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Dick’s Sporting Goods To Open Four New Stores In May

Dick’s Sporting Goods will be open four new Dick’s Sporting Goods stores in May. The stores are in Aurora, CO (grand opening ceremonies are May 19-20), West Long Branch, NJ (May 25-27), Gurnee, IL (May 25-27), and McAllen, TX (May 25-27).

NSSF’s Board Votes To Expel Dick’s Sporting Goods

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industries, said the foundation’s Board of Governors unanimously voted to expel Dick’s Sporting Goods from membership for conduct detrimental to the best interests of the Foundation.

Pure Fishing Hits The Selling Bock

Pure Fishing, the parent company of well-known fishing brands Berkley, Abu Garcia, Penn, Fenwick, Sterns, Mitchell, Pflueger, Shakespeare, Ugly Stik Spiderwire, among others, has joined Rawlings on the list of businesses Newell Brands is looking to divest.

Aisle Talk Week of April 30

Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week, including Nike Inc. CEO Mark Parker (pictured) holding a rare company-wide staff meeting at Nike headquarters to apologize for recent incidents at the company.

April Retail Jobs Up 3,700 From March

Retail industry employment increased by 3,700 jobs seasonally adjusted in April over March and 48,900 jobs unadjusted year-over-year, the National Retail Federation said Friday.

Olin Corp Sees Winchester’s Earnings Declining In 2018

Olin Corp reported a sharp decline in earnings at the company’s Winchester segment due to reduced commercial demand and higher-commodity material costs. Olin officials no longer see Winchester’s results improving in 2018, but also assured analysts it has no plans to sell the business.

CODI Sees Dip In Cash Flow In Q1

Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) reported cash flow declined slightly in the first quarter as earnings growth in the company’s Advanced Circuits, Arnold Magnetics, Clean Earth, Sterno Products and Liberty Safe businesses was offset by declines at the company’s ErgoBaby, Manitoba Harvest and 5.11.

Ellett Brothers To Buy AcuSport In Asset Sale

The assets of AcuSport, a Bellefontaine, OH-based distributor of shooting and hunting products that filed Tuesday for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, will be acquired by Ellett Brothers LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of United Sporting Cos., the parties have announced.

Big 5 Wacked By Weather Woes In Q1

Big 5 Sporting Goods reported that a lack of cold weather crushed its winter business early in the first quarter while the arrival of chilly weather restrained its spring business later in the quarter.