Industry News
Industry News Archive for dates of Saturday, April 7, 2018 thru Friday, April 20, 2018
- Rock/Creek Outfitters sold to Uncle Dan’s 04/20/2018 snewsnet.com - Owners of Rock/Creek Outfitters have sold the business to Uncle Dan’s Outfitters, a subsidiary of Camping World Holdings Inc. Uncle Dan's Outfitters, a Chicago-based, family-owned chain, was acquired in October 2017 by...
- Paddlesports Retailer Adds Robin Brown to Sales Team 04/18/2018 .snewsnet.com - Paddlesports Retailer, the official national tradeshow of the paddlesports industry, has announced the addition of Robin Brown to the sales team. Brown previously worked at America Outdoor Association serving as the Communications...
- James Samuel Named President Of Canaima Outdoors 04/18/2018 sgbonline.com - Canaima Outdoors, the umbrella company for Boulder-based brands Treepod – Hanging Habitats and Slackline Industries, has appointed James Samuel as president. Samuel previously served as the GM and VP of Sales at...
- Coleman Launches App To Inspire People To Get Outdoors 04/17/2018 sgbonline.com - Coleman launched the company’s first mobile app, Coleman – Get Outdoors, which is now available for iPhone and Android users. The Coleman – Get Outdoors app is free and makes planning a...
- Camping Taking Off 04/16/2018 sgbonline.com - Driven by an influx of younger and more ethnically diverse newcomers, camping is making a comeback, according to the 2018 North American Camping Report. The annual independent study supported by Kampgrounds of...
- GoPro Stock Climbs After Report Of Acquisition Interest 04/12/2018 sgbonline.com - GoPro CEO Nick Woodman had expressed that he would be willing to listen to a buyout deal and Chinese electronics firm Xiaomi might make a bid. Shares of GoPro rose by 35...
- New dates for Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show 2019 and beyond 04/12/2018 snewsnet.com - Outdoor Retailer announced that they are shifting the dates of OR + SS 2019 to Jan. 30 - Feb. 1, 2019, three weeks later than the original schedule. Winter Sports Market, an...
- 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...
