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L.L. Bean

L.L.Bean Calls 2022 Performance “Steady” With $1.8B in Revenue

L.L.Bean men’s and women’s apparel set a new record for the outdoor retailer last year as it held…

News March 23, 2023
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Topo Designs Receives Investment from Gart Capital Partners

(This story was updated on 8/10/2023.) Colorado-based Topo Designs announced yesterday it received a significant equity investment from Gart…

News March 22, 2023
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Ocean Pacific Apparel Founder Jim Jenks Dies, Helped Birth Modern Surf Industry

Jenks’ designs for Op propelled the brand to heights not previously seen by other surf lines at the…

News March 21, 2023
Outdoor Industry Association President Kent Ebersole

New OIA President Wants Industry to Stop Playing Defense

(This story was updated on 7/6/2023.) When Kent Ebersole points out the Outdoor Industry Association’s efforts to improve…

News March 21, 2023
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Völkl Keeps Pushing Ahead After 100 Years

When ski manufacturer Völkl was founded in1923 there wasn’t a ski industry in the United States.  In Europe…

News March 20, 2023
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REI Co-op Hires Musni as Chief People Officer, Promotes Speyer and Portilla

REI Co-op announced today that it has hired Apple Musni as its new chief people officer and promoted…

News March 17, 2023
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How One Company is Doubling Down on the E-Moto Trend

Land Energy, a Cleveland-based tech company that makes e-motorcycles as well as portable batteries, is reporting surging consumer…

News March 17, 2023
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Despite Huge Snows in West, Poor Weather Elsewhere Impacts Global Ski Industry

As California ski resorts and nearby towns deal with one of the heaviest snowfall seasons in decades, the…

News March 16, 2023
Jim Chick Chicks Sporting Goods

Remembering Jim Chick of Chick’s Sporting Goods

SES spoke with Dick's Sporting Goods Chairman Ed Stack, and surf industry and retail veterans Tom Holbook, Pam…

News March 14, 2023
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