Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at [email protected]. Mammut is for sale: Conzetta, a Swiss holding company with Mammut Sports Group AG in its portfolio, is making a major pivot to focus on its global sheet metal ...read more
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at [email protected] Coverage opportunity: Is your business doing something for the Global Climate Strike from Sept. 20 to 27? Let Assistant Editor Amelia Arvesen know at ...read more
Jack Wolfskin appointed Diana Seung as the first general manager of the North America operation, which will be based out of Salt Lake City. A Jack Wolfskin representative confirmed the news, without offering more information yet. Seung did not return our messages, but she ...read more
Didn’t make it to this year’s show? We’ve got you covered. We prowled the floor for three full days in search of new products that your customers will be scrambling for. Here are 25 of the most interesting products at this year’s Outdoor Retailer Summer Market. A “scrappy” ...read more
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at [email protected]. Is the end of the government shutdown in sight? Outdoors Alliance for Kids (OAK), a non-partisan alliance of more than 100 groups including the YMCA of the USA, ...read more
A giant golf company is hoping to push its way into the active lifestyle category with its acquisition of Jack Wolfskin, a German eco-friendly, high performance apparel brand. Callaway Golf Company announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Jack Wolfskin for more ...read more
An icy wind whipped fresh snow into mini tornados in the narrow alleyways of a Golden, Colorado, storage facility, and Bruce Gordon dropped a box of product samples into the slush under his rented box truck. He looked over at his business partner Zach Branson and said, “There’s ...read more
The final Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City is behind us. And while the attendees we spoke with felt that the aisles of the Salt Palace were less crowded that usual (no official numbers have been released by the show), energy was high around the industry coming together to ...read more