March 5, 2021

Hillsound Equipment Expands Sales Team With Additions in Canada and US

Hillsound Equipment, leading producer of winter traction equipment, gaiters and ultralight seats for outdoor enthusiasts, has partnered with Pro Line Sports Ltd and Endless Adventure Sales to further the distribution of their products in the Western Canadian and the US Pacific Region. Pro Line Sports Ltd was established in 1974...

March 4, 2021

Most customers will abandon a brand after three – or fewer – negative experiences, finds study

Customer retention and customer satisfaction could actually play a much larger role in growing revenue. New data shows that customers are abandoning brands after a maximum of three poor experiences, reflecting the need for brands to keep up the quality of their brand interactions. Footwear News

March 4, 2021

NPD Group Awards Winners of Outdoor Sports Industry Performance

The awards acknowledge the fastest-growing brands of 2020 across the major outdoor categories in the US, according to NPD’s Retail Tracking Service. The top-performing brands of 2020 in the U.S., based on dollar sales growth versus the prior year are: Gregory (Accessories); BUFF (Apparel); HOKA ONE ONE (Footwear); Dometic (Equipment...

March 4, 2021

Outdoorsy expands female leadership with key board appointments.

Jen Young joins Women Leading Travel & Hospitality Board as an advisory member and Kim Armor joins Outdoorsy Board of Directors and will serve as Audit Chairwoman. PR Newswire

March 4, 2021

Obstacle Course Racing World Championships and GORILLA Ropes Partner

For 2021, the Obstacle Course Racing World Championships is excited to announce it has partnered with USA-made, woman-owned GORILLA Ropes. All on-course climbing ropes will be GORILLA Ropes and GORILLA Ropes products will be available for purchase on the OCRWC website for athletes to use in their training. “Our competitors...

March 3, 2021

A New Documentary Shows Warren Miller’s Darker Side

The legendary filmmaker pioneered the stoke film and helped create skiing’s counterculture, but ‘Ski Bum’ on Discovery+ shows how his life behind the scenes was anything but easy. Outside

March 3, 2021

Togo Group Acquires Overnight RV Parking Platform

Togo Group, the road-based travel technology company that includes the Roadtrippers, RVillage and Togo RV brands, announced the acquisition of OvernightRVParking.com. Overnight RV Parking was founded in 2008 and has grown to be the largest, most accurate, and most authoritative database of free RV parking locations in North America. Woodall's Campground Management

March 3, 2021

Peak Design battles Amazon knockoff with humor

Rather than file a lawsuit, Peak Design targeted Amazon Basics’ knockoff of its Everyday Sling bag with a hilarious, must-watch video. Outside Business Journal

March 3, 2021

High-end California clothier sued by Osprey over its backpacks

Osprey, which makes hiking packs and gear, claims the California company, Aether, is selling Aether-branded backpacks despite a 2019 agreement between the two companies that it would not do so. Osprey has used “Aether” to brand its backpacks for more than two decades, the complaint says. Denver Post

March 3, 2021

RVIA Seeks Members for its New Trade Advisory Panel

The new venture will provide RV Industry Association members with monthly updates on key international trade policy developments as the industry move forward with a new administration. RVIA