NBS News

Posted 2/2/2021: NBS Insider: Spring Virtual Market Registration Deadline, Kendall Whitley Featured in Team Insight Magazine, Two New NBS Members, Winter Sport Trends, & More! || Kendall Whitley Featured in Team Insight Magazine Article - Team Insight Magazine recently launched its The 1-On-1 Project which kicked off with a series of interviews with a diverse collection of team dealers, association and buying group executives, and even an independent sales rep. Our very own Kendall Whitley, NBS Vice President of Team and Retail Athletics was interviewed for this article and we encourage you to check it out! See more >

Posted 1/19/2021: NBS Insider: Spring Market Registration, Maine Sports Outfitters Opens Third Location, GSM Acquires TRUGLO, Outdoor Retailer Winter Online Open, & More! || Maine Sport Outfitters to Open Third Location - One of our NBS Members, Maine Sport Outfitters, will soon open a third store location in Rockland, Maine. Maine Sport Outfitters currently operates two other locations, one in Rockport and one in Camden. According to the Bangor Daily News, Maine Sport Outfitters announced it is purchasing a building at 279 Main Street and plans to open the location there. See more >

Posted 12/23/2020: NBS Insider: Winter & Spring Virtual Market Registration, Len Hale of The Sportsman's Headquarters Passes Away, NPD Sales Reports, & More! || Registration Now Open for the 2021 Winter Specialty Virtual Market - Registration is now open for both the 2021 Winter Specialty Virtual Market! This Virtual Market will be held from January 11-30, 2021. See more >

Posted 12/08/2020: NBS Insider: Upcoming Virtual Markets, Kendall Whitley Joins NBS, ATA Virtual Show Info, Vendor Acquisitions, Holiday Sales Trends, & More! || NBS to Host Virtual Markets for the 2021 Winter Specialty Market & 2021 Spring Semi-Annual Market - Last week, we announced the cancelation of our physical 2021 Winter Specialty and 2021 Spring Semi-Annual Markets due largely to circumstances out of our control. At this time, we are working hard to put together Virtual Markets for both of these events and will release more information about both of these Virtual Markets in the near future. We thank you for your understanding and for adapting with us as we navigate these Virtual Markets together. See more >

Posted 11/24/2020: NBS Insider: Small Business Saturday, ATA & OR Online Details, NSSF Releases Firearm Data, Holiday Sales Forecast, & More! || NBS Completes Live Events for Two Virtual Markets in November - Thank you to all our Members and Vendor Partners who participated in our Fall Athletic Virtual Market or Hunting & Rugged Apparel Virtual Market over the past few weeks! Although we wish we could have all been together at in-person markets, we want to thank everyone for adapting with us as we navigate through these new Virtual Markets. See more >

Posted 11/10/2020: NBS Insider: Upcoming 2021 Markets, 2 New NBS Members, Frontier Justice Expands, ATA Moves Online, SHOT Show Cancels, & More! || Welcome Shoot Center in Cape Coral, Florida, to the NBS Family! - We are excited to welcome Shoot Center to the Nation's Best Sports Family! Shoot Center is a shooting sports specialty retailer with a 15-lane indoor range located in Cape Coral, Florida. See more >