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Emerald Acquires Outdoor and Sporting Goods-Focused B2B Purchasing Platform

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The Elastic Suite platform streamlines the wholesale buying process for both brands and retail buyers, offering a digital year-round transactional platform for use by Emerald’s customers. Key client brands include Patagonia , The North Face , Timberland , Vans and Puma.

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Wilson Sporting Goods Turns First Physical Stores into Ultimate Urban Playgrounds

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The sporting goods retailer has existed for elite athletes as a wholesale brand for more than 100 years, being the “official ball of everything” from tennis to golf. For aspiring sportspeople, Wilson products existed on a par with everything else in department stores and retailers like Dick’s Sporting Goods.

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POST COVID-19 Outlook on Sporting Goods Industry & Market Trends: The Good, The Bad and The Greatest Opportunities Ahead

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Over the next five years towards 2025 , according to IBISWorld’s analysts’ early forecasts the sports participation was expected to spur the pent-up demand for Sporting Goods and supplies. First what do we know about the sporting goods industry and who are the main players? Industry Definition and Categories.

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Wilson Looks to Build Home Court Advantage with Move into Brick-and-Mortar

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Wilson Heritage Store in Chicago – the brand’s first brick-and-mortar location. Wilson pop-up storefront in NYC’s SoHo neighborhood acts as equal parts museum and retail location. The pop-up location was initially focused solely on tennis and intended only to stay open during the U.S. During the U.S.

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Nike, Dick’s Link Loyalty Programs

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In a rare move, Nike has connected its loyalty program to Dick’s Sporting Goods (DSG) membership program, reports CNBC. Nike has reduced its number of retail partners in recent years to focus on its most productive wholesale relationships. DSG received 19 percent of its sales from Nike products last year.

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Best Online Businesses for Sale in October

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The business is located in Orange County, NY with an asking price of $3,680,000. The sales are almost entirely wholesale, focusing on approximately 150 customers. The sales are almost entirely wholesale, focusing on approximately 150 customers. The business is located in Tampa, FL with an asking price of $7,800,000.

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#TBT: Service Merchandise Was the OG Multi-Channel Shopping Experience

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They offered a breadth of inventory that included fine jewelry, toys, sporting goods and electronics. After leaving the wholesale business, the couple opened Service Merchandise, Inc., Current catalogs were placed on stands in strategic locations throughout the store to allow customers to shop for the items not on display.