- Joined
- Mar 4, 2018
And you know this for sure? Just because they just sent your boots back today for roller, doesn't mean they aren't going under completely or at least their figure skating end isn't.
Just because they are a smaller business doesn't mean they aren't on the chopping block.
The staff of Avanta used to be Klingbeil IIRC and they went under and were a small business. I know this for a fact because in my early custom days I used to wear Klingbeil.
They also launched a new social media campaign this week. Their factory is very efficient. It's not a huge facility with lots of overhead etc. They have other revenue streams like selling the rockerz blade guards, sharpening etc. They'll survive because they aren't reliant on selling stock boots or being popular other than the small niche they already serve.
Klingbeil went out of business under a different set of circumstances. Mainly because they sold to someone who was trying to use the name to become a shoe company using the Klingbeil name as cache. They expanded in too many directions and then fire or lost most of their core staff.