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Coast Film & Music Festival Founders Ben Warner and Enich Harris.

How the Coast Film & Music Festival Grew from a One-Night Screening to a 10-Day Event

What began as a one-night screening in 2019 now spans multiple venues across Laguna Beach with 10,000-12,000 attendees…

News October 8, 2026
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Outdoor Life Acquired by EFormed Ventures with Plans for AI-Powered Gear Marketplace

Outdoor Life has a new owner, and the plan includes an AI-driven marketplace for gear. See who is…

News October 7, 2026
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Pradco Outdoor Brands Acquires Kent Outdoors in Its First Watersports Deal

The owner of hunting and fishing brands including Moultrie and Heddon has acquired the company behind Bote, HO…

News October 6, 2026
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Equip Outdoor Technologies to Sell Lowe Alpine

Equip Outdoor Technologies has agreed to sell the Lowe Alpine brand to China-based ATG Brands & Data Limited…

News October 6, 2026
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KMD Brands Considers External Offers as Rip Curl Returns U.S. Business to Profit

KMD Brands' board is weighing several unsolicited proposals from outside parties following a review of the business, as…

News September 23, 2026
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Columbia Veteran Peter Rauch Named President of Mountain Hardwear

Columbia Sportswear names Peter Rauch President of Mountain Hardwear as Troy Sicotte shifts roles, following a similar leadership…

News September 11, 2026
Circana: Outdoor Sales Held Flat on Higher Prices, Fewer Units

Circana: Outdoor Sales Held Flat on Higher Prices, Fewer Units

Presented at OR Minneapolis, new data from Circana shows outdoor sports equipment holding steady at $42 billion nationally…

News September 9, 2026
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The Mother-Son Story Behind Alpacka Raft’s Rise in the Packraft World

Thor Tingey on his mother Sheri's 15 years building Alpacka Raft into a business, the unlikely legal background…

News September 8, 2026
Al Perkinson, CEO and co-founder of Bajio. Photos courtesy of Bajio.

Five Years Later, Bajio’s Bet on Independence Is Still Paying Off

Al Perkinson launched performance eyewear company Bajio as a brand guy. Five years of competing against conglomerate-owned rivals…

Executive Edition September 1, 2026
Clockwise from top left: Drennan Hicks, second-generation co-owner of The Trail House; Brendan Madigan, founder of Alpenglow Sports; Wes Allen, owner of Sunlight Sports, with his daughter Sahale; and Lloyd Vogel, founder of Garage Grown Gear, at Outdoor Retailer 2026 in Minneapolis.

Talking to Retailers at OR: Business Is Better Than the Headlines Suggest

Four specialty outdoor retailers from Maryland to California to Wyoming all told me the same thing this year:…

News August 28, 2026
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Kontoor Brands Names Arc’teryx Executive to Lead Helly Hansen North America Sport

Kontoor Brands has a new leader for Helly Hansen's North America Sport business. The hire comes as at…

News August 27, 2026
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Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series