Industry News
Industry News Archive for dates of Monday, August 26, 2019 thru Sunday, September 8, 2019
- 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...
- The Everest Zone is About to Become Much Cleaner 08/26/2019 adventure-journal.com - The cleanup last May where 11 tons of trash was removed from the slopes of Mt. Everest clearly had an effect on local authorities, who announced last week that they will ban...
- Outdoor businesses are running out of ‘wiggle room’ with tariffs as trade war escalates 08/26/2019 snewsnet.com - Brands are trying to keep up as duties on Chinese imports seem to change moment by moment.
- Paddlesports Retailer Riding Wave Of Momentum 08/26/2019 sgbonline.com - As uncertainty over the tariff situation swirls and industry trade shows face their own turbulence amid a changing marketplace, the paddlesports community has united to showcase the latest canoeing, kayaking, SUPing and...
