Dept. Sporting goods

  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Footwear Market Trends: Running Growth, Brand Share Shifts, and Changing Consumer Spend

Download our latest report to learn how shifting channel performance, evolving brand competition, and changing consumer behavior are reshaping the footwear market and what it means for growth. The footwear market is evolving, with growth patterns diverging across channels, categories, and brands. While overall category growth remains modest, in-store performance has outpaced online, and Running […]
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  1. Operations & Supply Chain

“Good Bookstores Selling Good Books” Our Interview with Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt

This week on the Remarkable Retail podcast, Michael LeBlanc and Steve Dennis unpack the retail news shaping the global economy—from the Iran war’s impact on oil, freight and food prices to Kohl’s disappointing earnings, Dick’s Sporting Goods’ continued growth, and another wave of store closings at Saks Global. The episode opens with the week’s major […]
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  1. Stores & Formats

Dick’s pulls back on Foot Locker closures amid store pilot success

​[[{“value”:” This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Dick’s is planning to close fewer Foot Locker stores than it initially anticipated as it sees success with a “Fast Break” store pilot at 11 locations, Executive Chairman Ed Stack said on a call with analysts Thursday. The company has […]
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  1. Department: Consumer Durables

Apparel Leakage from Academy Sports to Dick’s Sporting Goods

Download our latest report for a data driven look at where Academy Sports shoppers are purchasing apparel and sporting goods outside the retailer, and how those shifts are shaping brand and category dynamics across the sporting goods market. Academy Sports and Outdoors and Dick’s Sporting Goods serve many of the same shoppers across athletic apparel, […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

What last year’s receipts say about the year ahead

​[[{“value”:” New data from the 2025 CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor powered by Affinity Solutions: Q4 & Year in Review, offers one of the clearest looks yet at consumer spending across 2025. Analyzing real-world transaction behavior across 11 retail categories reveals a consistent story: consumers didn’t pull back, they recalibrated. After a year shaped by mixed economic […]
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  1. Data & Insights

NRF 2026 Takeaways: AI, Authenticity & the Human Factor

The NRF Big Show is always a whirlwind and this year was no exception. In this special episode of Retail Remix, host Nicole Silberstein is joined live from the show floor by her colleagues Adam Blair of Retail TouchPoints and Kate Robertson of Shop Eat Surf Outdoor to break down what stood out while everything […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

“The Analysts”: Simeon Siegel and Sucharita Kodali’s 2026 Retail Playbook

Steve Dennis and Michael LeBlanc open the first episode of 2026 with a clear-eyed look at the retail news shaping the year ahead. Holiday sales landed largely as expected. Online sales grew faster, but at a decelerating pace, reinforcing the continued centrality of stores—particularly as click-and-collect represented a meaningful share of holiday fulfillment. The hosts […]
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  1. Operations & Supply Chain

Pacsun, Camping World and Lush Join the Uber Delivery Portfolio

No one could accuse Uber Eats of the foolish consistency that’s the hobgoblin of little minds, as Ralph Waldo Emerson phrased it. Moving ever-farther from its roots in food delivery, the platform has added the youth-oriented retailer Pacsun, outdoor gear leader Camping World and Lush, maker of fresh, handmade, ethically sourced bath and body products, […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Dick’s Lifts Guidance as Foot Locker Turnaround Begins

This article first appeared in our sister publication, Shop Eat Surf Outdoor (SESO) Dick’s Sporting Goods raised its full-year guidance after a strong third-quarter performance, even as it begins the task of turning around its newly acquired Foot Locker business. Senior executives detailed plans to overhaul the struggling footwear retailer, which will include closing underperforming stores […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Case Studies of Successful Retail Product Launches: Key Lessons for Brands

Launching a new product in retail is an exciting opportunity—but also a challenging one. A successful retail product launch requires strategic planning, thoughtful execution, and continuous optimization. The best way to improve your own chances of success is to study brands that have done it well. Below are three powerful case studies of successful retail […]
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  1. Department: Consumer Durables

How to Get Your Product Into DICK’S Sporting Goods (Step-by-Step Guide)

If you’re a product manufacturer hoping to get your brand into DICK’S Sporting Goods, you’re targeting one of the largest and most influential sporting goods retailers in the U.S. With more than 850 stores nationwide and a strong omnichannel presence, DICK’S can offer tremendous visibility, credibility, and sales potential for emerging and established brands. This […]
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  1. Stores & Formats

Foot Locker backs out of HQ relocation to Florida

​[[{“value”:” After a reevaluation following its sale to Dick’s Sporting Goods, the retailer will no longer move its corporate base to Florida. Published Nov. 18, 2025 A Foot Locker location in an enclosed mall. The company announced in August 2024 that it would move its base to St. Petersburg, Florida. Daphne Howland/Retail Dive “}]] 
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Retail Sales Defy Gravity, A Big Change at Walmart, and Daydream CEO Julie Bornstein on the Next Wave in AI Shopping

