More companies pull out of Outdoor Retailer show over Utah policies
By ERIN ALBERTY | The Salt Lake Tribune
Several outdoor gear companies followed Patagonia's lead and announced Thursday and Friday that they would no longer attend the Outdoor Retailer shows in Utah to protest public-lands positions promoted by the state's elected officials, led by Gov. Gary Herbert.
"We're going to join Patagonia in boycotting Outdoor Retailer shows in Utah, unless and until Gov. Herbert stops fighting against the [Bears Ears] National Monument, or convincingly moves to protect the land through effective state actions," Peak Design CEO Peter Dering wrote on the San Francisco backpack-and-luggage producer's company blog. "And we intend to get all our friends to join us."
The future of the massive, twice-yearly Outdoor Retailer shows in Salt Lake City was thrown into question this week, when the show's organizers said they were seeking proposals from other cities. Some industry leaders have argued the show should leave Utah in protest of its public-lands policies, particularly the state's vocal opposition to the newly designated Bears Ears National Monument.
Patagonia was the first to announce its boycott, tagging it to a resolution passed last week by the Utah Legislature and signed by Herbert, urging President Donald Trump to rescind Bears Ears. One day after Patagonia's announcement, the Utah Senate approved a similar resolution seeking a reduction of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
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