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Diario Financiero Sebastián Swett Opazo has been behind the creation of brands such as Rockford and Funsport. read more

El Mercurio As of yesterday, Forus - a group linked to the Swett family that handles brands such as Hush Puppies, Columbia and Cat, among others- informed by means of an essential fact sent to the Commission for the Financial Market (CMF) that from yesterday Sebastián Swett Opazo assumed as new general manager of the company. read more

According to Hugo Ovando General Manager, five openings will be in Uruguay, a small country, but with good internal conditions for its portfolio. read more

Brand Asset Valuator published its latest trademark study carried out by Prolam Y & R in Chile this month. The study that evaluates the level of appreciation that the local consumer has had on a brand so far in 2017 places the footwear brand Hush Puppies as a leader in the fashion sector, with a score of 99.7% of valuation among a total of 100 brands. Read more read more

The increase in sales is mainly explained by the 8.2% increase in sales in Chile, which accounted for 82.3% of consolidated sales, and to a lesser extent by sales of subsidiaries, which increased by 13,7% as a whole, driven by growth in Uruguay and Peru during 2Q’17. read more

In July of this year, Forus opened the first store of Patagonia brand in Peru. This brand was already marketed through the Rockford chain, but today it already has the first store in the city of Cuzco. read more

Hugo Ovando, CEO, spoke to the newspaper La Tercera about his year in Forus’ general management, as well as the company’s future prospects, and its growth focus for this year. Go to the article read more

In April 2017 the PrAna new brand was launched in Chile. read more

For 2017 the company intends to open 20 new stores read more

EBITDA of MM$ 11,104 grew 5.1% compared to 4Q'15, reaching an EBITDA margin of 18.0%, increasing by 31 basis points from 4Q'15. read more

In August of this year, Forus launched the Body & Soul brand in Chile. read more

In July of this year, Forus acquired the license of the Columbia brand in Uruguay. read more

Forus S.A. has named as the new CEO, Mr. Hugo Ovando Zalazar, who will be joining the company on July 4th of this year. read more

Greater value Creation Retail Industry - Top 100 Ranking Chile - Latam - Capital Magazine read more