Key Local Market Distribution
Europe
Digital Footprint
Europe (including the UK) is a key commercial region for any brand, but navigating the language, currency and customs/VAT issues can be a headache. In partnership with our brands we have successfully built a digital/logistics solution that can be applied to most markets across the region. We have front-end expertise in-house, and we work closely with 3PL, legal and customs partners who have helped to deliver a scalable solution for European consumers.
Key Accounts
Compendium Group has registered businesses set up in Germany (Sport Factory GmbH) and the UK (Sport Factory Ltd). While our main focus in Europe is Digital and Marketplace solutions, we do have the ability to help with a focussed wholesale launch with key accounts. We will look at this on a case to case basis, but we have had success with OOFOS and Feetures in wholesale accounts in the UK and Germany.
Marketplace & Events
The EU region has seen a rapid growth in Marketplaces such as Amazon, Zalando and Bol.com. Our team is experienced in setting up and managing regional FBA, FBM or vendor central programs as well as the ongoing management on these (and other) platforms. This includes the management of ASINs, keywords, inventory, labelling and troubleshooting.
We have also worked with our local markets to carefully build large scall brand events - both consumer and trade. We have presented our brands at The London Marathon Expo, Berlin Marathon Expo, and also at the ISPO show in Germany and the Intersport and Sport 2000 trade events
3PL
We partner with an expert in digital logistics and customer care across the whole EU and UK region. With warehouses in Germany and the UK we can fulfil most consumer demands within 48 hours, and our goal is within 24 hours.
Office / Showroom
Our team in Europe are based in the UK, Germany and Spain. While we do not have a central showroom, we do have an office in Preston, UK and in Valencia, Spain.
