Bolle Brands Group Shares Its Strategic Start To The New Season

As the new season gets under way, Bollé Brands Group is entering a major new phase of accelerated growth. The Group is fortifying its key posts with new appointments to support its ambitious plan, which revolves around a pronounced shift towards digital technologies, a tactical plan of attack on the ground to boost its brands’ presence with the general public, and thestrengthening of an ESG policy.

Increasing brand visibility.

Following on from a wealth of events this summer, with a presence in the Tour de France, the UTMB in Chamonix, the 6000D in La Plagne, the Embrun Ironman and the Haute Route, the aim is to continue this deployment on the ground via athletes, ambassadors, and influencers.

François D’Haene (Cébé), four-time winner of the UTMB, Thibaut Baronian (Cébé) third in the CCC in Chamonix, and Franck Bonnamour (Bollé), winner of the Tour de France combativity award with the B&B Hotels p/b KTM team have represented the values of brands and their products with great success.

To support and strengthen this dynamic, Sandie Tourondel (formerly Racing Communication & PR Manager at Rossignol Group) was recruited to the position of Global Brands Visibility Manager in early September with the principal mission of enhancing the international visibility of the four brands, Bollé, Cébé, Spy+ and Serengeti, working alongside the marketing, digital, product and sales teams.

To consolidate this link with communities, the Bollé Brands Insider platform was launched in early summer, and has already gained several hundred users. The aim is for this platform to become a genuine forum for exchange between consumers and the company’s teams, whether as part of product development, for consultation on setting up a marketing campaign, or simply to provide feedback and customer experiences.

On the sales side, the Group also welcomed Jeremy Howard (formerly e-Commerce Key Accounts for Luxottica) as Head of Sales for the UK and Ireland. This appointment adds significant strength which will enable the brands to win market share in this key region for our Group’s development.

Intensifying the digitalization process and delivering a premium service to consumers.

Following the European launch of the Bollé and Serengeti e-commerce websites in Autumn 2020, the company’s digital teams delivered further developments last spring with the online sales sites SpyOptic.eu for Europe and Bollé and Serengeti for the United States, in addition to a new feature with Virtual Try On for Bollé, and the strengthening of the B2B platform with the addition of pre-order features that come in addition to those of already effective restocking.

This acceleration continues through the latter part of the year with the launch of the Cébé Europe

e-commerce site in October, offering a new opportunity to experience the brand’s “Pure Adrenaline” experience with the option to buy its products directly: helmets, goggles and sunglasses for adults and children.

Under the responsibility of Pierre Burgelin (formerly International Sales Director & Prescription Program at Julbo) as RX Business Unit Director, the roll-out of the RXwebshop, scheduled by the end of this year, will enable the company’s optician partners to offer all its collections and own exclusive technologies fitted with the wearer’s prescription.

Developing the Bollé Brands Group ESG strategy.

Quentin Chapelain (formerly Head of the Carbon Neutrality project at Air Liquide) joined the company as ESG Manager in July with the mission of defining, coordinating, and developing the Group’s ESG (social and environmental responsibility) strategy by leading projects and initiatives across all our brands.

On the product side, this will result in concrete actions around the company’s different brands including, for Bollé, the launch of an urban range of fully eco-responsible cycling helmets with four models and nine colour options from Spring/Summer 2022.

François Benaben, President of the “Sport & Luxury” Division said  “For Bollé Brands Group, this new season is a strategic point in the development process it has initiated in recent months. I am delighted to be strengthening our teams in key posts around three of the pillars that form the foundation of our Group. This digital acceleration, the intensification of our presence in the field to increase the visibility of our brands, and the strengthening our ESG strategy will all be major assets to support our future growth, enabling us to consolidate our position among the leaders in the eyewear and sports markets.”