Industry News
Industry News Archive for dates of Wednesday, December 11, 2019 thru Tuesday, December 24, 2019
- Former Interbike director joins The Big Gear Show 12/23/2019 bicycleretailer.com - The Big Gear Show, a new outdoor industry trade show focused on hardgoods, with an emphasis on paddling, cycling, climbing, and camping gear, announced the appointment of Lance Camisasca to be its...
- Patagonia is matching $10 million in donations to environmental causes 12/17/2019 snewsnet.com - More than 1,000 grassroots environmental organizations in the U.S. and Europe will benefit from the gifts through Patagonia Action Works.
- Paddle Powerhouse Pelican Supersizes, Buys Confluence Outdoor 12/17/2019 gearjunkie.com - Pelican International acquired major paddlesports gear provider Confluence Outdoor, which now makes Pelican the largest provider of paddlesports gear in the industry. Confluence owns Wilderness Systems, Perception, Mad River Canoe, Harmony Gear,...
- Most Fitness-Friendly Places for 2020 12/16/2019 finance.yahoo.com - SmartAsset examined the data to find the most affordable fitness-friendly places for the upcoming year. Data was gathered on 317 metro areas across five metrics: percentage of residents who walk or bike...
- Eating chilies cuts risk of death from heart attack and stroke, study says 12/16/2019 cnn.com - For many years, chili has been hailed for its therapeutic properties, and now researchers have found that eating chili peppers regularly can cut the risk of death from heart disease and stroke.
- Tahiti chosen for Olympic surfing competition at 2024 Paris Games 12/12/2019 olympics.nbcsports.com - Paris 2024 Olympic organizers want the surfing competition to be held in Tahiti, an island in French Polynesia that is about 9,800 miles from Paris. It would break the record for the...
- Would exercise advice on food labels change your eating habits? 12/12/2019 theguardian.com - While all packaged food must display certain nutritional information, such as calorie content, a new study backs another approach to labelling: displaying small symbols showing how much physical activity is needed to compensate...
- Outdoor industry weighs in on trade shows in this new survey 12/12/2019 snewsnet.com - SNEWS recently posted a survey about what our constituents want and need from it trade shows. In all, 250 people weighed in and here are the results.
- Finalists announced for second annual Outdoor Retailer Innovation Awards 12/12/2019 outdoorretailer.com - Outdoor Retailer unveiled 30 finalists for the second annual Outdoor Retailer Innovation Awards presented by PayPal Credit, which recognize achievements in outdoor products, materials and services.
- The Renewal Workshop raises $5.5M Series A 12/11/2019 insideoutdoor.com - The Renewal Workshop, a provider of circular solutions for apparel and textile brands, announced a $5.5 million series A financing round and expansion into Europe.
- Shop Eat Surf Acquired by Emerald Expositions 12/11/2019 shop-eat-surf.com - Trade publication Shop Eat Surf has been acquired by Emerald Expositions, the company that owns Surf Expo, Outdoor Retailer, and more than 50 other B2B trade shows.
