Big-Time Speakers, Impactful Sessions Highlight “Building What’s Next” at NSGA 2026 Leadership Conference
Big-Time Speakers, Impactful Sessions Highlight “Building What’s Next” at NSGA 2026 Leadership Conference
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Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Famer Stan Jurga Sr. Passes Away
Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Famer Stan Jurga Sr. Passes Away
Illinois Bans Swipe Fees on Sales Taxes, Tips
The Merchants Payments Coalition welcomed a ruling by a federal judge in favor of Illinois’ ban on swipe fees on sales tax and tips.
MPC Welcomes Durbin Push for Credit Card Competition Act
The Merchants Payments Coalition (MPC) welcomed remarks made by Senator Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on the Senate floor Thursday, January 15 as he called for passage of the Credit Card Competition Act two days after the measure was endorsed by President Donald Trump.
NSGA Report: Stay on High Alert for Holiday Business Scams
NSGA reports on the importance of small business owners staying alert for holiday business scams.
NSGA Recommends Rejecting Latest “Swipe” Fee Settlement Attempt
The National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA), a member of the Merchants Payments Coalition (MPC), has been following the longstanding antitrust litigation over Visa and Mastercard’s credit card “swipe” fee practices.
NSGA Study: Sporting Goods Shoppers Prefer Stores, Websites Offering Multiple Brands
NSGA’s most recent Shopper Playbook Study overwhelmingly showed sporting goods customers preferred shopping at stores and websites offering multiple brands over those offering one single brand across the major categories of apparel, equipment and footwear.
NSGA Members Can Offset Shipping Increases with PartnerShip
National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) members can offset 2026 shipping rate increases by using the PartnerShip program.
Retail Forecasts Signal Slight Growth for 2025 Holiday Season
The overall sentiment from the retail holiday forecasts released thus far is slight growth expected for the upcoming season with the largest gains still being driven by e-commerce.
NSGA Advocacy in Action – FTC and Noncompete Agreements
NSGA, consistent with its 2023 position, filed a 2025 statement with the FTC supporting a ban on noncompetes indicating that these anticompetitive agreements are harmful to growth of businesses while causing economic harm to valued members of the sporting goods industry.