WeSports, a Stockholm-based group of individual sports, outdoor and mobility companies operating both online and with physical stores and product brands, has acquired Evosport AB. Founded in 2011, Evosport designs, develops and distributes floorball products and equipment globally under the Oxdog brand, the largest floorball brand on social media, according to the company. Other brands of Evosport based in Piteå, Sweden, are Wooloc and Rotor. At the same time, Wesports announced the acquisition of the Scandinavian online community Backpackinglight. More about this in our sister publication, The Outdoor Industry Compass.
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