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
After leaving a management position at a mountain sports store in 1979, Rick Wilcox was looking for a new mission—and he didn’t have to look far. Right down the street in North Conway, New Hampshire, was the small International Mountain Equipment (IME), started five years ...read more
Vail Resorts just got even bigger with the acquisition of four ski resorts. The Colorado-based owner of ski areas announced Monday morning that it has entered into a purchase agreement with Triple Peaks, the parent company of Okemo in Vermont, Mount Sunapee in New Hampshire, and ...read more
