One of the key components of the revamped Outdoor Retailer show this summer is a renewed focus on retail buyers, including providing travel incentives for them to attend. At the Outdoor Retailer Summer show at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah, on June 17-19,...
Yeti executives had a lot to say about the recent acquisition of backpack brand Mystery Ranch, including moves Yeti is making to support the brand and capitalize on its existing strengths. The company also indicated that it sees a big opportunity in softgoods overall...
Outdoor retailers and brands are going to have to make some big calls about direction in 2024. As a perfect microcosm of what’s happening across the industry, take brown leather boots versus lightweight trail runners. The boots have long been a staple for outdoor...
La Sportiva’s new branded retail store is in a prime location in one of America’s iconic outdoorsy cities, sending a clear message to the market that the Italian brand is not only planting a flag in the U.S., but that the company is about more than just footwear. In...
Eoin Comerford, CEO of Moosejaw, stepped away last Friday after 15 years with the company. In a LinkedIn post, Comerford said he started at the company in 2008 as vice president of marketing. “The brand-new website barely worked, our biggest brand had just gone...
This summer’s upcoming Outdoor Retailer show is undergoing a major overhaul with a hosted buyer program, capped booth sizing, and other changes organizers say are in direct response to feedback they’ve received from the industry. The key changes to the June 17-19...
VF Corp CEO Bracken Darrell announced a strategic review of VF's brand portfolio as the next step in the company’s turnaround plan during the VF earnings call Tuesday afternoon. “We’re objectively assessing what fits and what doesn’t as we look to reshape our business...
Alterra Mountain Company announced Monday that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Arapahoe Basin in Colorado from Canadian real estate firm Dream Unlimited Corp. The transaction is expected to close later in 2024, and is subject to certain closing...
Columbia Sportswear’s Columbia brand posted sales of $885.7 million for the quarter ended Dec. 31, down 8% in constant currency compared to the same period last year. “While fourth-quarter weather proved challenging, particularly in the U.S., Columbia’s full-year...
Outdoor apparel and gear brand Mountain Hardwear posted sales of $29.5 million for the quarter ended Dec. 31, down 12% in constant currency compared to the same period last year. “The decline in the quarter was driven by lower fall 2023 wholesale shipments, partially...
Further consolidation is leading to office closures and layoffs across the Revelyst organization, which is the new name for the outdoor products division of Vista Outdoor. The news was announced Friday as Revelyst trims expenses and streamlines its business ahead of...
After posting a sales decrease for the fourth quarter of 2023 and forecasting a revenue decline for 2024, Columbia Sportswear announced Thursday that it will enact a 3%-5% reduction in corporate personnel costs as part of a "workforce reduction plan." During a...
