Sporting Goods Sales Accelerate in August
Sporting goods/hobby/book and music store adjusted sales grew 6% year-over-year last month to $9,281 million from $8,793 million, according to Commerce Dept. data, a bit behind overall retail sales excluding cars and fuel, which grew 9%. Both Dick’s and Academy commented on their Q2 earnings calls that sales momentum was gathering steam towards ... Log in to view full article.