OTE Sports switches to direct distribution
OTE Sports is to move from using a distributor in the cycle industry to a Dealer Direct Programme to service all retail accounts from May 2020.
The move coincides with the launch of OTE’s B2B platform which will further help with the transition, the firm said.
“This is an exciting new chapter for OTE Sports; we see this as a real opportunity to create strong and long-lasting partnerships with IBDs and the whole retail network.
“The OTE Dealer Direct Programme is available to the industry from May, and we encourage all interested retailers to drop us a line especially during these unprecedented times.”
The brand added: “As a brand we’ve always taken great pride in being open, honest and inclusive; particularly with our direct consumers. We see it as our duty to not only provide personal and trustworthy customer service but also educate our community about nutrition as a whole. We have always stuck to these core beliefs and now feel the time is right to move away from a distributor within the cycle industry and apply these same values to the trade.
“OTE Sports has purposely grown steadily since launching in 2013. Not wanting to be a flash in the pan, we now feel we have cemented ourselves in the industry, having established partnerships with British Triathlon, NTT Pro Cycling and The Brownlee Brothers. Our award-winning sports nutrition products are trusted at the highest level of sport and backed up with Informed Sport certification. Our product range has been carefully designed to cater for everyone, from high performance to beginners, vegan to nut free. No matter what an IBD’s target audience, we can tailor our range to suit their needs. We are also able to support specialist stores with full staff training, nutrition evenings for their local clubs, ride outs, events or team support and have a dedicated team at OTE who they can rely on when needed.
“OTE is a brand with real faces, personality and bags of passion. Not many people know there are only six of us in the team. However, we’re a strong team, you’ll often find us all training together in the morning or enjoying a team lunch; it’s not just a 9-5 for us. Distribution, marketing and content creation is all done in house and that’s why it felt like such a logical step for OTE to distribute direct to all retail accounts. We’ve had a great few year of growth with Zyro Fisher but now it’s time to take a firmer hold of the handlebars and continue the ride in our own direction.”
OTE Sports is Nutrition Partner of NTT Pro Cycling, British Triathlon, Alistair and Jonny Brownlee, Cannondale Factory Racing
Email: sales@otesports.co.uk
Tel: 07957 549 867
