An online petition calling for the Vancouver - based
outdoor retailer to stop selling Vista Outdoor Inc. - owned brands has garnered more than 20,000 signatures because the company also develops and manufactures firearms similar to the type of rifle used in a recent school shooting.
Faced with the task of generating engaging messages and images to promote its brand,
the outdoor retailer REI crowdsourced content with their REI 1440 Project.
Meanwhile, as the product line diversified, the company simplified the brand itself by losing the mountain from its logo, announcing the start of a more inclusive era for
outdoor retail.
Although Adventureseek.com has partnered with major
outdoor retailer REI, as of this writing that alliance primarily consists of a link to REI.com and a limited - time offer for a gift certificate for merchandise on the site.
REI, the world's largest specialty
outdoor retailer, has also had enough.
REI, the national
outdoor retailer, suspended all orders from Vista in March after it refused to say if it would continue to manufacture weapons.
The outdoor retailer doesn't sell guns, but it said it would stop selling Camelbak water pouches and Giro helmets because they are made by Vista Outdoor, which does sell guns.
Vista recently acquired several companies that have been longtime partners of REI,
the outdoor retailer said.
On the heels of
the Outdoor Retailer show, Matt Powell outlines the in - store and online performance of the U.S. outdoor industry stepping into 2018, across apparel, footwear and equipment.
After last week's
Outdoor Retailer show, it is clear that there is no new hot item or must - have category that is of scale to move the industry.
Its sights are set on making a big push in 2014 to expand distribution to mainstream grocery stores,
outdoor retailer, and more specialty and coffee shops, as well as foodservice outlets.
The venerable
outdoor retailer is the second tenant publicly identified for the plaza on Sheridan Drive near...
I work at
an outdoor retailer and am in the process of becoming a massage therapist.
Gander Outdoors announced Thursday shotgun manufacturer Franchi will join
the outdoor retailers overhauled inventory..
December 16, 2017 • The sale of
the outdoor retail giant to rival Bass Pro Shops has folks in Sidney, Neb., wrestling with the notion of becoming just another struggling rural American town.
Moving the Classroom
Outdoors retails for around $ 23 and is available on the Stenhouse Publishers Web site.
Tesla Model S electric automobiles are shown at a Tesla Motors showroom in Corte Madera Village,
an outdoor retail mall, in Corte Madera, California May 8, 2014.
Mountain Equipment Co-op: If you're not satisfied with
this outdoor retailer's gear, you can get a cash refund within 30 days.
One of the advantages of having adoptable dogs at
Outdoor Retailer was showcasing the dogs to the variety of people attending the event.
Ruff Adventure Dog Adoption Program makes matches during
Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City.
So, for the first time, the Ruff Adventure Dog Adoption Program utilized an outside agency and for good reason:
Outdoor Retailer is the «world series» of the outdoor and adventure industry.
Based in Bend, Oregon, USA, Ruffwear sells its products through specialty pet and
outdoor retailers as well as at www.ruffwear.com.
There are also many
outdoor retailers where you can stock up for your next adventure.
Patagonia, which also was a big part of the battle to move
the Outdoor Retailers Show, speaks for much of the recreation industry when they note that they are bigger than coal and a lot of other businesses that bring money into monuments:
Retailer sources green electricity, green natural gas from Bullfrog Power Vancouver — Today Bullfrog Power ®, Canada's leading green energy provider, and MEC, Canada's leading
outdoor retailer, are announcing a significant expansion of their environmental partnership.
Vancouver — Today Bullfrog Power ®, Canada's leading green energy provider, and MEC, Canada's leading
outdoor retailer, are announcing a significant expansion of their environmental partnership.
The city of Atlanta received one of six grants totaling $ 100,000 from
outdoor retailer REI to install a protected bike lane on Westview Drive.
CC Weiss of Gizmag attended the huge
Outdoor Retailers Show in Salt Lake City and found some serious hiking pole hardware.
