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Roller Derby Skate Corp is an American manufacturer and distributor of sporting goods, specializing in Quad skates, Inline skates, Ice Hockey Skates, Skateboards, Skating Accessories, and recently, through their acquisition of 360 Inc, sporting goods for water sports including body boards, surfboards and swim products. The company is based in Litchfield, Illinois, where it was founded in 1936 as a manufacturer of boots for roller and ice skates. Roller Derby sells products under the brands Roller Derby, California Advanced Sports, and 360 Inc. It is the second largest supplier of inline skates to the US market.
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Roller Derby was founded in 1936 with a single manufacturing plant in Litchfield, IL. The company opened an additional assembly plant in California in 1953, followed by offices, warehouses, and a distribution center in Atglen, Pennsylvania in 1971. The company eventually moved manufacturing operations oversees, first to Taiwan, then to China, but retained their US manufacturing facitlites, converting them for office, warehousing and distribution.
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- [1] History of Roller Derby Skate Corp.
- [2] Hoovers
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