Industry News
Industry News Archive for dates of Friday, October 12, 2018 thru Thursday, October 25, 2018
- Columbia Sportswear Company Reports Record Third Quarter and Year-to-Date 2018 Financial Results; Raises Full Year 2018 Financial Outlook; Provides Preliminary 2019 Commentary 10/25/2018 businesswire.com - Columbia Sportswear Company reported third quarter net sales increased 6 percent (to a record $795.8 million and operating income increased 5 percent to $129.1 million. Net income increased 14 percent to a...
- AMER Sports Appoints Megan Porteous Digital Marketing Director 10/25/2018 outdoorindustry.org - Amer Sports, a sporting goods company with internationally recognized brands including Arc’teryx, Salomon and Wilson Sporting Goods, announces the promotion of Megan Porteous to the position of Digital Marketing Director, Americas. Prior...
- REI Gives $1 Million to Study Benefits of Nature, Boost #OutsideForAll 10/23/2018 adventure-journal.com - REI is adding a new wrinkle to #OptOutside by partnering with the University of Washington for of a $1 million donation to a new academic initiative called “Nature for Health.” The idea...
- REI Co-Op To Close All Stores Again On Black Friday, Thanksgiving 10/23/2018 sgbonline.com - For the fourth year in a row, on Thanksgiving day and Black Friday, REI Co-op will close all 153 stores, process no online payments and pay more than 12,000 employees to “Opt...
- Columbia Sportswear Company Elects Sabrina Simmons Former EVP and CFO of Gap, Inc., to Its Board of Directors 10/22/2018 businesswire.com - Columbia Sportswear Company, active outdoor apparel, footwear, accessories and equipment, announced that its board of directors has elected Sabrina Simmons to serve as a director and member of the Nominating and Corporate...
- Joe Prebich abruptly leaves Mammut North America 10/19/2018 snewsnet.com - Joe Prebich has exited Mammut North America only months after he was appointed CEO and managing director in March. OutsidePR—which represents Mammut—confirmed his exit, but said an initial email saying that Joe...
- Joe Prebich Exits Mammut North America 10/18/2018 sgbonline.com - Joe Prebich, who was appointed managing director of Mammut North America in April, is no longer with the company. Prior to joining Mammut North America in April, when he replaced outgoing CEO...
- The FBI of the National Park Service 10/17/2018 outsideonline.com - The 33 special agents assigned to the Investigative Services Branch handle the most complex crimes committed on NPS land. When a day hike in Rocky Mountain National Park ended in a grisly...
- REI Debuts Lifestyle Collection 10/17/2018 insideoutdoor.com - This fall, REI is launching the brand’s first complete lifestyle collection, the Wallace Lake collection, inspired by its co-founders, and designed to complement an outdoor lifestyle. The collection includes shirt jackets, hoodies,...
- Storm Kills 9 Climbers in Nepal Including Korea’s Top Alpinist 10/16/2018 adventure-journal.com - This weekend, nine climbers were killed when a storm ripped through their camp at Mt. Gurja, a 24,000-foot peak in the Himalayas. Among the dead were four Nepali guides and a team...
- Yeti Valued At $1.7 Billion In IPO 10/16/2018 sgbonline.com - Yeti Holdings Inc.’s initial public offering values the company at $1.7 billion, with the high-end cooler maker selling 2.5 million shares, while current shareholders are selling 17.5 million shares. The projected price...
- OIA Appoints VP Of Government Affairs 10/15/2018 sgbonline.com - The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) announced that Patricia Rojas-Ungar will lead the association’s advocacy agenda as the VP of government affairs. Rojas-Ungar is currently VP of public affairs at the U.S. Travel...
