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L.L.Bean to Open Four Stores in 2024, More Planned for 2025

L.L.Bean to Open Four Stores in 2024, More Planned for 2025

Update 2/7/2025: Renovations on L.L.Bean’s flagship in Freeport, Maine, have begun. Find out more about the plans for the campus here. L.L.Bean is continuing to expand its retail footprint with…

News June 26, 2024
Slowtide Expands Into Housewares, Launches in Australia

Slowtide Expands Into Housewares, Launches in Australia

Slowtide has come a long way in nine years, most recently growing its sales team, launching in Australia with the help of Shannan North, and expanding its product offerings.

News June 26, 2024
Opinion: What Independent Outdoor Retailers and REI Can Do to Create a Healthier Industry Ecosystem

Opinion: What Independent Outdoor Retailers and REI Can Do to Create a Healthier Industry Ecosystem

It’s June, which means Spring line showings have already happened and too-early order deadlines are just around the corner in the outdoor industry. As we survey the landscape, it’s clear…

News June 25, 2024
Surf Shop Sales Revived by Return of Sunny, Hot Weather in Southern California

Surf Shop Sales Revived by Return of Sunny, Hot Weather in Southern California

It was an extra wet and gloomy winter and spring in Southern California. But the weather turned in the last week, and owners at Jack's, HSS, Spyder, Surfside, South Coast,…

Executive Edition June 25, 2024
Growing Outdoor Participation Will Take Creative, Customized Approaches, Say Experts at Outdoor Retailer Summer

Growing Outdoor Participation Will Take Creative, Customized Approaches, Say Experts at Outdoor Retailer Summer

Total participation in outdoor recreation is higher than ever, but who is getting outdoors, how often, and what’s motivating them is evolving, challenging stereotypes and creating new opportunities for brands…

News June 24, 2024
Patagonia Announces First-of-its-Kind Wetsuit Recycling Program

Patagonia Announces First-of-its-Kind Wetsuit Recycling Program

Patagonia and Bolder Industries are transforming old natural rubber wetsuits into material used in new wetsuit construction. 

News June 24, 2024
Rip Curl Exec Diem Culley Named COO of Outerknown, Firewire, and Slater Designs

Rip Curl Exec Diem Culley Named COO of Outerknown, Firewire, and Slater Designs

In his new expanded role as CEO of Outerknown, Firewire Surfboards and Slater Designs, Dylan Slater just made a significant hire that underscores the ambitions of the newly merged company.

News June 20, 2024
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series