West Marine is the largest specialty retailer of boating supplies and accessories, with nearly 250 company-operated stores in 38 states and Puerto Rico.
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.”
West Marine said it raised more than $30,000 to support its nonprofit BlueFuture grants program during a month-long company fundraiser in December.
West Marine Inc. said today that it named Doug Robinson, who spent 13 years at Lowe’s, as the new CEO of the retail chain.
West Marine has named the 25 nonprofit organizations that will receive fall 2017 BlueFuture grants.
West Marine kicks off its annual Month of Giving on Friday to support its nonprofit BlueFuture program.
West Marine raised more than $41,300 in support of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society during an October fundraiser in stores across the country.
Recently acquired West Marine Inc. said chief executive Matt Hyde, who led the company for five years, will leave.
West Marine, which closed on its sale to private equity firm Monomoy Capital Partners earlier this month, will continue to focus on its core boat business as the company moves ahead.
West Marine said it will begin accepting online applications on Sept. 1 for its next round of 2017 BlueFuture grants.
West Marine said it is looking for marine-focused nonprofits in the Hilton Head area of South Carolina to participate in a BlueFuture “All Day Give Back” community day on Sept. 30.
Retailer West Marine reported a net second-quarter profit of $21 million, slightly less than it earned in the same quarter last year.
West Marine is being acquired by New York-based private-equity firm Monomoy Capital Partners.