Bergans Of Norway Retreats
The Norwegian outdoor gear manufacturer is shuttering its U.S. subsidiary as part of a global restructuring aimed at bolstering competitiveness closer to home.
Potential Buyers Emerge As Golfsmith Nears Bid Deadline
Worldwide Golf and financial buyers are said to be among those interested in Golfsmith’s assets.
Consumer Engagement Helps Interbike Lure Back Specialized And Trek
While two of the nation’s largest bike brands have skipped the industry’s Las Vegas trade show in recent years, they’re expected to exhibit at Interbike’s first East Coast event later this month.
Upbeat Forecasts Arrive For Holiday Season
Led by digital but helped by an improving job market, sales are expected to come in solid to strong this holiday-selling season, according to a round-up of the latest forecasts.
Hydro Flask Proves Well Worth The Money
Even at a multiple approaching 12 times the expected calendar year 2016 earnings, the price Helen of Troy Ltd. paid to acquire the brand is looking like a bargain.
Aisle Talk, Week Of October 3
Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week.
By The Numbers, Week Of October 3
The leading figures from this week’s news in the active lifestyle space.
How High Are The Integration Risks For Bass Pro/Cabela’s?
Moody’s Investors Service placed the debt ratings of Bass Pro under review for a possible downgrade after expected higher debt levels from its planned acquisition of Cabela’s and other integration risks.
Rendle’s Rise To VF Corp. CEO Emblematic Of Company’s Outdoor Push
The company’s 2011 five-year plan, heavily focused on the outdoor business, set the stage for Steve Rendle’s ascension to the top. Can that focus continue to breed success?
Newell Says So Long To Winter
Newell Brands Inc. officially put its winter sports brands up for sale, along with a few other active-lifestyle brands. Find out who’s going and who’s staying.
Bass Pro And Cabela’s Create Hunting Giant
Already dominant players separately in the hunt & fish space, the merger between Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s will easily create the industry’s retail leader in the category, nearly doubling in size.
Outdoor Retailer Mulls Major Date Shift
Show producers are considering a schedule change that could shift the trade show up to two months earlier, starting in June 2018.
Navigating Technology And The Economy At OIA Rendezvous
Two of the bigger themes to come out of the 2016 Outdoor Industry Association Rendezvous event in Denver this past week were how the industry is dealing with both economic and technological hurdles.
Aisle Talk, Week Of September 26
Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week.
By The Numbers, Week Of September 26
The leading figures from this week’s news in the active lifestyle space.
