Industry News
Industry News Archive for dates of Thursday, September 19, 2019 thru Wednesday, October 2, 2019
- Dick’s Sporting Goods Takes More Steps to Exit Its Guns Business 10/02/2019 footwearnews.com - Dick’s Sporting Goods is has entered into an agreement to sell eight of the hunting and fishing outposts — located in New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan and North Carolina — to Sportsman’s Warehouse...
- Patagonia Hires Marty Pomphrey As General Manager Of Patagonia Japan 10/02/2019 sgbonline.com - Patagonia has hired Marty Pomphrey as general manager of Patagonia Japan. Pomphrey worked in the past at Nike Japan and Fossil Japan.
- Kathmandu To Acquire Rip Curl For $236 Million 09/30/2019 sgbonline.com - New Zealand-based outdoor retailer and brand Kathmandu Holdings Ltd. has agreed to acquire Australian surf brand Rip Curl for A$350 million (US$236 million).
- Is Canada Getting A New World-Class Wave Pool? 09/26/2019 surfer.com - Using Wavegarden’s Cove technology, a 269,000 square-foot space which allows for 1,000 waves an hour will be constructed in Tiger Bay Development’s South Britannia, a (proposed) 116-acre project along the Sea to...
- Navas Named New Mexico’s First Director of Outdoor Recreation 09/25/2019 insideoutdoor.com - Axie Navas, a veteran journalist and outdoor enthusiast who has managed digital media and marketing for Outside magazine, is New Mexico’s first director of the Office of Outdoor Recreation.
- Visit These National Parks for Free on Public Lands Day 09/25/2019 outsideonline.com - Make the most out of this year's Public Lands Day on Saturday, September 28th by visiting the parks with the highest entrance fees - for free.
- Vail Resorts Closes Acquisition of Peak Resorts 09/24/2019 sgbonline.com - Vail Resorts Inc. announced that the company has closed on its acquisition of Peak Resorts Inc. for a purchase price of $11 per share, or roughly $264 million. With this acquisition, Vail...
- How Will Vail’s Latest Move Impact Ski Industry? 09/24/2019 sgbonline.com - Vail Resorts Inc. officially expanded its empire when the ski area owner and operator closed on its previously announced $264 million acquisition of Peak Resorts Inc. With the deal sealed, the big...
- Outdoor recreation is growing faster than the overall U.S. economy, government report finds 09/20/2019 snewsnet.com - The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) put outdoor recreation at 2.2 percent, or $427.2 billion in 2017, outweighing mining, utilities, farming and ranching, and chemical products manufacturing. The report reaffirms the industry...
- Adventure Insurance: Spot Launches Zero-Deductible Coverage for the Outdoorsy 09/19/2019 gearjunkie.com - Insurance provider Spot gives athletes, travelers, and adventurers $20,000 of accident coverage with no deductible for $20 a month.
- This Colorado women’s leadership summit is getting even bigger in 2020 09/19/2019 snewsnet.com - Project16x, founded by Amanda Goad, is a growing network of women leaders in the outdoor industry. Nearly four years later and 10 summits later, Goad has evolved Project16x into a space for...
