Industry News
Industry News Archive for dates of Thursday, September 26, 2019 thru Wednesday, October 9, 2019
- Patagonia conducted an audit of its own waste at Outdoor Retailer 10/07/2019 snewsnet.com - Inspired by the Plastic Impact Alliance, Patagonia took a hard internal look at its own trade show footprint to discover ways to improve its zero-waste efforts.
- OIA Names Eagle Creek’s Steve Barker As Interim Executive Director 10/07/2019 sgbonline.com - Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) has named Eagle Creek co-founder Steve Barker as interim executive director. He replaces Amy Roberts, who left her post last week to join The North Face.
- BACKPACKER Lands Talent, Launches New Ventures 10/03/2019 snewsnet.com - Effective November 1, Shannon Davis will join Backpacker as editorial director; simultaneously, longtime editor-in-chief Dennis Lewon will assume the new role of Director of Content across the group portfolio.
- Sorel’s First Fashion Show Sent 100 Women Down a Mile-Long Runway in the Rain 10/03/2019 footwearnews.com - Sorel’s boots are made to withstand any weather condition — and the shoes were put to the test at the brand’s first-ever runway show Oct. 2, which sent models on a mile-long...
- 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...
