SGB Update Outdoor
Darby Communications Stand Up Initiative Accepting Applications
The initiative, launched in November 2016, provides pro-bono PR related services to awarded environmental non-profits with projects focusing on environmental and sustainable advocacy, or the preservation and protection of public lands.
Big 5’s Earnings Drop On Firearms And Broader Retail Weakness
Big 5 Sporting Goods reported third-quarter earnings declined 26.8 percent but arrived at the high end of guidance. The retailer continues to be impacted by reduced demand for firearms and had already warned it would face challenges cycling some of the benefit from competitor store closures that occurred last year.
Bearpaw Launches Winter Campaign
With the recent expansions in the US and international markets, the company is laying out the blueprint for an extensive media push with its latest :30, :15, and :10 national commercial spots on popular networks geared towards the modern woman and family including Bravo, E!, HGTV, Food, Lifetime, TLC, Hallmark and Freeform.
Invista Agrees To Sell Apparel & Advanced Textiles Business
Invista has entered into a definitive agreement with Shandong Ruyi Investment Holding to sell Invista’s Apparel & Advanced Textiles business, one of Invista’s four major business units.
Big Rock Sports To Open Reno Distribution Center
Big Rock Sports, LLC announced plans to open a brand-new 100,000-square-foot distribution center later this year in Reno, NV to serve their Western U.S. customers.
Sierra Designs Names New VP/GM
The Colorado-based outdoor brand welcomed back veteran Exxel Outdoors team member George Bryant as the brand’s new vice president and general manager.
Mystery Ranch Adds Skiers To Ambassador Team
Carston Oliver and Eric Balken both reside in Salt Lake City and grew up skiing the steeps of Utah’s Wasatch Range.
ISA TanTec Recognized For Environmental Excellence
ISA TanTec’s Heshan Bestway Leather Product Ltd. subsidiary was granted the “Green Card”by Jiangmen Environmental Protection Bureau in recognition of its “Environmental Integrity Enterprise.”
Thule Sees Q3 Sales Improve
Thule reported net sales in the third quarter amounted to SEK 1.39 billion, corresponding to an increase of 6.9 percent. Adjusted for exchange rate fluctuations, sales rose 8.5 percent.
REI To Close Again On Black Friday
For the third year running, REI has announced that it will close its 151 stores on Black Friday, process no online sales and pay all 12,000 employees to #OptOutside with family and friends. The retailer also introduced a new experiential search engine at REI.com/opt-outside to help inspire and enable people to get outside.
Bogs Sales Drop 4 Percent In Q3
Weyco Group Inc. said Bogs sales declined due to lower sales with outdoor retailers.
Trump To Shrink Size Of Utah National Monuments
President Donald Trump plans to reduce the boundaries of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah.
UPS Forecasts Another Record-Breaking Holiday Shipping Season
UPS plans to deliver more than 750 million packages globally in the 25 days between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve. The record-breaking seasonal global delivery volume is approximately 5 percent above last year’s holiday peak shipping season volume.
GoPro Expands Engineering Office In Bucharest
GoPro Inc. will be expanding its presence in Bucharest, Romania with a move to a larger office space in Timpuri Noi Square.
NRF: Holiday Sales To Rise 3.4 Percent
Consumers will spend an average $967.13 during the holiday season this year, according to the annual survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics for the National Retail Federation. That’s up 3.4 percent from the $935.58 consumers said they would spend when surveyed at the same time last year.
