NBS News

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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Posted 11/12/2019 - NBS Insider: Business Development Meetings, Tariffs, NSGA, Bushnell, Kahr Arms, E-Commerce, Social Media & More! || NBS Hosts Multiple Sets of Business Development Meetings in October & November - Over that past few weeks, NBS has hosted multiple sets of Business Development Meetings (BDMs) in preparation for our upcoming Markets.
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Posted 10/29/2019 - NBS Insider: Winter BDMs, Shooters World, Paddlesports Report, SIA Program Launch, ADA Website Compliance, Mobile Shopping Stats, Holiday Shopping, & More! || NBS Hosts 2019 Winter Softgoods Business Development Meetings - Last week from October 21-23, NBS hosted our annual Winter Softgoods Business Development Meetings (BDMs) to prepare for January's Winter Specialty Market! Thank you to our Committee Members and Advisors; Jason Larsen (Al's Sporting Goods), Cami Jung (P.F. McMullin Company), Brigitte Liedke (Summit Sports), and NBS Category Manager Ken Chandley; on hosting a great few days of meetings with a dozen of our winter softgoods vendor partners. See more >

Posted 10/15/2019 - NBS Insider: Security Sporting Goods, Shepherd & Schaller, Tariffs, Dick's Decision, Gerber, Facebook Ads, & More! || Security Sporting Goods Celebrates 70th Business Anniversary - Congratulations to our Member, Security Sporting Goods, in Alexandria, Louisiana, who will be celebrating their 70th Anniversary this Thursday, October 17th! See more >