outdoor and sporting goods

Eliza Blank posing for a photo with houseplants behind her
Newsletters

The Sill got millennials obsessed with houseplants. Now a new CEO aims to conquer the $11 billion outdoor gardening market

By Emma Hinchliffe and Sara Braun
July 2, 2025
Mary Beth Laughton
Newsletters

REI’s new CEO started her tenure by apologizing for the brand’s endorsement of Trump’s interior secretary: ‘Our public lands are under attack’

By Emma Hinchliffe and Joey Abrams
May 12, 2025
A Black Bear grazing in Yellowstone National Park.
Environment

Montana camper found dead with ‘chop wounds’—police rule out bear, say it’s murder

By
October 18, 2024
REI Closing Its Doors On Black Friday - Invites Nation To OptOutside
Newsletters

REI is famous for a progressive corporate culture, but some employees aren’t feeling the love

By Azure Gilman and Emma Burleigh
August 20, 2024
REI has hemorrhaged money for two years in a row. Now employees fear its famed outdoor-nerd culture is at risk
Leadership

REI has hemorrhaged money for two years in a row. Now employees fear its famed outdoor-nerd culture is at risk

By
August 19, 2024
Surfboards get a tech makeover
Magazine

Surfboards get a tech makeover

By
October 7, 2023
Eric Artz REI Ceo
Leadership

Why REI is betting big on diversity to help double its membership to 50 million customers

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April 12, 2022
Dick’s Sporting Goods gets an assist from Nike
Retail

Dick’s Sporting Goods gets an assist from Nike

By
November 3, 2021
Dick’s Sporting Goods set to launch its new outdoors-focused Public Lands chain
Retail

Dick’s Sporting Goods set to launch its new outdoors-focused Public Lands chain

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June 4, 2021
Fjallraven-backpacks-1
International

A hit with Instagrammers and with investors, this hard-to-pronounce Swedish backpack brand is on a roll

By
May 23, 2021
Coronavirus turns the outdoor industry’s crucial spring season into its most challenging in years
Retail

Coronavirus turns the outdoor industry’s crucial spring season into its most challenging in years

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April 24, 2020
Chicago weathers winter advisory
Retail

Early Arctic Blast Heats Winter Coat Sales Up From Chicago to New Orleans

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November 14, 2019
National Shooting Sports Foundation Hosts Annual Trade Show In Las Vegas
Retail

American Outdoor Will Split From Gunmaker Smith & Wesson, Hoping to Boost Value

By Kevin Miller and Bloomberg
November 13, 2019
REI
Retail

With Customers Focused on Sustainability, REI Will Expand Gear Rentals and an Online Resale Shop

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October 23, 2019
Gap Inc. CEO Art Peck
Retail

Gap Inc.’s Hill City Set to Pop Up Offline into Physical Retail

By
October 1, 2019

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