Osprey Partners with Quality Bicycle Products

Osprey Packs announced a dual distribution partnership with Quality Bicycle Products (QBP). Product will be for sale on QBP.com in February 2017.

QBP will offer the breadth of Osprey’s bike assortment and will warehouse and ship product, thereby speeding up the allocation time to retailers considerably. In addition, Osprey will join QBP’s Dealer’s Choice strategy, demonstrating the brand’s commitment to the specialty bicycle retailer, while offering an exciting new category of quality products for retailers to choose from.

“QBP brings a wealth of knowledge and deep understanding of the specialty bike market,” said Bill Chandler, Director of Domestic sales, Osprey Packs. “Partnering with QBP and their Dealer’s Choice initiative is an important part of our overall strategy to increase Osprey’s presence in the specialty bike market, and to better focus our conversation with retail partners with-in that channel.”

Alix Magner, VP of Sales, QBP added, “Osprey is an outdoor industry leader in the ‘pack’ category and we are eager to bring their innovative products to the forefront of the bike industry. Their participation in Dealer’s Choice demonstrates their commitment to helping specialty retailers profitably sell their products. We are excited to offer our retailers increased access to a brand that is committed to innovation, quality and its customers!”

In preparation for the upcoming launch, Osprey said it will extensively train QBP’s sales and customer service teams. In addition, Osprey will participate in QBP’s Frostbike and SaddleDrive events to engage with customers.


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