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    Snowleader raises €15 million

    24 April 2024

    Thomas Roualt, founder and CEO, has announced on his LinkedIn page that Snowleader has raised €15 million in a fourth round of financing in 15 years (the company turned 15 years old last year). According to Fusacq and others, half of the funds stem from equity capital and half from ...

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    Eider makes online comeback in Europe

    2 December 2023

    Eider, the Annecy-based brand specializing in climbing and snow sports apparel, is back on the European market but only via e-commerce sites. Eider’s products are now available on Snowleader, an online retailer of outdoor and snow sports products based in the Savoy region of France, and Eider’s own webshop. Founded ...

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    Petzl exceeded its reuse and recycling goal in 2022

    16 June 2023

    Petzl, the French mountaineering equipment supplier, has released its Impact Report 2022, its second after the first edition last year that referred to 2021. The new report reiterates the company’s CSR commitments, which include: reducing its carbon intensity by 50 percent, with 2019 as a baseline; recovering 100 percent of ...

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    Snowleader is expanding its HQ and warehouses

    24 September 2020

    According to Sport-guide, Snowleader is expanding its headquarters in Epagny, on the outskirts of the French city of Annecy, to a total of 3,000 square meters. It is also taking charge of five former Caterpillar warehouses in Versoud, below the Les 7 Laux ski resort, and adding new buildings. The ...

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    Snowleader named best French outdoor shopping experience

    1 April 2020

    Snowleader appears for the third year in a row in Capital magazine’s third annual ranking of France’s 600 best buying experiences online. Scoring 8/10, the French e-tailer came in first in the outdoor category, ahead of Hardloop and Campz. To establish the list, Capital called on the market researching firm ...

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    New round of financing for France’s Snowleader

    27 January 2020

    (SGI) Snowleader, the leading French online retailer of winter sports and outdoor products, says it has collected €10 million in new financing from three institutional investors, including a fund owned by the BNP Paribas bank, to help pursue its international omni-channel strategy. The company’s revenues have grown by 38 percent ...