tre Pluss will start distributing the products of this American supplier of backpacks, messenger bags, travel bags and other accessories this autumn and will be opening some brand stores in ...
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MGM, which took over Kayland from Novation in the past...
MGM, which took over Kayland from Novation in the past year, has developed five styles of soft-heel shoes specifically for the English market. The company has decided to upgrade the Kayland brand, using only Gore-Tex membranes and Vibram outsoles, and to produce the whole collection in Italy or Romania. Some ...
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Meindl, the German footwear manufacturer, has a new set-up for...
Meindl, the German footwear manufacturer, has a new set-up for the distribution of its range in China. Kailas, one of the leading domestic outdoor brands in the country, will continue to take care of Meindl's technical hiking, trekking and mountaineering lines. Under the helm of Kailas, Meindl's functional gear is ...
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Viking Fottoy, the Norwegian producer of Gore-Tex boots and shoes,...
Viking Fottoy, the Norwegian producer of Gore-Tex boots and shoes, is looking for suitable distribution in North America after settling trademark disputes with companies in the U.S. and Canada that have been using the Viking brand name for other types of shoes. The U.S. company, Alliance Mercantile, is going ...
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Ferrino moved to a stand with a better location at...
Ferrino moved to a stand with a better location at last month's OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen. The move followed the signing of a contact with a new agency for the German market, HMWHV, which had been working for ten years with Gelert, the British producers of tents and sleeping bags ...
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Sea to Summit, the Australian company of outdoor equipment and...
Sea to Summit, the Australian company of outdoor equipment and accessories, has taken on the distribution of Smartwool, the Timberland-affiliated brand of merino socks and garments, for China. At Asia Outdoor, it was said that its former distributor Hill Rock, a major retailer and distributor from Hong Kong, wanted to ...
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Instead of serving the Asian markets from one centralized office,...
Instead of serving the Asian markets from one centralized office, Primaloft has decided to use agencies to ensure distribution in the various markets of the Far East and Oceania. In Nanjing, the company's managing director for Europe, Jochen Lagemann, who has been appointed head of the Asian operations as well, ...
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Footbalance, the Finnish brand for molded insoles and computer-aided analysis...
Footbalance, the Finnish brand for molded insoles and computer-aided analysis tools, has just started to sell in the Chinese market through a local distributor. The deal was signed with Mile Technology last October. At Ispo Beijing in February Footbalance set up an agreement with Tutwo, the Chinese outdoor retail chain ...
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A Swedish distributor, Granitbiten, has added Chaco and Clifbar to...
A Swedish distributor, Granitbiten, has added Chaco and Clifbar to its portfolio. Chaco is the brand of sandals taken over by Wolverine Worldwide a few years ago. Clifbar, a U.S. company that markets energy bars and energy gels, uses IC Enterprises as its master distributor in Sweden, and Granitbiten will ...
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Kozi Kidz, the U.K.-based marketer of children's snow and outdoor...
Kozi Kidz, the U.K.-based marketer of children's snow and outdoor apparel, is going into the Japanese market. For this purpose, the brand has hired Luke Sakaguchi as its local representative. Sakaguchi has worked, among others, for brands such as Fulton Umbrellas, a British umbrella maker, for the golf industry, and ...
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Kailas, one of the leading Chinese outdoor brands, is looking...
Kailas, one of the leading Chinese outdoor brands, is looking overseas for new business opportunities. For this purpose, the brand showed for the first time at the OutDoor fair. No distribution deals have been sealed so far, but the company considered it as important to have a presence in Europe. ...
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Osprey, who won the OutDoor Gold Award for its backpack...
Osprey, who won the OutDoor Gold Award for its backpack “Atomos AG65,” started to sell through a sales agency in Sweden at the beginning of the year. Roswi will take care of training and sales in the Swedish market, which was previously covered directly by Osprey. The company also presented ...
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Páramo, the apparel brand owned by Nick Brown, the founder...
Páramo, the apparel brand owned by Nick Brown, the founder and managing director of Nikwax, was showing for the first time at the OutDoor fair as it is moving into Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Páramo focuses on sustainability, with a range that is entirely free of PFC and sewed by ...
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Footbalance, the Finnish brand for molded insoles and computer-aided analysis...
Footbalance, the Finnish brand for molded insoles and computer-aided analysis tools, has just started to sell in the Chinese market through a local distributor. The deal was signed with Mile Technology last October. At Ispo Beijing in February Footbalance set up an agreement with Tutwo, the Chinese outdoor retail chain ...
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Currex, the German brand of insoles and computer-aided analysis tools,...
Currex, the German brand of insoles and computer-aided analysis tools, recently hired 12 new sales representatives for its U.S. subsidiary, which was set up last September, for the sale of its insoles. In Austria in April, Currex recruited a new sales agency, Berg & Lauf, for the distribution of its ...
