Business

As the nation’s oldest and largest firearms distributor, Sports South has gone far beyond basic dealer services. Through innovation and consistent management, this 178-year-old, fifth-generation family operation has earned a reputation as the most respected distributor in the firearms industry.

Coming home from SHOT Show with all kinds of ideas and new motivations is exciting but may overwhelm you. Instead of telling you what to do, our show veteran offers five things you shouldn’t do — specifically the week after SHOT Show ends.

How many of our fellow Americans are really on our side?

Fur prices are at rock bottom, but trappers keep buying gear and setting traps. Find out how you can get in on the action and start catering to a new customer.

Decades of attendance at the SHOT Show have taught me a precise schedule is the key to focus, sanity, output and success. With a schedule, I’ll accomplish 90 percent of my goals — no one is perfect. Here’s a scheduling blueprint to keep you on track, save steps, maximize time and enhance productivity.

Decades of attendance at the SHOT Show have taught me a precise schedule is the key to focus, sanity, output and success. With a schedule, I’ll accomplish 90 percent of my goals — no one is perfect. Here’s a scheduling blueprint to keep you on track, save steps, maximize time and enhance productivity.

Taxes can be fun? Not exactly, but federal tax rules permit write-offs and deductions for a number of enjoyable activities, events and other expenditures. Here's what to know.

The guns we sell have triggers and so do the customers we sell them to. Trip the right triggers and sales will follow.

Getting the most out of your SHOT Show experience takes planning and a little strategy.

Getting the most out of your SHOT Show experience takes planning and a little strategy.

Is the time your employees spend yakking it up with customers promoting the good of the business, or simply being abused?

ATA members must help identify and remove participation barriers if the industry wants archery and bowhunting to grow.

We asked three veteran archery retailers: How do you tackle year-end duties such as taxes and inventory? Here’s what they had to say.

Established in 1922, Easton Archery continues to build world-class arrows for bowhunters and target shooters.

Do you set New Year’s resolutions? If so, are you making any that pertain to bowhunting or your archery business?

Meet Rick and Julie Kreuter, hosts of TV’s “Beyond the Hunt,” while networking with fellow attendees at the Hunting Retailer Show Retailer Roundtables.

How do you make sure your discount program isn't costing you profit? And how do you take advantage of discounts from your suppliers?