by admin | Mar 29, 2022 | Community, Industry, News, Trade Shows
The Colorado Convention Center in Denver for 2021 Outdoor Retailer Summer. CREDIT: PETER VERRY After months of speculation, Outdoor Retailer announced late last week that it would again call Salt Lake City home. The decision was a controversial one, as the trade...
by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Industry, Retail Strategy, Sustainability, Women's Market
The fashion industry is now tied for first place in destroying our beloved planet. In 2021, 54 percent of retail bankruptcies were in apparel. And 56 percent of online returns were apparel. In fact, overall return rates are up by 35 percent since 2011. Once...
by admin | Mar 27, 2022 | Resources, Retail Strategy, Social Commerce, Social Media
I remember when a local business group asked me to present for half a day and the focus became social media marketing for retail stores. It was a typical group of small and medium-sized businesses that sold everything from clothing and sporting goods to banking...
by admin | Mar 25, 2022 | Awards, Competitions, News, Skateboard, Snowboard, Surf
Kelly Slater will be at the Oscars. Pretty good for a surfer from Cocoa Beach, right? Photo: WSL/Heff/Wikimedia Commons There are a few people in sports who transcend the sport itself. They get famous for their talent, but stay famous for something else. Take,...
by admin | Mar 24, 2022 | Community, Educational Opportunity, Industry, News, Outdoor, Resources, Snowboard, Trade Shows
Since 1982, Outdoor Retailer has brought the outdoor industry together for commerce, to share ideas, and to provide an experience that has grown into more than a trade show. Our community has become family, and for the past five years we’ve held our biannual...