Industry News
Industry News Archive for dates of Thursday, June 29, 2017 thru Wednesday, July 12, 2017
- Outside magazine hires Bike Snob NYC’s Eben Weiss and adventurer Brendan Leonard 07/12/2017 bicycleretailer.com - Outside magazine has hired two new writers this month: Eben Weiss, best known as the man behind Bike Snob NYC, and Brendan Leonard, of the Semi Rad website. Each will write...
- Boa Technology Launches Ambassador Program 07/12/2017 sgbonline.com - Boa Technology announced a new ambassador program that showcases the diversity of Boa athletes that have overcome medical barriers to pursue their life-long passions. Boa recently signed triathlete and Paralympic gold medalist...
- Hydro Flask Drives Helen of Troy Q1 Gains 07/10/2017 sgbonline.com - Helen of Troy Ltd. reported sales rose 3.4 percent in its first quarter. The gains were led by 16.3 percent gain its its Housewares segment, including growth in both Hydro Flask and...
- A Look Inside the New Age of Outdoor Trade Shows 07/09/2017 gearpatrol.com - The old trade shows are held indoors – not really the right atmosphere to experience products meant for the outdoors. But at the New Age Outdoor trade show, potential buyers now have...
- Industry Makes Strong Push to Privatize Some National Park Services 07/06/2017 adventure-journal.com - Would you like KOA to run Yellowstone’s campgrounds? The new administration is open to creative, win-win ideas.
- Backcountry COO Joins Ski Utah Board Of Directors 07/05/2017 sgbonline.com - Backcountry announced that Pete LaBore, chief operating officer of Backcountry, is joining Ski Utah’s 2017 Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2017. He will serve a three-year term expiring June 30, 2020.
- Denver has landed the coveted Outdoor Retailer summer and winter trade shows, sources confirm 07/05/2017 denverpost.com - After nearly 18 months of intensive and harried negotiations, Denver has landed the coveted Outdoor Retailer trade show, the twice-a-year trade show in the city’s Colorado Convention Center starting in January 2018....
- Camping World to Reopen 57 Gander Stores 07/03/2017 insideoutdoor.com - Camping World Holdings announced the acquisition of certain assets of Gander Mountain Company and its Overton’s boating business. The transaction was approved May 4. On May 5, CWI, an indirect subsidiary of...
- MYSTERY RANCH Eyes Growth with New Hires and Promotions 06/30/2017 outdoorindustry.org - MYSTERY RANCH, a company built on a heritage of function, comfort, quality and durability, announced the expansion of the sales force in US and Canada, expanding its reach to the Mid-Atlantic and...
- Helly Hansen Partners With Waypoint Outdoor To Accelerate U.S. Business 06/29/2017 sgbonline.com - Helly Hansen, a technical outdoor brand, appointed Waypoint Outdoor as its exclusive U.S. nationwide master sales representative for both the sportswear and work-wear wholesale businesses. This partnership is designed to leverage Helly...
- Jason Levinthal Acquires 4FRNT Skis 06/29/2017 adventure-journal.com - Jason Levinthal, founder of Line, Full Tilt, and founder and owner of J Skis, entered into a definitive agreement to purchase 4FRNT skis for an undisclosed sum in a deal expected to...
