Having just returned from the Outdoor Industry Association Rendezvous last week, my head is swimming with trend tidbits gleaned from three days of seminars and guest speakers.
It was also a week full of shock and awe including the passing of Steve Jobs, the uprising showcased by Occupy Wall Street and the President again pleading for someone to pass his jobs bill.
While our assembled group discussed issues pertinent to the outdoor industry, Apple devotees around the world left apples and candles at Apples stores and garbage piled up where Occupy Wall Street demonstrators left their mark. (more…)