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Gear

Earnings recap: Outdoor businesses return with a vengeance in Q1

A year after the pandemic decimated their top and bottom lines, publicly traded outdoor companies are posting blowout quarters to begin 2021.

Eric Smith

Companies

GCI Outdoor acquired by portfolio company MacNeill Pride Group

Andrew Weaver

Gear

Poll: Which brand makes the best rain jackets?

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News

Hike United, a national hiking movement, is coming in August

Andrew Weaver

News

7 essential workflows and tools for reps

Companies

Has Grundéns solved the polybag problem?

Chris Burton

Behind Gregory’s plans for its new plus-size pack collection

Eric Smith

Take a glimpse into the future of outdoor footwear innovation

Eric Smith

29 ways to build a happier company

Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan

Lessons from a year without trade shows

Courtney Holden

Outdoor Retailer forges head with Summer Market plans, opens industry-wide registration

Andrew Weaver

What do Grassroots’ latest sales numbers mean for the future of outdoor retail?

Eric Smith

SCARPA’s Kim Miller pulls back the curtain on B Corp certification

Eric Smith

Transgender athlete Silas Musick: “Nothing fought my numbness like the mountains”

Kristin Hostetter