SGB Update Outdoor
Ugg Unveils Flagship Store At World Trade Center
Ugg, a division of Deckers Brands, opened its newest flagship location at the Westfield World Trade Center in downtown New York City.
Silk Therapeutics Closes Equity Financing
Silk Therapeutics, Inc., a specialty biomaterials company, announced the closing of an $11 million Series A3 financing.
Vail Resorts Wraps Up Strong Year
Vail Resorts reported earnings rose 40.6 percent in its fiscal year ended July 31 as total revenues rose 16.3 percent. Season pass sales through September 24, 2017 for the upcoming 2017/2018 North American ski season increased approximately 17 percent in units and 23 percent in sales dollars.
Mountain Khakis Helps Restore Third Flatiron Descent Trail
Mountain Khakis in partnership with Boulder Climbing Community, Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks and The Access Fund restored over 100 square feet of the historic “Third Flatiron Descent Trail.”
GCI Outdoor Partners With Westminster College
GCI Outdoor is partnering with the Westminster Expedition, one of the nation’s first semester-long, experiential-education programs to be offered at any college or university.
Casey Hanisko And Luis Vargas Named President Of ATTA’s Two Business Divisions
The Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) announced it will divide the organization into two divisions.
Darn Tough Vermont Hires Director Of Quality And Continuous Improvement
Darn Tough Vermont has appointed Chad DeJong as director of quality and continuous improvement.
Khombu Names Breezy Johnson As Brand Ambassador
The first female U.S. ski team member to partner with Khombu, Johnson will serve as the brand ambassador for the Fall/Winter 2017-2018 season
Therm-a-Rest Names Erik Flink As New Vice President
Flink steps into the role having most recently worked as the Therm-a-Rest brand director.
Petzl America Names Jon Rockefeller Marketing Director
Rockefeller returns to Petzl after more than five years as a senior product line manager at Arc’teryx.
Icebreaker Opens First Edmonton Touchlab
The space will be a significant step for Icebreaker in Canada, and will feature the exclusive store launch of the Tabi collection.
ISPO Munich 2017 Draws Record Attendance
More than 86,000 visitors and 2,732 exhibitors attended ISPO Munich 2017, which took place from February 2 to 5.
L.L. Bean Releases Ad That Can Only Be Read Outdoors
L.L.Bean ran a full-page newspaper ad in the New York Times that can only read outdoors.
Deloitte Expects Holiday Sales To Increase 4 To 4.5 Percent
Retail holiday sales should rise a healthy 4 to 4.5 percent over last year’s shopping season, according to Deloitte’s annual retail holiday sales forecast.
Newell Brands To Resume Stock Repurchase Program
Newell Brands Inc. announced that it is reinstating its stock repurchase program that the company voluntarily suspended in the fourth quarter of 2015, in association with the Jarden transaction.
