NEWS RELEASES
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through KHQ.com's website.
SPOKANE, Wa. - Spokane outdoor retailer, Mountain Gear, who specializes in outdoor gear, announces it will close its store and online operation after 37 years. Mountain Gear, which opened in 1983, quickly grew in its prime and opened its Division Street location before launching a mail-order business in 1993. It once was the go-to encyclopedia of climbing, mountaineering and backpacking gear in the US.KHQ.com staff writer Colette Buck relays in her article, "Paul Fish, the owner of Mountain Gear, said the store has fallen on hard times in recent years. Competition from other, cheaper online retailers has directed customers away from Spokane's legacy outdoor retailer." Fish said he plans to continue sharing his passion for the outdoors by bringing the Banff Film Festival to Spokane and touring it to other cities. Mountain Gear has hosted the sports film festival in Spokane for more than 30 years.
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