Sports News and Press Releases about Outdoor Industry Business
Want to stay up to date on the latest press releases and business news in the outdoor sports and camping industries? Scroll below to view all outdoor industry business news.
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November 24, 2020
Dick’s Earnings and Sales Blast Past Forecasts, Names New CEO
Dick’s Sporting Goods announced that its board of directors unanimously elected president Lauren Hobart to the post of CEO, effective Feb. 1. Dick’s also posted stronger-than-anticipated quarter: For the three months ended Oct. 31, it logged profits of $182.2 million, or earnings of $2.01 per share, compared with the prior...
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November 24, 2020
Athleta’s Q3 Sales Jump 35 Percent
Net sales were flat year-over-year at $4.0 billion, above Wall Street’s consensus estimate of $3.80 billion. The performance reflected a 61% increase in online sales, offset by a 20% decline in store sales. Notably, 40% of the company’s sales were online in the third quarter. Athleta operated 198 stores at...
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November 20, 2020
The Backcountry trademark fiasco, one year later
One year after The Colorado Sun broke a huge story that became one of the year’s biggest scandals in the outdoor industry, SNEWS followed up with some of the affected companies to see if the online retailer Backcountry.com has made good on its promises.
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November 20, 2020
How COVID-19 Could Actually Be Good for Skiing
Resort executives are warning customers that skiing will be different this season, with the coronavirus pandemic and ensuing restrictions reminding skiers of that. Outside
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November 16, 2020
‘Wall Street Journal highlights the rise of ‘Covid Campers’
After months of living under work-from-home measures and travel restrictions, many cabin-feverish Americans are looking for safe ways to work outside their house and see new places, too. They are turning to “Covid Campers”: specially fitted recreational vehicles – or retrofitted existing vehicles – that offer the comforts of home...
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November 16, 2020
RV’ing it across the country while running a business
Three productivity rules that allow this business owner to do it. Entrepreneur
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November 16, 2020
2020 SNEWS Retailer Survey results, part 1: Sales volume
172 independent retailers across the country responded to this year's annual survey. This is part one of a multi-part series. SNEWS
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November 16, 2020
National Park Service faces $270M wrongful death claim after incident at Arches National Park
The family of a women's rights activist from Uganda has filed a more than $270 million wrongful death and personal injury claim against the National Park Service after she was decapitated by an unsecured gate at Utah's Arches National Park. USA Today
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November 16, 2020
Gregory’s Q3 revenues slide 13 percent, High Sierra’s tumble
Samsonite International S.A. reported sales on a currency-neutral basis were down 13 percent for its Gregory brand and off 70.2 percent at High Sierra. On a reported basis, Gregory’s sales reached $15.9 million against $18.0 million, down 11.7 percent. High Sierra’s were down on a reported basis to $4.5 million from...
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November 16, 2020
Emerald appoints Hervé Sedky as President and Chief Executive Officer
Sedky brings three decades of experience including, most recently, six years as President of Reed Exhibitions Americas. Before that, he was an executive for 20-years at the American Express Company, where he held the title of Senior Vice President and General Manager of American Express Business Travel.
