All Outdoor Retailer articles
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OpinionConsumers seek solace outdoors: Key trends and insights from OR Summer 2024
Discover how the outdoor industry is evolving with trends from Outdoor Retailer Summer 2024. From casual outdoor fun to fashion-forward gear and sustainable practices, learn how consumers find solace and cope with modern life outdoors.
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News briefsOIA and Outdoor Retailer end exclusive partnership
The US Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) and the Outdoor Retailer (OR) trade show have agreed to end their exclusive partnership. Until the OR Winter Show 2024 (Nov. 6-8, 2024), OIA members will continue to receive a 10 percent discount on exhibitor booth fees. Sean Smith, Outdoor Retailer Show Director, said, ...
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ArticleOutdoor Retailer Summer in the books
Outdoor Retailer (OR) kicked off summer last week at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, along with the Outdoor Design + Innovation Sourcing Show, which made its debut this year. OR introduced several new features, including the all-new Hosted Buyer Program, limited booth sizes (max. 185 ...
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ArticleOIA education sessions at Outdoor Retailer Winter
The US Outdoor Industry Association (Outdoor Industry Association) announced its diverse lineup of education sessions at the Outdoor Retailer Winter show, held at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 14-16, 2023. Featuring experts in their field, OIA education sessions are uniquely programmed to serve the outdoor industry ...
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News briefsOutdoor retailer announces new trade show format starting summer 2024
Outdoor Retailer (OR) has announced that it will introduce a new format beginning in 2024, developed through industry-wide discussions. The highlights of the new format include a large-scale hosted buyer program, a new Outdoor Design + Innovation show and a simplified booth space plan with a new pricing structure. These ...
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ArticleOutdoor sales down slightly in the U.S.
Overall sales in the outdoor industry were down by 1 percent in dollars and 4 percent in units over the year from May 2022 to April 2023. Industry volume amounted to $28 billion, or 24.4 percent more than the annual figure for calendar 2019. So reported analytic firm Circana’s executive ...
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ArticleU.S. action sports show Surf Expo will feature select outdoor product segments
Trade shows around the world continue to look for ways to redefine themselves or strengthen their presence in the order market, which is increasingly dominated by digital or exclusive events. The latest example is Florida’s Surf Expo, a three-day action sports trade show in Orlando produced by Emerald X, the ...
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ArticleEmerald acquires U.S. organizer of Overland Expo Series
Trade show organizer Emerald Holding, Inc, responsible for the U.S. trade show Outdoor Retailer, among others, has acquired all assets of Lodestone Events, a U.S. event production company that owns and operates the Outside Adventure Expo and Overland Expo event series. According to an official statement, the acquisition supports “Emerald ...
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News briefsPeak Performance opens a new concept store in Denmark
Swedish outdoor brand Peak Performance has opened a new 160 square meter concept store in Copenhagen city center, aiming to showcase the brand’s determination to reduce the environmental impact and focus on community and services. The new store — with an interior inspired by nature in the northern part of ...
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ArticleOutdoor Retailer Winter rebrands and shifts dates to November
Outdoor Retailer Winter, the U.S. event for outdoor and winter sports, is moving up its show dates from January 2024 to November 2023. Through the introduction of new events and a shift in future dates, the winter edition aims to provide ”more opportunities to engage in the timeframes that best ...
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ArticleOIA and Patagonia release statements on Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante lawsuit
The U.S. Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) released a statement on the state of Utah’s decision to file a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s decision to restore the boundaries of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments under the Antiquities Act after former President Trump cut protections for those areas ...
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News briefsLast Outdoor Retailer in Denver with 20% more visitors than expected
Two weeks ago, the Outdoor Retailer (OR) Summer show took place in Denver, the last OR event in Colorado. Organizers said more than 8,800 attendees came to see more than 660 exhibitors, including more than 180 new exhibitors from 13 countries. According to Marisa Nicholson, senior vice president and show ...
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News briefsNew Zealand start-up WoolAid launches first band-aids made from merino wool
Source: WoolAid WoolAid merino bandages Introducing its products at the Outdoor Retailer trade show, the start-up WoolAid has premiered with its band-aids based on pure merino wool fabrics. The company states that its bandages are breathable, flexible, sterile and biodegradable. Founded by outdoor enthusiast Lucas Smith, all ...
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News briefsOutdoor Retailer launches new outdoor consumer festival in Utah
Outdoor Adventure X, a new outdoor consumer festival, will debut at Snowbasin Resort in Huntsville, Utah, next year. The event was announced at the Outdoor Retailer trade show on June 9 by Marisa Nicholson, OR show director. The first edition of Outdoor Adventure X is scheduled for June 16-18, 2023, ...
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ArticleEmerald’s recovery momentum continues
Trade show organizer Emerald Holding, Inc. reported revenue of $98.5 million for the first quarter of 2022, an increase of $85.6 million, or 663.6 percent, from $12.9 million in the first quarter of 2021. The company said it successfully hosted 31 in-person trade shows, conferences and other events with more ...
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ArticleOutdoor Retailer: Show director explains reasons for return to Utah
According to Marisa Nicholson, show director of Outdoor Retailer, the customers’ feedback was the main reason why the OR show will return to Salt Lake City. Missing demo opportunities, higher travel expenses and the timing were the reasons that stood against Denver.
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ArticleOutdoor Retailer returns to Utah
Outdoor Retailer is returning to Salt Lake City, Utah. The last show in Denver will be OR Summer from June 9-11, 2022.
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ArticleIf OR moves back to Salt Lake, could an exhibitor boycott loom?
Several outdoor companies announced Monday they would boycott the Outdoor Retailer (OR) trade show events if they were moved from Denver to Salt Lake City. Their reasoning is that they suspect the Utah state government has unacceptable plans for some state national monuments and public lands. The announcement came after ...
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News briefsMerrell pulls out of OR Snow Show
Footwear News reported that Merrell has decided to withdraw its participation from the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show (Jan. 26-28, Colorado Convention Center, Denver) due to the recent Covid-19 surge in the U.S. The brand will donate the money saved by not participating – about $25,000 – to the Boulder County ...
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News briefsOutdoor Retailer Snow Show to take place despite Omicron
Outdoor Retailer (OR) has announced that its upcoming Snow Show will be held as planned on Jan. 26-28 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver despite the rising Omicron infection numbers. According to OR, more than 400 exhibitors, top retailers, U.S. and global media and industry leaders will be attending ...
