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Berger Appoints Export Sales and Compliance Manager

Based in Sedalia, MO, Berger Bullets and Ammunition announced that Bob Goalder was appointed export sales and compliance manager, heading up international sales for the company while ensuring all federal, state and local government requirements are met.

NICS Checks Top 680,000 for Black Friday Week

NSSF reported that the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) completed 680,671 background checks related to firearms for the week leading up to and including Black Friday. That figure is down 4.3 percent from 2022’s total of 711,372 for the same period. 

EXEC: Analysts Skeptical of Colt CZ’s Bid for Vista Outdoor

While Vista Outdoor’s stock has seen an uptick following news of Colt CZ making an unsolicited offer to acquire the company for $30 per share, or for $1.74 billion, analysts believe Vista’s board will reject the offer and follow through on its planned sale of Vista’s ammo business to Czechoslovak Group.

Second Chance Opens European Office and Warehouse

Second Chance Ltd, a sporting goods distributor specialising in golf, cycling, football, fishing and connected sports technology based in Frankfurt, Germany, announced the opening of a new trading business, and limited GmbH company, SC Distribution Europe.

Report: Black Friday Traffic Sees Uptick

Sensormatic Solutions released its initial shopper visit data for U.S. brick-and-mortar stores and shopping centers for Black Friday, November 24, noting that foot traffic increased 4.6 percent compared to 2022.

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.