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Stöckli and software company Axess cooperate for ski rentals

23 November 2020

Ski and sporting goods manufacturer Stöckli Swiss Sports will equip its retailers with a rental system software developed by the Austrian company Axess. This will enable ski rental stores to provide faster service, especially in times of Covid-19, but also beyond. As a first step, Axess will modernize the systems ...

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Mammut partners with non-profit organization ClimbAID

5 November 2020

Driven by a shared passion for mountain sports and climbing, Mammut and the Swiss non-profit organization ClimbAID have entered into a partnership to bring the joy of climbing to refugees who had been affected by war, poverty and displacement in their home countries. This long-term cooperation will enable the implementation ...

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Changes in the team at Chris sports

29 September 2020

Chris sports, a Swiss distributor for numerous sports, bike and outdoor brands such as Giro, Kari Traa, Keen, Elevenate, Evoc and Mountain Hardwear, is reorganizing the business unit hardgoods/bike in the same way as its softgoods/shoes department – with only one sales manager – due to the departure of Hubert ...

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​Fritschi takes over distribution of Marmot in Switzerland

10 September 2020

U.S. outdoor specialist Marmot is starting a new distribution partnership for Switzerland with Fritschi Swiss Bindings. From Oct. 1, Fritschi will be responsible for all sales activities of the Californian brand founded in 1974, from key account management and new customer acquisition to training and education. The liaison offers many ...

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Markus Wolf is the new president of SPAF

24 August 2020

On the occasion of the second SportBusinessNetworkDay in Lenzburg, the two Swiss sporting goods associations, ASMAS (Association of Swiss Sporting Goods Retailers) and SPAF (Association of Swiss Sporting Goods Suppliers), held their general meetings. Markus Wolf was elected as the new president of SPAF as Guido Mätzler retired after 30 ...

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Swiss sports retailers predict 10% sales drop

25 July 2020

Excluding bikes, which are becoming more popular in the country, the Swiss sporting goods market achieved modest growth of 1.4 percent in 2019 in comparison to the previous year, according to the Swiss Association of Sports Retailers (Asmas), which compiled the figures in collaboration with the GfK market research institute. ...

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ACE with two new brands and new showroom in Zurich

25 June 2020

The Swiss distribution company ACE (Alpine & Climbing Equipment AG), founded in 1998, has moved into a new showroom in House 9 at Thurgauerstrasse 109 in Zurich and also welcomes two new brands to its portfolio: the Swedish brand Silva, known primarily for compasses and headlamps, and the Maltese touring ...

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Swiss online trade records +38% in March

28 April 2020

The Swiss business blog carpathia.ch reports that, according to data from GfK’s online sales monitor in cooperation with Swiss Post and the Association of Swiss Mail Order Companies (VSV), Swiss online retail in March 2020 was 38.3 percent up on the same month in 2019, not least because of the ...

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Swiss sports retailers can’t open yet

21 April 2020

Switzerland’s Federal Council announced on April 16 a three-step process for the gradual re-opening of stores, schools and various businesses. To begin with, do-it-yourself stores and garden centers will be able to start operating again on April 27, along with flower shops, hairdressers and massage parlors, while other types of ...

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Vaude is reorganizing Swiss distribution

2 April 2020

As of July 1, Vaude will end its 15-year cooperation with Völkl Switzerland (distribution of mountain sports and Pack’n’Bags) and Uvex Switzerland (bike products) and take over direct distribution of its three business units. The Swiss business will be handled by a new Swiss subsidiary, centrally managed from the company’s ...

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Burton opens new store in Verbier

12 February 2020

Burton is opening a new 218-square-meter store in Verbier, Switzerland, which will combine retail space with a showroom for Western Switzerland, a booking desk for the local Independent Snowboard School and a test-ride center. This is the first time the company will be directly operating a shop at a resort ...