Toledo Business Network

The crew from Outdoor Business Network attended the Outdoor Retailer Show in Salt Lake City, Utah.  From August 6th through the 12th outdoor retailers, suppliers, distributors, and manufacturers converged at the Salt Palace Convention Center for a solid weekend of business and fun.  Many new and innovative products were launched.

Outdoor Business Network took up shop in the new vendor area at booth number ESA234 in the adjoining Energy Solutions Arena (formerly the Delta Center).   The show was very successful for the OBN team, as this was their first Outdoor Retailer Show.  Rob, director of marketing at OBN stated, “The show was an excellent networking event.  We felt we had a great professional presence and that was affirmed by the tremendous response of retailers and manufacturers visiting our booth.  We are looking forward to returning next year.”

Next year may be a bit different for the Outdoor Retailer show.  With well over 1000 exhibitors, the show itself has grown so large that it may be on the verge of growing out of its home in Salt Lake.   Rumor has it the show may move to a new location next year, with Denver at the top of the list.  That would make for an exciting change.

We will have to wait until next year to see what changes await the OR show.  A new venue would be a great launching point for the brands of the future and new products from the brands we all know and love such as North Face and Patagonia.