Sports Equipment news and trends

Tennis Gear Gets Into The Subscription Swing
Retail // October 24, 2019

Andres Vallejo worked as a tennis instructor through his college years before starting Tennis Trunk. And, as a lifelong tennis player, Vallejo told PYMNTS in an interview, he was very familiar with the industry and the needs of consumers “not only from a product level...

New Tariffs On Clothes, Shoes To Hit Consumers In The Wallet
Economy // September 02, 2019

After the President Donald Trump administration added 15 percent tariffs to $112 billion of goods from China on Sunday (Sept. 1), China responded by imposing additional tariffs on U.S. goods. Unlike previous tariffs, these will have a direct impact on “final goods,” including shoes and...

Dick’s Sporting Goods Serves Up Price Matching
Retail // July 21, 2017

Dick’s Sporting Goods is joining the price matching game with its latest news. Competing with Amazon’s prices has mostly been an online battle of e-retailers throwing down the gauntlet. Dick’s Sporting Goods is upping the game for brick and mortar. The sports gear, sportswear and...

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Callaway Expands Topgolf Retail Brand in US and Internationally

November 04, 2022
Topgolf Callaway Brands CEO Chip Brewer has his eyes on expansion as a means to grow the “active lifestyle segment on the whole.” On the company’s third-quarter earnings call on Thursday (Nov. 3), Brewer had a positive outlook for the sports equipment company going forward into the next quarter and beyond. In August, the company […]

New Tariffs On Clothes, Shoes To Hit Consumers In The Wallet

September 02, 2019
After the President Donald Trump administration added 15 percent tariffs to $112 billion of goods from China on Sunday (Sept. 1), China responded by imposing additional tariffs on U.S. goods....

Dick’s Sporting Goods Serves Up Price Matching

July 21, 2017
Dick’s Sporting Goods is joining the price matching game with its latest news. Competing with Amazon’s prices has mostly been an online battle of e-retailers throwing down the gauntlet. Dick’s...