FDA scrutinizing caffeinated energy gels, chews, gum May 2, 2013 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration earlier this week announced that it will investigate energy foods — including gels and chews sold in the outdoor world — that contain increasing amounts of caffeine marketed to lift energy.
Merchandise Mentoring: Can GoPro’s Training Village and app help retailers better sell tech? October 20, 2013 SNEWS Merchandising Editor Robin Enright checks out GoPro's retail training program and whether it can better help sell complicated tech.
Opportunity still abound for specialty fitness to capture CrossFit sales February 20, 2014 CrossFit is booming, but few fitness retailers have benefitted from rise. SNEWS talks to studios and retailers to see where the opportunities lie.
New to the Outdoors: Kari Traa makes U.S. debut with fun, technical apparel for women March 8, 2015 0Comments In this reoccurring series, SNEWS identifies and highlights industry start-up brands vying for a place on outdoor specialty retail shelves.
Q&A;: Patagonia's Jill Dumain on why brands should share environmental-friendly tech with rivals March 3, 2015 0Comments The best formula for environmental-friendly practices and products is to make them profitable says Patagonia's director of environmental strategies.
Q&A;: ExOfficio's Brian Thompson on managing the people and processes behind the products February 24, 2015 0Comments ExOfficio's general manager tells us where the apparel industry is heading and why employees are a company’s greatest asset.
SNEWS TV at OR: Meet Steve McSherry from Champion Sport Xtreme February 20, 2015 0Comments Check out our Friday SNEWS TV video series on the people, brands and products we encountered at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2015.
It's Outdoor Retailer week: Prep for the show with the O.R. Daily Day 0 Preview January 18, 2015 0Comments Download your free copy of the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2015 O.R. Daily Day 0 Preview here.
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New to the Outdoors: Kari Traa makes U.S. debut with fun, technical apparel for women
Q&A;: Patagonia's Jill Dumain on why brands should share environmental-friendly tech with rivals
Q&A;: ExOfficio's Brian Thompson on managing the people and processes behind the products
SNEWS TV at OR: Meet Steve McSherry from Champion Sport Xtreme
It's Outdoor Retailer week: Prep for the show with the O.R. Daily Day 0 Preview