Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows Eyes 2019/20 Winter Season For Opening Of California Express Gondola
Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows formally announced its plan to install a base-to-base gondola connecting The Village at Squaw Valley and the base area at Alpine Meadows. The freshly branded “California Express” gondola is targeted to open ahead of the 2019-20 winter season.
Cherokee Appoints Chief Brand And Revenue Officer
Cherokee Global Brands appointed Mark Conway to the newly-created role of chief brand and revenue officer. In this role, conway will oversee new business development, strategic brand planning, ecommerce and marketing and will manage development and oversight of Cherokee Global Brands’ licensee partnerships worldwide.
Rocky Brands Q3 Impacted By Holiday Orders Shifting Into Q4
On a conference call with analysts, Jason Brooks, president and CEO, said retailers are “buying closer to need as they move more of their business online and don’t need the additional time to flow product to their stores.”
National Park Service Proposes Steep Fee Hikes At Popular Parks
Visitor fees to America’s most popular national parks, including Yosemite, Grand Canyon and Yellowstone, could more than double to $70 during five peak months under a proposal unveiled Tuesday.
Shimano’s Profits Slump In Nine Months
Shimano reported earnings slumped 46.3 percent in the first nine months of the year due to a weak cycling market.
RECALL: Arc’teryx Procline Boots
In a small number of boots, it has been reported that the axis pin has dislodged, which may cause the skier to lose control or fall and suffer injuries.
Nordica Partners With Promoboxx And Locally.com
Nordica USA, the supplier of performance skis and ski boots, is partnering with Promoboxx and Locally.com to support its brick-and-mortar specialty retailer partners sell online.
Rocky Brands’ Q3 Profits Vault On Meatier Margins
Rocky Brands Inc. reported sales dipped 11.6 percent in the third quarter due to factory disruptions from Hurricanes Maria and Irma as well as “modest shortfalls” for all its brands, but earnings improved significantly on higher margins.
Camping World Plans Secondary Offering
Camping World Holdings Inc. announced a proposed secondary offering of 6.7 million shares of its Class A common stock by certain selling stockholders of Camping World, which includes 6 million shares offered by certain affiliates of Crestview Advisors LLC and 700,000 shares by CWGS Holding LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of ML Acquisition Company LLC.
Evolv Inks Two-Year Sponsorship Deal With USA Climbing
Evolv Sports inked a two-year sponsorship deal with USA Climbing and will continue to be the Official Climbing Shoe of USA Climbing.
PrimaLoft Partners With L.L.Bean
L.L.Bean’s Ultralight Aero Sleeping Bag and Packaway line of coats, jackets and vests will be the first products to feature the PrimaLoft Gold Insulation Cross Core series, arriving at retail spring 2018.
Activist Investor Sues Deckers Over Board Election
“The Deckers board is employing a scorched-earth defense of its position by delaying its annual meeting and refusing without basis to designate Marcato’s nominees as continuing directors before the vote,” Marcato said in a statement.
Camping World Acquires America Choice RV
Camping World Holdings Inc. continues its rapid expansion of RV dealerships with its planned acquisition of America Choice RV, in Central Florida.
Luxottica’s Q3 Sales Dip On Currency Headwinds
Luxottica Group, the parent of Oakley, Ray-Ban and Sunglass Hut, reported sales in the third quarter were up 0.8 percent at constant exchange rates but slid 3.5 percent at current exchange rates as a result of the strong Euro appreciation against the main currencies.
REI Outessa Attracts Nearly 1,000 Participants
The second annual REI Outessa retreat series brought close to 1,000 women together to experience the outdoors and find their community.
