All Equipment Retailers articles – Page 4
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NewsStéphan Serra assumes control at USHIP, Europe’s largest retailer
Stéphan Serra has announced the takeover of USHIP, the brand he has managed since 2012, accompanied by senior colleagues and finance partners. USHIP, which claims to be the largest European retailler of equipment, operates over 134 stores and also has a flourishing e commerce business. Serra stated that “if Uship ...
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NewsMarina Stores opens new megastore in Rijeka
Greek retail chain Marina Stores, a Lalizas company, has opened a new megastore in Rijeka, Croatia. The move comes less than six months after the company opened a megastore in nearby Sibenik.
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NewsSportsman’s Warehouse to join The Great American Outdoors Group
Hundreds of US fishing and boating outlets consolidated following latest acquisition of the world’s largest boat dealer
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NewsDealer Week to launch virtually with record registrations
A record 930 dealership personnel have signed up to attend the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas’ (MRAA) Dealer Week 2020, which will be held virtually beginning Tuesday.
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NewsUK yacht chandler sold
L-R: SeaFront directors Simon Sheehan and Richard Besse with general manager of Nick Cox Matt Evans and SeaFront operations manager Liz Evans SeaFront Marine Group in the UK has acquired Lymington-based retailer Nick Cox Yacht Chandler, expanding the company’s portfolio of marine product distribution, sales and servicing ...
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NewsHenri-Lloyd takes on ‘direct distribution’ model
Henri-Lloyd, the UK technical sailing brand, announced today that it is cutting out the middle-men, including all third-party distributors and retailers, by taking on a new ’direct to consumer’ distribution model. Customers can now purchase the same products at significantly more affordable prices worldwide.
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NewsMarina Stores opens new Croatian megastore
Greek retail chain Marina Stores, a Lalizas company, has opened a new megastore in Šibenik, Croatia.
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NewsUK’s largest retail chain reports strong 2019 results
Owner comments positively on post-lockdown trading
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NewsAccastillage Diffusion opens new store in Spain, its 126th store in Europe
This week Accastillage Diffusion opened its doors to a new shop in the Aguadulce marina on the Spanish Mediterranean coast in Almería. The store will be the first in Almería but the 31st in Spain.
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NewsRussell Marine opens sixth showroom with new boating/outdoor concept
Russell Marine, the multi-location Alabama dealership and marina operator, held a soft-opening last week for a new 150,000sq ft facility and a new retail concept for the company – all in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsGerman retailer AW Niemeyer ramps up catalogue
Listed items are now linked directly to the company’s online store
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NewsStrong demand for marine equipment in Sweden, Norway
Byggplast/Sea Sea CEO Joakim Berner says the aftermarket is thriving The start of the boating season has been very good for companies selling boat equipment – especially in Sweden and Norway, where wholesaler Byggplast and retailers SeaSea, Hjertmans and Maritim (with more than 50 shops in both ...
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NewsMRAA offers free online learning for dealers
US boat dealers idled by the COVID-19 pandemic can fill some of their free time with some free online education.
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Mailspeed Marine sold
Pirates Cave, a UK chandlery based in Kent, has acquired the Mailspeed Marine brand from Friday Media Group. Included in the acquisition is the website, mailspeedmarine.com, which will be merged with piratescave.co.uk.
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NewsCaribbean chandlery expands
Budget Marine, one of the Caribbean’s biggest boating retailers, is constructing a new outlet in Carriacou – an island located 23 miles off the coast of Grenada. The full-service, 2,100sq ft store is being built in Tyrell Bay Marina and is due to open in January 2020.
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NewsWest Marine recognises top marine vendors
US-based marine equipment retailer West Marine recognised eight of its top vendor partners last month at the company’s 25th annual Very Important Vendor (VIV) awards.
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MarineMax names head of MA stores
MarineMax, America’s largest boat retailer, has named Adam Cooper as general manager of its Massachusetts stores – MarineMax Russo Danvers, MarineMax Boston and MarineMax Russo Hingham.
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NewsMarineMax starts fiscal 2019 on an upswing
MarineMax reported revenue growth of 2% – or just over US$5m – for the fiscal 2019 first-quarter ended 31 December 2018.
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NewsBudget Marine announces change in shareholders
Budget Marine, one of the Caribbean’s biggest boating retailers, has announced that Smart Industry Business Solutions has purchased a significant share in the business and has provided retail and IT consultancy next to facilitating improved financing.
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