Industry News
Industry News Archive for dates of Monday, September 23, 2019 thru Sunday, October 6, 2019
- 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...
- 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...
