Eric Smith

To ensure a “safe and successful in-person event” and meet the capacity requirements of the Colorado Convention Center amid ongoing Covid-19 precautions, Outdoor Retailer is altering its traditional show cycle and moving its Summer Market eight weeks back. Outdoor Retailer, a ...read more

Amid Covid-related lockdowns and the limiting of guests inside stores, the past year has been difficult for outdoor retail. But one global brand is betting that brick-and-mortar remains a viable channel for moving goods and, perhaps more importantly, engaging consumers. Thule ...read more

VF Corp. didn’t have to look too far when selecting a new global leader for its New Zealand-based outdoor apparel brand Icebreaker. The Denver-based company promoted from within, naming Jan Van Mossevelde—who had been serving as Icebreaker’s EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and ...read more

Callaway Golf Co. (NYSE: ELY) The parent company of outdoor apparel and gear brand Jack Wolfskin reported revenue grew 20.1 percent to $374.6 million in the fourth quarter, though the company reported a loss of $40.6 million in the period. CEO Chip Brewer said on the earnings ...read more

Ever since VF Corporation’s Investor Day back in fall 2019, the company has been guided by a theme it calls the “Power of And.” At that event, held in Beaver Creek, Colorado, VF pledged to create value for shareholders and stakeholders. It vowed to focus on building its core ...read more

VF Corporation announced in October that Arne Arens would be departing The North Face after serving nearly four years as global brand president, and now we know where the outdoor industry executive will begin his next chapter. On March 1, Arens will become CEO of Boardriders ...read more

When Peter Arlein first appeared on camera during Friday’s episode of the hit reality show “Shark Tank,” his ski ensemble and swagger quickly garnered the attention of the “sharks,” who all smiled at the memorably offbeat and mustached contestant before them. Wearing a full ...read more

To celebrate turning 25 last year, Icebreaker passed on the birthday blowout for itself and instead decided to throw a party for the planet. The New Zealand-based global apparel brand decided it would honor the earth through an ongoing environmental campaign designed to ...read more

In addition to the usual gear—water bottle, hiking boots, freeze-dried food, rain gear, binoculars—needed for an excursion to one of our country’s 423 national park sites, visitors will now need to stash at least one more essential item in their backpacks: A mask. That’s ...read more

Covid-19 has crushed parts of the media landscape, and one of its victims was longtime cycling publication Bike magazine, whose publisher cited the pandemic-deflated economy as the chief reason for indefinitely “pausing” production of the title last October. In this particular ...read more