SGB Update Outdoor
REI To Open Store In Columbia, SC
REI Co-op is adding its second location in South Carolina in spring 2020 with a store in Columbia’s BullStreet District. The new 20,000-square-foot space will join the co-op’s existing location in Greenville, which opened in 2011.
Goal Zero Names Rose Sales Agency 2018 Agency Of The Year
Goal Zero, a leader in portable power, light and solar solutions, has named the Rose Sales Agency out of the Rocky Mountain region as its first-ever Agency of the Year for 2018.
Oboz Taps Love Communications For Digital Support
Oboz Footwear has selected Love Communications of Salt Lake City, UT, as its digital agency of record.
MEC To Open Relocated Flagship In Toronto
MEC, Canada’s leading outdoor retailer, confirmed its relocated Toronto flagship store will open April 13, 2019.
Western Mountain Destinations Occupancy Remains Strong
Inntopia reported that as of Feb. 28, occupancy for western resorts for the month of February was up 5.7 percent compared to the previous February in a year-over-year (YOY) comparison.
RECALL: MyStromer Electric Bicycles
About 195 Stromer ST5 electric bicycles are being recalled. The bicycle stem can break, posing crash and injury hazards to the rider.
Hydro Flask Partners With Independent Musicians On Campaign
Hydro Flask has partnered with independent musicians Dave Depper of Death Cab for Cutie, and folk singer-songwriter Laura Gibson to release the original single, “Let’s Go!” Hydro Flask will donate $1 for every song stream, up to $10,000, to support the National Park Foundation’s efforts to protect and preserve our National Parks.
Nester Hosiery Appoints Matt Brucker As VP of Sales
Nester Hosiery, a leading US manufacturer of performance merino wool socks, hired Matt Brucker as Vice President of Sales effective immediately.
Grassroots Outdoor Alliance To Phase Out Paper Workbooks
Grassroots Outdoor Alliance, with the help of The North Face, is taking a step toward a paper-free future by encouraging and subsidizing a membership shift away from use of the paper “workbook,” the ubiquitous outdoor industry sales tool.
Feetures Expands Athlete Team With Sponsorship Of Cat ‘Be Rad’ Bradley
Feetures, the sock brand, has signed on as the official sock sponsorship of ultrarunner Cat Bradley. Bradley will round out the Feetures athlete team, which includes other running notables Kyle Merber and Anna Frost.
Moody’s To Review Camping World’s Debt Ratings For Possible Downgrade
Moody’s Investors Service placed all ratings of Camping World, including the B1 corporate family rating, on review for a possible downgrade due to the retailer’s poor performance in the fourth quarter.
Hook + Gaff Watch Shifts To Direct-To-Consumer Model
Hook + Gaff Watch Company, the South Carolina-based sports-watch maker with a focus on fishing, is transitioning to a direct-to-consumer only business model to be effective starting March 15.
Nikita Joins Snowboarder In Presenting Ms. Superpark 2019
Nikita Clothing has signed on as the presenting sponsor for Ms. Superpark for 2019.
L.L. Bean Resumes Growth In 2018, Bonuses Return
L.L. Bean reported sales reached $1.6 billion in 2018, a 1 percent gain over 2017. Based on those results, the company’s directors approved a 5 percent annual pay bonus to about 5,400 year-round employees and an additional 2 percent enhancement to their 401(k) contributions.
Burris Company Appoints Sales Manager
Burris Company, Inc. the maker of optics under the Steiner and Burris brands, appointed Todd Fulton as the company’s newest sales manager.
