Outdoor Equipment

Rip City Skates Corporate Office

Rip City Skates was founded by current owner and CEO Jim McDowell in 1978 in Santa Monica, California. The company operates a skateboard and roller skate shop. McDowell, originally believed that skateboarding would become a “legitimate sport”, but is now thankful that that did not happen.

The company offers a wide range of skateboards, decks, and wheels for customized boards, as well as stock boards. Rip City Skates considers themselves to be different from other sporting goods or department store skateboard shops as they sell only core products from manufacturers who are interested in quality over price.

Rip City Skates have a large collection of vintage boards that are mounted on the walls and ceiling. They also offer repairs and service, sportswear, and protection equipment, such as helmets and pads.

Rip City Skates

History

BackCountry.Com Corporate Office

Backcountry.Com was founded by two friends, Jim Holland and John Bresee. The company originally began selling avalanche items online out of their loft in Heber City, Utah. During their first 15 years, the company grew at an outstanding rate and was one of the first profitable online retailers. This two man operation now employs more than 1,200 full time employees.

The company purchased the domain name backcountry.com for $75,000 in 2004

TSG Consumer Partners purchased the company in July of 2015 and a new CEO, Jonathan Nielsen, was announced in March of 2016.

In October 2018, Backcountry.com filed for trademarks protecting the word “backcountry“, then proceeded to file lawsuits against smaller companies with the word “backcountry” in them, such as Backcountry Denim (now known as BDCo), Backcountry eBikes (now known as Backcou eBikes), Backcountry Babes (a female avalanche education clinic), and Marquette Backcountry Skis.

Backcountry.Com is an online retailer of outdoor and hiking gear, including tents, clothing, backpacking gear, skiing equipment, hats, watches, wallets, footwear, and helmets. The company opened its first brick and mortar store in Park City and has plans to open two more locations, despite the coronavirus.

BackCountry.Com maintains a corporate office in Park City, Utah.

Backcountry.Com

History

The company purchased the domain name backcountry.com for $75,000 in 2004

TSG Consumer Partners purchased the company in July of 2015 and a new CEO, Jonathan Nielsen, was announced in March of 2016.

BackCountry.Com maintains a corporate office in Park City, Utah.

Camping World Corporate Office

Camping World began as an amusement park outside of Bowling Green, Kentucky, in 1966. Originally nothing more than a campground without RV hookups, the visitor’s to the amusement park used to inquire where they could obtain camping supplies. The son of the amusement park’s owner, Dave Garvin, took out a small loan and opened his store.

Today, Camping World is one of the largest RV and camping supply stores in the U.S., with more than 100 locations and 2,000 employees. The company had annual revenue of $3.527 billion in 2016. Garvin sold the company to Good Sams Enterprises in 1997, whose CEO is Marcus Lemonis. The company still offers online sales and catalog orders by phone.

In October 2016, Camping World had an IPO (Initial Public Offering) which raised $251 million. The company is publicly traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol: CWH.

Salesforce has stated that it will no longer sell products to companies that offer gun-related items, including Camping World.

In June 2019, the CEO of the company says that local ordinances prohibiting the size of an American flag is unconstitutional.

In September 2022, Camping World stock crashed after an analyst lowered the company’s price target.

Camping World is one of the largest supporters of NASCAR racing and the Indy Racing League.

Camping World

History

In October 2016, Camping World had an IPO (Initial Public Offering) which raised $251 million. The company is publicly traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol: CWH.

Salesforce has stated that it will no longer sell products to companies that offer gun-related items, including Camping World.

In June 2019, the CEO of the company says that local ordinances prohibiting the size of an American flag is unconstitutional.

In September 2022, Camping World stock crashed after an analyst lowered the company’s price target.

Camping World is one of the largest supporters of NASCAR racing and the Indy Racing League.

Eastern Mountain Sports Corporate Office

Eastern Mountain Sports was founded in 1967 by two climbers, Alan McDonough and Roger Furst. This pair decided to target the outdoor and camping market in the Boston, Massachusetts area and opened their first store in Wellesley. Today, the company has more than 70 locations and employs approximately 1,300 full time employees. The company had annual revenue in 2014 of $330 million.

Eastern Mountain Sports specializes in outdoor sports and camping equipment, clothing, and footwear. Most locations offer classes in everything from mountain climbing to downhill skiing, kayaking to stand up paddle boarding.

The company was purchased in 2012 by Versa Capital Management. The company filed for bankruptcy in April of 2016 and announced that while they would reorganize and retain Eastern Mountain Sports and Bob’s Stores, it would be closing all of its Sport Chalet locations.

Eastern Mountain Sports

History

Modell’s Sporting Goods Corporate Office

Modell’s Sporting Goods, frequently called Modell’s, was founded by Morris Modell in 1889, in Manhattan, New York. Modell’s is the 3rd oldest sporting goods company in America.

Modell’s is still a family-owned business, which today has more than 152 stores, mainly in New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The company sells a wide range of sporting apparel, sporting equipment, shoes, hats, and other sports equipment.

The current CEO, Mitchell Modell, was featured on a television episode of Undercover Boss, which aired on November 2, 2012. A lawsuit has since been filed against Modell by their competitor Dick’s Sporting Goods. The lawsuit claims that Modell was using his Undercover Boss disguise to snoop around Dick’s Sporting Goods stores to learn their trade secrets.

Modell’s reported revenue in 2012 of $680 million.

In February 2020 the company announced that it intended to close 24 stores. However, in March 2020, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced that it would liquidate the inventory of its 134 remaining stores. The liquidation began on March 13, 2020, and all stores were closed by the end of August 2020.

The company still maintains an online e-commerce site.

Modell’s maintains a corporate office in New York, New York.

Modell's Sporting Goods

Modell’s Sporting Goods, frequently called Modell’s, was founded by Morris Modell in 1889, in Manhattan, New York. Modell’s is the 3rd oldest sporting goods company in America.

History

Modell’s reported revenue in 2012 of $680 million.

The company still maintains an online e-commerce site.

Modell’s maintains a corporate office in New York, New York.