Retailing by the Numbers — Part I

Doing your math homework will keep you in the black. The act of retailing is not altogether that hard. Sign a lease, buy some fixtures, load the store with merchandise and wait on the customers. While buying and selling is relatively easy, making a profit consistent with your investment is difficult at a minimum. In […]

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Southwick Associates Renews Executive Management Seminar Sponsorship for 2018 SHOT Show

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the firearms industry trade association, is pleased to announce that Southwick Associates has agreed to renew its sponsorship of the Networking Event at the highly anticipated 2018 SHOT Show’s Executive Management Seminar. Designed as the premier educational forum for rising managerial and executive-level professionals, this seminar will take place […]

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NSSF Q&A: U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.)

Editor’s Note: We are pleased to post the latest of our occasional Q&A features with an elected official who supports hunting and the shooting sports. NSSF thanks Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) for agreeing to talk with us. Who introduced you to hunting/the shooting sports and at what age? My dad, Don Rounds, and John and […]

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NSSF Q&A: U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.)

Editor’s Note: We are pleased to post the latest of our occasional Q&A features with an elected official who supports hunting and the shooting sports. NSSF thanks Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) for agreeing to talk with us. Who introduced you to hunting/the shooting sports and at what age? My dad, Don Rounds, and John and […]

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From the Counter: Green Top — 70 Years Strong

“From the Counter” is the NSSF’s timely industry perspective provided by firearm retailers across the country. Our goal is to identify and highlight innovative market strategies that help retailers compete more successfully. Lessons learned are drawn from an array of regions with diverse market economies in an era of political change. Green Top — Ashland, […]

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MT2 is Newest Sponsor of Winter 2017 NSSF Lead Management and OSHA Workshop

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®) is pleased to announce that MT2 has signed on to sponsor the early winter 2017 NSSF Lead Management and OSHA Compliance Workshop taking place Dec. 11-13 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Headquartered in Arvada, Colorado, MT2 is a leading environmental range consulting contractor. “MT2’s expertise in […]

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Government Report Supports Project ChildSafe Effectiveness

A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report has confirmed what we know to be true. The distribution of free gun locks helps to increase the use of safe storage practices. Having doctors talk to parents about safe storage and firearms in the homes does not change the parents’ behavior. In the words of the GAO […]

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Is SOS Inventory Killing Your Profits and Cash Flow?

A dearth of slow-moving inventory can fade customer interest and negatively affect your bottom line. A retailer’s inventory has both sweet and sour properties. It can sweeten your bottom line or significantly sour profits and cash flow. It all depends on how much of your inventory investment is tied up in A-grade (in strong demand) […]

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New Name, Same Song for Rebranded Gun Control Group

New name. New logo. New branding. But sadly, it’s the same old tired song. Americans for Responsible Solutions, the anti-gun group founded by former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, former astronaut and retired Navy aviator Capt. Mark Kelly, is getting a new moniker. Drum roll, please… presenting: Giffords. That’s about all that’s new. […]

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They Didn’t Work Then and They Won’t Work Now: The Old Gun Control Ideas are Back

There are simply no words to put into context the tragedy in Las Vegas. The murder and wounding of concertgoers defies rational thought. It was criminal, purely evil and entirely not representative of the community of law-abiding firearms owners. This hasn’t slowed anti-gun politicians driving a narrative and agenda to demonize those who make and […]

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Food and Event Services Up Your Range Game

You don’t need to run a full-scale restaurant to get people to stay longer at your range — but some food and beverages can go a long way towards that goal! When working to attract the next generation of shooters to your range facility, bring to mind Top Golf, Lucky Strike Bowling and Main Event […]

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It’s Never Too Late to Close the Leasing Barn Door

Until you’ve signed on the dotted line, it’s all open for negotiation. So, Mr. Retailer, you have met with some success, and it’s now time to renew your store lease, move to a new and improved location or, better yet, open a second store. The landlord sends you his 47-page lease written on legal-size paper […]

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Setting Up Your Master Key Locking System

An intelligently designed system for maintaining the keys to your store is paramount to store security. In today’s world of advanced and high-tech security, you have many options available with which to secure your firearms location. Although electronic locking systems and computerized electronic access control systems are plentiful and reliable, they can add significant costs […]

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NSSF Expands Hunting Works For America to Include the Rushmore State

Hunting Works For South Dakota becomes newest state chapter to join award-winning program NEWTOWN, Conn. — For the third time in 2017, the National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the trade association for the firearms industry, is proud to announce that the Hunting Works For America program has expanded its reach. Hunting Works For South Dakota […]

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Project ChildSafe Memphis Launches, Encourages Gun Owners to ‘Own It? Respect It. Secure It.’

