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Walmart and Moosejaw Seek New Consumers

Two new brands of backpacking packs, lightweight tents, waterproof jackets, and all-in-one stoves are coming soon to a…

News May 15, 2020
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Keep Going

Name: Jennifer Pharr Davis Company: Blue Ridge Hiking Company Title: Founder and Owner Location: Asheville, North Carolina The…

News May 11, 2020
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Give This a Spin

It all started when Spencer Carson’s friend called him up one night asking for a favor: Would he…

News March 24, 2020
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Tariff Turmoil

In breaking news last week, the United States and China released details of a “phase one trade deal”…

News December 18, 2019
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The Backcountry Saga

“Is it taken?” Those three words are killers. Responsible for the death of thousands of great ideas in…

News November 19, 2019
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You Can Help

On September 1, Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas with apocalyptic force. Sustained winds of 185 mph, the highest…

News October 16, 2019
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Prime Location

It won’t surprise anyone reading this magazine to learn that retail, at least traditional brick-and-mortar retail, is in…

News October 11, 2019
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Winning the Newsletter Game

Newsletters get a bad rep. They are the modern junk mail, the clutter in our inboxes—and yet they’re…

News September 10, 2019
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Neptune Mountaineering Outwits Online Retail

The video shows two hikers out on a jaunt along a steep cliff. One slips. His buddy grabs…

News August 23, 2019

The Adventure Retailer

John Mead was 12 years old when he first set foot inside the Adventure 16 (A-16) company headquarters.…

News July 27, 2017
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Rally Round the Flagship

Last fall, Ross Saldarini swung by Confluence Kayaks hoping to learn something about retail. The president of Mountain…

News June 16, 2017
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