Engeberg_Magazin_No_17

ENGELBERG - DER ORT FÜR MEETINGS UND INCENTIVE-AKTIVITÄTEN

Dieses Trio führt den Quatt- ro Sport (v.l.): Sara Manetsch, Jan Stalder, Maya Spaar. The trio behind Quattro Sport (from left): Sara Manetsch, Jan Stalder, Maya Spaar.

For 37 years, the Manetsch and Spaar families have been running Quattro Sport. Now, the next generation has taken over. Maya Spaar and Sara Manetsch have teamed up with Jan Stalder to continue this beloved family tradition. “I’ d feel a pang in my hear t if I were to wa lk down Dor fstrasse and see another shop or an of f ice in place of Quat tro Spor t,” says Sara Manetsch, youngest daughter of Erika and Jörg-Leo Manetsch. Sara grew up with a rea l af fec tion for her parents’ spor ts store. She worked at Quat tro Spor t regu larly during her

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the business. So, one winter morning, the young women approached Jan Stad ler in the gondola lif t. He was no stranger to them: the graduate of Spor tmit telschu le Engelberg and of the Swiss Hotel Management Academy in Lucerne had prev iously worked for years at Quat tro Spor t. Af ter enjoy ing a day of skiing and subsequently receiv ing a more forma l job of fer, Jan accepted. “The of fer appea led to me, and as we had known each other for a good while, I knew we’ d work well together.” Jan, Sara and Maya have div ided up responsibilities in the two we need it and share their exper tise with us,” says Sara, whose father Leo intends to work in the shop until retirement. Asked how they plan to remain successf u l, Jan explains that they will keep a ll the good customs but bring in a breath of f resh air with a few changes. The three managers agree that they want the store to still be here 37 years f rom now. They are a ll passionate about selling ski clothing and accessories, spor tswear and footwear, and hiring out the latest ski gear, so they believe there is a good chance they will still love their job that far down the line. Of course, there will be cha llenges to overcome. They have a lready felt the impac t of the weak euro, for example. But, come what may, the founders’ experience and their own f resh ideas shou ld be enough for the dedicated threesome to keep this established spor ts shop a live and kicking. shops equa lly. The young trio has been running both since last winter, a lthough for the time being the older genera- tion are still the owners. “Our parents help us out when

studies, and has been a f irm f i x ture in the shop for the past three years. Now, her passion for spor tswear and equipment has led her to fol- low in her parents’ footsteps and take over management

Last winter, the founders passed on the baton to the next generation.

of the store. She is joined by her cousin Maya Spaar, the eldest daughter of L isbeth and Willy Spaar-Rotzinger, who co-founded the shop back in 1978. The founders are delighted that their daughters have decided to take over their cher- ished store and will continue to run it with dedication, keeping up the long-held prac tices of creating at trac tive produc t displays and of fering sound, persona lised sa les adv ice. The four founders were reduced to a trio af ter the untimely death of L is- beth Spaar in 1999, but continued to man- age the store on Dor fstrasse as well as Engelberg’s f irst ski hire point, Swissrent Quat tro, by the Titlis Rotair car park. The cousins ta lked long and hard before deciding to jointly take over their parents’ business. They were clear on one thing: they had to f ind a third par tner, as the two shops wou ld present far too much work for two – especia lly since Maya was a recent mother and cou ldn’ t spare too much ex tra time for

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