Winners announced as Outdoor Retailer Winter Market opens in Denver
PRIMALOFT® BIO™ NAMED PRODUCT OF THE YEAR AND 11 WINNERS UNVEILED AT INAUGURAL OUTDOOR RETAILER INNOVATION AWARDS
Winners announced as Outdoor Retailer Winter Market opens in Denver
DENVER – (November 8, 2018) – The winners of the inaugural Outdoor Retailer Innovation Awards, presented by Capital One Spark Business and A+E Networks®, were unveiled tonight in a live ceremony during the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market trade show in Denver. PrimaLoft® Bio™ by PrimaLoft was named product of the year, and 11 outdoor products were selected as winners by the judging panel. The ceremony took place in the Mile High Ballroom at the Colorado Convention Center and recognize design, innovation and achievement in the outdoor industry.
“A huge congratulations to PrimaLoft and all of the first winners of the Outdoor Retailer Innovation Awards,” said Marisa Nicholson, Outdoor Retailer vice president and show director. “Innovation has always been at the core of our industry and is driven by the desire to make the outdoor experience more joyful and to encourage others to participate. These 12 winners took that inspiration and created something that can transform an outdoor experience and improve our relationship with the natural environment. We are so thrilled to be able to celebrate the finalists, winners and all of the visionaries shaping our industry.”
Thirty-two products and services were selected as finalists by the judges, and the panel of 20 determined the inaugural winners. Judges evaluated entries based on a variety of factors, including concept, design, functionality, originality, sustainability and impact. The winners represent 12 different companies, and the products include sustainable materials, footwear, apparel and outdoor equipment for all seasons.
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
PrimaLoft—PrimaLoft® Bio™
WINNERS
Allbirds—SweetFoam™
Black Diamond Equipment—JetForce Pro
Cake—Kalk Electric Motorbike
Costa Sunglasses—The Untangled Collection – Baffin Sunglasses
Crescent Moon Snowshoes—Eva Foam Snowshoes
DPS—PHANTOM Permanent Waxless Glide
GoLite—GoLite ReGreen Windshell
LynQ—LynQ
Tecnica—Plasma S
United By Blue—Bison Puffer Jacket
Yale Cordage—Forj Thermoplastic Tape – Ribbon
The ceremony was hosted by Christian Murphy, A+E Networks’ Senior Vice President Enthusiast Brands & Programming Partnerships. Outdoor Retailer and A+E Networks® have partnered to develop short-form programming around the awards to air as part of the Outdoors programming block on FYI™ and HISTORY® networks.
Outdoor Retailer, the largest U.S. tradeshow and premier business event for the outdoor industry, hosted the ceremony on the first night of Winter Market in Denver. The four-day show opened on Thursday, Nov. 8 and runs through Sunday, Nov. 11 at the Colorado Convention Center. All finalists will be on display on the show floor throughout Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in the Innovation Gallery.
The Outdoor Retailer Innovation awards will become a fixture at Winter Market. Outdoor industry and event veteran Liz Ferrin worked with Outdoor Retailer to produce the awards.
Winter Market is the third of three shows hosted by Outdoor Retailer this year in Denver. In January, the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show was the first event in Denver, and the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market took place in July. The next Snow Show will be held January 30-February 1, 2019, back at the Colorado Convention Center.
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Outdoor Retailer brings together retailers, manufacturers, industry advocates and media to conduct the business of outdoor recreation through trade shows, Outdoor Retailer Magazine, product demo events, media events and web-based business solutions. The Outdoor Retailer trade shows are the premier outdoor industry events for North America, providing platforms for critical face-to-face business initiatives, line previews, innovations, launches, networking and retailer education. Visit outdoorretailer.com for more information.
Outdoor Retailer is owned by Emerald Expositions, a leading operator of business-to-business trade shows in the United States. The company currently operates more than 55 trade shows, as well as numerous other face-to-face events. In 2017, Emerald’s events connected over 500,000 global attendees and exhibitors and occupied more than 6.9 million NSF of exhibition space.
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