All Japan articles
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News briefsBoardriders Japan takes over Spyder
The Japanese operator of global action sports brands expands its portfolio with the outdoor and lifestyle brand, among others.
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News briefsMegabass partners with L Catterton to drive global expansion
The fishing gear brand from Japan aims to scale operations.
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News briefsEvo announces new hotels in the US and Japan
The Seattle-based outdoor retail and adventure brand expands its experiential offerings by opening new hotels in Tahoe and Hakuba, combining outdoor adventure, retail, and community-driven hospitality.
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News briefsHaglöfs opens first flagship in Japan
The Swedish outdoor brand opened shop in Harajuku, Tokyo, offering a wide range of outdoor gear for Japanese customers.
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News briefsAlpen's net profit falls by 68% despite sales growth in Japan
The Japanese sporting goods retailer’s annual operating profit declined 34% over the 12-month period ending June 30.
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Montbell hopes to revolutionize Japan’s school backpack
According to the national newspaper Asahi, the Japanese company Montbell has started revolutionizing the country’s market for the standardized “randoseru, ” the elementary school pack which is traditionally made out of heavy leather and quite costly. Source: Montbell Prices having risen to an average of $407 in ...
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News briefsAmerican Fishing Tackle Company (AFTCO) enters Japanese market
Fishing clothing specialist American Fishing Tackle Company (AFTCO) has announced a distribution deal in Japan. Sunline, the Japanese fishing line maker that has been appointed as its distribution partner, will manage the sales and marketing of AFTCO products in the country. AFTCO, founded in 1958 and headquartered in Santa Ana, ...
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ArticleCake partners with Goldwin in Japan
Cake, the Swedish manufacturer of lightweight e-motorcycles, has signed a three-year partnership agreement in Japan with premium sportswear manufacturer and distributor Goldwin Inc. The partnership draws on Goldwin Inc.’s 70 years of experience and well-established network in manufacturing, distribution, sales and branding, working with premium sports and outdoor brands such ...
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News briefsAlpen opens largest flagship store ever
The Japanese retailer Alpen Group, headquartered in Nagoya City and celebrating its 50th anniversary on July 8, will open the largest flagship store in its history on April 1 in the Yunika building at the East Exit of Shinjuku, Tokyo. “Alpen Tokyo” will reportedly feature more than 3,700 square meters ...
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News briefsCanada Goose strengthens presence in Japan
Canada Goose Holdings and its longtime Japanese partner Sazaby League Ltd. have reached an agreement to establish the Canada Goose Japan joint venture to accelerate DTC expansion, including retail stores. The agreement will replace an existing exclusive national distribution agreement between Sazaby League and the Canadian luxury outdoor brand. Beginning ...
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ArticleU.S. retail and experience brand Evo acquires snowsports retail and rental chain Rhythm Japan
Rhythm Japan, a Japanese snowsports retail group established in Niseko in 2005 by two Australian snowsports professionals, has been 100 percent acquired by Seattle-based outdoor retail and experience brand Evo. Evo operates 9 stores in the U.S. and Canada, two All Together skateparks, as well as lodging and travel businesses, ...
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PayPal acquires Japanese buy-now-pay-later venture
U.S.-based payment platform PayPal Holdings has announced the acquisition of Paidy, a digital payment platform based in Japan. Paidy develops a two-sided payment platform and is also a provider of buy-now-pay-later solutions in Japan, a strategically important market for PayPal. According to the American company, almost three-quarters of all purchases ...
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Japan prolongs state of emergency to June 20
The Japanese government has extended a state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas of the country due to the Covid-19 pandemic to June 20, just over a month before the planned start of the Toyko Olympics on July 23. The restrictive measures currently in place, which are less rigid ...
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Klättermusen announces Japanese distribution partnership
Klättermusen, the Swedish brand best known for its sustainable mountaineering equipment, entered a new exclusive distribution partner in Japan with the company Sputnik inc. from Yokohama. Sputnik is already representing the Norwegian brands Sweet Protection and Northern Playground, Canada’s GoggleSoc, the U.S. brands Earthwell and United by Blue as well ...
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News briefsJapan gets a Hygge park
As a result of a cooperation between the Danish outdoor brand and member of the Scandinavian Outdoor Group, Nordisk, the mayor and city council of the Japanese city of Inabe and the Royal Danish Embassy in Tokyo, Scandinavian outdoor lifestyle can soon be experienced in Japan in the new Nordisk ...
