Great Outdoor Provision Co., a Grassroots Outdoors Alliance member and one of the largest and oldest outdoor retailers in the southeast known for selling top-of…
Sixty specialty retailers can’t be wrong. In fact, taking the pulse of the 60-plus members of the Grassroots Outdoors Alliance provides a tell-tale barometer of the state of outdoor specialty retail heading into the upcoming winter season as well as the Association’s upcoming Connect retailer show in November, its first in-person get-together in more than 700 days.
As autumn slowly yields to winter and consumers’ minds gravitate to winter goods, in particular outerwear, retailers and manufacturers are still consulting their Ouija Board to see what kind of sales season it’s shaping up to be 18 months into the pandemic.