All Distribution articles – Page 28
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A Portuguese brand, Cubanas, plans to expand in South America...
A Portuguese brand, Cubanas, plans to expand in South America with sales starting in spring/summer 2015. It is currently finalizing agreements with local distributors and agents in Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Peru and Costa Rica. Cubanas will also set up a subsidiary in Brazil, where it signed a deal with a local ...
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Artcraft, the Italian distributor of Crocs, Teva and many other...
Artcraft, the Italian distributor of Crocs, Teva and many other foreign shoe brands, is adding Toms Shoes to its large portfolio
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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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Itochu Corporation, the Tokyo-based trading house, will sell Hunter's footwear,...
Itochu Corporation, the Tokyo-based trading house, will sell Hunter's footwear, clothing and other products in Japan starting next year. To this end, the two companies have reached an agreement to establish a joint venture, Hunter Japan K.K. Hunter will work with a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate, Itochu Home Fashion ...
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Many years ago, sales representatives covered the German, Austrian and...
Many years ago, sales representatives covered the German, Austrian and Swiss market for Rocket Dog. The U.S. brand will now be re-introduced in these markets by a distributor, Our Fashion, which is working with various territorial agents. Rocket Dog has also signed a contract with a new distributor in Israel, ...
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Serve & Volley Footwear, licensee for the Björn Borg Footwear...
Serve & Volley Footwear, licensee for the Björn Borg Footwear line, has appointed Red Alert Agency and Urban Styles as agents for the British and German markets, respectively, starting with the spring/summer 2015 collection
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BBI Distribution will introduce Lambretta Footwear to the French market...
BBI Distribution will introduce Lambretta Footwear to the French market
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Frau, the Italian footwear brand, has been entering various foreign...
Frau, the Italian footwear brand, has been entering various foreign markets recently including Spain, Greece, Poland, the U.S. and Australia. Through an American partner, it has opened its first U.S. store in the Fashion Island shopping center of Newport Beach, California.
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Bernd Hummel, the licensee for KangaROOS in Germany and many...
Bernd Hummel, the licensee for KangaROOS in Germany and many other European countries, has a new distributor in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. From July, Urban Shoes acts as sales agent for the brand with some retailers and as distributor for other accounts. In the U.K., Bernd Hummel has signed ...
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Liebeskind, the German brand of clothing, handbags, shoes and other...
Liebeskind, the German brand of clothing, handbags, shoes and other accessories from Berlin, recently took over the distribution in Austria and Switzerland. Sales in Italy have been handled directly for six months. In the U.S., Liebeskind has a subsidiary that takes care of the distribution. Liebeskind has also been selling ...
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Kat Mavconie, the stylish British women's designer, has signed a...
Kat Mavconie, the stylish British women's designer, has signed a licensing agreement with Phoenicia International
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Josef Dehmer is representing Piccadilly in Germany
Josef Dehmer is representing Piccadilly in Germany
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Hub, the Dutch footwear brand established in 2004, has expanded...
Hub, the Dutch footwear brand established in 2004, has expanded to France. It started to sell in the U.K. two years ago through a sales agent and signed a contract with Soletrader, a British shoe retail chain with 12 stores, at the end of January. First deliveries to Soletrader were ...
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Fros International is the Dutch agent for Havaianas sandals, starting...
Fros International is the Dutch agent for Havaianas sandals, starting with the spring/summer 2015 collection. The company represents also other sports and sports fashion brands including Dickies, Geox, Kappa, BK, LA Gear, Munich and other brands. The Dutch market has been operated until now by another distributor, Lesmar.
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Icebug, the Swedish brand of anti-slipping shoes, has appointed a...
Icebug, the Swedish brand of anti-slipping shoes, has appointed a new Canadian distributor, Rock Gear Distribution (RGD), to sell its products to key footwear, running and outdoor retailers in the country. Icebug's shoes use a proprietary rubber compound and patented carbide studs to improve traction in wet conditions. They have ...
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Naturalizer, the casual footwear brand of Brown Shoe Company, has...
Naturalizer, the casual footwear brand of Brown Shoe Company, has a new exclusive distributor for Germany, Austria and Switerland, the importer, Freemark Enterprises, which presents its collection for the first time at the Expo Riva Schuh show. The show opens in Riva del Garda this weekend.
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The Lifestyle Company takes over the distribution of Fitflop shoes...
The Lifestyle Company takes over the distribution of Fitflop shoes in France from the Belgian distributor of the brand, RA Company. Run by Michel Roueau, The Lifestyle Company, has other important brands in its portfolio including Hunter, Barbour, Ben Sherman, Fred Perry and three of Grendene's brands: Grendha, Ipanema and ...
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Original Penguin's men's shoes will be designed, developed and distributed...
Original Penguin's men's shoes will be designed, developed and distributed in Europe by 33 Joints under a licensing deal starting with the spring/summer 2015 collection, which will be presented at the Bread & Butter show in Berlin on July 8-10. Run by Antony Nathan, son of Malcolm Nathan, 33 Joints ...
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Jacobson Group has hired an agency, Tschannerl Consulting, to handle...
Jacobson Group has hired an agency, Tschannerl Consulting, to handle sales of its Gola brand in Germany
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Deckers Outdoor Corporation will take over Wave & Motion, the...
Deckers Outdoor Corporation will take over Wave & Motion, the Germany agency that has been representing Ugg in Germany and Austria, as of the coming month of July. Dieter Westphal, who founded the agency 15 years ago, will continue to run the operation with its 18 employees. Its showrooms in ...
