MontBell America announced that it will offer online shopping for North America.
In response to the growing demand for MontBell products, MontBell America has joined the click and mortar world with the addition of the new North American portion of montbell.com. In the twelve months following MontBell America's return to the U.S. market, web hits on the translated (English) version of montbell.com's Japanese site rose from 4% to over 20%.
MontBell America opened their doors in Boulder, CO on November 2nd, 2002. In the past 15 months MontBell has established relationships with specialty retailers in 16 states and Canada. Phone orders received by the Flagship store in Boulder, CO represent customers in 46 states, and 15% of MontBell's total retail sales to date. MontBell's growing network of specialty retailers has only fueled the national demand for MontBell products. Responding to the volume of phone orders and overall demand, MontBell America developed the North American portion of montbell.com.
Michael Johnson, President of Apex Adventure Sports, says “I am extremely excited to have Montbell products available to us in the United States. During this last year of using, testing and selling MontBell's products I can say that they are the most innovative lightweight company in the outdoor market. MontBell's products are second to none.”
