Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com. If you've ever wanted to look the part of someone in Star Wars, well, Columbia Sportswear is making those dreams come true. This Friday, Columbia is releasing ...read more
Leading up to the first Outdoor Retailer Winter Market held in November, Jetty Founder Cory Higgins was nervous. Retailers he was hoping to meet with were skipping the fall show to attend the January Snow Show instead, causing him concern that he wouldn’t get to meet with key ...read more
Let's be honest: Most outdoor recreationists don't aspire to summit Mt. Everest or compete in 200-mile ultra runs—they'd rather spend a morning hiking on trail near their house or a weekend camping in their local woods. And brands are taking notice, establishing ambassador roles ...read more
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com #MidtermsMatter: Patagonia and a number of other companies gave its employees the day off to go vote. How do you feel about midterm results? Merrell has launched ...read more
Over the past couple years, it’s been encouraging to see brands and organizations elevating their messaging and efforts around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the outdoors. While there’s evidence of change – products that meet the needs of many communities and ...read more
In this new, 16-minute Merrell film, longtime adventure companions Jason Antin and Mike Chambers reconnect and search for life’s purpose—under the guise of the Arctic Circle Trail. For the pair, 105 miles in three days, 12 hours, and six minutes is just long enough to explore the ...read more
Fat lugs? Zero drop? Minimalist profile? Everyone has a preference when it comes to the kicks they take on the trail. More and more, hikers are swapping out their heavy-duty boots for lighter options, such as trail runners. We know everyone's feet and preferences are different, ...read more
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com We can barely keep up with the IKON pass news. This week, IKON announced the additions of seven new locations for pass holders: Taos Ski Valley in New Mexico, and ...read more
Growing up in the outdoor industry, I noticed from a young age that all the “outdoor” girls featured in the magazines that my mom brought home from work were three things: thin, fit, and exceptionally attractive. Like most middle school girls, I felt uncomfortable in my own body. ...read more
Bronx native Mirna Valerio first laced up running shoes for a 5K—and just kept going. She now has almost a dozen 50K trail ultramarathons under her belt and is well-known in the ultra world and on social media as The Mirnavator and author of the memoir A Beautiful Work in ...read more
Send us news tips to snewsedit@aimmedia.com. Good news The VF Foundation pledged an unprecedented $1 million to the Outdoor Foundation's core goal to invest in communities to help kids and families get outside. VF is joined by Patagonia and Thule, which have made significant ...read more
If Outdoor Retailer Summer Market's event lineup was any indication, the outdoor industry is putting diversity issues front and center. From a lack of ethnic diversity in leadership positions and brand marketing to cultural appropriation of native designs and symbols, our ...read more
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? We've created a new form where you can submit tips and story ideas. Want to know what's cookin' at the Grassroots Connect Show? Our editor-in-chief, Kristin Hostetter, is reporting live from her ...read more
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? We've created a new form where you can submit tips and story ideas. On Wednesday, Californians approved Proposition 68, the $4.1 billion bond for water, parks, and infrastructure. Outdoor Industry ...read more
TGIF. We can't wait to get outside this weekend. You? Before calling it a day, catch up on the latest news. Here are today's must-read headlines: Have a hot news blurb for Industry Buzz? Or a burning story idea for another one of our columns? We've created a new form where you ...read more
It’ll be 15 days before we know how hard tariffs on imports from China will hit the outdoor industry. President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the U.S. would impose $50 billion in unilateral tariffs on a wide range of consumer goods imported from China as punishment for ...read more
Everyone knows that some of the outdoor industry’s top brands are led by strong females — Rose Marcario of Patagonia, Sue Rechner of Merrell, Donna Carpenter of Burton, Rue Mapp of Outdoor Afro, Amy Roberts of Outdoor Industry Association, Deanne Buck of Camber Outdoors, and ...read more
What’s more important to today’s consumer—the product, or the story behind it? In a crowded outdoor market, the determining factor has increasingly come down to the brand’s background and what it stands for, says Sue Harvey-Brown. She has seen firsthand the power of brand ...read more
So much gear, so little time. There were thousands of awesome new products at Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show this year. Luckily, with the help of our sister mag, Backpacker, we had an army of gear experts cruising the floor of the show, scoping out the latest gear for 2018/19. Sit ...read more
Wolverine Worldwide (parent company of Merrell, Chaco, Keds, Hush Puppies, and other footwear brands) might be headed to court over allegations that its tannery, which closed down in 2009 when production moved overseas, contaminated the drinking water in Rockford, Michigan, ...read more
Camping World has acquired a Chicago-based, family-owned chain, Uncle Dan’s Outfitters. The specialty retailer sells outdoor gear, apparel, and camping supplies. Brands include Patagonia, The North Face, Canada Goose, Icebreaker, Merrell, Mountain Hardware, and Hydro Flask. ...read more