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News briefsMammut enters South Korean market
Following its success in Japan and China, the Swiss mountain sports apparel and equipment brand Mammut is continuing its expansion in Asia and is launching in Korea with the fall/winter 2024 season. Mammut will be represented in Korea by the local distributor Creas F&C Co. Ltd. “Creas F&C has an ...
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News briefsEddie Bauer Korea collabs with sneaker brand for outdoor-inspired collection
Eddie Bauer’s Korean partner CJ ENM is collaborating with local sneaker brand Mother Ground for its latest collection, which is released this November. The collection includes outerwear, sneakers and accessories inspired by Mother Ground’s chief designer’s journey to Karakoram Pass, the highest point on the ancient Silk Road. Eddie ...
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News briefsCake seals three-year partnership with Kolon Automotive for South Korea
Cake, SOG member and Swedish manufacturer of premium light electric motorcycles, announced the closing of a major partnership in South Korea with premium dealer Kolon Automotive, having just signed a three-year contract worth $20 million. The partnership builds on Kolon Automotive’s well-established network covering distribution, sales and branding, working with ...
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ArticleSouth Korean outerwear manufacturer Kido expands to Bangladesh
South Korea-based technical outerwear manufacturer Kido Industrial announced a total investment of more than $36 million in new factories in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Of this amount, the company will invest $31.17 million to establish a new company, Kido Dhaka Company Co, Ltd. In addition, Kido recently acquired an existing garment factory ...
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Keen to sell in South Korea via LF
Keen Footwear has signed a distribution contract with LF for the importation and sale of Keen footwear in South Korea, effective in mid-March. Keen footwear will be sold online and offline via LF Mall and LF’s Raum Edition department stores. LF, which stands for Life in ...
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The South Korean market is down by 5%
The takeover of Eider by K2, one of the major local brands of outdoor clothing, is seen as a sign of consolidation in a major market for outdoor products – estimated to be the second-biggest in the world a few years ago – that has continued to decline this year. ...
