Our businesses are 

Fueled by Passion & Energy

 

VISUAL HISTORY

Our Vision is to be

Africa's leading

& most respected vertically integrated wholesale distribution and retail business
serving the outdoor industry

VISUAL HISTORY

This is how we think

 

About Retail

MORE INFO

819+

Brands we import, distribute and/or sell

800,000

Customers & businesses who interact with us annually

390

The number of people we employ

1,1 million

Views per month on the Safari Outdoor website 

Welcome to Outdoor Investment Holdings


From a single retail store a few years ago, our group philosophy evolved with every expanding step. We have embraced a vertically integrated business model and subsequently invest in owner managed businesses that operate with a great deal of independence. Outdoor Investment Holdings now consist of two independent wholesale businesses with a combined 60 years trading history in South Africa as well as the leading large format outdoor sporting goods retailer in Africa.

ABOUT US

Our Value System

Our Vision & 
Driving Force 

 

Our vision is to be Africa’s leading and most respected vertically integrated wholesale distribution and retail business, serving the outdoor industry.

Our Philosophy

 

We strive to create an entrepreneurial ethos with strong incentives for performance. We believe in tight centralised financial control linked to a low cost operating model.

Our Core Competence


We believe we have:

•  Independently financed and managed divisions.

•  Clearly articulated and communicated strategic plan at a group and operational level.

•  Access to affordable capital at the appropriate time.

•  We compliment divisional activity with group competency.

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Strategic Business Goals

01.

Strategic Activity


  • Well defined business plans per independent business aimed at future growth and profitability
  • Tactical objectives set by operational teams to deliver on business plan vision
  • Achievable budgets that are broken down and communicated to grassroot level
  • Identification of new investment opportunities

02.

Market Segmentation


  • Brand positioning by industry and business
  • Price point positioning based on careful research and competitive matrix
  • Geographic and demographic sensitivity
  • Detailed customer profiling and tracking

03.

Merchant & Planning


  • Range development, continuous evaluation and rationalisation.
  • Brand performance evaluation
  • Business intelligence to enable medium and long term production planning
  • Working capital optimisation

About our different businesses and understanding our

Business Model

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Some of the Brands we distribute & Sell

We strive to give a
"Showtime experience"

We live in a world that is filled with information and technology that seamlessly interact with everything in and around itself and we are pulled along at a tremendous pace.

But there still remains a few businesses and industries in the world that are different. These businesses are fueled by passion and energy and move with a different rhythm. Their customers love them and what they stand for. OIH chose to invest in these industries.

This video gives an overview of our history, vision and how we think about the future.

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How we think about retail

 

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The wholesale businesses within OIH

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How do we get staff to 
return phone calls?

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