Mountain Equipment Coop, which dominates Canada's
outdoor retailing scene and which helped make the Nalgene bottle a fashion statement, has given them the boot, because of growing concern about the gender bender chemical Bisphenol A in the
Mountain Equipment Coop, which dominates Canada's
outdoor retailing scene and which helped make the Nalgene bottle a fashion statement, has given them the boot, because of growing concern about the gender bender chemical Bisphenol A in the polycarbonate plastic.
We mentioned the other week how new recycled content backpacking tents were on display at the recent
Outdoor Retailer trade show.
During the aforementioned
Outdoor Retailer show, over 2,500 members of the outdoor industry committed to taking at least two kids outside during the next year to experience an outdoor activity, to support «healthier children, communities and businesses.
This is a good step in the right direction for this Canadian
outdoor retailer that likes to be at the forefront of ethical business practices.
Head of retail James Batham's clients include Morrisons, JD Sports, Blacks
Outdoor Retail, Booker, Samsung Electronics, Greggs and Mitchells & Butlers.
The GRIP, which Kuat unveiled in January at
the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show in Denver, features a tight and secure system that uses locking mechanisms at the points where the rack clamps onto your car, ensuring your gear stays snugly in place.
Poag & McEwen of Memphis was among the landlords that pioneered the format in the late 1980s, characterizing lifestyle centers as
outdoor retail centers leased to tenants generally found in enclosed malls.
COLUMBUS — Glimcher Realty Trust announced the acquisition of One Nineteen,
an outdoor retail center located in Leawood, Kan..
ANAHEIM — Developers of The Shops at Anaheim GardenWalk,
an outdoor retail mall in the shadow of Disneyland, have defaulted on a $ 210 million loan and are facing foreclosure as the retail center struggles to attract tourists and gain its share of the regional consumer market.
Last year, Hines invested in The Rim, San Antonio, Texas» largest
outdoor retail center.
Not exact matches
Cottonwood Heights, Utah - based Cotopaxi — named after a volcano in Ecuador that Davis frequented as a child growing up in South America — is an
outdoor gear and apparel
retailer that donates 10 percent of all profits to charitable causes in the developing world.
Donohoe said originally, the sporting goods
retailer was formed in Vancouver to sell hard to find rock - climbing equipment to the
outdoor enthusiast.
The
outdoor clothing and gear
retailer regularly donates 1 percent of its sales to nonprofit environmental groups, ranging from New York - based Waterkeeper Alliance to Climate Cycle in Chicago — adding up to $ 74 million since 1985.
Because the
outdoor gear
retailer discourages staff from working more than 50 hours a week and tends to attract active, fit employees, «my hunch is sleep deprivation isn't as much an issue here,» says public affairs manager Tim Southam.
• Eddie Bauer, a Bellevue, Wash. - based
outdoor gear
retailer, is exploring strategic alternatives, including a potential sale of the company, according to Reuters.
Businesses like Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, based in Waterbury, and Orvis, an
outdoor gear
retailer in Manchester, make direct reference to the state's landscape in their marketing materials.
Today, many company culture successes are in industries with a natural excitement and energy to them: leading technology companies like Google and Facebook or
outdoor industry
retailers like Patagonia.
Over the past several months, Lore has focused on capturing market share from Amazon, by acquiring
retailers including ModCloth (fashion) and Moosejaw.com (
outdoor gear.)
That kind of thinking guided Rendle's career decisions and explains how he rose to the top job of VF (VFC), the giant
retailer known for its Lee Jeans, Timberland footwear, and North Face
outdoor apparel.
Mike Olson, a senior information security analyst at
outdoor - gear
retailer REI, says there are few standards defining what's okay.
«To serve a company our size you have to have your back room in order, and they do very well in terms of delivery,» says Sally Jewell, CEO and president of REI, an
outdoor gear
retailer with just over $ 1 billion in sales.