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September 26, 2023
DICK’S to Hire 8,600 Seasonal Teammates for Holiday Shopping Season
DICK’S Sporting Goods announced that it plans to hire 8,600 seasonal teammates for the 2023 holiday season. The sixth-annual “National Signing Day” on October 3 will kick off holiday recruiting efforts for positions at DICK’S Sporting Goods, Public Lands, DICK’S House of Sport, and Going, Going, Gone! stores across the...
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September 26, 2023
Heartland RVs Intros New Fifth Wheel, the Corterra
Heartland RVs has introduced its new mid-tier fifth wheel model, the Corterra, just in time for Open House. Corterra’s exterior features include American-made Goodyear tires with a built-in tire pressure monitoring system and 7,000-pound Dexter axles. It also comes with Dexter Tow Assist, which offers a robust suite of new safety...
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September 25, 2023
Storyteller Overland introduces market-disrupting Class C adventure truck
Storyteller Overland, LLC unveiled its Class C adventure truck — aptly named The HILT — at the Elkhart RV Open House in Elkhart, Indiana. The HILT adventure truck is the flagship of Storyteller’s pioneering new GXV line of turnkey expedition rigs developed in partnership with its wholly owned subsidiary Global Expedition...
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September 25, 2023
Thor Industries’ Sales Drop 28 Percent In Fiscal Fourth Quarter, Exceed Plan
Thor Industries Inc.’s tumbled 67.9 percent on a 28.4 percent revenue decline in the fiscal fourth quarter ended July 31 but both came in well above analyst targets. The RV maker predicted sales will decline about 3 percent in the current fiscal year following a 31.8 percent slide this past fiscal year. Sales...
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September 25, 2023
Dick’s to Shutter Most Moosejaw Retail Stores
Dick’s Sporting Goods is closing 11 of 14 of its Moosejaw stores just six months after acquiring the outdoor retailer from Walmart. The stores are scheduled to close in February 2024, including Moosejaw’s headquarters in Madison Heights, Michigan, the Detroit Free Press reported. The move is part of Dick’s strategy...
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September 23, 2023
RV owners look for their property at Camping World fire scene
People from around the region are trying to sort out what happened to their RV and campers turned in for service at Camping World in East Ridge. Owners of campers and RVs who had dropped them by Campers World for service started showing up as the night wore on to...
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September 22, 2023
Denver’s closest ski area sold to new owners for ‘undisclosed’ price
Ski industry media reports that Clear Creek County's Echo Mountain has been sold for an undisclosed amount to Jogan Inc., LLC. This follows an acquisition of the spot by Minnesota-based Burwell Enterprises in 2016 for $3.78 million. Denver Gazette
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September 21, 2023
Gym and Auto Belay Manufacturer to Pay $6M in Settlement for Auto Belay Accident
Seattle’s Vertical World and Colorado-based manufacturer C3 have settled in a lawsuit following a severe climbing accident that occurred on August 1, 2019. The climber, Michael Vandivere, sustained a 30-foot fall and subsequently suffered a number of severe injuries, including 12 pelvic fractures, a traumatic brain injury, lung injuries, bladder...
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September 20, 2023
Adidas and National Geographic Reunite for Aurora Borealis-Themed Collaboration
Adidas and National Geographic are reuniting for a second nature-inspired collection. On Sept. 27, the athletic brand will team up again with the magazine on a capsule line inspired by the lights of the Aurora Borealis. FN
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September 20, 2023
KMD Sees Rip Curl Post Solid FY Growth while Oboz Sales Jump 62 Percent
KMD Brands Limited, the parent company to the Rip Curl, Oboz and Kathmandu brands, reported it had achieved record sales of over NZ$1.1 billion dollars in the fiscal year ended July 31, its first year of uninterrupted trade post-pandemic. Group wholesale sales growth was up 11 percent for the year...
