Nation's Best Sports
Nation’s Best Sports (NBS) is the nation’s oldest and largest sporting goods buying group. Formed in 1956, NBS is comprised of over 415 independent retail members representing over 1,000 storefronts across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. The NBS mission is to provide independently owned dealers the ability to effectively compete in an ever-changing environment through aggressive purchasing, marketing, and service opportunities. For more information, visit www.nbs.com.
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FORT WORTH, TX – Nation’s Best Sports (NBS), the nation’s oldest and largest sporting goods buying group, is excited to return to the Outdoor Retailer Summer Show from June 19-21, 2023, at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. NBS will be in Booth #30056-RS in the Retail Services section of the show floor.“Outdoor Retailer is a great opportunity for us to see what’s trending in the outdoor and lifestyle industries,” said NBS President Jim Chandley. “One of our strategic initiatives is to increase our presence and Vendor Partnerships in these categories as this is pivotal for the future of NBS and our Members.”Over the past year, NBS has adjusted its Market-structure to create opportunities for the outdoor and lifestyle categories for its Members. NBS is now hosting a Summer Specialty Market and a Fall Specialty Market each year heavily focusing on apparel and footwear to supplement the camping, outdoor, and watersports presence at their Semi-Annual Markets.NBS is encouraging both retailers and vendors to stop by their booth to learn more about NBS’ “No Cost Offer” for potential new Members.“We are attending more trade shows now than we have historically to increase our recruiting efforts and it has paid off tremendously,” said NBS Executive Director of Membership Julie Cerza. “We have added over 30 new Members in the past 12 months and we show no signs of slowing down. Outdoor Retailer allows us to get in front of some of the nation’s top retailers and show them what NBS can offer their businesses.”Julie Cerza (Executive Director of Membership), Ken Chandley (Senior Category Manager), and Catherine Rash (Director of Marketing) will be representing NBS at the show.NBS currently has over 430 independent retailers with over 1,000 storefronts located across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico that participate in a wide variety of categories within the outdoor sporting goods industry. To learn more about the NBS recruiting process, please contact Julie Cerza via phone at 817-605-2212.Media Contact: Catherine Rash, Director of MarketingNation’s Best Sportscrash@nbs.comPhone: 817-605-2223