Outdoor Retailer Innovation Awards
The Outdoor Retailer Innovation Awards recognize the cutting edge and carefully considered new products, materials, and retail services from across all seasons. Determined by a panel of expert judges, winners of the annual awards are unveiled during the Outdoor Retailer and Outdoor Design + Innovation show.
The 7th annual Outdoor Retailer Innovation Awards will be hosted in conjunction with Outdoor Retailer and Outdoor Design + Innovation next summer, June 18-20, 2025. The entry window will open in early 2025.
The awards judging panel evaluates all submitted products and services based on four criteria:
- Spark: concept, design, appeal
- Desire: opportunity, differentiation
- Function: innovation, functionality, insight
- Impact: cultural, environmental, business
Highlights
View the photo highlights from the 2024 Outdoor Retailer Innovation Awards:
Past Winners
2024
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
TiCK MiTT — TiCK MiTT
WINNERS
Amazing Lab — STAKK
Astral — Indus
Big Agnes — Circle Back Insulated
Caribou Mountaineering — Rucksack Zero
COAST Products — RL35R Voice
Geartrade — Geartrade Branded Resale
heat it US LLC — heat it™
LifeStraw — LifeStraw Sip
Pacific Adventure Works — Hideaway Sleeping Platform
Polartec — Power Shield RPM
Solarcore — Solarcore Sc_Foam
VITALOOP Inc — Vitaloop FlexGuard Filtration Bottle
2023
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
WoolAid Limited — WoolAid Adhesive Bandages
WINNERS
ALLIED Feather + Down — ExpeDRY Ultra Dry Down
Fischer Sports — Fischer TWO
G3 — R3 – Ride. Repeat. Recycle.
Geartrade — Geartrade National Consignment Service
GOES (Global Outdoor Emergency Support) — GOES.health App
Jack Wolfskin — Tapeless Jacket
MADE Apparel — Custom Made-to-Measure Hard Shell Jacket
On — Cloudneo
Opolis. — StokedSnow Goggles made with Opolis’ patent-pending blend StokedPlastic®
Paka — PAKAFILL®
SheFly Apparel — Go Free Legging
Split Skis Ltd — Split Skis Freetour
Stoko — K1 Summit
WNDR Alpine — Intention 108
2022
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Eddie Bauer — BC Flyline Jacket and Bib
WINNERS
CAKE — Kalk AP
GOT BAG — ROLLTOP
icebreaker — Shell+™ Hooded Jacket
Karmik Outdoors — Outdoor Gear Recovery Decals
Kathmandu — NXT-Level Bio Down Jacket
Küat Racks — Piston™ Pro X
Little Kamper LP — Little Kamper Portable Propane Tank Exchange
MoTom Enterprises — Nordic-Step
ORTOVOX — DIRACT VOICE
Outside — Gear Up Give Back
PACT Outdoors — The PACT Kit
Proof — Proof
SheFly® Apparel — SheFly Go There™ Pants
SMITH — Smith I/O MAG Imprint 3D Goggle
2021
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
ZOLEO Inc. – ZOLEO Satellite Communicator
WINNERS
Ascend Performance Materials – Acteev Protect
Bern – Hudson
Decathlon – Decathlon 2-Seconds Easy Tent
Dovetail Workwear – Maven Maternity
Extreme Motus – Emma X3
Goal Zero – Goal Zero Yeti 1500X Portable Power Station
Helly Hansen – Odin Infinity Insulated Jacket
Houdini Sportswear – Houdini Mono Air Houdi
JP Outdoor Co. – CoPilot Carrier Pak
Katadyn Products Inc. – Optimus Gemini
Mammut – 9.5 Crag We Care Classic Rope
NexTex Innovations Inc. – TurboDry
Sawyer Products – Tap Filtration System
SCARPA – Mojito Bio
United By Blue – COVID-19 Grocery Delivery Program
2020
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Yakima Products Inc. — CBX SOLAR
WINNERS
ALLIED Feather & Down — OPTIX iMirror by ALLIED Feather & Down powered by Nobal Technologies
ECCO — DriTan™
Ghosts Apparel Studio — G13LJ-X8/SR 3-Layer Shell Jacket
Hustle Bike Labs — REM Pedal System
Ignik — Gas Growler
LifeStraw — LifeStraw Max
mountainFLOW eco-wax — Plant-Based Ski Wax
NEMO — Flyer Self-Inflating Baffled Air Pad
Oru Kayak — Inlet
PrimaLoft — PrimaLoft® P.U.R.E.™ Manufacturing Technology
RECCO — RECCO SAR Helicopter Detector
Salomon — Salomon Recyclable Concept Shoe
SEED Peoples Market — Retail
The CrazyCap — CrazyCap
2018
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
Questions? For information, contact:
Amy Dufour
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