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Kokatat adds 30 new jobs and 10,500 square feet of production space to its California headquarters
One year ahead of its 50th anniversary, the paddlesports and technical apparel brand Kokatat has undergone an aggressive expansion of its Arcata, California, headquarters. To support 7,500 square feet of new factory production space and 3,000 square feet of new warehouse space, ...read more
Industry Buzz: Grangers, Modell's, Slickrock Trail, e-bikes
Grangers supercharges distribution with Sea to Summit: The UK-based manufacturer of weather-protection products for outdoor gear has teamed up with Sea to Summit for all U.S. distribution. Dire straits at Modell’s: The 130-year-old sporting goods retailer will shutter 24 stores ...read more
Quiz: Test your outdoor industry knowledge (pt. 3)
SNEWS' outdoor industry trivia challenge is back for a third round. If you missed parts one and two, be sure to play those first. Then, try your luck at these next ten questions. Don't forget to record (see: brag about) your score in the comments below. Good luck. ...read more
A sustainable children's jacket that's trackable across generations of wearers
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 Reima At Reima, we believe what’s good for our kids should be good for our environment, too. That was our thinking behind the Voyager ...read more
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Eddie Bauer's All Outside Program focuses on inclusion in the outdoors
Eddie Bauer has officially joined the outdoor industry’s Century Club. Like Orvis, L.L.Bean, Helly Hansen, and about three dozen others, the legacy retailer has stuck around long enough to celebrate its 100th birthday. From a tiny shop in Seattle that repaired wooden tennis ...read more
Immerse yourself in the TGR lifestyle at the brand's new hotel
It’s 3 p.m. on a Tuesday in February and a palpable energy is building inside a new hotel at the base of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. As I walk from my van into the lobby of Continuum, I first notice the massive, theater-sized screen above the soft-lit bar playing recaps of ...read more
Industry Buzz: Coronavirus, Livestrong, tragedy at Vail
Coronavirus: The worrisome virus has migrated to a ski chalet in Haute-Savoie, France, after skiers there were exposed to a man who recently visited Singapore. [Gear Junkie] Moving on: Livestrong has undertaken a top-to-bottom rebrand, ditching the iconic yellow wristbands of ...read more
The Boy Scouts declare bankruptcy
The Boy Scouts of America, a fixture in the American tradition of outdoor education for more than a century, filed for bankruptcy this morning in response to the hundreds of sex abuse lawsuits that have forced the 110-year-old organization to the brink of collapse. A change in ...read more
Quiz: Test your outdoor industry knowledge (pt. 2)
At this year's Outdoor Retailer Snow Show, SNEWS and The Voice hosted a trivia night that brought dozens of outdoor geeks together to test their knowledge of obscure and entertaining industry factoids. Held at Earl’s Kitchen + Bar in downtown Denver, the event was full of melding ...read more
Learn how to sell sun-protective clothing
Whether it's for environmental reasons or because nobody likes constantly slathering sunscreen all over their body and hands when adventuring, more and more people are discovering sun-protective clothing, and outdoor retail shop employees can help even more. With SNEWS’ Retail ...read more
Industry Buzz: Nat Geo exposé, Thorlos founder passes, a waste-reducing startup, outdoor preschools
Challenging the narrative: A new exposé from National Geographic attacks the much-hyped and exhaustively publicized story of Colin O’Brady’s 2018 solo ski journey across Antarctica. [Adventure Journal] In memoriam: James "Jim" Lewis Throneburg, founder of the sock company Thorlos ...read more
Remembering Timberland's Cassie Heppner
The victim of the February 9 murder at Timberland's New Hampshire headquarters has been identified as Catherine “Cassie” Heppner, 46, a director of marketing at the outdoor apparel and footwear company. Heppner had worked as a senior marketing manager at Timberland for more than ...read more
Industry Buzz: Danish design, Emerald slumps, OIA Capitol Summit, Protecting America's Wilderness Act
Here are today's top headlines: Danish innovation: Architect Bjarke Ingels has designed an enormous, whimsical, completely unique synthetic ski slope atop a waste-to-energy plant in Copenhagen. [Outside Online] New record: With the help of groups like the North Carolina Outdoor ...read more
How coronavirus is disrupting the outdoor industry
A little less than a month after outdoor companies with Chinese supply chains got some relief from a preliminary trade deal, they’re now reeling from work stoppages caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Large outdoor apparel companies VF Corp. and Columbia Sportswear are losing ...read more
A new kind of ski resort embraces the backcountry
In the 84 years since the first mechanical ski lift opened in Sun Valley, Idaho, the U.S. has never seen a ski resort with no form of motorized transport. On February 15, that will change with the opening of Bluebird Backcountry, a “human-powered” resort 20 miles north of ...read more
Industry Buzz: Eddie Bauer, Hickenlooper's plan, Omega Pacific closes, algae skis, a win for conservation, a Himalayan journey
Here are today's top headlines: Inclusivity win: Eddie Bauer has rolled out a new program called All Outside that partners with community leaders and activists to promote outdoor accessibility for everyone, especially those underrepresented in the space. Hickenlooper’s efforts: ...read more