Industry News
Industry News Archive for dates of Monday, December 16, 2019 thru Sunday, December 29, 2019
- Mountain Gear is closing after 37 years in business 12/26/2019 snewsnet.com - Mountain Gear, one of our industry’s premier mountain shops, will be closing its doors in the coming months. Founder and owner Paul Fish had been working for some time with a potential...
- Spartan Race Looks To Acquire Tough Mudder In 2020 12/26/2019 obstacleracingmedia.com - Spartan Race announced the acquisition of an exclusive option to acquire Tough Mudder’s UK, Canadian, and German events, as the first step in an effort to bring together a complete merger of...
- 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.
