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
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