March 18, 2021

Obstacle Course Racing World Championships Partners with DFND Compression for 2021 OCRWC

OCR athletes know they need high quality compression gear for training, racing, and recovery, and the OCR World Championships is excited to announce a new partnership with DFND compression for the 2021 OCRWC. Born from a need to keep the U.S. Military and First Responders safe from training injuries, DFND is now used by...

March 17, 2021

Should outdoor sales reps unionize?

While some reps work in-house for brands, the majority independent contractors, operating solo or for a sales agency. When the pandemic struck, independent reps were left on their own to navigate underemployment and job uncertainties. The industry shakeups of 2020 also magnified preexisting issues, like lack of workers’ compensation or...

March 17, 2021

Riding That Gravy Train: Outdoor Collaborations with Grateful Dead Rising

From its limited-edition snowboard collaboration with Burton seven years ago to a partnership with Buff Headwear and a limited production run with The North Face in 2015 (the band played the store’s first store opening in San Francisco), the Dead has a long, strange history of aligning with outdoor brands....

March 17, 2021

prAna’s Responsible Packaging Movement Gains Momentum with Close to 60 Committed Brands

Carlsbad, CA – March 17, 2021–prAna, creator of Clothing for Positive Change and a leader in sustainable, outdoor fashion, announced today that its Responsible Packaging Movement (RPM) has grown to include close to 60 brand partners in the first six months. The program, developed to both inspire and create industry-wide change...

March 17, 2021

Introducing Culturelines: An ARTILECT Studio Project

BOULDER, Colo. - MARCH 17, 2021 - ARTILECT, a new performance-driven apparel brand, today announces the official launch of Culturelines, a new magazine and website designed to document the paths we follow, the people we meet, and the things we discover along the way. The goal is to surface stories...

March 16, 2021

Rumpl Announces B Corp™ Certification

PORTLAND, Ore. (March 16, 2021) – Rumpl, the category leader in technical outdoor blankets, announces its B Corp certification and commitment to values-based business practices. B Corps are the best in the world at balancing purpose and profit, and over the past year, Rumpl set out to prove itself and...

March 16, 2021

ECHOS Communications Announces New Partnership with MANTRA Labs

BOULDER, Colo. - March 16, 2021 - ECHOS Communications, a leader in authentic public relations for active lifestyle, outdoor, consumer technology, and cycling brands, today announces a new partnership with MANTRA Labs, a company that offers clean, science-driven nutrition to support total mind and body health. ECHOS will serve as...

March 16, 2021

evo To Open Two Satellite Stores This Summer

SEATTLE, WA (March 16th, 2021) – Seattle-based outdoor and action sports retailer evo has announced it will open satellite stores at Snoqualmie Pass in Washington and in Hood River, Oregon this summer. “evo satellites will serve as extensions of our flagship stores. We see them as a great way to...

March 15, 2021

Cotopaxi Announces Grant Partnership with ROMP Ecuador

Salt Lake City, UT. March 15, 2021 -- Cotopaxi, Benefit Corporation and outdoor gear and apparel brand, is diversifying its major grant program to include more innovative, sustainable and change-making entities, today announcing a partnership with the Range of Motion Project (ROMP). ROMP is a global, non-profit organization dedicated to...

March 15, 2021

Buddy Now Guards Florida’s Outdoors and Adventure Fans

RICHMOND, Va. March 15, 2021 —Buddy (https://buddyinsurance.com/), the e-commerce startup named among the country’s five best personal accident insurance offerings by Investopedia, today announced it has been approved to offer its coverage to the Sunshine State. Florida marks the 41st state to approve the fast-growing insurtech agency, which offers instant...