SGB Update Outdoor
SGB Media Reports Top 25 Most-Read Articles For May 2023
SGB Media’s Top 25 most-read articles for May 2023 include the unfortunate news about an industry leader passing away; staff cuts at various companies; a lawsuit against former employees; tough Q1 results amid heavy inventories for both brands and retailers; and several reports covering the Adidas x Yeezy debacle. On the upside, the top stories SGB Media covered for the month included…
Mark Nenow Resigns As President Of Sorel Brand
Columbia Sportswear Company announced that Mark Nenow, president of the Sorel brand, has resigned to focus on his health.
Sea-Doo, Ski-Doo Parent Delivers Solid First Quarter Results On Healthy Demand
BRP Inc., parent company of the Ski-Doo, Lynx and Sea-Doo brands, said that strong deliveries, aided by improvements in the supply chain and inflationary environment, allowed the company to deliver a solid first quarter, outperforming the results of the first quarter of Fiscal 2023.
Authentic Acquires Hunter Brand IP; Taps Batra Group And Marc Fisher As Partners
Authentic Brands Group (Authentic) has acquired the intellectual property of the Hunter brand. Authentic said the Hunter brand has evolved over 160-plus years from a rubber boot to a lifestyle brand, offering an expansive footwear collection, outerwear, bags, and accessories.
Report: Nearly 25 Percent Of Campers Worked Remotely While Camping In 2022
The Dyrt, an app for camping information and booking, found that 23.8 percent of campers said they worked remotely while camping in 2022. The statistic is part of Dyrt’s 2023 Camping Report but is identical to the work-from-campsite stat it released in the prior year.
Big Agnes Hires Product And Design Director; Promotes Others From Within
Big Agnes announced it hired Jim Trombly as director of product design and development and promoted four employees to key positions within their respective departments.
MarineMax Acquires C&C Boat Works
MarineMax Inc. announced the acquisition of C&C Boat Works, a full-service boat dealer in Crosslake, expanding MarineMax’s footprint in Minnesota to five locations.
Patagonia Settles Trademark Lawsuit Against Gap
Patagonia settled its lawsuit accusing Gap, Inc of illegally copying its longstanding Snap-T fleece design.
Mountain Hardwear Appoints VP Of Marketing
Mountain Hardwear promoted Matt Burbach to vice president of marketing. Burbach has been the company’s global marketing director for the past two years.
Wolff E-Bikes Adds U.S. Sales Team
Canada’s Wolff E-Bikes recently hired Mike Russell and Wayne Mansfield to head up its U.S. sales team and to service the company’s 80 U.S. retailers within its 130-store fleet.
Costco U.S. Non-Fuel Comp Store Sales Up 1.7 Percent In May; E-commerce Falls
Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $18.45 billion for the retail month of May, the four weeks ended May 28, 2023, an increase of 1.2 percent from $18.23 billion last year.
Zumiez Logs Q1 Loss As Sales Decline 17 Percent
Zumiez Inc. reported a loss in the first quarter ended April 29 as sales declined 17 percent. Results were in line with guidance with the weakness blamed on weak demand and the promotional environment. For the current quarter, another loss is expected on a sales decline of about 14 percent.
Alterra Mountain Company To Acquire Schweitzer In Idaho
Alterra Mountain Company reported it entered into an agreement to purchase Idaho’s Schweitzer, expanding its portfolio in the Pacific Northwest by joining Crystal Mountain in Washington.
SylvanSport Expands Team With New Hires
SylvanSport added five new hires to expand its marketing, customer support and engineering teams.
Primus And Silva To Operate As New Primus-Silva Sweden AB Entity
Swedish cooking equipment brand Primus officially moved into the Silva family of brands under the newly created Primus-Silva Sweden AB company.
