This article is about the company and trademark. For the generic skates, see inline skates. For the songs, see Rollerblades (Eliza Doolittle song) and Rollerblades (Kwes song).
Rollerblade
Company type
Private
Industry
Sporting Goods[1]
Founded
Minnesota, incorporated 1982 as Ole's Innovative Sports[2]
Founder
Brennan Olson Scott Olson[1]
Headquarters
West Lebanon, New Hampshire[1]
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Rollerblade USA Jeremy Stonier (Co-President) Stephen Charrier (Co-President) Pamela Kidder (CFO)[1]
Revenue
~US$ $20 million (2008)[1]
Number of employees
27 (2008)[1]
Parent
Tecnica Group[3]
Website
rollerblade.com
A rollerblade skate
Rollerblade is a brand of inline skates owned by Nordica, part of the Tecnica Group of Giavera del Montello, Treviso, Italy.[4][5]
The company was started by Scott Olson (b. 1960), Brennan Olson (b. 1964) and Christopher Middlebrook in Minneapolis as Ole's Innovative Sports; when they sold the company, it became Rollerblade, Inc.[6] and has changed hands over time between Nordica, Benetton Group and Tecnica.[7]
Inline-skates had been used for many years by ice speed skaters before they became mainstream. For the first few years after Rollerblade was developed, Rollerblade, Inc. were the only manufacturer of in-line skates that had worldwide distribution. This allowed the company to capitalize and grab a huge percentage of the world market share and almost total dominance of the North American market with aggressive advertising campaigns and sponsored in-line-only sporting events.[8]
Rollerblade, Inc. manufactures different types of skates, such as those for aggressive skating, fitness, or recreational use with removable "walkable" liners, as well as adjustable skates for younger users.[9]
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~US$ $20 million (2008)[1]