Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com. Big kudos: Judy Gross, owner of LightHeart Gear, is this year's recipient of the Business North Carolina's Small Business of the Year Award. Gross celebrated the ...read more

• By SNEWS
  Dec 11, 2019

Emerald Expositions, parent of Outdoor Retailer, this week announced changes to its executive team and its portfolio.  Appointed in June, Sally Shankland is stepping down as president and chief executive officer at the end of the year due to personal health reasons. She will ...read more

• By Amelia Arvesen
  Dec 10, 2019

Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com. There's a new trade show in town: The Big Gear Show will premiere in July 2020, three weeks after Outdoor Retailer Summer Market. What do you think makes a ...read more

• By SNEWS
  Dec 9, 2019

Tom Adams, who has held the post of director of the Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation (UOOR) since 2016, is moving onto to the private sector. Adams will become Petzl North America’s COO. It will be familiar turf for him: He served as Petzl’s North American sales director for ...read more

• By Kristin Hostetter
  Dec 9, 2019

Come summer 2020, the outdoor industry will have yet another trade show to choose from. The Big Gear Show, a concept by longtime retailers Sutton Bacon and Darren Bush, the team behind Paddlesports Retailer, is slated for July 22 to 25, 2020, in Salt Lake City. The hardgoods-only ...read more

• By Amelia Arvesen
  Dec 9, 2019

Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com. Trade show discussion: We've followed up Cam Brensinger's opinion piece—about reinventing the traditional trade show—with a survey. We want your insight on what ...read more

• By SNEWS
  Dec 6, 2019

Yesterday we published a provocative op-ed by NEMO founder and CEO, Cam Brensinger, who contends that “the OR show has been declining in relevance for many years. It seems unlikely to survive long-term without a major reinvention.” He goes on to offer specific ideas of how we as ...read more

• By SNEWS
  Dec 6, 2019

Hot New Products are written by the company and edited for space and clarity. They do not express the opinions of SNEWS or its editors. Pitched by SheFly Apparel Co-Founders Charlotte Massey, Bianca Gonzalez, and Georgia Grace Edwards:  We're revolutionizing women's outdoor ...read more

• By SNEWS
  Dec 5, 2019

After Outdoor Retailer's unexpected cancellation of the November show in Denver, Grassroots Outdoor Alliance has decided to move its fall event to Kansas City beginning in November 2020. The selection process included more than 20 cities. Denver and Reno, Nevada were finalists, ...read more

• By Amelia Arvesen
  Dec 5, 2019

Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com. Outdoor Industry Association departures: Matt Kaplan, who served as OIA's vice president of membership and business development, was named vice president of ...read more

• By SNEWS
  Dec 4, 2019

If you were to combine the style of chino pants and the comfort of pajama bottoms into a single pair, you would get the North Dome pants from The North Face.  But, there’s more to the story: They're actually climbing pants. Made of a cotton blend, these pants are comfortable and ...read more

• By Ryan Chase
  Dec 2, 2019

Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com. Opinion: Paul Fish of Spokane, Washington's legendary retailer, Mountain Gear, penned an op-ed in his local paper about the Roadless Rule, which protects nearly ...read more

• By SNEWS
  Dec 2, 2019