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October 23, 2021
Campers Inn RV to Acquire Scott Motor Coach in N.J.
Performance Brokerage Services, North America’s highest volume dealership brokerage firm, has announce the pending sale of Scott Motor Coach Sales in Toms River, New Jersey from Brad Scott to Campers Inn RV. The transaction is scheduled to close by the end of the year. RV Business
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October 23, 2021
Winnebago order backlog now tops $4 billion; buyer wait-time likely extended
RVers who are anxiously awaiting the delivery of their new Winnebago recreational vehicle might be in for a longer wait than they expected. Winnebago President and CEO Michael Happe told analysts that his company’s order backlog is far larger than had been previously reported. He blamed inflation for increases in RV...
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October 23, 2021
Calif.’s ‘Sky Park’ Opens Vintage Airstream Resort
A new camping experience is now open at the edge of the San Bernardino Mountains in California, according to Patch.com. SkyPark at Santa’s Village announced Thursday (Oct. 21) that its SkyStream Resort, a year-round vintage Airstream trailer campground, has opened and reservations are being accepted. Woodallscm
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October 22, 2021
Dometic Sales Increase 24 Percent in Recent Quarter
RV appliance and equipment supplier Dometic has announced net sales in the recent quarter of SEK 5,545 million, an increase of 24% over the same quarter a year ago. Profit for the recent quarter was SEK 480 million. One million Swedish Krona is equal to $116.6 million in dollars. RV-Pro
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October 21, 2021
REPORT: Camping in Utah has skyrocketed over last decade, causing overcrowding concerns
The report’s analysis disclosed that the estimated occupancy of reservable campsites in Utah filled in summer jumped from 28% in 2014 to 49% in 2020. That’s a 77% increase over a six-year period. The COVID-19 pandemic helped drive the sizable increase in reservable campsite occupancy nationally between 2019 and 2020. In...
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October 21, 2021
Market research company NPD Group sold to PE firm
This week, NPD Group, the Port Washington, N.Y.-based global firm that specializes in market analysis (including the outdoor industry), announced it had agreed to be acquired by the private equity firm Hellman & Friedman for an undisclosed amount. Under the terms of the deal, NPD’s executive chairman, Tod Johnson, and...
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October 20, 2021
Winnebago Industries Announces Strong Fourth Quarter And Full Year Results
Winnebago Industries Inc. reported sales rose 40.4 percent in the fourth quarter and 54.1 percent in the year ended August 28. Revenues for the Fiscal 2021 fourth quarter ended August 28, 2021, were $1.0 billion, an increase of 40.4% compared to $737.8 million for the Fiscal 2020 period. SGB Media
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October 20, 2021
Winnebago Hits $1B in Q4 Revenue
Winnebago Industries revenues in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 were $1 billion, an increase of 40.4% over the $737.8 million during the same quarter a year ago. Fiscal 2021 fourth quarter net income was $84.1 million, an increase of 98% compared to $42.5 million in the fourth quarter of...
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October 20, 2021
Boggy Creek RV Park In FLA Sold For 10M
Boggy Creek Resort and RV Park in Kissimmee, Fla., formerly known as East Lake Fish Camp, has been sold to Tampa-based mobile home park operator Mark J. “Jamie” Sullivan for $10 million. The RV park, which is filled with oak tree canopies and pine trees, has over 250 RV sites, cabins,...
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October 20, 2021
Adventure RV Club And Gas Buddy Announce Partnership
Adventure RV Club and GasBuddy announced a partnership to offer automatic enrollment in their fuel discount program for new Adventure RV Club members. GasBuddy is a tech company based in Boston that operates apps and websites based on finding real-time fuel prices at more than 140,000 gas stations in the...
