NSGA Goes To Washington

The National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) held a legislative fly-in to Capitol Hill for meetings on March 26, 2025.

US Census Monthly Retail Trade Report – January 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.

Credit, Debit Card “Swipe” Fees Hit Record $187.2 Billion

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.

NSSRA Makes Changes to Board of Directors

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.

US Census Monthly Retail Trade Report – December 2024

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.