Outdoor apparel brand Prana posted sales of $30.7 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, down 18% from the prior-year period. "The Prana team remains focused on re-positioning the brand for growth in future seasons," said Columbia Sportswear CEO Tim Boyle on a...
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Columbia Predicts Double-Digit Wholesale Decline in First Half of 2024
Columbia Sportswear reported an increase in sales for the third quarter of 2023, but reduced its full-year guidance based on inventory challenges, retailer caution, and looming product regulations. Annual net sales are now expected to increase 0.5% to 2%, to $3.48...
Solo Brands CFO Somer Webb Steps Down
Somer Webb, chief financial officer for Solo Brands, has tendered her resignation, effective Dec. 10. According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Webb notified the company of her decision to resign earlier this month. Solo's board of directors...
A Look at Brands Coming to Outdoor Retailer Winter
A wide variety of outdoor brands are exhibiting at Outdoor Retailer Winter this November, with products ranging from performance apparel and technical backpacks to camping hammocks and woolen blankets. This year’s winter show runs Nov. 14-16 at the Salt Palace in Salt...
Hot Outdoor Gear and Brands at Denver’s Wilderness Exchange
Outdoor specialty retailer Wilderness Exchange Unlimited sits on the corner of a Denver street kitty-corner from REI’s Colorado flagship, with a good number of other branded retail stores directly across the street. “We’d like to believe that we’re in a neighborhood...
VF Corp Adds Former Nike Exec to Board
The North Face parent VF Corp. just added a big Nike Inc. name to its board of directors. VF said Monday Trevor Edwards joined its board, where he will be part of the Talent and Compensation Committee and Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee. “We’re...
DPS Skis and Phantom Glide Partner with Full Cycle for Winter Pop-Up
DPS Skis, the U.S.-based ski manufacturer pairing aerospace carbon technology with groundbreaking shapes, and Phantom Glide, a permanent, waxless base glide treatment, will be available from October 2023 to March 2024 at Full Cycle in Boulder, Colorado. Full Cycle,...
Geartrade Introduces Turnkey Resale Solution for Winter Brands
Geartrade, the leading independent online resale platform for used outdoor gear and apparel, this month launched “Powered by Geartrade”-- a turnkey service for winter hardgood and softgood brands that adds an essential element to their sustainability programs,...
Desiknio Launches Premium, Lightweight X20 E-Bike Series
Desiknio, manufacturer of premium electric bikes, announces the release of its X20 Pinion and X20 Gravel e-bike models in the United States. With their minimalist designs, powerful, yet lightweight Mahle X20 Smartbike technology, and smooth performance, these e-bikes...
From Rihanna to Trail Running, Salomon Works to Balance Performance and Fashion
French-based outdoor brand Salomon is straddling the line between producing high-performing footwear for hiking, trail running, and road running, while getting huge publicity boosts from the fashion world. For example, the company received worldwide, A-List celebrity...
Vail Resorts Chief Marketing Officer to Exit
Vail Resorts announced that the company's chief marketing officer, Ryan Bennett, will no longer be with the company starting Oct. 20. In a SEC report filed on Monday, the company said Bennett's departure will be treated as an involuntary separation under the company’s...
Johnson Outdoors to Exit Eureka Business, Focus on Jetboil
Johnson Outdoors announced that it is exiting its Eureka product lines to focus on the cooking segment, including its Jetboil franchise. Eureka was founded in 1895 as Eureka Tent & Awning Company in Binghamton, New York. Johnson acquired the business in 1973. Its...