Outdoor Living
Outdoor Living Supply Acquires The Rock Garden
Minnesota-based Outdoor Living Supply, a distribution platform for outdoor living products with a focus on hardscapes, has acquired The Rock Garden, an independent distributor of natural stone, hardscapes, and architectural elements such as mantles and hand-hewn stone furniture. The acquisition extends the OLS platform into California and strengthens its regional presence in the Lake Tahoe market.
Based in Truckee, California, The Rock Garden was founded in 1998 and is a division of Marsh Ventures, Inc. The Rock Garden is the premier natural stone supplier to the North Lake Tahoe and Truckee markets. Their high-quality product offering and commitment to their customers has made The Rock Garden the first choice of local architects, contractors, and homeowners.
“I am proud to welcome the dedicated team at The Rock Garden to the OLS family of companies. This exciting new partnership expands our OLS footprint into California,” commented Brian Price, CEO of OLS. “With its proximity to our Parker Hardscape Supply location, The Rock Garden is an exceptional fit. The combined strength and resources of these two locations will allow us to form the region’s market-leading platform, delivering best-in-class customer service to the Lake Tahoe and High Sierra markets.”
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP served as legal advisor to OLS.
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Ginsu Expands With Licensing Partners
JRL Group, Ginsu’s exclusive brand licensing agency, announced two new licensing partnerships that will expand the iconic cutlery brand into product categories and distribution channels.
New licensees include Great Buy Products (kitchen gadgets and cutting boards) and MY DIY Center (outdoor grills and accessories).
Great Buy Products will develop a full line of Ginsu premium wood cutting boards that offers perfect protection while slicing, chopping and carving. The first product offering will be a premium line of Ginsu bamboo cutting boards.
Great Buy Products will also be introducing a comprehensive selection of Ginsu stainless steel kitchen gadgets and tools with easy grip handles that are ideal for peeling, grating and other culinary tasks. The Ginsu cutting boards and kitchen gadgets will launch at retail in 2Q 2022.
My DIY Center is expanding Ginsu’s brand portfolio into the barbecue and outdoor living space with the first Ginsu grill.
The Kamado Ceramic Grill is a complete outdoor cooking appliance that allows anyone from novices to grill masters to sear, grill, bake and smoke all types of food. The 15″ grill serves as a standard charcoal grill and doubles as a smoker, designed for efficiency and function while displaying the iconic style associated with the Ginsu brand. The Kamado will be available exclusively through MyDIYCenter.com and the My DIY Center Store on Amazon, slated to launch in June of 2022. It will retail for $599.
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Hestan Unveils Campania Pizza Oven
Hestan has unveiled its latest product for the residential outdoor kitchen, the Campania Pizza Oven. Inspired by the region of Italy recognized for the invention of pizza, the Campania Pizza Oven marries rustic, artisanal quality with modern innovation and exceptional design.
Comprised of a heavy gauge stainless steel exterior, interior double-walled body construction, a 3/4″ thick ceramic cooking hearth stone, and an efficient and powerful gas-fired radiant burner, the Campania Pizza Oven achieves and retains optimal cooking temperatures quickly with industry-leading efficiency. Its heavy-duty ceramic hearth stone creates a charred artisan crust, while the oven’s unique dome shape traps and recirculates heat for an even cook.
The 449-square-inch ceramic cooking surface accommodates both shareable and personal-sized pizzas, and can be removed from the unit for a thorough cleaning between uses. Its radiant burner technology not only creates natural convection heat for perfectly-baked pizza, but also produces high-intensity infrared rays for roasting or searing meats and vegetables.
The oven comes equipped with an attractive stainless steel cooking cavity front cover, topped with an elegant wood handle, to protect the inside of the oven when not in use, as well as an artisanal stainless steel pizza peel to help you safely insert, remove, and rotate pizza or other food items around the oven.
The Campania Pizza Oven is available in a classic stainless steel finish, or in Hestan’s 12 signature color and finish options, and can be installed as a countertop unit to complement a full outdoor kitchen, or built into a non-combustible structure.
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Weber’s Smokefire Stealth Earns Red Dot Award
Weber Inc., a global leader in outdoor cooking innovation, technology, and products, announced ]its SmokeFire Wood Fired Pellet Grill, Stealth Edition, has been awarded a Red Dot in the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2022.
The Red Dot Design Award, established in 1955, is one of the world’s largest design competitions to recognize excellence in Product Design, Communication Design, and Design Concept, receiving more than 20,000 annual submissions from approximately 60 countries worldwide.
The SmokeFire, Stealth Edition grill, which features a sleek all-black exterior, received a Red Dot in the coveted Product Design category for its innovative and high-quality design..
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Macy’s Expanding Backstage Into 37 Stores
Macy’s is expanding its Backstage locations this spring. Beginning April 9 and rolling out through June, Macy’s will open 37 Macy’s store-within-store Backstage locations nationwide.
Macy’s store-within-stores range from 11,000 to 16,000 square feet of retail space, delivering a constantly changing assortment of on-trend finds in apparel for women, men, and children; a wide range of toys, housewares, beauty products, designer handbags, activewear and gifts for furry friends.
Fueled by the growth in nearly 300 stores nationwide, Macy’s will open a Backstage inside the iconic Macy’s State Street flagship store in Chicago on April 9. The deal-friendly shopper’s paradise will also expand to Macy’s New York City flagship store, Herald Square, with over 15,000 square feet of dedicated store within store retail space in May. Customers will be able to shop from luxury to off-price all under one roof.
Macy’s accelerated its off-mall, small format expansion last year with two new free-standing Backstage locations in Dallas and three in Dallas and Atlanta. Macy’s continues to shift its store fleet to meet the needs of changing consumer behaviors and plans to open additional off-mall locations throughout 2022.
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