Jack Wolfskin, the German outdoor brand, intends to open another 25 franchise stores this year, including nine of them in other European countries. The company already opened 24 franchises last year, to reach 73 single-brand outlets in Germany and six in Switzerland. Most of the other European countries where Jack Wolfskin is sold have just one flagship store on their territory. The retail expansion plans were unveiled as part of the brand’s outlook for this year, after another period of heady growth last year. European sales were up by a whopping 33 percent to €97.4 million, largely owing to Jack Wolfskin’s intensified relationship with Intersport and other major retailers in Germany, and investments in TV advertising. Germany still makes up more than 80 percent of the company’s European sales. To help boost its foreign sales, the company has hired two new foreign key account managers – Marcel Mulder for Holland and Alain Duerinck for Belgium. One recently appointed new foreign distributor is Pro Line in Denmark, which gave up the distribution of Columbia Sportswear in the country. Pro Line, which also markets Kettler fitness equipment, is a company founded by the former distributor of Adidas in Denmark..