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News briefsOIA with new board members
The members of the U.S. Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) have elected two new directors: Sara Ellis, global product specialist for W.L. Gore & Associates, and José G. González, founder of Latino Outdoors and partner at Avarna Group. They will begin their three-year terms in September and join two returning directors, ...
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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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ArticleU.S. outdoor industry study examines recreation and outdoor companies’ hiring challenges
The Oregon State University’s center for the outdoor recreation economy, with support from Basecamp Outdoor, Path to Peak education and consulting and the Confluence of States, has conducted a new Outdoor Industry Workforce Assessment for the American Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) and the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable. The study aims to ...
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News briefsNew global bike show planned in Portland in 2023
According to BikePortland, the city in the U.S. state of Oregon will host a new bike show next year called the MADE Global Bike Show, a new “industry and consumer bike event with a mission to bring frame builders, media and makers together to elevate and inspire.” It is scheduled ...
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News briefsCamber Outdoors appoints Tiffany Smith as CEO
Source: Camber Outdoors Tiffany Smith Camber Outdoors has announced the promotion of Tiffany Smith to CEO. Smith has held the role of chief development officer since June 2021. Founded in 1996, Camber Outdoors is a non-profit organization that helps partner outdoor recreation businesses implement best practices in ...
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News briefsNo more single-use plastics in U.S. national parks, on public lands by 2032
The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced plans to phase out the sale of single-use plastic products in national parks and other public lands by 2032. The move is aimed at curbing the leading contributor to plastic pollution as recycling rates in the U.S. continue to decline. Secretary of ...
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News briefsREI expands its adventure travel program in the U.S.
U.S. retail co-op REI is expanding its line of multi-day adventure trips, guided day tours, rental outlets and adventure centers as part of a multi-year strategy to get 3 million people outside each year. Consumer interest in the outdoors and related activities has surged across the country in recent years, ...
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News briefsU.S. outdoor industry leaders take action to prevent gun violence
In the wake of recent mass shootings, the In Solidarity Project has teamed up with outdoor industry leaders to call for gun violence prevention in the United States. This group of passionate advocates created a video called “It’s Just Common Sense,” a two-minute public service announcement calling on the U.S. ...
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News briefsFrasers Group sells Bobs and Eastern Mountain Sports to GoDigital Media
British Frasers Group has disposed of its U.S. retail businesses, selling Bobs Stores and Eastern Mountain Sports to the U.S.-based GoDigital Media Group for a cash consideration of $70 million. According to Frasers, the funds from the transaction will go into the group’s general working capital pool. The transaction includes ...
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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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News briefsColumbia Sportswear to expand distribution center in Kentucky
Columbia Sportswear announced it will expand the capacities at its Robards, Kentucky, distribution facility. The company has operated a distribution center in the state since 2004 and plans to invest approximately $4 million in the facility and create more than 175 full-time jobs for employees and supervisory staff in the ...
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Camber Outdoors seeks new CEO
Colorado-based nonprofit Camber Outdoors announced that its co-CEOs Emily Newman and Renita Smith will step down on April 1. Newman and Smith have served since 2019 and 2021, respectively, for the organization, which was founded in 1996 and works to advance workplace inclusion, equity and diversity in the U.S. outdoor ...
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News briefsSkwala, a new apparel brand for fly fishermen, launches in Montana
A team of industry veterans has launched Skwala, a new fly fishing apparel brand, based in Bozeman, Montana. Kevin Sloan, founder and chief executive, led the Sitka Gear business for nearly 10 years. Rick Hohne, who is also part of the team behind the new brand, was previously senior director ...
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News briefsDometic acquires two U.S. mobile power solutions brands
Swedish company Dometic has entered into an agreement to acquire Treeline Capital LLC. Treeline is a leading provider of value-added technical service and aftermarket products and mobile power solutions for the North American marine market under the CDI Electronics and Balmar brands. Through these brands, Treeline serves the rapidly growing ...
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News briefsLast minute cancellation of the world’s largest sportfishing show
The 2022 Long Beach Fred Hall Show, which was due to take place on March 2-6 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California, has been canceled at the last minute due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The organizer of the show, Duncan McIntosh Co., said in a ...
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U.S. outdoor brand Nemo keeps growing, plans new hires in 2022
Nemo, a New Hampshire-based outdoor camping gear company, says it has nearly doubled its team in the past two years despite the pandemic and plans to add six positions in 2022. The brand is approaching its 20th anniversary and sees the steady growth not only as a positive indicator of ...
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ArticleGOA reports 29 percent growth at U.S. specialty independent outdoor retail in 2021
The independent U.S. retail organization Grassroots Outdoor Alliance (GOA) has released sales data showing a significant increase in holiday season sales and a record-breaking two-year sales increase. Compared to 2020, Grassroots members – currently, a total of 99 independent retailers across 196 locations – in the U.S. saw a 29 ...
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News briefsEcco USA with new CEO
Source: Ecco USA Tom Berry Danish footwear brand Ecco has appointed Tom Berry as president and CEO of Ecco USA, based in Londonderry, New Hampshire, effective immediately. After more than 20 years with the brand, former president Dave Quel had announced his retirement last summer, with CFO ...
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News briefsClarus appoints GM for Rhino-Rack USA
Utah-based Clarus Corp. has appointed Greg Heichelbech as the new GM of Rhino-Rack USA, the U.S. branch of Australian overlanding company Rhino-Rack, which Clarus acquired in the summer of 2021. Heichelbech has over 30 years of leadership, operations, and sales and marketing experience working in the branded aftermarket, powersports and ...
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ArticleU.S. retail and experience brand Evo acquires snowsports retail and rental chain Rhythm Japan
Rhythm Japan, a Japanese snowsports retail group established in Niseko in 2005 by two Australian snowsports professionals, has been 100 percent acquired by Seattle-based outdoor retail and experience brand Evo. Evo operates 9 stores in the U.S. and Canada, two All Together skateparks, as well as lodging and travel businesses, ...
