• Dick’s sales jump more than 20 percent on COVID-19 fitness craze

    Dick’s sales jump more than 20 percent on COVID-19 fitness craze

    At-home workouts and outdoor athletic activities are shaping up to be good business for Dick’s Sporting Goods. The retailer’s second-quarter results easily beat Wall Street’s expectations as consumers continue to focus on health and wellness while stuck at home amid the coronavirus pandemic. “During this pandemic, the importance of health and fitness has accelerated and …
  • Paragon Sports says it will stop selling fur after winter season

    Paragon Sports says it will stop selling fur after winter season

    What better time to announce a fur ban than during a heat wave in August? Paragon Sports, New York City’s go-to sporting goods retailer for over a century, has quietly announced that it will no longer sell fur products in its store once the winter season end. “There has been considerable innovation in the non-fur …
  • Dick’s Sporting Goods furloughs 40,000 employees amid coronavirus pandemic

    Dick’s Sporting Goods furloughs 40,000 employees amid coronavirus pandemic

    Another business has been hit by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday, Dick’s Sporting Goods announced that keeping its doors open has proven difficult while there are no sports or any physical activity going on during the lockdown. Beginning Sunday, the retail giant will furlough almost 40,000 employees and keep only a “small number” of …