-WHAT'S HAPPENING AT NBS?-
NBS, SMC & SSL to Co-Locate Winter Hardgoods Committee Meetings in Fall 2019
Nation’s Best Sports (NBS), The Snowsports Merchandising Corporation (SMC), and Sports Specialist Ltd. (SSL) are pleased to announce co-located Winter Hardgoods Committee Meetings for Fall 2019. With an end goal of making this process more efficient and cost-effective for our suppliers, these meetings will be held at the Westgate Resort at the Canyons in Park City, Utah, on October 28-30, 2019. | For More...
NBS Announces Market Dates for 2020 Spring Semi-Annual Market
We are happy to announce that we have officially solidified our Market dates for the 2020 Spring Semi-Annual Market. The Market will take place from February 13-17, 2020 , at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas. These dates mirror the format of the 2019 Spring Semi-Annual Market as the Market will run from Thursday-Monday.
NBS to Exhibit at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market
We are excited to inform you that Nation's Best Sports will be exhibiting at this year's Outdoor Retailer Summer Market from June 18-20 in Denver, Colorado! We haven't exhibited at Outdoor Retailer in a few years and we are excited to have a presence on the show floor. We'll be located in Booth #24130 on the Street Exhibit Level of the Denver Convention Center. Please stop by and see us if you'll be at OR next month!
NBS Partners with Paddlesports Retailer
Nation’s Best Sports has partnered with Paddlesports Retailer for the first time for the 2019 show season in late August. Paddlesports Retailer is set for August 25-29 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, while the Nation’s Best Sports Fall Semi-Annual Market is set for August 27-29 in Fort Worth, Texas. | For More...
-INDUSTRY NEWS-
China Raising Tariffs on $60 Billion of U.S. Goods Starting June 1
China will raise tariffs on $60 billion of U.S. goods starting June 1, 2019, in retaliation for the U.S. decision to hike duties on Chinese goods, the Chinese Finance Ministry said on Monday, May 13. Beijing will increase tariffs on more than 5,000 products to as high as 25%. Duties on some other goods will increase to 20%. Those rates will rise from either 10% or 5% previously. | For More...
NSSF Commends President Trump Signing "Range Bill"
The National Shooting Sports Foundation celebrates President Donald Trump's signing of  H.R. 1222 , the Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act. The President signed the NSSF-priority bill May 10, just two weeks after the bill was passed by Congress. | For More...
Parent Company of Outdoor Retailer, Emerald Expositions, Appoints New CEO
Emerald Expositions Events Inc., parent company of Outdoor Retailer, appointed Sally Shankland to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of Emerald. Phil Evans, Emerald’s Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, will continue to serve as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. | For More...
-WINTER SPORTS NEWS-
Skier Visits Top 59 Million in 2018/19 Season
The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) announced Tuesday that skier visits to U.S. areas totaled over 59 million for the 2018/19 season. The preliminary number represents a nearly 11 percent increase over the 2017/18 season total of 53.3 million. The 2018/19 season ranks as the fourth best since NSAA began recording visitation in 1978/79. | For More...
-VENDOR NEWS-
SIG SAUER Commemorative Pistols to Benefit NLEOMF
SIG SAUER, Inc. is honored to announce the release of three commemorative pistols to benefit the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF). The pistols include a 1911 Nitron, 1911 Stainless, and P320 Carry that are exclusively engraved to honor law enforcement, and a portion of the proceeds from the sale of each pistol will be donated to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. | For More...
Weatherby Announces Headquarters Grand Opening
Weatherby, Inc. announced a plan to move from Paso Robles, CA, to Sheridan, WY, in 2018. Since that announcement Weatherby, Inc. has been planning, building, and moving towards a Grand Opening of it’s brand new facility. Weatherby, Inc. moved into the new space in March 2019, but will celebrate an official Grand Opening in June. | For More...
-BUSINESS-
NSSF Blog: Total People Maintenance
Over 75 percent of our economy is dedicated to providing a service of some kind or to getting products to market. For those roughly 25 percent of companies in physical production industries, keeping manufacturing equipment maintained and calibrated is of paramount importance. That concept and the practice of TPM can be applied to the other 75 percent of the economy when replacing the thing that needs to be maintained — machinery — with the service industry’s primary production asset: its people. | For More...
-MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA-
-FIREARMS-
Calling the Shots: More Women Take Up Sports Shooting as a Hobby
More and more women are giving target shooting a try and choosing to be gun owners. These women love shotgun shooting sports and consider shooting to be more fun than golf. Many were afraid until they took their first shots. | For More...
-HUNTING-
State-by-State Hunting Data
Hunters bought over 15.6 million hunting licenses in 2018, according to  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service national hunting license data . The F&WS collects this information annually from every state and U.S. territory. | For More...
21 Ways to Recruit New People into Hunting & Fishing
Teaching someone to hunt or fish isn't easy. We're talking about immersing the person into a deep, nuanced passion that could define how they view the natural world around them. The key is to take it one step at a time. | For More...
-NBS OUTDOOR MAGAZINE-
Spring 2019 Edition Available Now
Click the magazine cover to view the digital version of the Spring 2019 edition of the quarterly NBS Outdoor Magazine. For more information on how you can be a part of the NBS Outdoor Magazine, please contact Steve Baker with Required Team Gear via email at steveb@requiredteamgear.com .   
-CRASH'S CORNER-
Our Collective Attention Span is Shrinking - And You Can Blame Social Media
“Social acceleration” is real. It’s being led by social media networking, and it’s ruining our attention spans. Social acceleration is defined as “the increasing rates of change within collective attention” and recent studies find our collective attention span is narrowing. | For More...
Crash's Meme of the Day ft. the Crazy Spring Storm Season
-GOT NEWS?-
If your company has any news or information to share with NBS, contact Catherine Rash via email at crash@nbs.com or via phone at 817-605-2223.