Mountain Designs

Mountain Designs is an outdoor clothing and equipment business based in Australia. They sell hiking, rockclimbing and general outdoor and recreational equipment. The company stocks a variety of international and local brands, as well as items in their own branded range across multiple categories including clothing, accessories, sleep and shelter, packs and bags and more.

Mountain Designs
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail
Founded1975 (1975) in Brisbane, Australia
FounderRick White
ProductsOutdoor clothing and equipment
ParentSpotlight Retail Group

It was founded by Rick White in Brisbane in 1975.[1] The chain had 45 stores across Australia as of January 2018.[2] Mountain Designs had a retail presence in New Zealand until pulling out in 2014 citing a slow economy and a saturated market. At the time of the announcement, it had 12 stores in the country and had been operating for over a decade.[3]

In January 2018, Mountain Designs closed all of its retail stores, with the company stating it would transition into an online-only retailer. In March that year the Spotlight Retail Group purchased the company for an undisclosed sum.[1][4] In April 2019, Mountain Designs relaunched its e-commerce website. The company would also sell a selection of its range in 60+ Anaconda stores, another outdoor equipment retailer owned by the Spotlight Retail Group.[5]

References
  1. Koehn, Emma (29 March 2018). "Troubled outdoor retailer Mountain Designs bought by Spotlight Group". Smart Company. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  2. Koehn, Emma (11 January 2018). "Mountain Designs to close a third of stores in face of "increased competition": Will retail store networks shrink in 2018?". Smart Company. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  3. Moir, Jo (6 August 2014). "Outdoor chain closes due to 'saturated' market". Stuff. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  4. "Spotlight Group Holdings Acquires Aussie Retail Brand" (PDF). Spotlight Group Holdings. 26 March 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  5. Blake, Dean (11 April 2019). "Mountain Designs relaunches online". Inside Retail. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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