Reaching for the Blue Sky
The time is right for good independent outdoor specialist stores to do well, says Terry Dopper, General Manager Marketing and Merchandise of the FrontLine Retail Group.
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Aquatic sports: Here’s fun in a cocooning lifestyle
It’s an ill wind, so they say, that blows nobody any good. Aquatic sports suppliers would agree with this because although the global financial crisis has hit everyone hard, there are bright lights to be seen. Editor Maggie Coleman reports
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Camping is buoyant and buzzing
When the going gets tough, the backpacker and camping markets keep going, ‘reasonably insulated’ from fluctuations, says Peter Debenham. Editor Maggie Coleman hears why.
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Camping is their World
Gathering in the national capital for the annual SOTA show, the members of retail group Camping World seize the opportunity to hold their annual conference then too.
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Outdoor market: ‘tough but we all have to adjust’
Australians have been much more cautious in spending their outdoor dollars in the past 12 months and the market is still facing tough external forces affecting the family camping and higher end sectors.
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Reuse A Shoe gets a relaunch
All shoes, even favourite sports and outdoors shoes, wear out and then what? Until now there has been no alternative but to bin them and try not to worry about the environmental implications.
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