Salary snapshots
Four outdoor industry professionals discuss how they feel about the amount they're paid.
Author
Shawnté Salabert
Shawnté Salabert is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer whose work explores the intersections of land and people. Her writing has appeared in Outside, Alpinist, Los Angeles Magazine, Backpacker, Adventure Journal, Modern Hiker, REI Co-op Journal, and Land+People, among other fine outlets. Her book Hiking The Pacific Crest Trail: Southern California is available via Mountaineers Books. Visit www.ShawnteSalabert.com for more information.
My Stories
How prAna squelched polybags
Tapping the creative power of its entire team, the apparel company worked outside of the box to rethink packaging.
Dream Job Reality Check
Pressure, hard labor, poop: the truth about the gigs you fantasize about
3 big conversations at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market
Here’s what people were talking about on the show floor
Locally and Plum River partner to improve the online-offline retail experience
“The closer we can get to a 360 Amazon experience, the better local retail is going to be.”
MEC CEO David Labistour announces he’ll step down in June
The news comes just two weeks after he released an open letter on diversity and lack thereof in MEC advertising.
8 new exhibitors worth visiting at OR
Looking for something new at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market? Check out these first-time exhibitors.
The real story behind MEC’s open letter on diversity
The Canadian outdoor co-op's CEO wrote a letter about the lack of diverse representation in their advertising and his promise to do better.
GoLite’s quest for a sustainable polybag
GoLite doubles down on sustainability and leans into one of retailers' big pain points: the packaging waste created by polybags.
Is this the greenest outdoor shop in the country?
Fayetteville’s Pack Rat Outdoor Center takes sustainability to the next level.