All Distribution articles – Page 46
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Bogs, an American outdoor-inspired brand of casual and technical footwear,...
Bogs, an American outdoor-inspired brand of casual and technical footwear, makes it into Europe and will premier at the next Ispo. It has already picked Zurich-based Freemark Enterprises as its distributor for the German-speaking countries. Last March, Bogs was acquired by Weyco Group, which markets other footwear brands such as ...
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Following the recent merger of Vist and Bailo, the...
Following the recent merger of Vist and Bailo, the Swiss operations of Vist will take on the distribution of Bailo in Switzerland as Schweizer Sport & Mode reports +++ After an absence, Deckers Corporation is reintroducing Teva on the Japanese market through its own sales subsidiary, run by Teruki Ito, ...
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Hi-Tec, the brand of court sports, outdoor and golf footwear,...
Hi-Tec, the brand of court sports, outdoor and golf footwear, is taking over its own distribution in the Netherlands from the start of next year. For the last two years Hi-Tec has been sold in the Dutch market by Falcon, a Dutch supplier of rainwear and sports apparel. However, the ...
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Black Diamond Equipment, which is distributing Fritschi's alpine ski touring...
Black Diamond Equipment, which is distributing Fritschi's alpine ski touring bindings in the U.S. since 1996, will also act as its primary distributor in Canada by May 2012. Black Diamond has already been servicing the Canadian market with all its product lines for ski and climbing for nearly 20 years.
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An Italian distributor, Amorini, continues to collect national distribution contracts...
An Italian distributor, Amorini, continues to collect national distribution contracts for foreign outdoor brands. The latest ones to have joined its portfolio are Mad Rock, the American brand of climbing shoes and related accessories, and Brunngard, a Swedish brand of shoe care products and accessories whose “Ice-Grippers” are regarded as ...
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Bamboo Bottle Company has enlisted the help of Athena Marketing...
Bamboo Bottle Company has enlisted the help of Athena Marketing International to help it grow globally. Bamboo Bottle Co. makes the Flip-Top and Original reusable bottles and hopes to expose them to a wide audience. Athena Marketing is a marketing, business development and consulting firm with an international network of ...
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In the course of its reorganization across Europe in the...
In the course of its reorganization across Europe in the aftermath of the merger with Black Diamond, Gregory, the backpack company, has picked a distributor for Switzerland. On an interim basis, the Swiss Gregory business was handled through Black Diamond Europe, also based in Switzerland. The new distributor is Casoar, ...
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Carving Sport will continue to distribute Lowe Alpine in Spain,...
Carving Sport will continue to distribute Lowe Alpine in Spain, despite the acquisition of Lowe Alpine by the British company Equip Outdoor Technologies. Ricochet will handle the distribution of the brand in France
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La Sportiva North America has doubled the size of its...
La Sportiva North America has doubled the size of its warehouse and expanded its office space at its distribution site in Boulder, Colorado. It should allow the company to shorten supply-chain lead times and increase basic stock levels, as well as provide the extra needed space for La Sportiva's launch ...
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Sporttotal has assumed the distribution of the Australian brand Sea...
Sporttotal has assumed the distribution of the Australian brand Sea to Summit in Spain. Sea to Summit is known for its outdoor and travel product lines. Until now, the brand has been distributed in Spain by Esportiva Aksa, which will continue to cooperate with the Australian brand until the end ...
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Muddus, a Swedish brand of hiking footwear launched just last...
Muddus, a Swedish brand of hiking footwear launched just last year, moved into Norway this year and should be on German shelves from next year. Muddus is sold in Norway by an agent, Oddbjørn Lindebø-Tennebekk, and its sales in Germany will be handled by Huber Sport Consulting, which already deals ...
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Regatta Group, the largest outdoor group in the U.K., is...
Regatta Group, the largest outdoor group in the U.K., is about to open a new 400,000-square-foot warehouse in Ellesmere Port. This will nearly double the warehousing capacity of the group, which owns the brands Regatta, Craghoppers, Dare2b, Regatta Professional and Hawkshead. As the company expands globally, it considers the enlarged ...
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Thaler Sports, the well-known German distributor of bike-related products, has...
Thaler Sports, the well-known German distributor of bike-related products, has taken on the distribution of HydraPak. The latter is a specialty brand of hydration products such as backpacks. HydraPak offers a lifetime warranty on its hydration solutions
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Resurrecting the operations of its sales subsidiary in California, which...
Resurrecting the operations of its sales subsidiary in California, which it had suspended in 2005, Aicad has decided to relaunch its recently updated Lizard line of footwear. Still designed and manufactured in Italy, it has been expanded from sports sandals to include some interesting lightweight closed-toe models. Martin Hak has ...
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Jorcani has taken over the distribution of Hoka One One...
Jorcani has taken over the distribution of Hoka One One trail-running shoes in Spain
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Bradshaw Taylor, the U.K. distributor for Mountain Hardwear and Montrail...
Bradshaw Taylor, the U.K. distributor for Mountain Hardwear and Montrail for 17 years, will lose its gig at the end of next spring as the two Columbia Sportswear brands take over their own distribution in the country. Andrew Barker, the brand director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, will ...
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CamelBak, the U.S. brand of hydration packs, recently signed new...
CamelBak, the U.S. brand of hydration packs, recently signed new distribution contracts for several Asian markets. In Singapore, Pinnacle Distribution Network will take care of the distribution of CamelBak's product line starting from next year. Universal Fitness and Leisure UFL, which won with the Asian Distributor of the Year award ...
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Optamit, the German owner and distributor of outdoor brands, has...
Optamit, the German owner and distributor of outdoor brands, has taken over the distribution of the U.S. brand Geigerrig in Europe since June. Geigerrig manufactures hydration packs with an innovative spray function that are priced at €60-75 at the retail level. Optamit aims to sell the brand via the outdoor ...
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Starting with summer 2013, Columbia Sportswear will take care of...
Starting with summer 2013, Columbia Sportswear will take care of its own distribution in Norway for the Columbia and Sorel brands. The current distributor, Portland Norge, will continue to distribute the group's sister brands, Mountain Hardwear and Montrail, in that Nordic country.
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Garmont, the producer of performance footwear for skiing, mountaineering, hiking...
Garmont, the producer of performance footwear for skiing, mountaineering, hiking and other outdoor activities, has named two new distribution partners. The 20-year-old Trendline Brande APS will handle all Garmont footwear on the Danish market, where it is already a specialist in ski and outdoor products. Importadora y Comercial Tam Limitada ...