Season 11, Episode 12 opens with a whirlwind week in retail news. Steve and Michael begin with the long-awaited end of the historic 43-day U.S. government shutdown, exploring what it means for holiday spending, federal workers, SNAP benefits, and travel recovery. While uncertainty lingers—particularly around health-care subsidies—the hosts note that retail may still experience ripple […]
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  1. Department: Consumer Durables

Gymshark signs Dick’s Sporting Goods as first US wholesale partner

​[[{“value”:” Dive Brief The U.K.-based athletic brand is now available at 12 of the retailer’s House of Sport stores. Published Oct. 28, 2025 By Howard Ruben House of Sports stores that carry Gymshark feature a fully branded collab space for an immersive shopping experience. Courtesy of Gymshark “}]] 
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Blank Canvas Strategy Revealed! Plus News from Dick’s Sporting Goods, Amazon, Hermes, and More

The News Rundown Steve leads off with the latest tariff turmoil, as trade negotiations between the U.S. and Canada stall amid the Trump administration’s response to an ad created and paid for by the Ontario government running in U.S. media whose key auto  sector is endangered by Trump trade policies. They also explore luxury corporate […]
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  1. Department: Consumer Durables

Hibbett Partners with Uber Eats for Delivery of Sneakers and Athletic Fashion

U.S. consumers can now receive on-demand deliveries of sneakers and sports-related fashion from nearly 900 of Hibbett’s 1,000+ stores via the Uber Eats platform. Hibbett is the latest non-food retailer to partner with Uber Eats: in September 2025 Best Buy partnered with Uber Eats for on-demand delivery from its 800+ stores, following Dollar Tree and […]
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  1. Associates & Employees

Retailers’ Holiday Hiring Forecasts Send Mixed Signals

As with many other elements of holiday 2025, the seasonal employment picture is somewhat contradictory. Amazon, one of the country’s largest retail employers, is standing pat: it will once again hire 250,000 seasonal workers, the same number as in 2024. And some retailers, notably Dick’s Sporting Goods, are planning to boost holiday hiring, from 8,000 […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

DTC Darling Bombas Steps into Owned Retail with 3 Store Openings This Fall

Jason LaRose Bombas, known both for its comfy socks and undergarments as well as its social conscience, isn’t exactly a stranger to brick-and-mortar; its products have been available for several years at retailers including Dick’s Sporting Goods, Nordstrom and Scheels. But while direct-to-consumer (DTC) will remain the brand’s primary sales channel, it’s now taking some […]
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  1. Agencies & Vendors

September retail sales rise amid signs of waning spending power

​[[“value”:” This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Retail spending rose in September, though higher prices appear to be driving some of the month’s growth, according to various reports. Due to the government shutdown, the U.S. Commerce Department didn’t release its retail sales report for September on Thursday as planned. […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Government Shutdown Retail Math, Zombie Retailers Come Back from the Dead, and the Future of Agentic Commerce (feat. Scot Wingo)

The Weekly News Rundown The episode opens with a fast-moving retail update. New DataWeave analytics reveal that Nike has raised prices significantly — by 17 percent for footwear and 14 percent for apparel — as tariff cost mounts, potentially disrupting their turnaround plans. Steve and Michael then examine the continuing U.S. government shutdown and its […]
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  1. Data & Insights

The Silent Retail Revolution Is Happening In-Store 

Sometimes, the most important shifts in retail don’t look like progress at all. They feel like stillness, tension, or even retreat. But as [this week’s blog] shows, those moments are often the birthplace of real momentum—the zero-to-one space where energy builds, direction changes, and breakthroughs begin. This week, we’re spotlighting two examples of that hidden […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

SEC Accuses Owner of RadioShack, Modell’s of $112M Ponzi Scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit in a Florida federal court accusing Taino Lopez and Alexander Mehr, founders of Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV), with defrauding investors of $112 million via a Ponzi-style scheme, according to reporting in the Wall Street Journal and other media outlets. From 2020 to 2022, REV purchased […]
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  1. Acquisitions, Divestitures & Mergers

What Leaders Can Learn from Dick’s, Target & the Athleisure Boom

This episode is brought to you by Commerce. Sports retail is moving fast — and sometimes sideways. This week, Shop Eat Surf Outdoor Editor in Chief Tiffany Montgomery and long-time industry analyst Matt Powell join Retail Remix for a candid discussion about what’s really happening with the biggest names in sports and activewear — and […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Mix & Match Meal Components: What’s Really for Dinner?

  The way Americans plan and consume dinner has undergone a seismic shift. Meal planning no longer begins in the kitchen, but often in the aisle of a grocery store, the drive-thru lane, or on a smartphone app. According to Foodservice Solutions® Grocerant ScoreCards, 83.2% of U.S. consumers do not know what they’ll have for […]
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Walmart to Expand Digital Shelf Labels Chainwide

Walmart will deploy digital shelf labels (DSLs) chainwide this year, doubling the approximately 2,300 U.S. locations currently using the technology (Walmart U.S. operates more than 4,600 stores). With more than 120,000 items in a typical Walmart store, managing price changes manually requires significant associate hours. Additionally, these DSLs are equipped with LED lights that make […]
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