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Summit Hut
Summit Hut’s new Speedway store Summit Hut is a Tucson, Arizona-based specialty outdoor retail shop with two locations. Summit Hut was founded in 1969 by Dave Baker and Jeff Conn. In 2011, long-time employee Dana Davis and her husband Jeremy bought the store.
Summit Hut is known for its unique merchandising through its in-store concept shops and it’s employee paid volunteer days. The company employees donate approximately 800 volunteer hours to local non-profits annually.
VIDEO: Dana Davis describes what makes Summit Hut unique.
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