A select group of brands, CEOs, outdoor journalists, and content creators descended on Missoula, Montana this week for the Outdoor Media Summit (OMS) to share ideas about the future of the industry, put new products to the test, and network. More than 80 members of...
Laura Jorgensen is a Florida native, so she thought she knew what to expect from tropical storms. But after emerging from her rural home near Asheville, North Carolina after Hurricane Helene swept through the area on Sept. 26, toppling trees and flooding the area with...
Amer Sports, the parent company of Arc'teryx, Salomon, and Wilson, grew its Golden Week revenue in China by 60% year-over-year, according to a news release shared by the company. Golden Week, a national holiday in China, ran from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7, and followed the...
Andrew Gibbs-Dabney spent all of his free time in the outdoors growing up, wandering and riding his bike, even though he had been told he'd have physical limitations due to a disability he was born with. That all changed when he went to college, became addicted to...
Vista Outdoor's uncertain and hotly debated plan to separate its outdoor and ammunition branches may finally be reaching a resolution after the company inked an agreement to sell Revelyst and amended its agreement to sell The Kinetic Group to Czechoslovak Group (CSG)...
Elevate Outdoor Collective, the parent company of K2 Skis, K2 Snowboarding, and other brands, announced yesterday that COO Josee Larocque has been named Chief Executive Officer. Former CEO John Colonna is leaving the company to pursue other interests, according to a...
In a surprise change in leadership, Elevate said former CEO John Colonna is leaving the company to pursue other interests. Elevate owns K2 Skis, K2 Snowboarding, Marker, Dalbello, Völkl, RIDE Snowboards, LINE Skis, and more.
Outdoor retailer Patagonia laid off 41 employees, or 1% of its workforce, yesterday at its Ventura, California headquarters as part of a broad review of its corporate operations. Patagonia Communications Manager Corey Simpson said in an email that most teams at the...
KMD Brands, the parent company of Rip Curl, Oboz and Kathmandu, had a rough year, reporting a net loss of NZ$48.3 million (US$30.58 million), a 231% decline from last year’s profit of NZ$36.6 million (US$23.17 million). Oboz’s full year sales were down by 20% in...
Outdoor Media Summit (OMS), the premier conference for media and marketing professionals in the outdoor industry, announces the launch of its new Executive Track. This dedicated session track is designed to meet the unique needs of CEOs from emerging outdoor companies...
The surf industry is rebuilding and reimagining how tourism can recover in West Maui and protect what makes it so special.
The Daily asked Outdoor Retailer Show Director Sean Smith questions about the new strategy, what it means for OR going forward, and what it means for the November 2024 show.
