WASHINGTON, D.C., (July 10, 2020) — Americans for Free Trade (AFT) released the following statement in response to President Trump’s comments suggesting that a Phase 2 trade deal with China is no longer likely. “Without a Phase Two trade deal that completely lifts all tariffs, American businesses, manufacturers, farmers and consumers who are already struggling as … Continued
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 1, 2020) – The economic downturn brought on by the coronavirus pandemic has officially been declared a recession, but National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said today the key question is how long it will last. “Will this recession be briefer than earlier recessions?” Kleinhenz said. “No one has a crystal ball. … Continued
DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS (June 22, 2020) – Arizona, Florida, Illinois and South Dakota have decided in the last two months to add girls wrestling to their high school sports lineups. This brings the total number of states to sanction girls high school wrestling to 26. Arizona’s girls will compete in a separate division in the 2020-21 school … Continued
DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS (June 8, 2020) – The National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) is pleased to see Congress approve revisions that provide more flexibility with the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for small business owners impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The PPP Flexibility Act passed the House and Senate was signed by President Trump. The bill includes … Continued
NSGA and NSSRA, in conjunction with the Americans for Free Trade (AFT), urged President Trump to help struggling American businesses by delaying the collection of all duties and fees.
NSGA urged that Small Business Administration loans be available to sporting goods retailers because of the coronavirus outbreak.
DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS (March 2, 2020) – According to the US Census Bureau’s Monthly Retail Trade Report, sales for sporting goods stores fell for the third straight year in 2019 to $41.8 billion, representing a 2 percent decrease vs. the 2018 total of $42.4 billion. Holiday sales for the months of November and December ended up … Continued
NCAA Division II and III added wrestling and acrobatics and tumbling to the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 3, 2019) – A record 189.6 million U.S. consumers shopped from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday in 2019, an increase of 14 percent over last year’s 165.8 million, says the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics. “Americans continue to start their holiday shopping earlier in the year, and Thanksgiving is … Continued
NEW YORK, NEW YORK (December 2, 2019) – Consumers gave retailers and landlords much to be thankful for over Thanksgiving weekend: more shoppers visited retail centers this year than last year, and they spent more, according to International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) research. No less than 62 percent of the entire adult population of the … Continued
