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How Dick’s Sporting Goods Fights Premium Sneaker Diversion with its Mobile App

Retail TouchPoints

The customer-facing mobile app for Dicks Sporting Goods has traveled a long way since its debut in 2021. Walker had a fireside chat with Radar CEO Nick Patrick at the NRF 2025 session, The Future of Geolocation in Retail.

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Glue steps into footwear recycling and circular fashion

Inside Retail

The brand has partnered with TreadLightly, a recycling initiative powered by the Australian Sporting Good Association (ASGA) and recycler Save our Soles (SOS), to encourage customers to divert their used footwear to recycling plants rather than landfill. Shoppers who do so are entitled to receive 10 per cent off on new purchases.

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The customer is in control: Here’s the new payment and checkout experience

Inside Retail

People flock to shopping centres and it is not just to procure goods and services; it is also about the experiential enjoyment, the social element and the ability to make more informed purchasing decisions.”. Of course, physical retail has had to undergo a few changes since the first wave of Covid, particularly at entry, payment and checkout.

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How Retailers can Combat the Rising Threat of Theft

Retail TouchPoints

Dick’s Sporting Goods also attributed part of the brand’s 23% profit drop in the second fiscal quarter of 2023 to theft ( CNBC ). Address the self-checkout issue: Staffing constraints have made self-checkouts a popular fixture in stores of all sizes.

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5G in Retail: Creating the WOW factor

Retail TouchPoints

Dick’s Sporting Goods , one of the largest sporting goods retailers, recently unveiled its House of Sports store with a running track, rock wall, batting cages and outdoor turf field. Rivian , the all-electric pickup truck maker, recently launched its first retail hub with a lounge, garden, and library.

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Study: Even Anonymous Online Customers Leave Multiple ‘Clues’ Indicating Purchase Intent

Retail TouchPoints

For example, you walk into a sporting goods store like DICK’S Sporting Goods and you go to the golf section, pick up a club and ask the person in the section about finding some gloves — they’ve got clues to help you.”. said Brian McGlynn, General Manager of Ecommerce at Coveo in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Marketing With A Different Lens: What You Can Learn From Other Retail Verticals

Retail TouchPoints

For instance, many electronics retailers are seeing results with remarketing audiences, while sporting goods is excelling at ad efficiency. Learn From: Sporting Goods. In the sporting goods sector, we’ve seen a trend toward more granular targeting as search volume has escalated around home fitness and gym equipment.