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SGB Media Thanksgiving Schedule

In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, SGB Media is taking time to be with family and will not publish the SGB Evening Update on November 22 or the SGB Morning and SGB Evening Updates on November 23, or November 24. Publishing will resume on November 27, 2023. 

Dick’s SG Lifts Guidance as Q3 Results Fly Past Expectations

Dick’s Sporting Goods raised its outlook for the year after reporting sales and earnings easily topped analyst targets with the help of healthy back-to-school selling. Same-store sales in the quarter improved 1.7 percent with gains in transaction and average ticket prices.

Buck Knives Welcomes VP of Sales

Buck Knives hired industry veteran Marty Carlson as VP of sales. Most recently, he was the senior director of sales – Camping and Watercraft for Johnson Outdoors.

Outdoor Leaders Comment on Latest Outdoor Rec Economy Figures

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported the latest statistics, which show that outdoor recreation generates $1.1 trillion in economic output (2.2 percent of GDP), nearly 5 million jobs, and comprises 3.2 percent of U.S. employees, according to an early analysis by the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable.

Record Traffic Forecasted for Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend

An estimated 182 million U.S. consumers plan to shop in-store and online from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday this year, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics. This figure is 15.7 million more consumers than last year and is the highest estimate since the NRF started tracking the data in 2017.

Walmart Raises Outlook as Q3 Surpasses Analyst Targets

Walmart raised its annual sales and profit forecast for the second straight quarter after third-quarter exceeded analyst estimates. Sales in the quarter grew 5.2 percent with strength across segments and comps rising 4.9 percent for Walmart U.S.