Sports News and Press Releases about Outdoor Industry Business
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May 4, 2026
REI Narrows 2025 Losses by $102 Million as Union Targets Anniversary Sale for National Boycott
REI reported a $102 million bottom-line improvement Monday in its 2025 results, but the recovery faces an immediate challenge: the REI Union has called for a national boycott of the retailer's biggest sales event of the year. Plus, REI's financials from 2019 to 2025. REI narrowed its 2025 losses by...
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May 1, 2026
Coleman, Contigo and Marmot Parent Sees Outdoor Segment Widen Q1 Operating Loss on Lower Sales
Newell Brands is reporting that its Outdoor & Recreation segment, which includes the Baby Jogger, Campingaz, Coleman, Contigo, Ex Officio and Marmot brands, generated net sales of $175 million compared with $182 million in the prior-year Q1 period, reflecting a core sales decline of 5.7 percent, as well as the...
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May 1, 2026
Former USA Climbing Coach Arrested in Summit County for Suspected Minor Sexual Exploitation
Matthew Maddison, a former strength and conditioning coach for USA Climbing’s speed team and its team manager, was taken into custody this week in Summit County, Utah. He now faces ten separate charges of sexual exploitation of a minor, a crime that carries severe penalties under both state and federal law....
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April 30, 2026
Camping World Notes $1.35B Revenue in Q1 Report
Matthew Wagner, CEO and president of CWH, said, “We are pleased with our first quarter performance against the current RV industry backdrop. While used RV sales underperformed expectations in January and February, the year-over-year trajectory of our new and used unit volume continued to improve as we progressed through March...
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April 29, 2026
Garmin Rides Very Strong Q1 Fitness Segment Growth to Strong DD Earnings Increase
Garmin Ltd. President and CEO Cliff Pemble said Wednesday morning that the electronics maker for the fitness, outdoor, marine and aviation markets achieved “remarkable financial results” during the opening quarter of 2026. He said the trend for the quarter was a continuation of the positive trends they have been experiencing...
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April 28, 2026
Netflix Co-Founder Reed Hastings Begins Phase Two of Utah Private Ski Community
Reed Hastings may be done with Netflix, but that just means he’s turned his eye to another entertainment industry: snow sports. The streaming service co-founder, who recently announced he would step down as the company’s board chair, has just begun phase two of his private Utah ski community. Powder Mountain is the largest...
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April 28, 2026
REI Workers in San Diego File to Unionize
Employees at San Diego’s REI store have filed to unionize, REI Union announced Monday, with the aim of joining United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) Local 135, the largest private-sector union in the region. Workers voted to unionize to ensure “fair pay, sustainable scheduling practices, and better working conditions,”...
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April 27, 2026
Trump Just Withdrew Scott Socha to Lead the National Park Service
The White House announced on April 27, 2026, that President Trump has withdrawn the nomination of Scott Socha, a hospitality executive from Delaware North, to lead the National Park Service. Nominated in February, Socha cited personal reasons for his withdrawal amid criticism from conservation groups questioning his qualifications in park...
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April 27, 2026
March RV Shipments Down 13.9% YOY
Results for the RV Industry Association’s March 2026 survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments ended the month with 32,162 units, a (-13.9%) growth rate compared to the 37,348 units shipped in March 2025. For the year, shipments are off (-12.1%) with 86,051 RVs shipped through the first three months...
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April 24, 2026
California Expands State Park System for First Time in Decades
On April 22, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a major expansion of the state park system, adding three new parks and enlarging several others. As the public land policy on the federal level moves toward extraction and commercialization, California is the latest state to reinvest in conservation at the local level....
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