The 25h annual event brings together outdoor industry executives and emerging leaders in Washington, D.C., to represent their businesses and to lobby members of Congress and the administration to support industry recreation, trade and business priorities.
Category: Outdoor
Scott Sports’ Ski Senior Product Manager Dies In Skiiing Accident
Scott Sports reported that Hervé Maneint, its ski & ski boot senior product manager, died in a skiing accident in Chamonix, France this past Friday afternoon.
Report: Sportsman’s Warehouse Steps Up As Bidder For Gander Mountain
Sportsman’s Warehouse is planning to make a bid in bankruptcy court to acquire up to 80 percent of Gander Mountain’s stores, sources told Bloomberg.
Sierra Designs Expands Packing It Out Partnership
The Colorado-based outdoor brand expanded its sponsorship agreement with the crew this year to include joint participation in a trail clean-up inspired by Packing It Out.
Grassroots Adds Three Retailers To Membership
The new Grassroots Outdoor Alliance retail members include Alpenglow Sports (Tahoe City, CA), Home Town Sports (McCall, ID) and Maine Sport Outfitters (Camden and Rockport, ME).
Senate And House Outdoor Recreation Caucuses Announced
The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) announced that for the first time ever, the United States Congress now has a bicameral, bipartisan caucus dedicated to the outdoor recreation industry
Outdoor Foundation Reports Increase In Outdoor Participation
Nearly half of all Americans, 48.6 percent of the population ages six and up, participated in at least one outdoor recreational activity in 2016, according to the Outdoor Foundation’s 2017 Outdoor Recreation Participation Topline Report.
Aluminati Skateboards Joins 1% For The Planet
Aluminati Skateboards joined 1% for the Planet, pledging to donate one percent of annual sales to support nonprofit organizations focused on the environment.
Aisle Talk, Week Of April 17
Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week.
Sports Direct Breaks Into U.S. Retailing
Sports Direct said the Eastern Outfitters acquisition will provide Sports Direct “with a footprint in U.S. bricks-and-mortar retail and a platform from which to grow U.S. on-line sales.”
Eastern Outfitters Gains Bankruptcy Approval Of Sale To Sports Direct
Marking its entry into U.S. retailing, Sports Direct , the U.K.’s largest sporting goods chain, officially announced that it received approval to acquire Eastern Outfitters, the parent of Bob’s Stores and Eastern Mountain Sports, in a bankruptcy sale for $101 million in cash.
Canada Goose To Open Store In Chicago
Canada Goose is planning to open a two-level store in the Park Hyatt hotel in Chicago, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Salt Lake City Makes Unsolicited Bid For Outdoor Retailer
Despite assurances the show will leave Utah beginning in 2018, Salt Lake City submitted an unsolicited bid to host the convention. At least 20 other cities are also bidding.
Good To-Go Adds Rep Agencies
New agencies will be representing the brand in the Northeast, Midwest, Southwest and Pacific Northwest of the U.S., as well as Western and Eastern Canada.
Rocky Brands Q1 Profits Rebound
Rocky Brands Inc. reported a surge in earnings in the first quarter as sales rose 9.6 percent to $57.5 million.
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