Eastern Mountain Sports
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1967 |
| Headquarters | Peterborough, New Hampshire |
| Number of locations | 65+ |
| Website | www.ems.com |
Eastern Mountain Sports (or EMS) is an outdoor apparel and equipment retailer in the U.S. Northeast headquartered in Peterborough, New Hampshire.
EMS sells outdoor equipment and clothing from both name brands and its own EMS line. It also offers classes and climbing schools in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and the Shawangunk Ridge of New York, kayaking classes, and adventure travel.
EMS is owned by the EMS Management Group, led by its current President and CEO.
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[edit] History
EMS was founded in 1967 in Wellesley, Massachusetts by two climbers - Alan McDonough, who was running the family hotel chain, and Roger Furst, a lawyer whose office was in the McDonough complex. Both saw the untapped market for outdoor gear in the Boston area. The first store on Linden St. in Wellesley carried the Gerry outdoor equipment line as well as downhill skis.
In 1968, the two enterprises merged and built the landmark 1041 Commonwealth Avenue store - at 10,000 sq. ft. the largest outdoor equipment/mountaineering store in New England. EMS/MS's wide range of products and experienced staff attracted serious backpackers and regional mountaineers.
McDonough and Furst sold the company in 1979 to The Franklin Mint, which was acquired by Warner Communications in 1981. Four years later Warner sold the Mint but retained EMS, subsequently selling it to the American Retail Group.[1]
In September 2004 Will Manzer became President and CEO and shifted the company focus back towards specialty outdoors gear. A new logo, store reorganization, and a shift from stores in shopping malls to freestanding outlets followed.[2]
Bob Mayerson was announced as new president in March 2010.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Dinger, Ed (1998). "The Franklin Mint". International Directory of Company Histories. 69. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_gx5202/is_1998/ai_n19122709. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
- ^ Conley, Lucas (2005-04). "Climbing Back Up the Mountain". Fast Company: pp. 84–86. http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/93/ems.html. Retrieved 2008-04-30.Archived on 2008-04-30.
- ^ "EMS announces executive promotions". The Boston Globe. 2010-03-03. http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2010/03/ems_announces_e.html.
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[edit] Sources
Goodison, Donna (2007-05-20). "EMS: Climb every mountain, ford every (regional) stream". Boston Herald (Boston): p. 26.
