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NEWS & ANALYSIS OF THE TEAM MARKET • SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 • A FORMULA4 MEDIA PUBLICATION
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TRENDS
High School Sports
Are Special; Welcome
to the Sporting Goods
Industry Hall of Fame
CHICKEN N PICKLE
Venue serves
up a unique pickleball
experience.
IN A PICKLE
Are dealers missing out
on the explosive growth
in pickleball? It's not too
late to get in the game.
THE ONE-ON-ONE
PROJECT
Allen Reynolds,
Team Sales Manager,
Cook's Sporting Goods,
North Wilkesboro, NC.
PICKLEBALL INSIGHT
10 things every team
dealer needs to know
about the sport.
THE RIGHT CLICK
Team dealers discuss
the ins and outs
of business technology
along with the
personal touch.
RETAIL OPPORTUNITY
A fast-growing sport still
in its infancy, pickleball
presents a unique
opportunity for retailers.
END ZONE
Ida Sports Shoe Wins
SFIA 2022 Start-Up
Challenge;
Holyoke Sporting
Goods Receives
Marketing Award.
INSIGHT INTO HOW
AMERICA'S TEAM DEALERS
ARE TURNING TO
SPECIALTY SPORTS IN A
POST-PANDEMIC WORLD.
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