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Is TSG looking to divest Backcountry.com?

2023-06-29T13:43:00Z

TSG Consumer Partners, a private equity firm based in San Francisco, California, is considering options for Backcountry, including a sale of the online outdoor gear and ski apparel retailer, according to Bloomberg News. Backcountry was founded in 1996 in a garage in Park City, Utah. The company sells gear for ...

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Backcountry launches Shaun White's Whitespace brand

2022-01-14T10:43:00Z

U.S. retailer Backcountry, parent company of German retail specialist Bergfreunde, has teamed up with pro snowboarder Shaun White for his new Whitespace brand of hardgoods and apparel. Backcountry will act as the exclusive retailer for Whitespace and is kicking off the partnership with a limited-edition Whitespace Freestyle Shaun White Pro ...

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Online retailer Bergfreunde continues to grow

2021-03-09T13:50:00Z

Online outdoor retailer Bergfreunde GmbH (bergfreunde.de), part of the U.S. Backcountry Group (backcountry.com), has announced annual sales of €155 million for its fiscal year 2020, a plus of 41 percent compared to the previous year. According to the online-only retailer, the increase was due primarily to the Corona pandemic, which ...

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Bergfreunde.de teams up with Sport 2000

2021-01-24T10:25:00Z

Starting Feb. 1, German online retailer Bergfreunde.de will be working with the Sport 2000 buying group. Bergfreunde.de was founded in 2006 and taken over by U.S. online retailer Backcountry.com in 2014. It is one of the leading climbing and hiking webshops in Germany, with a turnover of over €100 million ...

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U.S. online retailer Backcountry.com introduces Buy Now, Pay Later with Klarna

2020-10-20T09:34:00Z

Klarna, the leading global payment provider and shopping service from Sweden, has teamed up with Backcountry.com, the largest online retailer of premium outdoor sports equipment and apparel in the U.S. and owner of German online outdoor retailer Bergfreunde.de, to offer customers flexible “buy now, pay later” solutions. Backcountry.com customers can ...

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Bergfreunde commits to offsetting greenhouse gas emissions

2020-02-28T10:05:00Z

Bergfreunde, the German outdoor retail specialist, has taken a big step towards climate neutrality. Bergfreunde is a sister company to Backcountry.com, the largest online retailer of premium outdoor sports gear and apparel in the U.S. The German online retailer recorded total sales of more than €100 million in 2019, for ...