Salomon has expanded its online repair service for apparel and bags beyond France to five more European markets, partnering with United Repair Centre on turnaround times of seven to ten days and repair costs of 20 to 80 euros.
Salomon has expanded its online repair service for apparel and bags to the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Italy, and the Netherlands, after the program’s initial launch in France in April 2026. The Amer Sports owned brand plans further rollout across EMEA by year end.
The service lets customers submit a repair request online, ship the product to a repair hub, and get it back within seven to 10 days. Salomon covers shipping; customers pay only for the repair. According to the brand, simple jobs start at about €20, while more complex work, such as replacing a waterproof zipper, can cost up to €80.
To run the service at scale, Salomon is working with United Repair Centre (URC), a repair specialist for outdoor and lifestyle products with facilities in Amsterdam, London, and Paris. Beyond technical work on waterproof membranes and performance fabrics, URC runs training and employment programs for people who have faced barriers to the job market, adding a social dimension to the partnership.
Marie Laure Piednoir, global sustainability and impact director at Salomon, said the program supports product longevity: the brand’s gear is built for demanding use, and repair extends the life of the product.
The rollout also aligns with Amer Sports’ broader effort to extend product life cycles through repair, resale, and design for durability initiatives across its portfolio brands. WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme, a UK nonprofit focused on cutting waste and improving resource efficiency) has found that extending the life of clothing by nine additional months can reduce carbon, water, and waste footprints by about 20 to 30 percent.
Salomon’s rollout follows earlier in store repair services the brand ran in Annecy, Lyon, and Toulouse, and is part of a broader push across Amer Sports brands toward repair and resale. Arc’teryx’s ReBIRD program, for comparison, has grown to 43 service centers globally and handled more than 50,000 repair cases in 2025.
