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January 14, 2022
Evo spends $17.5 million on land for new Seattle development project
Evo this week announced its purchase of a new retail site in downtown Seattle, Wash. The project, dubbed “Campus Seattle,” will expand on an existing evo store and adjacent skatepark, rock climbing gym, and 23,000 square feet of office space to create a full city block of mixed-use retail, sporting,...
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January 14, 2022
Keystone RV Strikes Exclusive Deal with Dragonfly Energy
Keystone RV and U.S.-based Dragonfly Energy, a battery technology company known for its popular Battle Born Lithium-ion brand, have entered into an exclusive agreement to provide Dragonfly Energy batteries as standard or optional OEM equipment on Keystone RV travel trailers and fifth wheels. In addition, Dragonfly Energy batteries will soon be sold...
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January 14, 2022
Another EV Bites the Dust: Bollinger Pulls Plug on Electric Pickup and SUV
Brawny and brutish, the Bollinger B1 SUV and B2 pickup were designed for serious work and off-road applications. But the Detroit-based startup has unexpectedly unplugged the two EVs, shifting its focus to commercial truck applications. GearJunkie
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January 14, 2022
Vail Resorts Reports Downbeat Start to Snow Season
One of the snow industry’s largest customer, Vail Resorts, reported a downbeat start to the North American season due to lack of snow and the rise of the Omicron Covid variant. Vail Resorts operates a wide range of well-known resorts and regional ski areas including Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone,...
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January 13, 2022
Here’s How Much the Nike Logo Is Actually Worth After It Was Purchased for $35 Nearly 50 Years Ago
How Much Is the Nike Logo Worth? Some say the logo is worth the net worth of the Nike brand, valuing it as a more than $30 billion image. Footwear News
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January 12, 2022
U.S. used-vehicle sales record set in 2021
The number of used vehicles sold in the U.S. in 2021 hit an all-time record, according to Cox Automotive, bolstered by a robust spring selling season that analysts say may not be easily repeated. Cox Automotive estimated that used-car sales finished 2021 at 40.9 million vehicles - up about 10% over...
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January 12, 2022
New RV Parks and Park Expansions Continue Across Florida
Florida will have at least 15 new RV resorts with over 3,700 new campsites by early next year in response to rising consumer demand. Meanwhile, at least 13 other RV resorts across the state are collectively adding nearly 1,500 RV sites as private park operators and developers respond to the...
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January 12, 2022
Mountain Lion Charges Hiker, Hiker Charges Lion, Hiker Wins
Wildlife experts typically encourage people not to run from or toward mountain lions, but do say that yelling and acting aggressively can scare them off. Adventure Journal
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January 12, 2022
How Exercise May Tame Our Anxiety
To higher deal with all of the dispiriting information this winter about rising Covid-19 circumstances and a lot else, you would possibly need to get out and play within the snow, based on a brand new report. The large-scale study of almost 200,000 cross-country skiers discovered that being bodily lively...
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January 11, 2022
Evo Acquires Rhythm Japan
evo, the outdoor retail and experiences brand, today announced Rhythm Japan, a world-class retail, rental, and experiences company, and Oyuki, the winter essentials brand, will join the evo community. evo will become the parent company, owning 100% of the Japanese business, with the existing Rhythm Japan shareholders becoming part owners of evo....
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January 11, 2022
How Gucci Is Investing In Physical Retail This Year With The North Face Pop-Ups + New American Dream Shop
Gucci is investing in its brick-and-mortar strategy this year. The Italian luxury brand has unveiled plans for a brand-new series of pop-ups dedicated to the second chapter of its collaboration with The North Face. The newest phase of the partnership sees a special cross-category collection for men and women comprising of...
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January 11, 2022
Vail Resorts Disavows Recruitment Email, Park City Ski Patrol Moves Toward Strike
Park City ski patrollers have threatened to strike against parent company Vail Resorts since summer 2020. Union members overwhelmingly voted to move toward a work stoppage after an email that Vail called ‘unauthorized’ recently leaked. Gear Junkie
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January 10, 2022
Merrell Pulls Out of Outdoor Retailer, Will Donate $25,000 to the Boulder County Wildfire Fund
With the recent nationwide COVID-19 surge, Merrell has opted to pull out of Outdoor Retailer. However, the money it saved from backing out of the event is going to a good cause. The Wolverine World Wide-backed brand announced today that it will not attend the biannual outdoor trade show, which...
