Retailer Tiso to open Aviemore store

L 12,000 sq ft site enhances 15-shop Scottish network and creates 30 jobs

outdoor community.”

Tiso was set up in Edinburgh in 1962 by Chris’ parents Graham and Maude Tiso, initially from a boat shop’s back room.thegroupnowemploys more than 300 people across Scotland and the Lake District where it owns George Fisher, the outdoor store in Keswick.

Chris Tiso in 2013 sold a controlling interest in the chain to JD Sports Fashion for an undisclosed sum, with the company saying at the time that the deal would enable it to grow and develop its business.

However, the firm stressed that the chief executive remains a significant shareholder and “the business remains true to its founding principles of commitment to quality of range and service”.

Also commenting on the forthcoming store was former Olympic skier and founder of the Alpine Training Centre, Sean Langmuir.

He said: “From the 1960s my parents were not only great friends of Graham and Maude Tiso but together they were at the heart of climbing and skiing in Scotland and the Cairngorms in particular.

“As a local resident and business owner I am delighted to see Tiso opening – their investment in the area only reinforces the view that Aviemore is fast establishing itself as the ‘outdoor capital’ of Scotland.”