Emerald Expositions sees leadership change and new business
CEO Sally Shankland steps down; company acquires Shop Eat Surf.
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A "big" new trade show is launching in summer 2020
The Big Gear Show will premiere paddling, camping, climbing, and biking hardgoods in July, three weeks after Outdoor Retailer.
Grassroots Outdoor Alliance announces new location for retail buying show
Grassroots Connect Show's move to Kansas City follows Outdoor Retailer's cancellation of the November event in Denver.
#CoolShop | Hatchet Outdoor Supply Co. in Brooklyn and Los Angeles
Outdoor meets fashion in one sneakerhead's retail-shop manifestation of his gear dreams.
Climber Emily Harrington injured after bad fall on El Capitan
Alex Honnold and Adrian Ballinger, her boyfriend, came to the rescue.
In wake of store closing, Adventure 16 alumni share fondest memories
The premier outdoor retailer will officially close its last two doors by the end of 2019.
#CoolShop | Wanderlust Outfitters in St. Joseph, Michigan
Housed in an old bank, this 3-year-old shop is preserving the past while outfitting all levels of adventurers.
Adventure 16 says goodbye after 57 years in business
CEO John Mead said he couldn't make ends meet anymore, but not for lack of trying new things, employing a rockstar staff, and getting people outside.
Burton Snowboards founder Jake Burton Carpenter dies at 65
The father of snowboarding paved the way for the sport's growth, and advocated for the sport's access in resorts and for women in the outdoors.
At $2.6 billion increase, tariffs hit all-time high for outdoor industry
Plus, total tariffs paid by American outdoor businesses on imports from China exceeded $1 billion for the first time ever in one month.