Nation’s Best Sports (NBS) added Dave Nacke to its merchandising team in the role of vice president, merchandising. Nacke brings more than 30 years of experience in the outdoor/ski/athletic industries, notably with brands such as Adidas, Merrell, Columbia and most recently Salomon.
His experience with those companies includes outside sales, regional sales management and national sales management responsibilities. He has also worked for 13 years as a specialty retail store manager/partner.
As part of the senior merchandising team, Nacke is initially charged with continuing the development of the group’s Outdoor Initiative, as well as leading and coordinating the NBS merchandising team efforts.
“We are very excited to have Dave join the NBS merchandising team,” said Jim Chandley, president of Nation’s Best Sports. “We believe his knowledge and experience in the sporting goods industry will greatly enhance our efforts as we continue to grow and expand the business opportunities for our members.”
“We are very excited to have Dave join the NBS merchandising team,” said Jim Chandley, president of Nation’s Best Sports. “We believe his knowledge and experience in the sporting goods industry will greatly enhance our efforts as we continue to grow and expand the business opportunities for our members.”
Nation’s Best Sports is the nation’s oldest and most experienced sporting goods buying group, comprised of over 300 independent retail members representing 1,200 storefronts across the United States. For information, please contact Stuart Snow, director of member services at 800-379-0155 or ssnow@nbs.com
