Industry News
Industry News Archive for dates of Saturday, January 27, 2018 thru Friday, February 9, 2018
- Look Closely at Team U.S.A.’s Gloves This Olympics 02/09/2018 outsideonline.com - Ralph Lauren designed Team U.S.A.'s uniforms, but a pair of leather, tasseled gloves bore a huge resemblance to those made by a small company from Colorado. Brad Peterson and Charlie Brown, co-founders...
- Canada Goose Names Jonathan Sinclair Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President 02/08/2018 businesswire.com - Canada Goose Holdings Inc. announced that Jonathan Sinclair will succeed John Black as CEO and EVP and will join the company toward the middle of the year. Jonathan is currently CEO and...
- Vista Outdoor Announces Solid FY18 Third Quarter Operating Results 02/08/2018 prnewswire.com - Vista Outdoor Inc. reported operating results for the third quarter of its Fiscal Year 2018 which ended on December 31, 2017. Sales were $581 million, down 11 percent from the prior-year quarter. Gross...
- Columbia Sportswear Company Reports Fourth Quarter, Full Year 2017 Financial Results and 2018 Financial Outlook 02/08/2018 digitaljournal.com - Columbia Sportswear Company has released its fourth quarter 2017 Financial Summary. Some of the highlights reveal that the company's record net sales total $776.0 million, an eight percent increase compared to the...
- Fitness And Outdoor Drive Amer Sports’ Q4 Growth 02/08/2018 sgbonline.com - Amer Sports reported operating earnings in the fourth quarter before special items rose 13.9 percent as revenues on a currency-neutral basis grew 9.0 percent. Net revenues rose 4.0 percent to €803.1 million...
- Alterra Mountain Company Appoints Rusty Gregory as Chief Executive Officer 02/07/2018 bizjournals.com - Alterra Mountain Company announced the appointment of Rusty Gregory as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Gregory’s career in the ski industry spans 40 years starting as a lift operator at Mammoth Mountain in...
- Number of Free-Entry Days in U.S. National Parks Plummet 02/07/2018 theadventureblog.blogspot.com - This year, one national park tradition has been dramatically cut in an effort to address budget shortfalls. For many years, the Park Service offered free admission to upwards of 16 fee-free days,...
- Patagonia Launches an Environmental ‘Dating Site’ to Help Save the Planet 02/07/2018 footwearnews.com - The clothing brand is launching a new initiative that aims to connect volunteers with environmental activists — “kind of a dating site,” described founder Yvon Chouinard. Called Patagonia Action Works, the digital...
- Nepal’s Climbing Sherpas Are Finally Getting Their Summit Certificates 02/06/2018 theadventureblog.blogspot.com - New Nepali rules indicate that the climbing Sherpas who accompanied their clients to the summit of Everest or other major peaks, would at long last get climbing certificates that would make their...
- Boardriders Announces Leadership Appointments 02/06/2018 sgbonline.com -In the wake of the loss of CEO Pierre Agnes, Boardriders, Inc. announced that Dave Tanner will assume the role and responsibilities of CEO, Thomas Chambolle will assume the additional responsibilities of interim...
- Toad&Co Names VP of Product and Merchandising 02/05/2018 insideoutdoor.com - Toad&Co hired Kyle Boettcher as vice president of product and merchandising, effective immediately. Boettcher was previously with Abercrombie & Fitch for 10 years.
- National Ski Patrol’s New Partner? Mountain Bikers 02/05/2018 gearjunkie.com - The International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) announced a partnership with the National Ski Patrol (NSP) to promote mountain bike patrollers. The partnership will help the NSP meet the summer needs of its...
- Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show Draws 29,000 Attendees 02/05/2018 sgbonline.com - The Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show, which debuted for the first time in its new home in Denver, drew over 29,000 total attendees, with more than 7,500 verified retail buyers from 60...
- Johnson Outdoors Operating Profits Leap In Q1 02/02/2018 sgbonline.com - Total company net sales in the quarter rose 24 percent to $116.6 million compared to net sales of $93.7 million in the prior year quarter. Total company operating profit for the first...
- Bears Ears Officially Opens to Oil and Gas 02/02/2018 outsideonline.com - As of 9 a.m. on Friday, the protections for what was once Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments ceased to exist, and all the surrounding public lands opened to resource extraction.
- GoPro shares fall after results miss Street expectations 02/01/2018 cnbc.com - GoPro shares initially plummeted after the company reported quarterly results that missed analysts' expectations. Adjusted loss per share is 30 cents vs.11 cents; Revenue is $334.8 million vs. 340.1 million, both expected...
- Search for missing Quiksilver CEO called off a day after his boat washed ashore empty 01/31/2018 latimes.com - French authorities called off a two-day search and rescue operation for Pierre Agnes, the chief executive of the California-based surfwear company Quiksilver after his motorboat washed up empty on a beach near...
- Merrell to Release a Hiking Boot That’s Designed By Women, For Women 01/31/2018 footwearnews.com - Merrell wants more women to be active outside. And to encourage them, the brand has a hiking boot arriving this fall with designs inspired by a women’s empowerment group rooted in the...
- Online Outerwear Sales Tick Up 01/31/2018 insideoutdoor.com - According to new figures from The NPD Group, close to one-third (29 percent) of total online apparel buyers purchased outerwear online in the 12 months ending November 2017, up 2 percentage points...
- 5 new national parks in Chile 01/30/2018 snewsnet.com - Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has created five massive national parks to preserve the Patagonia, thanks to an astounding donation from Doug Tompkins and Kristine McDivitt Tompkins.
- CEO of surfing brand Quiksilver missing off French coast 01/30/2018 straitstimes.com - A search was under way on Tuesday (Jan 30) for the chief executive of surfing brand Quiksilver after his boat was found empty, washed up on a beach in south-west France, officials...
- Meet Your Controversial New Park Service Director 01/29/2018 outsideonline.com - There’s a new acting director for the National Park Service, and he has an interesting past. P. Daniel Smith made headlines for the time he helped the owner of the Washington Redskins...
- Women (Finally!) Get a Big-Wave Heat at Mavericks 01/29/2018 outsideonline.com - After a nearly two-decades-long fight, women will surf in the iconic event. It's about time officials recognized what these athletes have been doing for the past half century.
- Telluride Ski Resort Joins the Epic Pass 01/29/2018 sgbonline.com - Vail Resorts Inc. and Telluride Ski & Golf jointly announced that the Telluride Ski Resort will join the industry-leading Epic Pass in a long-term alliance beginning with 2018-19 winter season, bringing the...
- REI Honors Top Vendor Partners of 2017 and Delivers Root Award To La Sportiva for Innovation in Sustainable Design 01/29/2018 outdoorindustry.org - At the 2018 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market trade show this week, REI recognized vendor partners who have made a significant impact to the co-op’s mission with its Vendor Partner of the Year...
