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December 18, 2020
Winnebago Industries (WGO) Tops Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
Winnebago, which belongs to the Zacks Building Products - Mobile Homes and RV Builders industry, posted revenues of $793.13 million for the quarter ended November 2020, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 6.86%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $588.46 million. yahoo! finance
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December 18, 2020
Dick’s SG Partners For Same-Day Delivery
Dick’s Sporting Good and Instacart announced that the companies have partnered to launch same-day delivery from more than 150 stores to provide another safe and convenient shopping option for its customers during the holidays and beyond. Stores impacted include Dick’s locations in Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York,...
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December 16, 2020
RECALL: Camp Chef Portable Stoves
About 20,600 Camp Chef portable stoves sold at sporting goods stores and Walmart stores nationwide from Aug. 2019 through Sept. 2020 are being recalled after receiving 26 reports of gas leaking. An internal part of the gas regulator component can have a sharp edge that can wear or tear a...
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December 16, 2020
A ‘Blizzard in Backcountry Sales,’ Reports NPD
Backcountry-related equipment sales in the U.S. grew a staggering 76% in the opening months of this year’s snow season, August through October 2020, compared to the same period last year. Nordic and alpine touring equipment, splitboards, snowshoes, and backcountry accessories including beacons, probes, skins, and avalanche shovels, saw sales grow...
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December 16, 2020
Outdoor Retailer’s second all-digital trade show prepares for launch
After debuting its first all-digital trade show this summer and making tweaks to the format, Outdoor Retailer is ready to go forward with its second iteration of the online show. A replacement for January's traditional Snow Show, "OR Winter Online" will open to registrants on January 6 and run for...
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December 16, 2020
Outdoorsy Releases 2020 Travel Trend Report
The report shows that despite a 90% cancellation rate early in the year, Outdoorsy's RV bookings surged in 2020, leading to the company's best year on record, with a more than 4,500% increase in bookings throughout the course of the pandemic. To date, more than 3.1M rental days have been...
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December 16, 2020
Canadian Investment Group Acquires B.C. Campground
Pacific Frontier Investments Inc. announced it has taken possession of an RV park and campground located in Parksville, British Columbia on Vancouver Island - a 12-plus acre property located on the Englishman River with low bank access to several swimming holes and a sandy beach area. Woodall’s Campground Management
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December 16, 2020
Americans exercised more in 2020, according to Strava
Strava reviewed data from more than 73 million users in 2020 for their year-end-report and found that despite working from home, social distancing and shelter-in-place restrictions, the virtual community became stronger than ever. ESPN
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December 15, 2020
Lordstown Motors, Camping World Will Build an Electric RV Together
The retailer and the EV startup plan to work on electric travel trailers as well as an electric recreational vehicle, with first sales to happen in 2022. Car and Driver
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December 15, 2020
The Coolest Camping Trailers We Saw in 2020
As the year ends, check out some of Gear Patrol’s favorite (and most luxurious) ways to get off the grid.
