Industry News
Industry News Archive for dates of Saturday, June 23, 2018 thru Friday, July 6, 2018
- Nike Swim Jumps On Board with The Red Paddle Co Dragon World Championships 07/06/2018 snewsnet.com - As part of a global, two-year partnership with the world’s leading inflatable paddle board company, Red Paddle Co, Nike Swim has been announced as the headline partner for this year’s Dragon World...
- The Terrible State of Our National Parks—in Photos 07/05/2018 outsideonline.com - Public lands are only becoming more loved, more used and in dire need of repair. Thanks to some photos provided by the National Parks Conservation Association, we got a peek at what...
- Judge throws out first lawsuit over L.L.Bean’s new return policy 07/05/2018 snewsnet.com - The case of an unhappy L.L.Bean customer in Illinois has been dismissed. On June 28, a federal judge ruled that Victor Bondi failed to establish that he'd suffered harm or was unhappy...
- Indoor Snow Slopes are Coming to America 07/05/2018 snowboarding.transworld.net - The first Western Hemisphere snow dome facility is set to open in East Rutherford, New Jersey in March of next year. Big Snow America will be an extension of the American Dream...
- World Surf League apologises for Facebook streaming issues 07/04/2018 sportspromedia.com - The World Surf League (WSL) has issued an apology to fans who have experienced issues when watching live streams of the global governing body’s events on Facebook. The WSL says it has...
- More than 70,000 Pounds of Trash Removed From Everest 07/03/2018 theadventureblog.blogspot.com - Efforts to clean up Mt. Everest from the Nepali side of the mountain have yielded a huge amount of waste. More than 32,000 kg (70,547 pounds) of garbage was collected and removed...
- Camping World to Launch 40 ‘Gander RV’ Stores in 2019 07/02/2018 gearjunkie.com - Camping World announced it would leverage the Gander brand to increase its RV footprint. It’s honing in on areas where Camping World is underpenetrated and has tremendous opportunity to grow its RV...
- Fatmap Is Like Google Earth (on Steroids) for Hikers 07/01/2018 outsideonline.com - Dozens of apps provide mapping, GPS navigation, topographic data, and other tools to find your way around the outdoors, but none offer the kind of three-dimensional depth and detail of Fatmap. Think...
- Camping World Announces Plans to Expand RV Sales Locations by More than Thirty Percent through the Launch of Gander RV Sales, New Store Openings and Continued Acquisitions 06/28/2018 finance.yahoo.com - Camping World Holdings, Inc., network of RV-centric retail locations, announced plans to dramatically increase RV sales locations over the next 15 months through the launch of Gander RV Sales, new store openings...
- Vasque Selects Joel Lee To Lead Revamped Sales Team 06/27/2018 sgbonline.com - Vasque announced a restructuring of its sales team, with new global sales director Joel Lee at the helm. Moving forward, Lee will oversee the US sales manager position. Lee is an avid...
- VF Corporation Announces New Leadership Appointments at its The North Face® and Smartwool® Brands 06/26/2018 snewsnet.com - VF Corporation announced the appointment of Travis Campbell to the position of VP, GM The North Face, Americas. Campbell most recently served as President of VF’s Smartwoolbrand. Jennifer McLaren will succeed Campbell...
- Amazon Launches Try-Before-Buy Apparel Option 06/25/2018 insideoutdoor.com - Prime Wardrobe, Amazon’s try-before-you-buy (TBYB) program that it’s been testing for the past year, is now available to all U.S. Prime subscribers. The service lets members order up to eight items to...
- REI Invests Over $600,000 In Rewilding Five U.S. Cities This Year 06/25/2018 sgbonline.com - Five U.S. cities will see five urban and suburban areas transformed into areas for outdoor recreation, thanks in part to more than half a million dollars in grant funding from REI this...
