West Marine is the largest specialty retailer of boating supplies and accessories, with nearly 250 company-operated stores in 38 states and Puerto Rico.
The company says the additive is available online and will be in stores starting in April.
Company will provide complimentary cleanup kits for International Coastal Cleanup Day.
The company has helped raise nearly $200,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
The national retailer grants $40,500 in funds to nonprofit organizations dedicated to youth boating, conservation, education and stewardship.
The tool will provide a list of required gear and boating essentials for specific boats.
Aaron Carpenter has more than 20 years in retail.
Ron Baime’s two decades of experience include 12 years with Dick’s Sporting Goods.
The new CEO wants to get back to core markets, expand private-label products and look at international opportunities for the long term.
Ken Seipel, an executive from the retail industry, takes the helm at the national chain.
Gift tag proceeds will go toward BlueFuture program.
Doug Robinson is out, as the company’s private-equity owners launch an executive search for a replacement.
West Marine has announced the 50 nonprofit organizations that will receive $1,500 in grant awards in the retailer’s BlueFuture waterway stewardship program. Earlier this month, West Marine distributed checks to the winners.
West Marine is continuing a partnership with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society at all its retailers’ stores from Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
The retailer with have a rigging truck on site and will provide shuttle service to its store on North Halsted Street.
West Marine is sponsoring the 4th Annual Coastal Conservation Association’s Florida STAR competition, a program designed to educate the public about the importance of conservation of Florida’s marine resources and to engage families and youth in fishing.
West Marine has undergone numerous changes in recent months, having been sold to private equity firm Monomoy Capital Partners, and taken from public to private last fall.
West Marine will sponsor Sail Newport’s Stars and Stripes Spring Celebration party tomorrow night at the Ocean Race Club in Newport, R.I.
West Marine is refocusing on its core customers in an effort to regain market share lost in recent years.
West Marine will commemorate the company’s 50th anniversary with a new promotion.
This Sunday, West Marine will begin accepting applications for its 2018 BlueFuture grants. The 2018 cycle will run for two months through Thursday, May 31, with the names of grant recipients to be announced by mid-summer.
West Marine will re-open its flagship store in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., plus seven other retail locations on March 17.
West Marine is launching a new event designed to get young people fishing at five locations around the country.
West Marine says it will be the exclusive retail sponsor for the offshore fishing TV show, “Into the Blue.”