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SPARC Group Hires Outdoor Retail Veteran as Eddie Bauer CEO

Retail TouchPoints

SPARC Group , the retail venture owned by Simon Property Group and Authentic Brands Group (ABG), has hired outdoor industry veteran Tim Bantle to lead Eddie Bauer as CEO. During a career that has spanned more than 20 years , Bantle has worked with a number of outdoor companies in leadership roles.

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“We’re in a scale-up phase”: $80m of growth on the horizon for Eco Outdoor

Inside Retail

Australian lifestyle and furniture brand Eco Outdoor has undergone a multi-million-dollar revitalisation program off the back of its accelerated growth over the last few years. The business – which specialises in architectural surfaces and outdoor furniture – launched a $4.5 It’s a different way of doing brick.”. Probably not.

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Academy Sports + Outdoors Expands Revionics Partnership to Optimize Customer-Centric Pricing

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Academy Sports + Outdoors will extend its use of Revionics’ pricing intelligence software. Revionics software allows Academy to take a customer-centric and data-driven approach to pricing,” said Govind Madhu, SVP Merchandise Planning and Allocation at Academy in a statement.

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Authentic Brands Buys IP of Iconic Boot Brand, Plans Global Expansion

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Authentic Brands Group (Authentic) has purchased the intellectual property of Hunter , the 160-year-old British heritage brand, famous for its iconic Original Wellington boot, that has evolved into an outdoor lifestyle brand. and Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as well as key markets across the Asia Pacific region.

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How Kathmandu plans to become the world’s most loved outdoor brand

Inside Retail

From switching its focus on hardcore sporting adventures to inspiring joy in the great outdoors, Kathmandu is changing things up as it primes itself for global ambitions. We had to find what’s special about Kathmandu and what’s unique about us in the market. IR: I love how the marketing campaigns are really bright and fun.

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More People Than Ever Are Exploring the Outdoors. Here’s the Opportunity for Brands and Retailers

Retail TouchPoints

While COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of many new shopping behaviors and expectations, there is another trend that the pandemic has pushed forward: interest in the outdoors. Participation in outdoor activities increased by nearly 25 million people over the past decade, and nearly half that number visited the U.S.’s

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DICK’S Enters the Resale Market With In-Store Buy-Back Program

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Resale has a new player with the launch of DICK’S Sporting Goods ’ in-store buy-back program, available in select markets through a partnership with outdoor and adventure gear resale platform Out&Back. DICK’S will pilot the program at DICK’S Sporting Goods locations in Pittsburgh and Lakewood, Colo. and its Cranberry Township, Pa.