In his Monday morning session Increasing Sales: Relating to the Changing Consumer, bestselling author Joel Bines discussed the keys to successfully navigating today’s transformative consumer landscape and why the future belongs to retailers and dealers who put the consumer at the center of its decisions.
Tuesday morning got started with “Everyone Wins: Cultivating Stronger Industry Relationships,” the first part of a two-part interactive session, led by Nick Rigitano, NSGA Director of Insights and Analysis, aimed at fostering deeper collaboration among key stakeholders in the sporting goods industry (retailers, team dealers, manufacturers and brands).
In her opening keynote presentation, Leading Your Sporting Goods Business Through Challenges and Changes, Dr. Mary Kelly drew from her extensive experience as a retired U.S. Navy Commander and influential economist, to provide attendees with actionable strategies to help sporting goods retailers and dealers thrive in today’s dynamic market.
In their Tuesday morning session Shopify: A Unified Commerce Conversation, Sumer Chawla and Tess Sharma from Shopify sat down with Kevin Bezanson (President, Cleve’s Source for Sports), Brad Hause (President, Source for Sports) and Nick Rhoads (Production and Distribution Center Manager, SV Sports) for a panel discussion sharing firsthand experiences on leveraging Shopify to streamline operations … Continued
In his Tuesday afternoon session Turning Your Greatest Pains Into Your Greatest Gains, two-time World Series champion Ben Zobrist shared his transformative journey from the peaks of professional success to the valleys of personal struggle. Zobrist speaks on the importance of setting healthy boundaries, prioritizing meaningful life aspects over material success, and using personal challenges … Continued
In her second session of the morning, Winning in Retail, Dr. Mary Kelly discusses how the retail landscape has changed and why successful businesses embrace change to meet evolving consumer demands, leverage available resources to streamline operations and increase productivity and build meaningful relationships.
