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CHAOS Announces Two New Rep Agencies Rose Agency and Lake Effect Sports Inc.

Summer Outdoor Retailer 2019 I Denver I June 18-20 | Booth # 51088-UL


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Steamboat Springs, Colo.- Montreal, QUE – May 23, 2019. Chaos Headwear, makers of high quality headwear in the U.S. and worldwide, has added new members their U.S. national sales team. Please welcome aboard the Rose Agency for the Rockies and the Lake Effect Group for the upper Midwest.

The Rose Agency includes a power house of five throughout the Rockies, covering CO,UT, NM, WY and MT. Koji Peck oversees Colorado and New Mexico with Mike Simbowski (Simbo). Garret Rose covers Utah and Wyoming with Koji Peck and Chris Binger.

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The Rose Agency has been in business since 1987. Their other brands include Smith Optics, Bogs Footwear, Goal Zero, Chums, Captuer Headwear and Kinco Gloves. The Rose Agency is successful because of their team energy and thrives because of the people they work with. “We are motivated to provide great service for our accounts and the people we work with. Not to mention we all live in beautiful places!” explains Garret Rose.

The Rose team plans for more distribution in resort and event programs. They will also keep up with the great stores served by our friend Patrick Hoyt (Packy), who passed suddenly this year.

The team is beyond active in the outdoors. You name it, they do it: fishing, skiing, biking, hunting, hiking, golfing, and surfing. Rose says, “Our goals are to expand distribution and to have fun as a team as we get the job done.”

Primary contact: Garret Rose: roseenvision@gmail.com, Draper, Utah 84020, 801-556-5336

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Lake Effect Sports:

This year, Chaos Headwear also added a new division in the northern mid states for new retail accounts in Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan, led by Lake Effect Sports. Industry veterans of 25 years, Lake Effect Sports has an extensive snow background, including ten years’ experience at Nike. They have represented Under Armour for ten years and also represent Line Ski and Scott USA in addition to Chaos and CTR Headwear.

Team members include Geoff Bonebrake and Tim Simonson, who have been a team for 22 years.

“What I love most about my job is the people I get to meet and work with,” says Simonson. “We are also really excited to work with Chaos Headwear. We will bring a level of distribution that Chaos currently does not have in our territory.”

Contact: Tim Simonson 3538 Thornapple Lane, Cleveland, OH 216.896.0799

Come see us at the Summer Outdoor Retailer 2019 I Denver I June 18-20 | Booth # 51088-UL

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ABOUT CHAOS AND CTR HEADWEAR

Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with global offices in the USA, Europe and Asia, the Chaos and CTR headwear brands have evolved into a leading accessory collection of fashion and cold-weather technical headwear. Conceived more than 16 years ago, the brand is sold throughout North America, Europe and Asia. For over sixty years, Do-Gree Fashions Ltd., the parent company of Chaos & CTR Headwear, has ensured that all their customers’ needs have been serviced by the most comprehensive program of fashion and performance winter and summer headwear to be found globally. ChaosHats.com

Twitter: Chaos Hats/ Facebook: Chaos Headwear – Mania

Contact: Beth Cochran bethcochran@whatsuppr.com 406.579.7909