Business news : Swiss Running Shoe "On" Opens U.S. Headquarters in Portland

On, the Swiss technology, the Swiss Running Shoe company, has officially opened its first U.S. headquarters in Portland, OR. Since the brand launched in the U.S. in 2011, a small local team had been operating out of Florida.

"Portland has a real talent pool of experienced shoe industry professionals to draw from as we continue to grow," says Co-Founder Caspar Coppetti. "The city has a real European feel that will be a good environment to adopt our corporate culture."

The company saw the urgency to open a formal U.S. office at The Running Event held in Austin in early December 2012. At the time, On had expanded to around 140 specialty run accounts in the U.S. The company now has eight full-time employees in the Portland office as well as another five independent reps.

The On office is located in the historic Pearl District at 308 NW 11th Street, Suite #201, Portland, OR 97209. Ted Goodlake, director of sales, North America heads up the U.S. office. For more information, visit www.on-running.com or call 503-706-8015.

Overall, On has landed in about 700 doors globally since being launched three years ago. It has particularly developed a strong foothold in Central Europe, Scandinavia and Australia and is currently launching in Japan, Taiwan and Korea.

The 2013 On collection includes the ultra-light Cloudracer, the popular Cloudsurfer, the female-only all-white Cloudsurfer Prism Edition, the re-engineered Cloudrunner stability shoe and the fun Cloudster. The On is available at over 150 leading U.S. specialty running stores or online.

Source On Running Shoe through SportsOneSource