Encouraging growth in youth team sports participation is one of the highlights of the 2025 edition of the National Sporting Goods Association’s (NSGA) Sports Participation in the U.S. report.
The Merchants Payments Coalition (MPC) sent the following correspondence to Congress about credit card swipe fees exceeding inflation.
The National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) held a legislative fly-in to Capitol Hill for meetings on March 26, 2025.
According to the US Census Bureau’s Monthly Retail Trade Report, sales for sporting goods stores during the month of January reached $3.85 billion, representing a decrease of 0.9 percent compared to the prior year.
Led by Visa and Mastercard once again, credit and debit card “swipe” fees reached another record last year, driving up consumer prices and further showing the need for Congress to pass the Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA), according to the Merchants Payments Coalition.
The National Ski & Snowboard Retailers Association (NSSRA) selected Robb Shepherd of Shepherd & Schaller Sporting Goods (Wausau, Wisconsin) as Board Chair, Jon Morrill of Kittery Trading Post (Kittery, Maine) as Vice Chair and Stefan Hausberger of Zimmermanns Skis, Boards & More (Nashua, New Hampshire) as Secretary/Treasurer at its Board of Directors meeting on March 18, 2025.
The National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) represents owners and operators of more than 21,000 retail and dealer storefronts in the United States.
Dr. Mary Kelly and Ben Zobrist have vastly different backgrounds but exemplify the theme of “Winning Together: The Power of Relationships in Sports & Business” for the NSGA 2025 Leadership Conference.
Penalties and fines associated with the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting rule for the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), under existing deadlines, will not be enforced, per a release from the U.S. Treasury Department.
According to the US Census Bureau’s Monthly Retail Trade Report, sales for sporting goods stores during the month of December 2024 reached $7.1 billion, representing an increase of 0.9 percent compared to the prior year.
