-WHAT'S HAPPENING AT NBS?-
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NBS Concludes 2019 Camping & Paddlesports Business Development Meetings
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Last week, NBS hosted our Camping and Paddlesports Business Development Meetings (BDM’s) to prepare for our upcoming 2019 Fall Semi-Annual Market. Our Committee Members and Advisors met with over three dozen vendors over a four day period. Our Camping Committee Members and Advisors are Marshal Taylor (
Gunnison Sports Center), Nate Scherper (
Sherper’s Inc.), Rob Glover (
Mahoney’s) and NBS Category Manager Ken Chandley. Our Paddlesports Committee Members and Advisors are Bob Dahlin (
Dunham's Sports), Jenny May (
Austin Canoe & Kayak), and NBS Category Manager Tyler Bennett.
Thank you to all our Members and vendor partners for taking the time to come to our office for a great week filled with program negotiations and relationship building. We look forward to seeing everyone back in Fort Worth in August!
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NBS to Exhibit at 2019 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market
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We are excited to inform you that NBS is 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 get back out on the show floor. We'll be located in
booth #2413-SL
on the street level of the Colorado Convention Center. If you're attending, feel free to bring a retailer to our booth any morning of the show for a cup of coffee and make sure to join us starting at 3:00pm on Wednesday, June 19, for a cold beer! To learn more,
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-NEW MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENT-
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PIAS Latham Joins the NBS Family!
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We are excited to welcome PIAS Latham to the Nation's Best Sports Family! PIAS Latham is a Winter Specialty Retailer located in Latham, NY. In the off season they focus on the outdoor and athletic segments of their business. To learn more about PIAS Latham, visit
www.playitagainsports.com/locations/latham-ny
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TPS Sports Joins the NBS Family!
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We are happy to welcome TPS Sports to the Nation's Best Sports Family! TPS Sports is a Retailer and Team Athletic Specialty Dealer located in Darien, IL. They specialize in custom apparel, sports uniforms, sports equipment, screen printing, sublimation, embroidery, online spirit wear stores and promotional products. They serve local school and club organizations across all major sports. To learn more about TPS Sports, visit
www.tpsteamgear.com
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Top Takeaways from the 2019 NSSF Firearms Industry Summit
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The National Shooting Sports Foundation hosted more than 160 leading industry professionals, representing all segments of the firearms and ammunition industry, at its 2019 Industry Summit last week at Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Those who attended the event heard from dynamic speakers, joined thought-provoking discussions, enjoyed networking opportunities and got an up-close look at current trends and issues our industry is facing. |
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NSSF Encourages Businesses to Add August Events & Promotions to National Shooting Sports Month Calendar
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The National Shooting Sports Foundation has announced that retailers, ranges and organizations can now submit their August events and promotions at
ShootingSportsMonth.org
. The calendar of events at ShootingSportsMonth.org is networked with NSSF’s LetsGoShooting.org website. There, people exploring various target-shooting sports, ranges near them and retailers that can outfit them with the products needed for an enjoyable day at the range will be able to view the events in their area and make plans to participate. |
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Impactful Partnership: Outdoor Retailer & Nalgene Tackle Show Plastic
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From attendee travel to booth drayage, from the disposable swag that exhibitors give attendees to the single-use beer cups that overrun bins after daily happy hours, trade shows are inherently wasteful. Outdoor Retailer runs three shows each year that bring thousands of people to the Colorado Convention Center. Attendees of the Outdoor Retailer Shows can no longer buy water in plastic bottles. |
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NWTF Blog: The Hart of the NWTF
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You won’t find a more passionate turkey hunter than Jason Hart – nor a stronger supporter of the NWTF. Since helping found and build twin outdoor clothing companies, Nomad and Huk, Hart has been the front man for both. If you’ve attended an NWTF convention recently, you’ve probably seen him at the sport show – smiling, meeting new friends, greeting old ones, hawking both his companies and the NWTF. |
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Lew's & Strike King Sold to BDT Capital Partners
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Lew’s Holdings Corporation, a leader in the U.S. fishing equipment market, recently announced that it has partnered with BDT Capital Partners (“BDT”), a merchant bank that provides family- and founder-led businesses with long-term, differentiated capital. BDT will be making a majority investment in the company to fund its next phase of growth. |
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Nosler, Inc. to Promote Tim Paczkowski
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Nosler, Inc. is pleased to announce the promotion of Tim Paczkowski to the role of North American Sales Manager. In his newly expanded role, Tim will be responsible for managing sales activities in the United States and Canada. |
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O. Mustad & Sons Acquires TUF-Line From Western Filament
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O. Mustad & Son, a Norwegian-based manufacturer and marketer of fishing hooks and accessories, has acquired TUF-Line, the recreational fishing line business of Western Filament, a Grand Junction, CO-based provider of synthetic fiber materials. |
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Retailers Continue to Stock Up Inventory to Get Ahead of More Tariffs
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Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports are expected to continue to grow this summer as retailers stock up inventory to get ahead of higher tariffs, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released recently by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. |
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Father's Day Spending Expected to Reach All-Time High of $16 Billion
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Americans are expected to spend more than ever on gifts for Father’s Day this year, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey conducted by Prosper Insight & Analytics. Total spending for the holiday is estimated to reach $16 billion, up from last year’s $15.3 billion, and spending on sporting goods is expected to hit $822 million. |
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-MARKETING, SOCIAL MEDIA & E-COMMERCE-
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SalesForce Updates Acceptable Use Policy to Restrict Online Firearms Sales
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SalesForce, one of the primary providers in marketing, sales, commerce and service solutions, has updated its Acceptable Use and External-Facing Services Policy
to restrict its customers online sales of any semi-automatic or automatic firearms and accessories associated with these products. This policy was last updated on April 11, 2019, and is just now making headlines with the public. To view the new policy,
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How Handheld Shot Timers Can Make You a Better Shooter
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If you’re shooting combat-style pistol matches or competing in 3-Gun, you’re not only trying to get good hits, you’re trying to get them fast. That devilish device the range master holds in his hand—the one that goes beep—not only signals that it’s time to start shooting, it keeps a time track of every shot you fire. |
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Summer 2019 Edition Available Now!
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Click the magazine cover to view the digital version of the Summer 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
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Apple is Pulling the Plug on iTunes - So What Happens to All Your Music?
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iTunes? More like ByeTunes. Apple is retiring the Mac version of its nearly 20-year-old music listening and library app, the company announced recently at WWDC, its annual conference for software developers. With the upcoming version of MacOS, called Catalina, iTunes will be replaced with three separate apps for music, podcasts and shows or movies. |
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If your company has news or information to share with NBS, contact Catherine Rash via email at
crash@nbs.com
or via phone at 817-605-2223.
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