All Distribution articles – Page 43
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Technolyt in the Netherlands has become the distributor of...
Technolyt in the Netherlands has become the distributor of Original Buff for the Benelux countries. The Dutch company already sells several brands of outdoor accessories, including Nathan, Timex, Sea to Summit, Bynolyt and Zeiss. The Spanish brand was previously distributed in both the Netherlands and Belgium by R.A. Company, which ...
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Snowgoose has become the distributor of Trespass in the...
Snowgoose has become the distributor of Trespass in the Netherlands. The company, headed by Marcel Koomen, is strongly established in the outdoor and ski markets as the former Dutch distributor of Haglöfs, La Sportiva and Dale of Norway, among others. Snowgoose temporarily halted its activities two years ago, when Haglöfs ...
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Houdini, the Swedish outerwear brand, will be distributing its products...
Houdini, the Swedish outerwear brand, will be distributing its products in Finland directly from its company headquarters in Nacka near Stockholm, starting from autumn 2013. It is also looking into the Benelux and U.K. markets, where it plans to sell its products from 2014. Houdini currently distributes its collections in ...
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Dale of Norway, the Scandinavian specialty manufacturer of...
Dale of Norway, the Scandinavian specialty manufacturer of knitwear, is making inroads into the Russian market, where it has picked a distributor that also handles brands such as Icebreaker, Hanwag, Fjällräven, Tierra, Rossignol, Kästle, Sea to Summit and Eagle Creek. Based in Moscow, NordSport will start distributing Dale in the ...
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Montane, the British brand of high-end apparel, now has a...
Montane, the British brand of high-end apparel, now has a regular distributor for Switzerland. The new partner is Merz AG, a distribution company based outside Zurich and founded in 1979, which also takes care of Nikwax as well as of the footwear brands Merrell, Magnum, Chaco and Cushe. With this ...
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Didriksons, the Swedish company specializing in rainwear and outdoor garments,...
Didriksons, the Swedish company specializing in rainwear and outdoor garments, is setting up its own sales subsidiary in the U.K. The company has hired Jon Wright, former key account manager at Helly Hansen, who started with Didriksons last month and will be working with existing agents in Scotland and the ...
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Patagonia has announced a change in its Austrian distribution: Since...
Patagonia has announced a change in its Austrian distribution: Since the beginning of this month, it is no longer Agentur Berner in charge of the U.S. brand, but the agency of Christian Prindl, which has been recently created. Before, Prindl was part of the Austrian sales force of Under Armour ...
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Camelbak has decided to merge its German distribution for both...
Camelbak has decided to merge its German distribution for both outdoor and cycle products under the roof of Hermann Hartje KG, the important wholesale trader for the local bike business with branches in Denmark, Austria and the Netherlands. Hartje has been the German distributor of Camelbak for bike-relevant retail channels ...
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Reportedly, Fenix Outdoor, the parent company of Fjällräven, Primus, Hanwag,...
Reportedly, Fenix Outdoor, the parent company of Fjällräven, Primus, Hanwag, Brunton and Tierra, will open its own subsidiary for Austria and Italy with headquarters in Innsbruck at the beginning of next year. The company will be run by Reinhard Schwarzenberger, formerly part of the local sales force of POC, as ...
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Columbia Sportswear has agreed to create a joint venture with...
Columbia Sportswear has agreed to create a joint venture with Hong Kong-based Swire Resources to accelerate the growth of both the Columbia and the Mountain Hardwear brands in China. Swire Resources, a subsidiary of Swire Pacific, will hold 40 percent of the venture, while the U.S. outdoor company will control ...
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Outpac Designs, the Hong Kong-based marketer of the Pacsafe brand...
Outpac Designs, the Hong Kong-based marketer of the Pacsafe brand of travel and safety equipment, has decided to take over its distribution in mainland China, to be handled by its own subsidiary. Magnus McGlashan, managing partner, said that it is essential for successful selling to get to know the customer, ...
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For its business in China, Vaude reports stable sales at...
For its business in China, Vaude reports stable sales at €2.5 million for 2011. Jan Lorch, sales director, explains that last year was a period of transition when it switched from its own operations to Kailas, one of the country's leading brands that acts as well as licensee and distributor ...
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Icebreaker is implementing an innovative laptop and iPad-based tool called...
Icebreaker is implementing an innovative laptop and iPad-based tool called “aWorkbook” for assortment planning and selling. The new tool is already in use by 80 account managers and a couple of distributors. Currently, the new technology is applied in 12 of the 43 countries that Icebreaker serves in North America, ...
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Vasque has signed up a new distributor for the Korean...
Vasque has signed up a new distributor for the Korean market, Ho Corporation. The company also represents Camp, Holokai and Zamberlan in that market.
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Oberalp will replace Project 2010 as the distributor of Fischer...
Oberalp will replace Project 2010 as the distributor of Fischer Sports in Italy, starting in March 2013. The deal is described as a strategic partnership that will involve cooperation in product development, branding and marketing. The two family-owned companies already collaborate through the studio of Antonio Dus in Montebelluna, which ...
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Camp, the Italian mountaineering company, is about to set up...
Camp, the Italian mountaineering company, is about to set up its own subsidiary for the Russian market. The chief of the new operation based in Moscow is Artem Zaikin. Over the past eight years, Zaikin served first as brand manager and for the past three years as head of marketing ...
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Wild Country, the British brand of climbing products acquired by...
Wild Country, the British brand of climbing products acquired by Salewa early last year, has begun to introduce items from the Italian brand to selected outdoor stores in the U.K. The distribution of the recently acquired British brand for climbing products. As reported, Salewa will start representing Wild Country in ...
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Haglöfs, the Swedish outdoor brand, has sealed an agreement with...
Haglöfs, the Swedish outdoor brand, has sealed an agreement with Step Hill to start distribution in Taiwan from the second half of this year. This is the last Asian country where Haglöfs has made arrangements for distribution as part of an expansion drive that started shortly after its acquisition by ...
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Jürgen Wank assumes the distribution of the Austrian outdoor brand...
Jürgen Wank assumes the distribution of the Austrian outdoor brand Carinthia in Switzerland and South Tyrol. Carinthia recently signed a cooperation agreement with Intersport Eybl for the development of a shop-in-shop concept in 14 Eybl stores in Austria. The company reached total sales of €32 million in 2011, representing an ...
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Gregory, the brand of backpacks in the Black Diamond group,...
Gregory, the brand of backpacks in the Black Diamond group, is quickly expanding in Europe with a strengthened network of agencies and distributors. Most recently, Gregory has moved into Switzerland through the Casoar agency, which can rely on good service and logistics since Gregory's European headquarters is located in Switzerland ...