Community-led effort focuses on preventing firearms accidents, thefts and misuse MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), along with Mayor Jim Strickland, D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, City of Memphis leaders and law enforcement officials today announced the kickoff of Project ChildSafe Memphis, joining a national initiative […]

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2017 Rimfire Challenge World Championship Winners Announced

This past weekend, 350 competitors ranging in age from seven to 70 converged on the grounds of Cavern Cove Competition Range in Woodville, Alabama, to take part in the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s (NSSF) 4th Annual Rimfire Challenge World Championship.

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Using Live and Simulator Training to Boost Range Profits

If you have a range, one of your best avenues to profits will be found in an array of training options. Creating a “Next Generation” shooting range that incorporates multiple profit centers can often be cost prohibitive to build from scratch, but there are many ways to reimagine and retrofit an existing facility with nominal […]

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Air Filters Incorporated Sponsors Winter 2017 NSSF Lead Management and OSHA Workshop

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®) is pleased to announce that Air Filters Incorporated has signed on to sponsor the early winter 2017 NSSF Lead Management and OSHA Workshop taking place Dec. 11-13 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company is a supplier of a wide variety of […]

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NSSF’s Rimfire Challenge Makes Transition

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the trade association for the firearms industry, is proud to announce that the NSSF Rimfire Challenge will be transitioned to a new organization: the Rimfire Challenge Shooting Association. The transition takes place Jan. 1, 2018. Originally developed by Sturm, Ruger & Co.’s Ken Jorgenson, along with […]

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Wildfire Preparedness for Federal Firearms Licensees

Disaster Preparedness for Federal Firearms Licensees – ATF Publication 3317.7 The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) recommends that all FFLs create a Disaster Preparedness Plan. Such a plan will help you to safeguard your business, facilitate a quick recovery and protect the public from the risk of theft or other loss of […]

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Is Your FFL a Criminal’s Hard Target?

“Target hardening” or “target mitigation” is a process wherein a building is made into a more difficult or less attractive target for criminals. It does not necessarily mean the construction of an impenetrable facility (although that would be the extreme case of target hardening.) But with the continuing trend of FFL burglaries we are seeing across […]

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Study Finds One Sick Raven, Extrapolates to Entire California Condor Population

A recent study is making headlines by continuing to beat the drum against traditional ammunition, arguing that the fate of the California condor is at stake. It’s scientific “evidence:” one raven with high blood lead levels. Rather than conducting a study of the California Condor, researchers published a study of the blood lead levels of […]

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Final Numbers Show Industry, Consumers Embraced First Annual National Shooting Sports Month

As with any event, we conduct post-event surveys and analyze a wide range of data to gauge how well that event went and how we can enhance the customer experience. This is true of SHOT Show, our Industry and Import/Export Summits and the numerous other events we host throughout the year. However, there were perhaps […]

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NSSF Makes New Range Safety and Etiquette Video Available to Industry, Public

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the trade association for the firearms industry, is pleased to announce the release of an all-new “Introduction to Range Safety and Etiquette” video. Designed to provide guidance for firearms use on shooting ranges both indoors and outdoors, the video is available to both industry members and […]

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Common Sense Solutions for Improved FFL Security

Here are five smart security strategies FFLs across the country have been implementing to combat burglaries. You may benefit from these home-grown best practices.

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NSSF/SAAMI Joint Statement on Las Vegas Tragedy

Statement from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI): Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with the families and loved ones of all those killed and injured in the criminal attack in Las Vegas. The manufacture, distribution and sale of automatic firearms and their components has […]

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