Dick's Acquires Footlocker: What Does It Mean For The Outdoor Industry?

Today on The Rock Fight we dig into last week's news that Dick's Sporting Goods has acquired Foot Locker. Colin is joined by Producer Dave and Outdoor Industry Insider Eoin Comerford to discuss and answer the following questions:How does this acquisition play into Dick's long term strategy? (06:45)How has the market reacted to the acquisition? (19:25)What will be the fallout to footwear brands? (23:28)How will this acquisiton impact the broader outdoor industry? (28:07)Lastly Colin wraps up the show with The Parting Shot with a tip for any of our older listeners!Check out hundreds of wildly cool products by visiting and shopping at Garage Grown Gear!Thanks for listening! The Rock Fight is a production of Rock Fight, LLC. Sign up for NEWS FROM THE FRONT, Rock Fight's weekly newsletter by heading to www.rockfight.co and clicking Join The Mailing List.Please follow and subscribe to The Rock Fight and give us a 5 star rating and a written review wherever you get your podcasts.Want to pick a fight with The Rock Fight? Send your feedback, questions, and comments to [email protected].