“Can a 40-year-old Chilean footwear distributor complete its omnichannel transformation and defend retail margins against pure-play e-commerce marketplaces?”
Forus S.A. is a 40+ year-old Chilean omnichannel footwear, apparel and accessories distributor — NOT a fintech. It is the exclusive Latin American distributor of international outdoor, action-sports, sportswear and lifestyle brands (Hush Puppies being the original), plus its own owned brands, operating in Chile, Peru, Colombia and Uruguay through wholesale and DTC (own stores, e-commerce sites, and third-party marketplaces). Since 2021 it has invested in digitalizing operations and building its DTC e-commerce footprint, but it does not operate any embedded finance products of its own.
Forus was founded by Alfonso Swett S. and is founded in 1980, headquartered in Santiago, Chile.
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