Out&Back Acquires The Locals Sale
November 15, 2023
Out&Back Outdoor has acquired The Locals Sale, a curated marketplace for used ski and snowboard gear, bringing the smaller resale business and its events, inventory and warehouse into Out&Back’s platform. The deal expands Out&Back’s hard-goods offerings, consolidates fulfillment between Denver and Salt Lake City, and transitions The Locals Sale employees (including founder Jake Cohn) into Out&Back’s team to grow winter-sports inventory and events.
- Buyers
- Out&Back Outdoor
- Targets
- The Locals Sale
- Sellers
- The Locals Sale, Jake Cohn
- Industry
- E-Commerce
- Location
- Colorado, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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