
The Conference goes direct: The Details from El Capo di Confirenzi.
The Conference Transition Period
As many of you may already know, Powerslide / The Conference will take over handling shipping directly to US market.
The decision was made as a team effort together with Integrated Distribution and without their support it would have not been possible to make this call.
Integrated Distribution have been exceedingly helpful in setting up a sales network for us in the United States and have continued to support and help us with all Conference related situations as they arise, including sponsorship, products and team issues.
For the Christmas season it was decided that shipments should now go directly to shops, as we believe this will be a more effective distribution option for many US shops.
What is the story behind this decision to change?
1. Times are not easy and there are considerable limits that have recently been endured due to the current state of international trade.
2. We believe that this change will enable us to offer the complete range of Conference products to the US market, and in a timely manner.
3. We aim to lower costs for our products to enable more affordable prices to you, the skater.
4. This change comes to the US market during the same period that we are plannning changes to our team for 2010 which we believe will create a more powerful, dedicated, and unified force representing our legacy. [...]
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