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Patagonia turns its back on Outdoor Retailer

09/02/2017

Outdoor brand Patagonia has announced that it is withdrawing its support for the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market and Winter Market events in Salt Lake City. Its decision is in protest over plans in the state of Utah to change the status of public lands around the Bears Ears National Monument. At the moment, the area around Bears Ears is public...

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