The American Hiking Society sent out a statement said the country’s “National Parks and other public lands are suffering” and urged President Trump and lawmakers to end the shutdown.
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Columbia Sportswear Tim Boyle Urges White House, Congress To Reopen National Parks
“Make America’s Parks Open Again,” Columbia Sportswear Company’s Tim Boyle pleaded in a full page ad that ran Friday in The Washington Post.
Adidas Terrex Signs Ultrarunner Tom Evans
The Adidas Terrex trail running team named ultrarunner Tom Evans to its roster.
Sun & Ski Sports Promotes Karl Salz To President And Chief Operating Officer
Effective January 1, 2019, Karl Salz has been named president and chief operating officer of Retail Concepts, Inc. The appointment follows another solid year of growth, with Sun & Ski Sports opening a new store in the La Plaza Mall in McAllen, TX, adding to a growing Colorado mountain presence by being the exclusive retailer at the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Expo, and expanding their online inventory to push the retail boundaries of e-commerce offerings.
Philippe And Ashlan Cousteau Partner With Aqua Lung As Global Ocean Ambassadors
Aqua Lung appointed Philippe Cousteau (grandson of Jacques-Yves Cousteau) and his wife Ashlan Gorse Cousteau as the company’s global ocean ambassadors.
Yeti Lifts FY Guidance On Healthy Q4 Results
Yeti Holdings Inc. raised its full-year guidance for earnings and sales after reporting preliminary results for the fourth quarter. Matt Reintjes, CEO, said, “We delivered outstanding performance in all aspects of our business during the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2018.”
Burris Optics Becomes Official Optics Sponsor Of USA Shooting
Burris Optics announces its partnership agreement effective immediately with USA Shooting. The partnership makes Burris the official 2019 optics provider of America’s Shooting Team. As the presenting sponsor USA Shooting will announce a monthly “Burris Best” spotlighting the top athletic performance of a USA Shooting Team athlete.
SGB Industry Outlook 2019, Part 3
Here is our final installment of the 2019 industry outlook. Thank you to all the industry executives and business owners who shared expectations, hopes and concerns for the new year. This was the biggest response we’ve ever gotten, with almost 60 participants, prompting three parts instead of the usual one or two.
Aisle Talk Week Of January 7
Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week, including Portland, OR-based outdoor apparel firm Poler filing a Chapter 7 bankruptcy to liquidate.
Vail Resorts Seeing Healthy Growth Early In Ski Season
Season-to-date total lift ticket revenue at the company’s North American mountain resorts, including an allocated portion of season pass revenue for each applicable period, was up 12.2 percent compared to the prior year season-to-date period.
SGB Industry Outlook 2019, Part 2
This is the second installment of our annual series that gauges what the industry’s key players are projecting for the coming year. Also, due to overwhelming response, we’ve extended our industry outlook to three parts due to so many of people wanting to contribute their thoughts on 2019. Look for even more commentary on 2019 in Friday’s edition of SGB Executive.
U.S. Recreational Boating Industry Grows For Seventh Straight Year
The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA), representing the nation’s recreational boat, engine and marine accessory manufacturers, on Thursday announced that retail unit sales of new powerboats were up an estimated 4 percent in 2018 to approximately 280,000 units, the highest total since 2007.
Nemo Names Tom Ceulemans as European Sales Manager
Nemo Equipment, designer of outdoor gear and accessories, has hired Tom Ceulemans as its European sales manager. Ceulemans, who has been representing Nemo over the last four years through Zopfi BV in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany, will be based in Belgium. Nemo also announces the transition of leadership of international sales from Brent Merriam, COO, to Mike Welch, VP of global sales.
SGB Industry Outlook 2019, Part 1
Over the past week, dozens of executives across the active lifestyle industry shared their outlook for 2019 with SGB. We reached out to large, medium and small brands and retailers in sporting goods, footwear, apparel, outdoors and tactical with two simple questions that were fairly open-ended: What gives you optimism and what causes concern in the coming year? This is the first of a two-part series that gauges what the industry’s key players think will or won’t happen in 2019.
Dakine Appoints David Orr To Global General Manager
Dakine Equipment LLC—a division of JR286 Inc., in partnership with Marquee Brands—on Wednesday announced the appointment of David Orr as global general manager. A veteran in the outdoor and sporting goods industries, Orr will be responsible for leading all aspects of product creation, sales and operations for Dakine.
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