June 14, 2023

Grassroots Connect brings outdoor community back to Reno beginning in June 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / June 14, 2023/OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – Grassroots Connect, the twice-annual retail buying show of Grassroots Outdoor Alliance, will move its June gathering to Reno, Nevada, beginning in 2024. The change for the spring venue was announced during the membership meeting ahead of this week’s Grassroots Connect Show (June 10-14,...

June 8, 2023

Maine Outdoor Brands to Feature Emerging Maine Companies at June Industry Trade Shows

Portland, Maine (June 8, 2023) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – Maine Outdoor Brands (MOB) will showcase growing Maine brands at two outdoor industry trade shows this month: Grassroots Connect’s Discovery Marketplace in Knoxville, Tennessee and Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Salt Lake City, Utah. MOB partners with the Maine Office of Outdoor Recreation...

June 6, 2023

Benchmade Knife Company Wins American-Made Knife of the Year® at Blade Show

Portland, Ore. (June 6, 2023) ­­/OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Benchmade Knife Company (Benchmade) receives the American-Made Knife of the Year® award for the 748 NarrowsTM at Blade Show 2023. Since its recent debut, the brand-new 748 NarrowsTM has garnered attention amongst fans of ultra-light everyday carry, hyper-engineered design, and proprietary technology...

May 30, 2023

36th Annual Scuba Show Spotlights Community and Conservation

LONG BEACH, California (May 30, 2023) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - “Marine conservation and the scuba industry go hand-in-hand. The strength of our industry relies on the strength of our environment,” said Mark Young, Scuba Show Producer. This sentiment sets the stage for Scuba Show 2023, the largest consumer scuba diving expo...

May 26, 2023

Outdoor Market Alliance Hosts Two Market Weeks in June for Specialty Retailers

May 26, 2022 - LAKEWOOD, CO/OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – Outdoor Market Alliance (OMA), a collective of 25 independent sales and marketing agencies representing over 175 different brands in the outdoor and active lifestyle markets, is hosting its third market week series next month, from June 5th-8th and June 26th-30th. Based on growing...

May 18, 2023

Founded Outdoors to showcase and gather rising brands at Big Gear Show, Outdoor Retailer and Grassroots Discovery Marketplace

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / MAY 18, 2023/OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – Founded Outdoors, the national platform of outdoor entrepreneurs, will elevate their visibility this spring as a selection of rising brands from their 400 member community will attend key outdoor industry gatherings including the Big Gear Show, Outdoor Retailer Summer, and the Grassroots...

May 16, 2023

Grassroots Connect blooms this June with record-setting gathering of independent specialty outdoor retailers and brands

KNOXVILLE (MAY 16, 2023)/OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – Grassroots Connect, the twice-annual buying show of Grassroots Outdoor Alliance, returns next month to the Knoxville Convention Center, bringing together more than 400 retail buyers from 206 retail doors nationwide with the outdoor world’s best known and best loved brands for nearly 10,000 pre-scheduled appointments. With...

May 11, 2023

Grassroots Outdoor Alliance adds Chelsea Flynn as Director of Events

MAY 11, 2023 / FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – Grassroots Outdoor Alliance, the national organization working together for the health and growth of specialty outdoor retail, this week named Chelsea Flynn as Director of Events. Flynn joins the team ahead of the group’s annual spring buying show, Grassroots Connect (June 11-15; Knoxville,...

May 4, 2023

Outdoor Retailer Introduces Reimagined Floor Plan Starting This Summer

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANIO, California – (May 4, 2023)/OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ –Outdoor Retailer, the premier U.S. gathering and business event for the $862 billion outdoor industry, is launching a reimagined floor plan at the upcoming Outdoor Retailer Summer event this June 19-21, 2023, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Designed to encourage exploration and...

May 1, 2023

2023 Scuba Show Returns to Long Beach June 3rd & 4th

LONG BEACH, California (May 1, 2023)/OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – The largest consumer scuba diving exposition in the country returns to the Long Beach Convention Center on June 3rd and 4th. Scuba Show 2023 will feature over 260 exhibitors — from dive gear companies to travel destinations from around the world — providing scuba...