Industry News
Industry News Archive for dates of Thursday, August 8, 2019 thru Wednesday, August 21, 2019
- Outdoor Retailer cancels November show 08/21/2019 snewsnet.com - The November show will not go on, Outdoor Retailer announced on its website. The Winter Market was scheduled for Nov. 5-7, but it is now being united with Snow Show slated for...
- Grizzly, Black Bear Behavior Spurs Closures, Rule Changes at Glacier National Park 08/21/2019 gearjunkie.com - Park rangers and wildlife experts closed Granite Park — including the Highline, Loop, and Swiftcurrent Trail — after reports of unusual grizzly bear activity. Black bears shaking tents and grizzlies acting ‘frustrated...
- Surfline Has Given Every Surfer a Reason to Wear an Apple Watch 08/19/2019 gearpatrol.com - Surfline, trusted surf reports and forecasts, has created a way for Premium members to access its vast network of surf cameras to score video footage of every wave they catch. Surfline Sessions,...
- Gearhead Outfitters Acquires Rock/Creek, Uncle Dan’s 08/19/2019 insideoutdoor.com - Outdoor specialty retailer Gearhead Outfitters has acquired Rock/Creek Outfitters in Tennessee and Uncle Dan’s Outdoor Store based in Illinois. The acquisition will include Rock/Creek’s seven retail locations in Tennessee and six Uncle...
- Thule’s CFO Announces Resignation 08/19/2019 sgbonline.com - Thule Group AB announced that Lennart Mauritzson has informed that he will leave his position as CFO of Thule Group to take on the role as CEO of the privately owned family...
- Johnson Outdoors Appoints Larry Baab To Lead Camping and Watercraft Divisions 08/15/2019 sgbonline.com - Johnson Outdoors Inc. announced the appointment of Larry Baab as group VP – camping and watercraft recreation. Baab will oversee camping brands Eureka and Jetboil, and watercraft brands Old Town, Ocean Kayak...
- Nepal Moves to Limit Who Gets to Climb Everest 08/15/2019 adventure-journal.com - Under new rules, Everest climbers applying for a permit would need to prove they’d previously climbed one other mountain in Nepal at least 21,325 feet in elevation. The price tag for a...
- Canada Goose Again Sees Revenues Spike As Income Sinks 08/14/2019 sgbonline.com - The company posted a net loss of $29.4 million compared to the year-ago loss of $18.7 million. However, Q1 revenue was $71.1 million, a 59.1 percent bump from the same period a...
- World Surf League in Rolling Stone content collaboration 08/13/2019 sportspromedia.com - The World Surf League (WSL) is collaborating with music and pop culture magazine Rolling Stone on a range of content featuring some of the world’s best surfers. The partnership will see the...
- The North Face Opens SoHo Store 08/12/2019 insideoutdoor.com - The North Face opened of a new store in the historic SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan on Friday, Aug. 9. The SoHo location and all new stores moving forward will feature FSC certified...
- Lindsey Vonn Retires From Skiing — But She Still Makes Plenty of Money 08/12/2019 footwearnews.com - Lindsey Vonn announced that her ski career was officially coming to a close, leaving as one of the most decorated athletes in the sport’s history, with a total of 137 World Cup...
- Vista Outdoor Logs Q1 Loss 08/08/2019 sgbonline.com - Vista Outdoor Inc. reported first-quarter sales were down 7% on an organic basis. Adjusted EPS was a loss of 8 cents a share compared to break-even results in the prior-year quarter. Sales...
