Sports News and Press Releases about Outdoor Industry Business
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June 9, 2023
Luxury Waterfront RV Park & Yacht Resort to Sell $729K Lots
Due to the strong demand for luxury RV real estate, Yacht Haven Park & Marina announced it will be offering several of its prime rental resort lots for sale. Prices will start at $729,000 for waterfront lots. Purchasing a lot provides the opportunity for owners to rent their lots out...
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June 7, 2023
American Outdoor Brands Files Complaint Alleging Patent Infringement by Vista Outdoor Inc.
American Outdoor Brands, Inc. on May 30, 2023 filed a complaint against Vista Outdoor Brands alleging that Vista is infringing American Outdoor Brands' patent rights incorporated in the Frankford Arsenal® Intellidropper® electronic powder measure through Vista's sale of the RCBS ChargeMaster Supreme Electronic Powder Dispenser. The complaint asserts infringement of five of...
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June 2, 2023
Patagonia Settles Trademark Infringement Lawsuit with Gap
Patagonia settled its trademark infringement lawsuit against Gap on Wednesday, bringing closure to one of the B Corp‘s many attempts to defend its P-6 logo and colorful mountain silhouette design. No details of the settlement, in the Northern California District Court, were released and attorneys for both sides did not...
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June 2, 2023
REI SoHo Employee Union Takes Issue With New REI Legal Team, Pay Changes
The union representing employees at REI’s SoHo store in New York City said this week that REI had notified the Union, Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU), through its new legal counsel that many workers at the SoHo, New York store would be receiving pay cuts in their next...
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June 1, 2023
Outdoorsy Hits 1M Trip Milestone
RV rental marketplace Outdoorsy has surpassed 1 million trips – or 7 million booked travel days – since the company was founded in 2015. The milestone comes on the heels of being recognized as one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Companies in Travel and Hospitality” for 2023. RV-Pro
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May 31, 2023
Patagonia Accuses Nordstrom of Selling Counterfeit Products in a New Lawsuit
Patagonia is coming after Nordstrom in a new lawsuit accusing the retailer of selling knock-off versions of its apparel. The department store retailer is selling “thousands of counterfeit Patagonia sweatshirts and t-shirts” via its Nordstrom Rack chain, alleges the suit, which was filed in a Los Angeles District Court on...
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May 26, 2023
Hoka Added $521 Million In New Revenue In Fiscal 2023; DTC Remains Focus
Global Hoka brand revenue for fiscal year 2023 increased 58.5 percent, or $521 million, versus the prior fiscal year to $1.41 billion, the fourth consecutive year Hoka has delivered revenue growth above 50 percent. Let that sink in; $521 million in additional annual revenue—for a running brand. Hoka brand net...
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May 25, 2023
Patagonia eco-brand unscathed by polarized climate
Outdoor retailer Patagonia, which is steering profits into fighting climate change, has the top ranking in the 2023 Axios Harris Poll 100 brand reputation survey. The outdoor apparel company appears to have successfully avoided polarizing battles that have ensnared other big brands, and alienated some consumers. AXIOS
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May 23, 2023
Dick’s SG Posts 5.3 Percent Comp Sales Growth In Q1; EPS Up 38 Percent
Dick’s Sporting Goods reported net sales for the fiscal first quarter* rose 5.3 percent to $2.84 billion from $2.70 billion in the prior-year Q1 period. Comparable store sales grew 3.4 percent, partially reversing the 8.4 percent comp store sales decline in the year-ago period. Net income increased 17 percent to...
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May 22, 2023
Why REI’s Grassroots Unionization Efforts Are Spreading Across the Fleet ‘Like Wildfire’
“The pandemic seems to have sort of changed the labor environment in a way that sort of opened up an opportunity for unions,” said John Logan, a labor professor at San Francisco State University. “Particular kinds of workers are very attracted to the idea of organizing right now as a...
