Discover Your Path
The Outdoor Retailer floor plan aligns specific needs and interests to maximize your time on site. Technical meets lifestyle, connected by spaces to gather and learn. Activity-focused zones bring retailers, brands, sourcing, and media with shared interests together to see how emerging trends are evolving and get business done. The layout creates an ideal environment for building impactful relationships and closing deals efficiently, making it easier for both buyers and sellers to meet goals, and for designers and media to discover the latest innovations and be inspired.
To enhance the experience, experts and industry leaders from around the world share the latest trends and strategies for navigating a transformed marketplace in immersive education sessions. And networking events spark connections while providing chances to expand your community and celebrate the industry.
In the outdoors or in the business of the outdoors, discovery is everything. The Outdoor Retailer floor plan helps you discover more of what you’re looking for. Designed to encourage exploration and improve the shopping experience, the new intuitive show floor is organized by activity:
Select a show area to learn more.
Outdoor Design + Innovation
Sourcing at Outdoor Retailer is now its own event. Outdoor Design + Innovation is the premiere sourcing tradeshow for the outdoor industry, bringing together product development teams from top outdoor brands with global suppliers of innovative fabrics, trims and textiles for apparel, footwear, and accessories; factories, along with end-to-end business solutions to support new or existing products in supply chain.
Outdoor Design + Innovation is the source of tomorrow’s gear.
The show’s exhibitor base will consist of suppliers of raw materials, along with businesses delivering the latest technologies in manufacturing and sustainability. Designers, sourcing managers, and research and development teams focused on outdoor apparel, footwear and gear can discover the latest materials, trends, and solutions to transform ideas into functional goods. ODI is where you’ll find the ingredients and inspiration to take your products to market and make an impact.
Other Show Areas
The Camp
Which trends will drive retail forward? And who’s creating the experiences that get more people into their stores and the outdoors themselves? What are the issues facing specialty retail and how can they be solved? You’ll find answers to all these and more at The Camp, our education area on the show floor.
Match
A free concierge-led business matchmaking program, Match by Outdoor Retailer leverages intuitive event technology to connect brands, reps, retail buyers, importer/distributors, and working media. Use the mobile app to build your profile, make connections, schedule appointments during the show, and launch lasting partnerships. – Learn More
Trend + Design Center
The Trend + Design Center is where the design and R&D community gathers to hear what’s next. From trend forecasting to industrial design and materials innovation, the Trend + Design Center anchors the supplier story and serves the design audience with a compelling variety of education and networking events.
Fabric Boards
Curated fabric board displays in Outdoor Design + Innovation connect designers and product developers directly with the newest materials and fibers from exhibitors. Touch and compare these textiles up close.
Overland Experience
Discover the world of overlanding at the Overland Experience. Network with the teams behind Overland Expo, Overland Journal and Expedition Portal, plus explore the vehicles, brands, and gear that take you off the grid. Daily activities and conversations in a campfire-style setting celebrate the joys of outdoor experiences.
Tent Zone
The Tent Zone allows retailers and attendees to test and compare tents, hammocks, and camping gear on site.