Eventually they brought on McCory’s cousin Skip Yowell to handle sales and marketing. By the mid-1970s JanSport was making more than $1 million a year in revenue (close to $6 million in today ...

After the death of Murray McCory, a founder of the outdoors equipment company JanSport, readers recalled how their backpacks served them on life’s journeys. By Amisha Padnani Amisha Padnani is ...

Eventually they brought on Mr. McCory’s cousin Skip Yowell to handle sales and marketing. By the mid-1970s JanSport was making more than $1 million a year in revenue (close to $6 million in ...

Day packs accounted for half of JanSport’s sales in 1985, and by 2015 the company was reportedly selling 8 million backpacks a year. The oldest of three brothers, Murray John Pletz was born in ...

McCory’s father pitched in as well, creating tools that JanSport used to manufacture pack frames. By 1970, McCory’s cousin Skip Yowell had also joined the company, developing a focus on sales ...

In the late 1960s, Murray and his girlfriend Jan Lewis founded JanSport (see what they did there?), a local manufacturer of recreation equipment such as backpacks, tents and sleeping bags.

Autumn baking season is already in full swing, and we’re further leaning into the festivities with a new limited-time clearance sale at Williams Sonoma — which includes up to 75% off the top ...

A POPULAR outdoor clothing chain is set to close six stores and has launched a huge closing down sale at each branch. Millets has launched clearance sales at six of its stores in recent weeks ...

McCory founded JanSport with his soon-to-be-wife, Jan Lewis, in 1967. They focused on external-frame backpacks but soon expanded into snowshoes, a frame backpack for dogs and sleeping bags. McCory’s ...

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Sportsbike Shop is currently running a clearance sale on winter kit, including some heated gloves, just in time for the cold season. That means now’s the time to grab some winter kit if you ...

It's not even Black Friday yet, but the official Samsung Store is already offering some of the lowest prices all year across its superb range of TVs, phones, headphones, and tablets as part of an ...