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.
The roller-coaster ride with the Corporate Transparency Act continued February 18 as a District Judge in Texas lifted the temporary injunction preventing the Financial Crimes and Enforcement Network (FinCEN) from enforcing Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting.
According to the US Census Bureau’s Monthly Retail Trade Report, sales for sporting goods stores during the month of November reached $5 billion, representing a decrease of 4.8 percent compared to the prior year.
With another holiday season come and gone, the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) has been keeping note of the holiday sales results released by multiple organizations. The overall sentiment from the retail holiday results is modest growth for this past season in line with forecast expectations and inflation.
Jeff Miller, who was instrumental in the growth of family owned team dealer Scholastic Sports Sales in Manlius, New York and served on the NSGA Board of Directors, unexpectedly passed away on December 19, 2024. Miller was 69.