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January 10, 2022
Ancient Big Bend Rock Art Irreparably Vandalized
People have inhabited the area that today makes up Big Bend National Park in southwestern Texas for at least 13,000 years. At some point during what archaeologists refer to as the Archaic Period, which stretches back 8,500 years, people began carving abstract shapes into a massive boulder. That boulder remains...
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January 9, 2022
2 former Silicon Valley executives are creating an off-grid, off-road capable $194,500 Ford Transit RV camper van — see inside
Two former Silicon Valley executives have teamed up to create Aeonrv, a RV startup that specializes in 2021 Ford Transit-based tiny homes on wheels. The off-road, four-seasons capable RV is priced at $194,500, with an interior that has a kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, and dinette that doubles as a second bed and...
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January 9, 2022
5 Top Luxurious RV Resorts in the USA
These Luxury-Rated RV Resorts offer a deluxe option to choose from for a luxurious family holiday. They offer many of the same amenities as hotels such as fitness centers, pools, eateries, and Wi-Fi, but also feature clubhouses, convenience stores, onsite laundry and leisure attractions. Here we list five of the best RV...
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January 8, 2022
California capital drives sale of improved Oklahoma City-area RV park
A 1970s mobile home park turned RV park marketed as "more than a haven for the personnel of nearby Boeing, Tinker Air Force Base, and pipeline industries," has sold to West Coast investors. The seller, WAIP LLC, spent $1,332,000 the past several years upgrading the 169-unit park, which has has...
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January 7, 2022
Bish’s RV Acquires Michigan’s Haylett Auto & RV Superstore
Performance Brokerage Services, one of North America’s highest volume dealership brokerage firms, announced the sale of Haylett Auto & RV Superstore in Coldwater, Mich., from David and Nancy Haylett to Bish’s RV. Operating on 15 acres, the dealership recently averaged over 1,000 units sold annually. According to RV Dealer Association...
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January 7, 2022
Read: The Western Megadrought Is Revealing America’s ‘Lost National Park’
A megadrought, the driest the area has been in more than 1,000 years, is reducing Lake Powell to Puddle Powell, and in the process, revealing a little bit of the wonders long since hidden far below the surface of the lake, a surface roiled by powerboats and jet skis. Adventure...
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January 6, 2022
RVshare 2022 Travel Trend Report Forecasts a Robust Year
RVshare, one of the world’s largest peer-to-peer RV rental marketplaces, reveals findings from its 2022 Travel Trend Report, predicting that next year will be a blockbuster year for travel as nearly all (90%) of survey respondents say they’re very or even 100% likely to travel for leisure next year. RV...
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January 6, 2022
Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta RV sites all gone
If you didn’t get your RV reservation last Jan. 5 for the Oct. 1-9, 2022, Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta® you may be out of luck. More than 20,000 RV reservations for the event were booked within an hour. By 10:30 a.m., they were gone. At one point, there were more...
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January 5, 2022
No Retreat: Business Bootcamp: New CNBC Series Takes Companies to the Next Level (Watch)
No Retreat: Business Bootcamp is coming to CNBC, and the cable channel has released a trailer. In the new business reality series, Joe De Sena, Spartan founder and CEO, will work with companies and help them take their business to the next level. TV Series Finale
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January 5, 2022
Too Big to Vail: The Downfall of the North American Mega Resort
In the past few years, we have seen resorts become conglomerates across multiple continents, luring in customers with multi-passes that allow them the idea of skiing whenever and wherever they want. This year we’ve really started to see the negatives. People are wondering aloud if it’s worth it, and while...
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January 5, 2022
Wholesale RV Values Decline Across the Board
Black Book’s most recent monthly report showed declining values of wholesale motorized and towable units. The average selling price for motorized units was $79,270, which is down $2,114 (2.6%) from the previous month. Towables came in at $21,405, down $908 (4.1%) from last month. One year ago, the average motor...
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January 5, 2022
RV Maker Winnebago Reincorporates as Minnesota Company
Minnesota is now home to yet another publicly traded company. On Jan. 1, RV maker Winnebago Industries Inc. officially reincorporated as a Minnesota company, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on that date. Founded in 1958, the company had been previously incorporated in Iowa. Twin Cities Business
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