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The news: 顿颈肠办鈥檚 Sporting 骋辞辞诲蝉鈥� retail media arm, 顿颈肠办鈥檚 Media, is partnering with Roku to bring its shopper data to connected TV, per Adweek. Our take: 顿颈肠办鈥檚 sees retail media as a long-term growth engine, and its partnership with Roku should enhance its ability to compete with larger players by combining rich loyalty data with precise streaming insights. While 顿颈肠办鈥檚 Media already offered brands a robust mix of in-store and digital ad opportunities, the expanded Roku partnership enables more targeted, measurable, and high-impact campaigns鈥攅specially as connected TV becomes a core pillar in the modern advertising mix.

顿颈肠办鈥檚 Sporting Goods is buying Foot Locker: The deal will significantly boost the big box retailer鈥檚 market share and bargaining power鈥攖hough it carries significant risk.

顿颈肠办鈥檚 Sporting Goods had its best holiday quarter on record: While Q4 comparable sales soared past expectations, the retailer is tempering its outlook due to geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty.

It鈥檚 a divergent retail environment: While 顿颈肠办鈥檚 Sporting Goods and Abercrombie & Fitch expect shoppers to spend freely this holiday season, Best Buy鈥檚 sales were softer than expected.

Despite the volatility, several major retailers鈥攊ncluding 顿颈肠办鈥檚 Sporting Goods, Walmart, Williams-Sonoma, and Home Depot鈥攈ave held firm. Each reaffirmed its 2025 guidance, a sign of operational resilience and clarity that stands out in a treacherous macro environment.

At the same time, it鈥檚 working more closely with long-time retail partners like Foot Locker, 顿颈肠办鈥檚 Sporting Goods, and JD Sports. But it has a lot of ground to make up: Wholesale revenues fell 7% YoY in the last fiscal quarter, a sign that retailers are reconsidering orders amid Nike鈥檚 declining brand heat and weakening demand.

Dick's Sporting Goods makes bold acquisition play. Added to the list by Stambor was Dick's Sporting Goods, which announced plans to acquire Foot Locker. The acquisition would dramatically expand Dick's footprint from approximately 850 stores to 3,000 locations. "This is a massive play," said Stambor.

Tote bag company Bogg Bag is skipping Prime Day to keep inventory available for retailers like Macy鈥檚, Bloomingdale鈥檚, and 顿颈肠办鈥檚 Sporting Goods, where products can be sold at full price or at a smaller discount, CEO Kim Vaccarella told Reuters.

Case in point: Bogg Bag is skipping Prime Day this year to prioritize inventory for retail partners like Macy鈥檚, Bloomingdale鈥檚, and 顿颈肠办鈥檚 Sporting Goods, where it can sell at full price or with smaller markdowns, CEO Kim Vaccarella told Reuters.

Motor vehicle and parts dealer sales; furniture sales; electronics and appliance sales; building material and garden equipment sales; food and beverage sales; health and personal care sales; gasoline sales; clothing and clothing accessories sales; sporting goods, hobby, book, and physical music sales; general merchandise sales; miscellaneous sales; nonstore sales (i.e., pure-play ecommerce platform sales

US consumers keep spending: Better-than-expected results from Abercrombie, 顿颈肠办鈥檚 Sporting Goods, and Cava demonstrate that shoppers are willing to splurge on some nice-to-have items.

With its wide selection of goods from grocery to furniture, a Walmart Supercenter would make the most sense to join 顿颈肠办鈥檚 Sporting Goods, Macy鈥檚, and JCPenney as an anchor store. Walmart could place smaller formats, like its Neighborhood Market store, throughout the mall for shoppers seeking a quick in-and-out experience.

Retailers of sporting goods and equipment are moderately increasing their spending on digital ads following a post-pandemic slump. In 2022 and 2023, ad spending growth in this sector slumped well below the retail average. But its small share of total retail digital ad spending (5.2% in 2024) means it doesn鈥檛 have much impact on overall industry growth trends.