Industry News
Industry News Archive for dates of Saturday, June 9, 2018 thru Friday, June 22, 2018
- People Keep Finding Bodies in Joshua Tree 06/20/2018 outsideonline.com - Within a month, the remains of two people—one of them half-buried—were found inside the park's boundaries, a place with a storied relationship to death.
- American Outdoor Brands Q4 Revenues Sink 25 Percent 06/20/2018 sgbonline.com - American Outdoor Brands, the parent of Smith & Wesson, reported earnings before special items tumbled 58.2 percent in the fourth quarter ended April 30 on a 24.9 percent drop in revenues. Quarterly...
- Alterra Moves to Acquire Utah’s Solitude Mountain 06/20/2018 gearjunkie.com - Ikon parent Alterra Mountain Company confirmed it’s entering an agreement to purchase Solitude Mountain Resort in Utah. When the deal closes this fall, Solitude will be included in the 2018-19 Ikon Pass....
- Can American Brands Tap the Chinese Outdoor Market? 06/20/2018 outsideonline.com - Gear companies like Arc'teryx and Gore are desperately seeking ways to enter the approximately $15 billion Chinese outdoor market. They're making headway, but distributors say they still have a lot to learn.
- L.L.Bean starts tour of modular outdoors co-working space 06/20/2018 snewsnet.com - The 106-year-old Freeport, Maine-based retailer L.L. Bean, in partnership with co-working innovator, Industrious, just announced its “Be an Outsider at Work” initiative—a play on the company's "Be an Outsider" tagline—in four cities,...
- GoPro Names Facebook Executive to Board, Boosting Media Heft 06/20/2018 bloomberg.com - GoPro Inc. named Ty Ahmad-Taylor, VP of product marketing at Facebook, to its executive board. Prior to joining Facebook last year, he worked for consumer electronics company THX Ltd., Samsung Electronics Inc....
- L.L.Bean Launches First-Ever Outdoor Coworking Space 06/19/2018 sgbonline.com - L.L.Bean has partnered with leading coworking provider, Industrious, to launch an initiative called “Be an Outsider at Work.” Launching in NYC’s Madison Square Park on June 21, the first-ever outdoor co-working space...
- Canada Goose’s Q4 Revenues More Than Double 06/15/2018 sgbonline.com - Canada Goose Inc. reported net income of Canadian $6.6 million, or 7 cents a share, in the fourth quarter ended March 31, rebounding from a loss of C$23.3 million, or 23 cents,...
- EORA, NESR Emerge Under New Brand Identity 06/13/2018 insideoutdoor.com - EORA (Eastern Outdoor Reps Association) and NESR (New England Sports Representatives) formally merged and named themselves Eastern Active Sports Reps, bringing together 675 reps and 2,900 retailers at 12 markets and expos...
- Vail Resorts CEO To Donate $31 Million From SAR Exercise 06/12/2018 sgbonline.com - Vail Resorts Inc. announced that Chairman and CEO Rob Katz has exercised stock appreciation rights that were expiring over the next two years and will be donating 100 percent to his family's...
- Entire National Forest Closed Due to Fire Danger 06/11/2018 gearjunkie.com - Colorado’s 1.8-million acre San Juan National Forest will remain closed to the public until ‘historic’ fire conditions improve.
