I would like to open a store that sells sports apparel.  How do I license merchandise and purchase inventory?  For eg, if I wanted to sell Real Madrid shirts who would I need to talk to?
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These are two different questions.  If you just want to sell Real merchandise, check with the club they can probably put you in contact with producers licensed to use their name and logo.  To obtain a license to use the Name and Logo you probably need to work with the Club and possibly the Player's agents if you wish to use names and numbers on merchandise you will be producing yourself.
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merchindise and regular matchs
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Good luck. Wholesalers usually require minimums, resale permit, etc. You could try Cabela's... but they're not wholesale. If suppliers did what you want, they wouldn't be wholesalers, now, would they?
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Because I am an attorney, I have to say: I am not your attorney. I do not represent you. If you feel you have a valid claim, you should immediately consult an attorney in person. I am not advising you one way or another to do anything.\n\nThe answer is more complex than either of the other respondents seem to indicate, partially because your question is unclear.\n\nIf you mean to ask whether you can buy Abercrombie clothes, take off their label, and put on your own label, I think that is a form of trademark infringement.\n\nIf you mean to task, however, whether you can make your own clothes under your own label that are similar to Abercrombie's in things like materials, size, and style, I think the answer is probably yes, but there are many factors that it depends on.\n\nIf you plan on doing this as a business, you should find a trademark lawyer to advise you.  Look in the yellow pages for a firm that advertises in trademarks or intellectual property.  You may need to spend as much as a thousand dollars to get a good answer to the question.  Ideally, take an example of what you intend to do and an example of the Abercrombie clothes that are similar to yours.
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The NCAA license allows licensees to produce product leading up to and during its 88 Championship Events. A list of those events can be found at http://www2.ncaa.org/sports/. \n\nThe NCAA does not manage or monitor the licensing agreements of the conferences, schools or its other member institutions. If you are interested in using their logos and/or trademarks, you will need to contact each conference or institution individually. \n\nThe NCAA does not maintain a list of each school's licensee contact. Follow this link for the information. http://www.ncaa.org/conferences/\n\nAnyone who wishes to obtain a license to produce merchandise containing NCAA trademarks may contact: \n\nThe Collegiate Licensing Company \n290 Interstate North\nSuite 200\nAtlanta, Georgia 30339\nPhone: (770) 956-0520\nFax: (770) 955-4491\nhttp://www.clc.com/ \n\n\nEither the NCAA's Licensing (Current NCAA Licensees) office or The Collegiate Licensing Company (http://www.clc.com/) can provide a list of current NCAA licensees. It is typically much easier to work with an established NCAA licensee than to try and license a new product or idea. \n\nBoth the NCAA and CLC can provide you with information on the products produced by all licensees so you can match your needs with the right company.
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check out amazon.com was on there the other day and they had world cup apparel.  also look at fifa.com they should have a store that offers licensed apparel.\n\nhope this helps
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merchandiser or a vendor
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You may want to read the article "Starting a Clothing Line Business"  http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol66/clothing.htm The article covers basic information about the business such as your first step, knowing your market, how to enter the market, the question of production, financing the business and resources.\n\nI suggest you also check out the following organizations to get more info about the business:\n\nProfessional Apparel Association http://www.proapparel.com   \nAmerican Apparel Producer’s Network http://www.usawear.org/  \nWorldwide Responsible Apparel Manufacture http://www.wrapapparel.org/   \nAmerican Apparel and Footwear Association http://www.americanapparel.org/ \nNational Association of Fashion and Accessory Designers http://www.nafad.com/ \nFashion Group International http://www.fgi.org  \nApparel News http://www.apparelnews.net/  \n\nI recommend that you also read the following books for more detailed information about the business http://www.powerhomebiz.com/bookstore/clothing/clothing.htm \n\nThe World of Fashion Merchandising by Mary Gorgen Wolfe \nThe Entrepreneur's Guide to Sewn Product Manufacturing\nby Kathleen Fasanella \nThe Official Step by Step Guide to Starting a Clothing Line \n Start Your Own Clothing Store (Entrepreneur Magazine's Start Up) \n Apparel Manufacturing: Sewn Product Analysis \n The Business of Fashion: Designing Manufacturing, and Marketing \n The World of Fashion Merchandising \n Made in America: The Business of Apparel and Sewn Products Manufacturing \n The Entrepreneur's Guide to Sewn Product Manufacturing \n Fashion: From Concept to Consumer \n Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
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buy boards,rent building.contact the brands that you would like to sell.?
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Look on ebay and see is someone is selling anything similar.  Otherwise do you have a shop that sells stuff like that near you that you could check with?  You could approach the football club itself and ask them as I'm sure they would like you to be able to raise as much money as possible from it.  Good luck.
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E-bay has a way to set up a virtual store. If you have a local shop that someone would look to buy things that you are trying to sell, talk to the owner. Thay may buy from you or allow you to display your items in his store. You could put them on consignment there and pay the owner of the store a small fee when something sells...
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First you would have to apply for a business license, before that though you should make sure to really research your items that you sell...or that your rental space will allow you to make a profit.  Its a good idea to make contacts with your suppliers now, that way you can see if its profitable business or something that will stress you out and barely keeping your head above water.
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You don't need any kind of agreement to start a store.  When you go to actually "open for business", you will need to have either a valid merchant account set up or a PayPal account.
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first, you have to have a wholesaler's license. you can go to sba.gov to find out how to get one. and then I very much doubt you will deal directly with Microsoft, usually a company of that magnitude is going to sell their product to distributors, who will sell it to wholesalers, who usually then sell it to retailers like Best Buy. You may find a link to distributors if you go to a Microsoft site, though.
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Call the Houston CVB, I beleive Holly Clapham-Rosenow, Deputy Director of Comunication can put you in touch with their sports manager and could have a contact. If its not a Gus Macker Tourneament, then there has to be someone else to rent them. Have you thought about buying ones thru a store (maybe work out a trade or buy them at cost from them) and then donate them to charities or schools after your event?
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You're going to have to look around - see if you can talk to any local businesses about sponsoring your team.  Perhaps a local dojo might be interested, or a sports store.  Check also any community organizations for youth/young adults in your neighborhood - they won't sponsor you but they might be able to point you in the right direction.
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You might ask a local business to serve as your sponsor; in exchange for sponsoring your team, you wear their name on your t-shirts?! Something like that? I'd say check with a local bar/grille, market, community business. \nGood Luck!! Bowl Good!! : )