Top RV News: MAY 8, 2024
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Lippert Acquires Camping World Furniture Subsidiary
ELKHART, Ind. – LCI Industries announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lippert Components Inc. , has acquired substantially all of the furniture business assets of CWDS LLC, a subsidiary of Camping World Holdings Inc., effective May 3, 2024. This strategic acquisition expands Lippert’s furniture portfolio, allowing it to continue its mission of offering a comprehensive selection of products to RV and marine OEM and aftermarket customers. Lippert expects the transaction to improve the customer experience through enhanced product offerings and innovative solutions in the RV and marine industries.
Lippert first entered the RV interiors segment in 2009 and over the past 15 years has grown to be the leading supplier of furniture to the RV industry. This acquisition is expected to create immediate synergies and enable Lippert to continue to provide quality RV interior solutions to both the OEM and aftermarket segments.
Lippert, as a Camping World premier vendor, will have the opportunity to influence how its products are positioned within the Camping World retail stores. Additionally, Camping World and Lippert will work together to enhance selection on Camping World’s online marketplaces, campingworld.com and overtons.com , utilizing Lippert’s vast RV, automotive and marine product catalogs.
Roadpass Digital Helping RVers Navigate the Lifestyle
Mary Heneen and Steven Hileman, the CEO and VP of Business Development of Roadpass Digital , respectively, join Rick Kessler and Sherm Goldenberg of RVBusiness for a Capitol Talk discussion on the latest goings on with the company that provides consumer-facing apps such as Roadtrippers and Campendium.
KOA Annual Camping Report Shows Boomers are Back
Kampgrounds of America, Inc. (KOA) reports that nearly 88 million households identify as campers and that nearly 54 million households took a camping trip in 2023.?
The data is part of KOA’s tenth edition of its North American Camping & Outdoor Hospitality Report. The report, conducted by?Cairn Consulting Group , has become a key bellwether for the industry and includes data collected from both KOA parks and non-KOA parks.?
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