February 25, 2021

Lippert Promotes Eileen Pruitt to Deputy CHRO and Senior Legal Counsel

Lippert Components, Inc., supplier of a broad array of highly engineered components for the leading OEMs in the recreation and transportation product markets announced the promotion of Eileen Pruitt to Deputy Chief Human Resources Officer and Senior Legal Counsel. In her expanded role, Pruitt will work closely with Nick Fletcher,...

February 25, 2021

Wolverine World Wide Predicts Robust Return To Double-Digit Growth In 2021

In the fourth quarter ended January 2, sales reached $509.6 million, down 16.1 percent year-over-year. Wolverine said sales were significantly better than the company expected. Wall Street’s consensus estimate had been $479 million. SGB Media

February 24, 2021

REI Expands Mobile Work Practices

REI announced that it has both identified the first of its future satellite offices in Issaquah, Washington, and will test a model that allows employees to work up to five days a week from home. Shop Eat Surf

February 24, 2021

Crain Automotive Holdings buys Springdale RV dealership.

Arkansas-based automotive dealer group Crain Automotive Holdings has acquired Northwest RV Sales and Service at W. Sunset Ave., Springdale, a 3.9-acre property, for $2.03 million. TB&P

February 24, 2021

National Parks Hosted 237M Visitors in 2020, Down 28%

Outdoor experiences provided refuge from the pandemic for 237 million visitors to America’s national parks in 2020. The number represents a 28% decrease from the previous year due largely to temporary park closures and restrictions implemented in response to the coronavirus pandemic. RV Business

February 24, 2021

Crain Automotive Holdings buys Springdale RV dealership

Arkansas-based automotive dealer group Crain Automotive Holdings has acquired Northwest RV Sales and Service at 5950 W. Sunset Ave., west of Interstate 49 in Springdale. The 3.9-acre property changed hands for $2.03 million, according to property records. TB&P

February 23, 2021

Goliath’s reckoning: Has REI grown too large?

REI’s ever-expanding ambitions have earned it plenty of fans—and critics—as it’s grown to dominate the outdoor industry. But many feel the retail giant has been made vulnerable by its own hubris SNEWS

February 23, 2021

Pocket Outdoor Media raises $150 million from Sequoia Heritage

Pocket Outdoor Media, home to 22 active lifestyle publications and several technology groups, raised $150 million in a Series B funding round led by Sequoia Heritage to fuel its recent acquisitions. Axios

February 22, 2021

SRAM acquires Time road and mountain bike pedal business

SRAM has purchased clipless pedal manufacturer Time from the Rossignol Group. The acquisition includes the entire range of road and mountain bike pedal systems, Time’s shoe range and all associated intellectual property. bikeradar

February 18, 2021

Emerald Holding Posts Q4 Loss

Emerald Holding Inc. recognized a net loss of $58.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to a $68.2 million net loss for the fourth quarter of 2019. Revenue was $12.2 million compared to $44.9 million for the Q4 2019. The decrease primarily reflected a $32.7 million reduction from...