Bart Schaneman

Bike shop owners are looking for creative ways to move excess inventory as the COVID-19 pandemic boom fades out. We checked in with data firm Circana and industry experts for insights. Bright spots include electric and gravel bikes.

Bike Retailers Ride Inventory Glut As Demand Softens As American consumers return to spending money on experiences post-pandemic, they’re not coughing up near as much cash at bike shops as they did during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Top Selling Snow Gear and More - Outdoor Retailer's The Daily Circana (formerly NPD) provided some great insight at the OR Snow Show about the hottest snow gear in a variety of categories. Plus, SIA President Nick Sargent gives an update on inventory and order books.

New Owners Plan to Expand Eastern Mountain Sports, Bob’s Stores - Outdoor Retailer's The Daily The new owner of key outdoor industry account Eastern Mountain Sports and Bob’s Stores is hyper focused on expansion, including adding brick-and-mortar doors.

Jax Owner Jim Quinlan on Business Trends, Hot Categories, Inventory Overload - Outdoor Retailer's The Daily The Daily visited the company’s Fort Collins store to learn details about current business trends, what brands and categories are working, and future plans.

Vista Outdoor Announces Layoffs, Office Closures, Consolidation - Outdoor Retailer's The Daily Vista Outdoor announced Monday a more than $50 million cost savings plan, which includes office closures, spending cuts, and layoffs across its brands and corporate teams.

Innovation Award Winner Geartrade Focuses on ‘Re-commerce’ - Outdoor Retailer's The Daily Founded by a former Backcountry.com executive, Geartrade won a 2023 Outdoor Retailer Innovation Award for its consignment service. Founder Aaron Provine spoke with The Daily about how the idea came about and how it works.

Report on Outdoor Industry Sales Trends - Outdoor Retailer's The Daily The time is ripe for brands to release innovative products, and activewear brands are rising to the top of key categories over traditional outdoor brands. Those are just two industry insights offered up by Julia Day, executive director of business development in the sports category for consumer beha...

The Plan to Revamp Rab and Lowe Alpine Despite a Challenging Market - Outdoor Retailer's The Daily In an interview with The Daily, Adam Chamberlain, new U.S. manager for parent company Equip, talks inventory challenges and making a heritage brand relevant again.

Topo Designs Receives Investment from Gart Capital Partners - Outdoor Retailer's The Daily The Colorado-based brand spoke to The Daily about using the funding to expand brick-and-mortar, make the outdoors more accessible and target young Millennials and Gen Z consumers.

New OIA President Wants Industry to Stop Playing Defense In an interview with The Daily, Kent Ebersole discussed a need for Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) members to take a more proactive stance toward environmental challenges and for the industry to work at the state level to expand the market.

Völkl Keeps Pushing Ahead After 100 Years - Outdoor Retailer's The Daily In an interview with The Daily, Völkl President Jonathan Wiant talks about the go-forward strategy, new product innovation and why the company remains committed to manufacturing in Germany.

Despite Huge Snows in West, Poor Weather Elsewhere Impacts Global Ski Industry - Outdoor Retailer's The Daily As California ski resorts and nearby towns deal with one of the heaviest snowfall seasons in decades, the Eastern U.S. and Europe have had a dismal year.

After 50 Years, Patagonia Focuses On Leaving Lasting Legacy In an interview with The Daily, the outdoor juggernaut discusses plans to build the market for secondhand goods, forge key business partnerships, and further its environmental activism.

Vail Resorts Lowers Guidance on Extreme Weather Woes - Outdoor Retailer's The Daily Too much snow in the Western U.S., particularly in the Lake Tahoe, California-area, and not nearly enough in the East, as well as airline travel disruptions, negatively impacted business for Vail Resorts for second quarter of fiscal 2023 that ended Jan. 31.

Smith Global Marketing Head Outlines Key Brand Initiatives Taryn Ryan outlines key new product and business strategies for goggle and helmet specialist Smith, which has recorded three strong growth years.

Vail Resorts closing 19 retail locations in Aspen, Telluride, cutting 69 jobs The majority of the first layoffs will occur on or about May 1, 2023. The company says it wants to focus on its core markets.

The influential St. Paul, Minn. specialty store and online business will be shuttered as parent Camping World Holdings focuses on its core RV business.

The House Online and Brick-and-Mortar Store to Close - The Minnesota specialty retailer is holding liquidation sales ahead of Camping World Holding's plans to exit the business.

Dick’s Sporting Goods to Ramp Up Store Growth After Record Year Leadership at the retailer said they plan to expand Dick's House of Sports experiential store chain and continue the company’s commitment to the outdoor industry.

Reigniting Legacy Apparel Brand Royal Robbins Erik Burbank, newly appointed global brand president for Royal Robbins, sees an opportunity to reinvigorate the 55-year-old company.

At The Daily by Outdoor Retailer, I spoke with James Merrill about how Opolis Optics turns plastic bottles into goggles. The goggles and sunglasses brand won an Outdoor Retailer Innovation Award at the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show. The Maine Outdoor Brands organization has been a key supporter of the start-up.

Opolis Optics Turns Plastic Bottles Into Goggles - Outdoor Retailer's The Daily The goggles and sunglasses brand won an Outdoor Retailer Innovation Award at the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show. Membership in the Maine Outdoor Brands alliance also pays dividends for the start-up.

For The Daily by Outdoor Retailer I spoke with Elliott Nolan about outdoor brand Jack Wolfskin's plan to expand into North America. The company also won an innovation award at the most recent Outdoor Retailer trade show.

Jack Wolfskin Targets North American Expansion As new sales director for North America, Elliott Nolan is on a mission to sell Jack Wolfskin in the right stores.

For Boulder Weekly I spoke with Stephen Graham Jones about his new novel Don't Fear the Reaper.

Best quote: “In the West, each footstep you leave behind, blood is welling up between the treads of those footprints, because America is born in blood.”

Slashing the slasher - Boulder Weekly Celebrated horror author Stephen Graham Jones is known for transcending the trappings of genre writing to elevate the form into the realm of literary fiction. He says the broader community has come to realize that just because he and his fellow horror writers are using genre tropes for storytelling....

🚨 BREAKING: DICK'S Sporting Goods to acquire Moosejaw from Walmart. The move would expand Dick's outdoor portfolio of retail locations, which is led by its specialty retailer Public Lands. Industry consultant Matt Powell described the acquisition as a win for both industry brands and for Dick's.

Dick's Sporting Goods to Acquire Moosejaw Dick's Sporting Goods announced today it has agreed to acquire outdoor retailer Moosejaw from Walmart.