March 1, 2021

Camping World Holdings Announces Deal to Acquire Triple A R.V. Center in Medford, OR

With this addition, the company will have six locations in Oregon. Camping World Holdings also owns and operates a second location south of Medford under its Gander RV & Outdoors brand, America’s second largest RV and outdoor dealer network behind Camping World. Business Wire  

February 25, 2021

REI Reports Zero Profits for 2020: ‘Member Reward’ to Replace Dividend

REI broke the news in a letter to its 19 million-plus members, saying 2020 was “one of the most difficult years” in the brand’s history. But noted that the co-op also carried no debt and would issue a “member reward” in lieu of the traditional dividend. Gear Junkie

February 25, 2021

Camping World: 4Q Earnings Snapshot

Camping World Holdings Inc. (CWH) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income of $14.4 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. AP

February 25, 2021

Lippert Promotes Eileen Pruitt to Deputy CHRO and Senior Legal Counsel

Lippert Components, Inc., supplier of a broad array of highly engineered components for the leading OEMs in the recreation and transportation product markets announced the promotion of Eileen Pruitt to Deputy Chief Human Resources Officer and Senior Legal Counsel. In her expanded role, Pruitt will work closely with Nick Fletcher,...

February 25, 2021

Wolverine World Wide Predicts Robust Return To Double-Digit Growth In 2021

In the fourth quarter ended January 2, sales reached $509.6 million, down 16.1 percent year-over-year. Wolverine said sales were significantly better than the company expected. Wall Street’s consensus estimate had been $479 million. SGB Media

February 24, 2021

REI Expands Mobile Work Practices

REI announced that it has both identified the first of its future satellite offices in Issaquah, Washington, and will test a model that allows employees to work up to five days a week from home. Shop Eat Surf

February 24, 2021

Crain Automotive Holdings buys Springdale RV dealership.

Arkansas-based automotive dealer group Crain Automotive Holdings has acquired Northwest RV Sales and Service at W. Sunset Ave., Springdale, a 3.9-acre property, for $2.03 million. TB&P

February 24, 2021

National Parks Hosted 237M Visitors in 2020, Down 28%

Outdoor experiences provided refuge from the pandemic for 237 million visitors to America’s national parks in 2020. The number represents a 28% decrease from the previous year due largely to temporary park closures and restrictions implemented in response to the coronavirus pandemic. RV Business

February 24, 2021

Crain Automotive Holdings buys Springdale RV dealership

Arkansas-based automotive dealer group Crain Automotive Holdings has acquired Northwest RV Sales and Service at 5950 W. Sunset Ave., west of Interstate 49 in Springdale. The 3.9-acre property changed hands for $2.03 million, according to property records. TB&P

February 23, 2021

Goliath’s reckoning: Has REI grown too large?

REI’s ever-expanding ambitions have earned it plenty of fans—and critics—as it’s grown to dominate the outdoor industry. But many feel the retail giant has been made vulnerable by its own hubris SNEWS