All Switzerland articles
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ArticleShred and Catrade in distribution partnership
Shred partners with Swiss distributor Catrade to develop its presence in the Swiss market for eyewear and protection.
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C-Suite InterviewASMAS CEO Peter Bruggmann: "The private, independent sports shops are a key feature of the Swiss market"
Like many others, the Swiss market for sports has had trouble sustaining growth since the pandemic. SGI Europe has gotten hold of Peter Bruggmann, CEO of ASMAS, the Swiss sports retail association, to obtain details on how the Swiss market developed in full-year 2024. SGIE: How does the ...
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News briefsOberalp and Under Armour partner for Swiss distribution
The Italy-based group has become the exclusive distributor for Under Armour in Switzerland.
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News briefsTSG moves Swiss sales in-house, new country manager
Swiss action sports company TSG International AG has announced that it will handle the entire sales process in Switzerland directly from Sept. 1, 2024, and will therefore end its cooperation with its previous Swiss distribution partner Bucher + Walt SA on August 31, 2024. Bucher + Walt will take over ...
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News briefsKettler and 25hours Hotel Zürich West launch cooperation
Since March 2024, guests staying at the 25hours Hotel Zürich West can train on Kettler fitness equipment, the company announced in a press release issued in early June. The collaboration between the sports equipment manufacturer and distributor Trisport AG and the 25hours Hotel Zürich West includes the hotel gym as ...
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ArticleSport 2000 GmbH with stable development in 2023
The consolidated gross external sales of the Sport 2000 5-country network amounted to €2.95 billion in Germany in 2023. The purchasing network comprising Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg amounted to €4.03 billion. Due to restrained order behavior and the insolvency of some sports retailers, the purchasing volume fell ...
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News briefsNew Country Manager for POC in Switzerland
Source: POC Jessica Negele POC, the Swedish manufacturer of ski and cycling helmets, goggles, protection and apparel, is optimizing its management structure in Switzerland. Jessica Negele, previously head of POC’s sales activities in Germany, has additionally taken over the position of Country Manager Switzerland on Jan. 1, ...
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News briefsSmith has a new partner in Switzerland
US goggle and helmets brand Smith has announced a strategic partnership with Spoco, who is to be its sole sales agency of record for the Swiss territory. As part of Smith’s ongoing efforts to expand market share and grow brand presence within the heart of Europe, the partnership with Spoco ...
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ArticleSweet Protection and Kari Traa are realigning in Central Europe
The Norwegian sportswear and equipment company Active Brands is realigning its activities in Central Europe. The focus is on the two main brands Sweet Protection and Kari Traa in the DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) market. The aim of Active Brands’ reorganization is to offer existing and new retail partners ...
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News briefsSwitzerland seeking to host a decentralized Winter Olympics
On Oct. 18, the Swiss Olympic Committee released a feasibility study to introduce a country-wide proposal to host two consecutive Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. The study follows by about a week an announcement by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), as we’ve just reported, that even fewer cities have the ...
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ArticleBank merger: UBS completes acquisition of Credit Suisse
UBS, the major Swiss bank headquartered in Zurich and Basel, completed the emergency takeover of Credit Suisse on June 12. The acquisition ”marks the beginning of a new, historic chapter,“ UBS Group wrote in a press release. Swiss authorities arranged the disputed emergency bailout of Credit Suisse by UBS for ...
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News briefsKettler expands home fitness equipment rental service
Kettler Sport now offers its “Rent a Kettler” service in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. The service was first introduced in Germany in November of last year. For Switzerland and Liechtenstein, the fitness company is cooperating with RNTL, which has specialized in the logistics and organization of similar rental services since 2020. ...
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ArticleDACH market: Germany with the lowest purchasing power, says GfK
With a total of €49,592, the people of Switzerland have significantly higher per capita purchasing power in 2023 than the inhabitants of their neighboring countries, Austria and Germany. Austrians have €26,671 per capita available for spending this year, while Germans have €26,271. This means that Germany now comes last in ...
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ArticleSport 2000 reports another record year
Sport 2000 reports it has continued its growth trajectory of recent years, ending 2022 with earnings that surpass the historic 2021 record.
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News briefsIntersport launches Alpine store concept in Crans Montana
Intersport Switzerland has partnered with Mood Media and LG to equip its new Alpine store concept in Crans-Montana with the latest audiovisual retail technology. The high-tech upgrade is visible as soon as you enter the store. In the shop window, Mood Media, an experiential media company based in the U.K., ...
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ArticleAbsolute Teamsport continues to expand
After 17 more stores joined Sport 2000’s premium concept for teamsport specialists in 2022 (bringing the current total in Europe to 23 Absolute Teamsport stores in 6 countries), the pace of expansion is set to continue in the new year: Sport 2000 says it plans to have 35 stores under ...
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News briefsIndigo and St. Moritz enter new partnership
Source: Indigo Indigo x St. Moritz Munich-based premium ski label Indigo, owned by Head since late 2020, and ski destination St. Moritz are entering into a new partnership, for which Indigo has specially developed a collection of select licensed products, discreetly co-branded “Indigo x St. Moritz.” Sales ...
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News briefsUYN takes over distribution in Switzerland on April 1
As of April 1, 2023, sales of the Italian technical sportswear brand UYN in Switzerland and Liechtenstein will be organized directly through a UYN country subsidiary, Tre Distribution AG, as in the neighboring countries. Until March 31, 2023, Fuchs-Movesa AG will still accept pre-orders for the winter collection 23/24 and ...
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News briefsRossignol launches new multi-brand mountain sports store concept
Rossignol Group has announced the opening of its “Start Gate” stores in Bex (Switzerland) and Bromont (Canada). The stores offer customers products from the group’s brands in a single location, alongside specialist technical and customization services. The group’s portfolio includes the brands Rossignol, Dynastar, Lange, Look, Kerma and Risport. The ...
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News briefsSwiss consumer sentiment at record low
Consumer sentiment in Switzerland has continued to decline, falling to -46.6 points in October from -41.7 in July and reaching its lowest level since the consumer survey began in 1972, according to the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs. The decline comes amid high inflation and cloudy economic prospects, although perceptions ...
