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The North Face cements footprint in South Korea

07/07/2014
The PyeongChang Organising Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games has signed an official partnership agreement with Youngone Outdoor, The North Face’s supplier in South Korea.

Youngone Outdoor introduced The North Face to the Korean market in 1997, and will supply sports apparel for games-related personnel, including Team Korea and the PyeongChang 2018 Games' workforce.

Sung Ki-hak, CEO of Youngone, said: "We are proud to be the official partner of PyeongChang 2018. The company is looking forward to providing the best possible services to Korean athletes with the North Face."

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