Cristina Ashbaugh wishes she could put a warning sign on her company’s website to alert visitors that its products aren’t for hardcore skiers. “And that's not because it's a product problem,” said the co-founder of Yardsale, which launched in November 2023 with...
There were fewer shoppers overall than last year through the five-day period from Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday, boosted with more in-person shopping, according to data shared by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and research firm Prosper Insights & Analytics on...
One of my earliest backcountry trips taught me that in the outdoors, it’s the subtle signs that matter most. I had just graduated from my “backpacking in jeans” phase when I joined a 10-day trek in Wyoming’s Absaroka Range – and saw that lesson in action. The...
Sports and outdoor equipment distributor Canadawide Sports acquired Vancouver-based G3 Genuine Guide Gear (G3) earlier this month with plans to revitalize the backcountry skiiing and snowboarding brand after it hit financial challenges earlier this year. Founded more...
Dick’s Sporting Goods will expand its House of Sport concept to 75 to 100 locations by 2027, according to CFO Navdeep Gupta on the company’s third-quarter earnings call.
VF Corp., which was downgraded by S&P Global earlier this month, will also shutter a Virginia distribution center in the coming months, impacting 242 employees.
The growth of the outdoor industry's economic contribution outpaced the rate of growth of the U.S. economy in 2023, growing to $1.2 trillion in 2023, according to the latest data collected by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), which released its report on...
Hendrickson’s experience will be key to the brand’s next phase of growth, It’s Now Cool said. It’s a big hiring coup for the brand.
Arc’teryx continued to drive double-digit revenue growth at Amer Sports in the third quarter, particularly in China, and Salomon will have a new CEO in the new year. Amer’s revenue grew 17% to $1.354 billion in the third quarter year-over-year. By segment, Amer Sports...
Swedish glove brand Hestra recruited James Hampton to lead its North American growth strategy as its new president, Nortth America, based in its regional headquarters in Denver, Colorado. Hampton was previously at Cotopaxi for nine years before leaving to launch a...
Specialty retailers and outdoor brands are cautiously optimistic that a more stable, predictable operating environment is on the horizon at this week’s Grassroots Outdoor Alliance Connect tradeshow in Kansas City, Missouri. But many attendees noted that a more stable...
Before Kent Outdoors, the parent company of HO Sports, Hyperlite, and Connelly, opened its lakeside, state-of-the-art water ski factory in Arlington, Washington, the company's innovation and production team had to commute to take its products for a test run. Now that...
