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November 18, 2020
Why Plastics Shouldn’t Get a Pass: The Battle for Reusables in a Pandemic
The proliferation of single-use plastic this year due to COVID-19 has imperiled outdoor industry initiatives and given consumers tough choices. GearJunkie
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November 17, 2020
Yellowstone Nat. Park Sees Record-Breaking October
The USA’s first National Park, Yellowstone National Park, has announced record-breaking visitation for the month of October, despite the ongoing pandemic. The park says that they hosted 360,034 recreation visits in October, up 110% from October 2019. 2020, the busiest October for the park on record, surpassed the previous 2015...
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November 17, 2020
Five-Acre, 96-Site Calif. RV Resort Sells for $28.5M
A joint venture between Tarzana-based real estate firm Gelt Inc. and Skya Ventures Inc. has sold Marina Dunes RV Resort near Monterey, Calif., for $28.5 million, according to the San Fernando Valley Business Journal. The 5.58-acre, 96-site property traded in an off-market deal to an undisclosed, publicly-traded REIT. The company...
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November 16, 2020
‘Wall Street Journal highlights the rise of ‘Covid Campers’
After months of living under work-from-home measures and travel restrictions, many cabin-feverish Americans are looking for safe ways to work outside their house and see new places, too. They are turning to “Covid Campers”: specially fitted recreational vehicles – or retrofitted existing vehicles – that offer the comforts of home...
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November 16, 2020
RV’ing it across the country while running a business
Three productivity rules that allow this business owner to do it. Entrepreneur
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November 16, 2020
2020 SNEWS Retailer Survey results, part 1: Sales volume
172 independent retailers across the country responded to this year's annual survey. This is part one of a multi-part series. SNEWS
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November 16, 2020
National Park Service faces $270M wrongful death claim after incident at Arches National Park
The family of a women's rights activist from Uganda has filed a more than $270 million wrongful death and personal injury claim against the National Park Service after she was decapitated by an unsecured gate at Utah's Arches National Park. USA Today
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November 16, 2020
Ski resorts that you can rent out
If privacy and wide-open space are your main concerns this winter, then renting out an entire ski resort for the day with your pod is worth the splurge. Outside
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November 16, 2020
Gregory’s Q3 revenues slide 13 percent, High Sierra’s tumble
Samsonite International S.A. reported sales on a currency-neutral basis were down 13 percent for its Gregory brand and off 70.2 percent at High Sierra. On a reported basis, Gregory’s sales reached $15.9 million against $18.0 million, down 11.7 percent. High Sierra’s were down on a reported basis to $4.5 million from...
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November 16, 2020
Emerald appoints Hervé Sedky as President and Chief Executive Officer
Sedky brings three decades of experience including, most recently, six years as President of Reed Exhibitions Americas. Before that, he was an executive for 20-years at the American Express Company, where he held the title of Senior Vice President and General Manager of American Express Business Travel.
