Industry News
Industry News Archive for dates of Thursday, August 29, 2019 thru Wednesday, September 11, 2019
- Patagonia Sues Amazon Reseller 09/10/2019 sgbonline.com - Patagonia is suing third-party seller Kimberly McHugh for selling Patagonia-branded products through Amazon and other platforms without authorization. Her site, My Litter Corner, portrays itself as an authorized dealer, despite being an...
- CamelBak Lands First REI Contract After Vista’s Firearms Exit 09/10/2019 sgbonline.com - CamelBak is officially coming back to REI Co-op. The hydration pack and bottle brand last week inked its first contract with the outdoor retail giant in more than a year and announced...
- Canadian Public Raises Millions, Buys Pristine Fjord, Saves it From Logging 09/10/2019 adventure-journal.com - Last week, BC Parks Foundation, a non-profit org that works with the BC Parks to purchase land to be donated to the public, announced it had raised enough money from public donations...
- The Best Outdoor Documentaries Ever, According to You 09/09/2019 outsideonline.com - What makes a great documentary? It needs action, soul, and some seriously mind-boggling images that stay long after the credits have rolled.
- Lululemon Rides Broad-Based Growth To Q2 Beat 09/05/2019 sgbonline.com - Earnings per share for the second quarter ended August 4 of 96 cents. Revenue of $883.4 million marked a 22% bump from the same period a year ago. Sales grew 15%, or...
- Nepal Will No Longer Allow Plastic on Everest 09/05/2019 gearjunkie.com - The rural municipality within Nepal’s mountainous Solukhumbu district recently issued a ban on single-use plastics. Bags and wrappers, as well as any plastic less than 0.03 mm thick, like soda bottles (water...
- U.S. Ski & Snowboard Names Andy McKeon As CMO 09/04/2019 sgbonline.com - U.S. Ski & Snowboard has appointed Andy McKeon to the CMO position. McKeon has held positions at Apple, Facebook and award-winning ad agencies Wieden + Kennedy and Goodby Silverstein & Partners.
- Alex Honnold Strips Down for ESPN’s ‘Body Issue’ 09/04/2019 gearjunkie.com - The popular Issue is out this week and features 21 athletes including Alex Honnold, the only person to free solo El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.
- Can the Outdoor Economy Help Revive a Financially Strapped Coal Country? 09/03/2019 adventure-journal.com - How do you offer something that’s a draw for people from D.C., Knoxville, Asheville, wherever, but also not a slap in the face of locals in a county where the average income...
- Ragged Mountain Equipment Seeks Investor Capital 09/03/2019 snewsnet.com - Ragged Mountain Equipment a destination Outdoor Gear & Clothing retailer/manufacturer located in the Mount Washington Valley New Hampshire is looking for an investor to grow the company toward an eventual purchase. The...
- Utah State University is building a massive outdoor archive 09/02/2019 snewsnet.com - The school is preserving the outdoor industry's history for decades to come. The collection currently includes around 1,300 outdoor product catalogs dating from the early 1900s to the early 2000s, published by...
- E-Bikes in National Parks: NPS Unveils New Rules for Greater Access 09/02/2019 gearjunkie.com - "E-bikes are allowed where traditional bicycles are allowed." In a policy memo released this week, the National Park Service (NPS) succinctly formalizes an increasingly popular stance across many U.S. states governing the...
- Surf Expo Cancelled 09/02/2019 shop-eat-surf.com - Due to the continued threat of Hurricane Dorian on Orlando, the state of Florida, the southeast and the east coast, Surf Expo announced it will cancel the 2019 event, as well as...
