Jerry Stritzke

Members of the struggling Canadian retailer Mountain Equipment Co-op have raised more than $90,000 in recent days to prevent an American investment firm, Kingswood Capital Management, from acquiring the company. More than 132,000 people have also signed a petition opposing the ...read more

It's been nearly four months since Jerry Stritzke resigned as REI's CEO and president following an internal investigation that uncovered his “personal and consensual relationship" between him and a leader of another organization in the outdoor industry. But now, the co-op has a ...read more

Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at [email protected]. Eighty Colorado outdoor companies have come together to urge Congress to support America's Public Land Act, which was just introduced Thursday afternoon by Sen. ...read more

Camber Outdoors Executive Director Deanne Buck has tendered her resignation after six years at the helm of the organization who's mission is "equity in the outdoors, from boardroom to backcountry." Buck will be replaced, on an interim basis, by Camber board member Diana Seung, ...read more

Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at [email protected]. Outdoor Industry Association named a new senior director of sustainable business innovation. Amy Horton is currently an independent strategist who has led ...read more

REI President and CEO Jerry Stritzke is resigning on March 15 after he and the Board of Directors agreed that his relationship with another leader in the outdoor industry is a perceived conflict of interest. Rob Discher, director of communications and public affairs, had "no ...read more

If it’s not a big-box store and it’s not an independent specialty retailer, then what exactly is it? REI Co-op defies easy definition. It’s a builder of brands and a risk to them. It competes with smaller shops around the country while throwing its weight around to protect ...read more

As the government shutdown stretches into its fourth week—the longest in U.S. history—we're seeing more brands and organizations chime in on the . Last week, Columbia ran a full-page ad in the Washington Post about keeping the national parks open and funding the government. The ...read more

It’s been nearly a week back in reality after all the fun at the first combined Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show, but we’re still savoring our favorite moments. We identified 5 topics that everyone seemed to be talking about. 1. Unity The merging of the minds — Outdoor Retailer with ...read more

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says he spent days learning "more about Bears Ears than [he] ever thought possible." After taking a multi-day tour through the area, he announced Monday that he has recommended President Donald Trump shrink the boundaries of Bears Ears National ...read more

Capitol Hill is teeming with members of the outdoor industry fighting for public lands this week, yet steps away, President Trump orders Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke to review National Monuments. At the precise moment that 130 members of the outdoor industry were ...read more

The vast majority of women want to spend more time outdoors, but many face obstacles to getting outside more. REI says it wants to fix that. Sixty percent of women can’t name an outdoor role model. That’s just one of the shocking findings from a survey REI conducted in January ...read more

The Salt Lake Tribune has published the full audio of the call between OIA and Utah Gov. Gary Herbert. A recording of the call between Outdoor Industry Association board members and Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, released Monday, reveals a fundamental disagreement over the way federal ...read more

Stritzke's letter is the latest in a stream of announcements from brands saying whether they'll attend or boycott Outdoor Retailer this summer. REI CEO Jerry Stritzke published a letter Friday on the Co-op Journal, asking the outdoor community to unite in attending Outdoor ...read more

Another outdoor industry CEO weigh's in on Trump's controversial executive order from Week One of his presidency. REI employees received this letter Monday from CEO Jerry Stritzke, about the co-op's opposition to President Donald Trump's immigration ban and its commitment to ...read more

REI made big news this week when it announced it plans to cancel Black Friday sales, close its doors and encourage consumers to head for a hike rather than shop for steep discounts. The company is asking customers to document their outdoor adventures with #OptOutside. Most ...read more

REI reported record sales and higher profit for 2014 and in turn said it would spend record dollars to support outdoor nonprofits. The nation’s largest outdoor retailer with 140 stores in 33 states posted $2.22 billion in sales for 2014 — up nearly 10 percent from a year ago, ...read more

Throughout the next month, SNEWS will recap its coverage of Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2015 with select stories from the O.R. Daily we published at the show Jan. 20 – 24. It’s an opportunity for you to catch up on stories you might have missed in O.R.D., and for us to update ...read more