Industry News
Industry News Archive for dates of Friday, May 17, 2019 thru Thursday, May 30, 2019
- Grassroots Outdoor Alliance Members Report Sales Increase In April 05/30/2019 sgbonline.com - Grassroots Outdoor Alliance top-line sales reports for member retailers show a 5.8% increase in April, extending a growth trend buoyed by increases in five out of the last six months. The group...
- Canada Goose’s Q4 Revenues Climb 25 Percent 05/29/2019 sgbonline.com - Canada Goose reported flat earnings on an adjusted basis in the fourth quarter ended March 31 while revenues rose 25.1%. In the quarter, revenues reached $156.2m, up from $124.8 million a year...
- Everest Rule Change: Nepali Government Responds to Overcrowding, Deaths 05/29/2019 gearjunkie.com - Citing the issue of inexperienced climbers, Nepali officials said there will be changes to climbing the world’s highest peak. Nepal tourism officials are discussing reforming some issues, including setting criteria for every...
- The North Face Launches ‘Geodome’ Tent in US Market 05/28/2019 gearjunkie.com - Last week, North Face finally launched a slightly more practical expedition tent for the U.S. market - at less than half the cost. Previously only available in Korea and Japan, the $2,000...
- The 2019 Everest Death Toll Rises to 10 05/25/2019 outsideonline.com - With already 10 deaths so far, the 2019 season ties with 2006 as Everest's fourth-deadliest climbing season.
- Everest is, Uh, Crowded This Season 05/23/2019 adventure-journal.com - Nirmal Purja posted a stunning picture of a line of…hundreds of climbers ascending toward Everest’s Hillary Step during a brief window in the weather.
