NBS News

Posted 2/4/2020: NBS Insider: Spring Market, Fin Feather Fur, Vance Outdoors, SHOT Show, Project ChildSafe, GSM Outdoors, Velocity Outdoor, & More! || NBS 2020 Spring Semi-Annual Market Kicks Off Next Week - The 2020 NBS Spring Semi-Annual Market kicks off next Friday, February 14, at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas. We are looking forward to seeing hundreds of our Members and Vendor Partners for this four day Market! See more >

Posted 1/21/2020: NBS Insider: Two Members Retire After 40 Years, SHOT Show 2020, Tariff Trade Deal, S&W CEO Replaced, Taurus CEO Retires, & More! || NBS Celebrates Two Members Retiring After 40 Years of Service to their Companies - Last week at the NBS Winter Specialty Market, we celebrated Lin Gwiazdon of Crown Enterprises and Keith Dustrud of Bob Ward’s Sports & Outdoors on their retirement after 40 years of dedicated service. They both are huge influencers in the Ski and Snowboard Industry! See more >

Posted 1/7/2020 - NBS Insider: NBS to Exhibit at ATA, 2019 Firearm Industry Victories, Tariff Trade Deal Update, Holiday Online Sales, & More! || NBS to Exhibit at the 2020 ATA Show - We are excited to let all of you know that Nation's Best Sports will be exhibiting at this year's 2020 Archery Trade Association (ATA) Show in Indianapolis this week! We'll be located in Booth #1032. See more >

Posted 12/23/2019 - NBS Insider: Happy Holidays, Business Development Meetings, Winter Outdoor Magazine, Amazon, Tariffs, & More! || NBS Hosts Hunting & Archery Business Development Meetings - Two weeks ago, NBS hosted two sets of Business Development Meetings in the NBS office to prepare for the 2020 Spring Semi-Annual Market in February. Over four days, our Hunting and Archery Committees collectively met with dozens of vendors representing over 50 brands. See more >

Posted 12/10/2019: NBS Insider: Al's Sporting Goods, Gun's & Gear Store, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Vendor News, & More! || Al's Sporting Goods to Open Third Location in Idaho Falls - Al’s Sporting Goods, the Logan-based company, has set their sights on a new location in Idaho Falls. The family-owned retailer has been operating in Logan for nearly a century. Al's purchased the former 30,000 square foot Toys-R-Us building at 2395 East 17 Street in Idaho Falls and anticipate opening sometime in September 2020.
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Posted 11/26/2019 - NBS Insider: Small Business Saturday, Two New Member Announcements, AOB Changes, UPS Strategies, Interest Rate Cuts, & More! || Shop Small for Small Business Saturday: Saturday, November 30, 2019 - In these days of ever changing retail, it is important for all of us to understand the significant role that Independent Retail plays in our country. Independent dealers are why NBS exists, and today we are comprised of over 400 independent retail Members representing over 1,000 store fronts across North America.
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