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What drove Boulder, CO-based snowshoe manufacturer Crescent Moon to pursue a sale? Why did its founders ultimately choose Dunn-Rite Products, which had no prior experience with winter sports products? Crescent Moon’s Jake Thamm and Dunn-Rite’s Tanner Dunn go behind the deal and discuss what’s next for the longtime brand.

Backpack brand Gregory Mountain Products is expanding its headquarters in Salt Lake City, UT, thanks to double-digit sales growth and rapidly expanding R&D and marketing departments. SGB Executive talks with the company about what’s driving the need for larger digs.

“Specialty retail is the lifeblood of our industry, said Tom Gately, president of Snowsports Merchandising Corp. (SMC), which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. To commemorate the milestone, SGB Executive spoke with Gately about the importance of the longtime buying group, changes in the industry, and what’s on tap for the organization and the channel in the next 50 years.

A dearth of snow at Pacific Northwest ski areas wreaked havoc on Vail Resorts Inc.’s skier visit totals through January 5, but the Broomfield, CO-based company maintained its EBITDA guidance for the fiscal year thanks to improving conditions at the affected resorts and strong pass sales across its footprint.

Snowsports Industries America (SIA) is preparing for one of the busiest years in the trade association’s history. With so much new activity brewing, and on the cusp of Outdoor + Snow Show later this month, SGB Executive checked in with SIA President Nick Sargent, who dished on what the organization has accomplished in recent years and its priorities moving forward.

On the heels of the highest revenue-grossing year in its history, Crocs Inc. has even bigger plans for 2020 and beyond with digital investment as one of its key long-term growth drivers. During a Tuesday presentation at the ICR Conference in Orlando, FL, CEO Andrew Rees outlined how the company plans to surpass 2019’s achievements.

Michael Kadous, head of the North American Outdoor business unit for Adidas (Terrex and Five Ten), spoke with SGB Executive about all the changes happening at the company. Not only is Kadous spearheading its transition from Agron Inc. to Adidas corporate and from LA to Portland, but he has outlined big plans for 2020 and beyond. Here’s what he shared about the new-look company.

Jon Barker, the CEO of Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings Inc., on Monday spoke to investors at the ICR Conference in Orlando, FL, about the company’s need to reduce guidance for the fiscal quarter and year due to a variety of headwinds. But those should be easing soon, and the retailer remains upbeat about the coming year.

Despite the looming Summer Olympics and the Games’ quadrennial spotlight on the sport of swimming, PVH Corp. decided to sell its Speedo North America business to focus more attention on its core apparel brands. The move was strategic for PVH, which found a more-than-willing buyer in Pentland Group. 

Pelican International’s acquisition of Confluence Outdoor headlined a busy December for M&A in the active lifestyle market. It also saw ski resort operator Powdr Corp. expand into Canada and Thule Group add a maker of fly fishing rod vaults to its portfolio. SGB Executive’s monthly roundup breaks down the deals from December and includes the full list of transactions for the month.

The Editors from SGB Executive present the third and final installment of SGB’s Annual Survey that gauges what the leaders in the active lifestyle market are projecting for 2020. Comments from Brooks Running, Academy Sports + Outdoors, Feetures, United Sports Brands, Rawlings, OrderMyGear, Royal Robbins, LifeStraw and more.

The Editors from SGB Executive present the second installment of SGB’s Annual Survey that gauges what the leaders in the active lifestyle market are projecting for 2020. Comments from Oboz, Vibram, Gore, Salomon and more.

The Editors from SGB Executive present the first installment of SGB’s Annual Survey that gauges what the leaders in the active lifestyle market are projecting for 2020. Comments from JackRabbit, TRX, Outdoor Industry Association, Snowsports Industries America and more.

As the new year gets underway, questions linger in the Active Lifestyle Market. The Editors at SGB Executive compiled 20 questions that are likely to dominate the headlines in 2020. The list is led by a big change at Nike and a host of political issues, from the trade war to firearms to climate change. 

For the second year in a row, the U.S. and China trade wars top SGB Executive’s list of the Top 10 stories in the active lifestyle space.
But other major stories emerged as well including the impact of firearms on brands and retailers, changes to the trade show landscape, Modell’s brush with bankruptcy, and more.