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 is applauding two Congress members for introducing the Recovering America's Wildlife Act 2019: “America’s diverse and unique wildlife ...read more
Cascade Designs in early July cut 22 jobs from various teams and levels out of its staff of about 500 as part of the brand's reorganization, CEO James Cotter confirmed. The layoffs are tied to Cascade Designs' shift away from siloed teams to a new structure composed of one team ...read more
Not long ago, a backpack was doomed to look like the Clampett mobile, with bulky gear hanging everywhere. Among the biggest offenders: the closed-cell sleeping pad. But when Cascade Designs came up with the inflatable Therm-a-Rest, the sleeping pad began to slowly shrink in size ...read more
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com. Outdoor Retailer unleashed its events and education schedule for January's Snow Show. Topics include tariffs, retail data, creating connections with consumers, ...read more
To put it bluntly, Supreme is the cool kid on the block. The one whose lack of effort seems unattainably chill, whose attention you’re dying to grab but can’t ever seem to figure out how to get. Even if you think you don’t know them, you’ve almost certainly seen riffs on their ...read more
Nearly three dozen of the outdoor industry's most innovative products and technologies will be on display on the show floor at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market. Outdoor Retailer yesterday released the list of 32 finalists of the Innovation Awards, recognizing design, innovation, ...read more
Forty-six years ago, a passionate hiker, climber and camper named John Burroughs had a groundbreaking idea: Sleeping on the solid earth, surrounded by the wilderness that he loved, shouldn’t need to be miserable. Burroughs had a PhD in electrical engineering from Stanford and, at ...read more
As part of the Skip Yowell Future Leadership Academy, each participant works on a final project to help improve the outdoor industry. This year, five participants have teamed up with the Sierra Club to the River Leaders Initiative, a program to help industry brands hire veterans. ...read more
We, the independent specialty retail shops, did all the legwork to create these customers. Without us, these companies wouldn't be here. I’m not sure there are many vendors that could survive without us, so I’m trying to help vendors balance capitalizing on the opportunities ...read more
This article is brought to you in partnership with Farm to Feet. Not since “Flashdance” has American manufacturing seemed so sexy. Back in 1983, Alex Owens created sparks whether she was wielding a welding torch or corkscrewing across the stage as an exotic dancer. Then the ...read more
