Globetrotter's retail stores acquires outdoor specialist Woick

Hamburg. Globetrotter equipment is expanding its nationwide branch network with the acquisition of the Swabian outdoor specialists Woick. The counts between Stuttgart and Ulm four stores.

Globetrotter takes over the company, which was founded by Heidrun and Bernd Woick in 1982 and EUR 12.5 million last transposed to 100%. The Bernd Woick GmbH has offices in Filderstadt, Stuttgart and Ulm and a factory sale in Metzingen.

With this move by the Hamburger chain store and shippers would continue to expand over the competition in Swabia its market position. Anyway a new Globetrotter store in Stuttgart was planned for the spring.

With the purchase of Woick Globetrotter build additional competence in the field of technical equipment on long-haul, such as with camping equipment for motor vehicles.