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NBS Celebrates Two Members Retiring After 40 Years of Service to their Companies
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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!
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Crown Enterprises (DBA:
Sportsman & Ski Haus
) has been an NBS Member for 48 years. Lin has been part of the Crown Enterprises team for 40 years and served on the NBS Ski and Softgoods Committee for two years.
Bob Ward's Sports & Outdoors
has been an NBS Member for 47 years. Keith has served on the NBS Ski Hardgoods Committee for 17 years, has been the Committee Chairman and a Board Member for 10 years, and in 2018 he was awarded the NBS Member Service Award. Keith has been part of the Bob Ward’s team for 40 years.
Congratulations to both Lin and Keith on this huge milestone for your successful careers and we wish you both the best!
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Nation's Best Sports Exhibits at 2020 Shot Show
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We are excited to let all of you know that Nation's Best Sports is exhibiting at this year's 2020 SHOT Show this week! We are located in
Booth #3846
located on Level 1 of the Sands Convention Center.
In an effort to improve our recruiting efforts and add more retailers to the NBS family, we are encouraging our vendor partners to send potential Member prospects our way. To learn more,
click here
. So if you're attending, feel free to send prospects our way and stop by and see us as well!
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NBS Concludes 2020 Winter Specialty Market
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NBS kicked off our 2020 Market schedule with last week's Winter Specialty Market in Fort Worth! Thank you to all of our Members and vendor partners who attended the Market and we look forward to seeing all of you again at next year's Market. To view the photo gallery from the Market,
click here.
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Industry Groups Welcome Phase One Trade Deal Signing
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A number of retail and industry groups welcomed the signing of the phase one trade deal between the United States and China. Many renewed calls for the administration to promptly conclude a phase two deal to lift all punitive tariffs. As part of the phase one agreement, the U.S. will reduce existing punitive tariffs on $120 billion worth of Chinese imports (List 4a) from 15 percent to 7.5 percent and maintain a 25 percent tariff on approximately $250 billion of Chinese imports. |
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42nd SHOT Show Opens at Sands Expo with Record Number of Exhibiting Companies
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The 42nd Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show, SHOT Show, opened today at the Sands Expo Center, where a record 2,600 companies will exhibit products related to target shooting, hunting, outdoor recreation and law enforcement. SHOT Show attracts nearly 60,000 professionals representing 113 countries from the firearms and outdoor industry. |
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Smith & Wesson Parent, American Outdoor Brands, Replaces CEO
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American Outdoor Brands Corp. said James Debney has been replaced as president and CEO and as a director of the company following the determination by the board of directors that he “engaged in conduct inconsistent with non-financial company policy.” |
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Taurus Announces Retirement of CEO David Blenket
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Taurus has announced the upcoming retirement of Chief Executive Officer David Blenker. Blenker has enjoyed a long and notable career with Taurus that has encompassed nearly three decades. He served for over 20 years as Taurus' Chief Financial Officer and the last two years as CEO of Taurus Holdings, Inc. |
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Mossberg Appoints New VP of Operations
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O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc. announced the appointment of Patricia Donahue as VP of operations, effective immediately. Donahue will have responsibility for the company’s manufacturing operations.|
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GSM Outdoors Acquires TekMat
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GSM Outdoors has announced that the company recently acquired TekMat. This acquisition expands GSM Outdoors' growing portfolio of gun care products and accessories. |
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Safariland Group Announces Sale of KleenBore to Pro-Shot Products
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The Safariland Group completed the sale of its KleenBore brand of firearms cleaning accessories to Taylorville, IL-based Pro-Shot Products, a family-owned business and manufacturer of American-made firearms cleaning accessories. |
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15 Mind-Blowing Stats About Online Shopping in 2019
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What do consumers expect from their go-to digital storefronts and e-commerce experiences? What are the most effective ways for retailers to reach customers–and wow them? And are there common beliefs about what retail customers want that data proves otherwise? |
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-MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA-
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NSSF Launches Campaign to Highlight Gun Owners' Contributions & Concern for Safety & Community
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With gun owners increasingly the target of efforts to shame and disrespect them simply for exercising their constitutional right to own a firearm, the National Shooting Sports Foundation is responding with a campaign to educate the public about the care gun owners have for their neighbors and communities. |
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Understanding Deer Movement & What Makes a Good Wintering Area
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Whitetails obviously don’t take “vacations,” but they do make seasonal relocations and sometimes long journeys – but in this case we’re talking about moving into wintering grounds, often referred to as “deer yards.” |
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Winter 2019 Edition Now Available
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Click the magazine cover to view the digital version of the Winter 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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How to Reinvent Your Email as a Productivity Tool
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It amazes me how many communication “solutions” are available nowadays–and yet, we feel more stressed than ever. We talk endlessly about focus and productivity but the very same tools that claim to offer these values appear to make the situation worse. |
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National Geographic Celebrates Earth Day's 50th Anniversary with Two World Premiere Specials
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National Geographic plans to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22 with two primetime global specials: Born Wild: Earth Day Live and Jane Goodall: The Hope. |
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Do You Know Any Independent Retailers That Would Be a Good Fit For NBS?
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In case you are not aware, NBS provides a stipend to those who refer and actively assist in our recruiting effort. For more information, or to discuss possible leads, please contact Julie Cerza in the NBS Office via phone at 817-605-2212 or via email at
jcerza@nbs.com
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-WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO KNOW?-
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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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