Industry News
Industry News Archive for dates of Thursday, March 29, 2018 thru Wednesday, April 11, 2018
- Columbia Sportswear To Acquire Remaining Interest In China Joint Venture 04/11/2018 sgbonline.com - Columbia Sportswear Company announced the intent to acquire the remaining 40 percent interest in Columbia Sportswear Commercial (Shanghai) Company, the joint venture that the company currently operates in China with Swire Resources...
- Woman Leaves $1 Million to WA Nat’l Parks 04/10/2018 gearjunkie.com - Washington native Bette Wallace is an avid skier who worked with the U.S. Army in Seattle, Alaska and Tokyo. But she will also be remembered as the woman who donated $1 million...
- Sharon Houghton honored as Industry Trailblazer 04/10/2018 snewsnet.com - Sharon Houghton, Group Manager for Active Interest Media’s Outdoor Group (which includes SNEWS, BACKPACKER, Climbing, Outdoor Guide, and National Parks Trips) has been honored with a 2018 Top Women in Media Award...
- Volcom Hits The Selling Block 04/10/2018 sgbonline.com - Kering said it plans to sell its Volcom, the action sports brand, to focus purely on luxury goods. Kering acquired Volcom, which sells skateboarding, snowboarding and surfing apparel, for $608 million in...
- REI Posts Record Sales In 2017 04/09/2018 sgbonline.com - REI, celebrating its 80th year, reported sales of $2.62 billion in 2017, a gain of 2.3 percent from $2.56 million in 2016. The co-op also welcomed nearly 1 million new members and...
- REI’s Sustainability Policy to Affect Every Brand It Sells 04/09/2018 gearjunkie.com - REI wants to make a positive global impact. Today, it announced measures sure to shake up the outdoors industry. For the over 1,000 brands REI sells, it will soon hold every one...
- Man Claims He Was Left on Chairlift Overnight 04/09/2018 gearjunkie.com - From March 31 to April 1, the skier said he sat stranded on the chairlift at Gore Mountain Ski Center, waiting to be discovered. With his feet dangling 30 feet above the...
- Adidas Outdoor Opens New Office In American Mountaineering Center In Golden, Colorado 04/09/2018 snewsnet.com - adidas Outdoor, the athletic brand in the outdoors, announced the opening of a new office in the American Mountaineering Center in Golden, Colorado that will serve as a Rocky Mountain area showroom...
- VF Corporation Completes Acquisition of Icebreaker® 04/03/2018 vfc.com - VF Corporation, branded lifestyle apparel, footwear and accessories, announced that it has completed its acquisition of Icebreaker Holdings, Ltd., a privately held company based in Auckland, New Zealand producing merino wool base...
- Zinke and NPS Back Away From Plan to Hike Entry Fees at National Parks 04/03/2018 adventure-journal.com - The Ryan Zinke-led National Park Service’s plan to hike entrance fees at America’s most popular national parks—a nearly 300 percent increase in some—appears to be in jeopardy after a massive public outcry...
- How to Make It in the Outdoor Industry 04/02/2018 outsideonline.com - Travel, be more productive, get the right degree and customize your career - all these the secrets to being successful in the outdoor industry.
- April Foolery: 10 Outdoors Brands Giving Us the Giggles 04/02/2018 gearjunkie.com - The first day of April fell on Easter this year, so pranksters had to compete with a national holiday. But Gearjunkie remained alert and culled the best outdoor-themed April Fools’ gags of...
- Mammut Announces Transition in Leadership for North America 04/02/2018 insideoutdoor.com - Outdoor company Mammut has appointed Joe Prebich as managing director of Mammut NA, replacing Bill Supple who will transition from his role as CEO in late April. Prebich previously developed and elevated...
- Vista Outdoor Names Chief Financial Officer 03/29/2018 sgbonline.com - Vista Outdoor Inc. named Miguel “Mick” Lopez as the company’s SVP and CFO, effective April 16. Lopez has over 30 years of experience in finance, operations and strategy, driving process improvements in...
- Online Retailer Backcountry.com Launches Branded Gear 03/29/2018 gearjunkie.com - Backcountry.com announced website-exclusive spring and fall apparel, as well as camping, mountain bike, and ski touring gear. In the ski touring line, Backcountry will collaborate on six items and produce five items...
- GoPro Announces a $199 Action Camera for Beginners 03/29/2018 gearpatrol.com - It’s no secret that GoPro has been struggling, and the introduction of the Hero looks like an effort to right that ship. The entry-level camera brings a touchscreen and many of its...
