DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS (August 23, 2024) – According to the US Census Bureau’s Monthly Retail Trade Report, sales for sporting goods stores during the month of June reached $5.4 billion, representing a decrease of 5 percent versus the prior year. Information for July will be available next month. Important side note: As a reminder, in … Continued
DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS (August 23, 2024) – A recent story in The Wall Street Journal reported on a rise in the number of web accessibility lawsuits. Many of these filings are targeted at smaller businesses. The National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) reported on this matter several years ago about web accessibility and the American Disabilities … Continued
CONTACTJulie Pitts, NSGA Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame Secretaryhof@nsga.org(847) 296-6742, ext. 1180 DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS (September 3, 2024) – The Class of 2025 of the Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame features three inductees who made significant contributions to different segments of the industry. John Cardinal (Cardinal’s Sporting Goods), Chris Considine (Wilson Sporting Goods) … Continued
S&S Activewear, a techenabled provider of apparel and accessories, announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire alphabroder, a leading distributor of trade, retail, apparel brands and branded products. The combined company will unite two premier branded apparel distributors to better serve customers and suppliers across the diversified corporate and consumer markets.
CONTACT: Marty Maciaszek, Director of Communications mmaciaszek@nsga.org (847) 296-6742, ext. 1260 DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS (August 6, 2024) – Opportunities are increasing for high school girls to play flag football. Eleven state associations have officially sanctioned girls flag football with Illinois and Colorado adding the sport in 2024. Montana offers the sport as a pilot program. The National … Continued
CONTACT: Marty Maciaszek, Director of Communications mmaciaszek@nsga.org (847) 296-6742, ext. 1260 DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS (August 1, 2024) – The National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) is pleased to announce the promotion of Hayley Fansler to Business Development Director. Fansler joined NSGA in March 2018 as Business Development Manager. She came to NSGA from the Emergency Nurses Association in … Continued
FORT WORTH, TEXAS (July 29, 2024) – Herb Biddle, the former President of the Nation’s Best Sports (NBS) buying group and a former member of the National Sporting Goods Association Board of Directors, passed away July 1 at age 82. Biddle was part of the sporting goods industry for 27-plus years, according to a release … Continued
DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS (July 28, 2024) – According to the US Census Bureau’s Monthly Retail Trade Report, sales for sporting goods stores during the month of May reached $5.1 billion, representing a decrease of 3.6 percent versus the prior year. Information for June will be available next month. Important side note: As a reminder, in … Continued
NSGA looks at the impact of the Olympics on sports participation.
The concern of a potential strike at the East Coast and Gulf Coast ports is growing as a six-year contract between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) is set to expire September 30.
