by admin | May 18, 2023 | Associate Members, Brick & Mortar, Private Label, Resources, Retail Strategy, Sustainability
Happy Earth Day, everyone!!! Most of you embrace and celebrate Earth Day, but what do you do to reduce your carbon footprint beyond Earth Day? Who can help you with shop-branded recycled and reusable shopping bags and other sustainable packaging needs? Founded by Dave...
by admin | Feb 12, 2023 | Community, News, Social Issues, Sustainability
Did you know that as small business owners in the board specialty retail industry, we have a unique opportunity to be leaders in the fight against climate change? Running a small business is a serious amount of work, so I’ll jump right to the good news. The most...
by admin | Jan 4, 2023 | Industry, Outdoor, Sustainability
Ivy Liu Back in 2011, Patagonia placed an ad in the New York Times on Black Friday with a photo of one of its products and a provocative message: “Don’t Buy This Jacket.” The move, part of a larger poster and PR campaign, was meant to encourage people to think about...
by admin | Nov 27, 2022 | Community, Industry, Sustainability
The slogan “reduce, reuse, recycle” has been around for decades. But it’s only more recently that the fashion industry has begun examining how such actions could improve their sustainability efforts while giving their clothing a second life. America Recycles...
by admin | Sep 29, 2022 | Community, Industry, News, Outdoor, Sustainability
I’m offering yet another report on Patagonia that I’m tossing into the ring, now full of one adulatory article or broadcast interview after another. However hesitant I was to follow lemming-like this cascade of applause for Patagonia’s founder Yvon Chouinard, I...
by admin | Sep 11, 2022 | Community, Industry, News, Outdoor, Snowboard, Sustainability
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia Peak Ski Area officials recently announced they will be closed this winter, for the second year in a row. The lack of snow on the mountain for the past five years has created a snowball effect. For the first time in at least the past...