SGB Update Outdoor
Arc’teryx Appoints VP Footwear
Arc’teryx Equipment has appointed Ovidio Garcia as VP, footwear, effective immediately. In his new role, Garcia is responsible for leading the brand’s footwear strategy reporting directly to Katie Becker, chief creative officer, Arc’teryx.
Bedrock Manufacturing Company Appoints CEO
Bedrock Manufacturing Company (BMC) the parent of Shinola and Filson, has named Awenate Cobbina as CEO effective January 1, 2022. The appointment represents an expanded leadership role for Cobbina at BMC, where he currently serves as a member of its Board and runs investing and philanthropic activities for the company’s largest investor.
CLMBR Becomes Connected Fitness Partner Of The Denver Nuggets And Colorado Avalanche
CLMBR has reached an agreement to become the Official Connected Fitness Partner of the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche.
Outdoor Retailer In-Person Snow Show Returns To Denver In 2022
Outdoor Retailer Snow Show returns to Denver, CO, January 26-28, 2022, with in-person education, a redesigned floor plan centered around the “Resource Center,” and includes an information hub to access industry insights from experts.
Kohl’s Faces Activist Pressure To Spin Off Online Business
An activist group, a New York-based hedge fund, Engine Capital, is pressuring Kohl’s to consider either a sale or a separation of its online business. The request follows a similar move by Saks Fifth Avenue.
Aqua-Leisure Recreation Acquires Airhead Sports Group
Aqua-Leisure Recreation, LLC announced the acquisition of Denver, CO-based Airhead Sports Group. With the acquisition, the company said it becomes the market leader within the aquatics consumer products industry.
NRF Economist Predicts Holiday Shopping Could Beat Forecast
The 2021 holiday season appears to be on track to exceed the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) forecast for record spending despite supply chain disruptions, inflation and challenges like the new COVID-19 omicron variant, according to NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz.
SquadLocker Partners With rSchoolToday
SquadLocker has been named a service and apparel provider for rSchoolToday, a cloud-based software solution company serving the K-12 market.
Northland Fishing Tackle Names Marketing Director
Northland Fishing Tackle named industry veteran Mike Anselmo as marketing director.
Honey Stinger CEO To Step Down
With its equity partner, Factory-LLC, Honey Stinger announced its CEO Mike Keown would step down for personal reasons at the end of the year.
Shoe Carnival Announces Acquisition Of Shoe Station
Shoe Carnival, Inc. announced that it had acquired substantially all of the assets of privately-held, family-owned Shoe Station, Inc., which operates 21 stores in five Southeastern states. The Shoe Station assets were acquired for $67 million.
Bass Pro And Sportsman’s Warehouse Call Off Merger
Great Outdoors Group, owner of the Bass Pro, Cabels’a and White River Marine Group, and Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings Inc. have called off their merger deal, according to a regulatory filing on Thursday.
REI Announces New Chief Commercial Officer; Senior Promotions
REI Co-op announced it has hired its first chief commercial officer and is promoting two executives to new leadership positions.
Eagle Claw Fishing Tackle Announces New Plant In Cheyenne
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon announced that the Wright & McGill Company, the owner of Eagle Claw Fishing Tackle, has purchased 60 acres in Cheyenne, WY to build a new manufacturing plant.
USA Cycling Announces New Slate Of Athlete Representatives To Its Board
USA Cycling announced the election of four new Athlete Representative members to its Board of Directors effective December 1, 2021.
