Industry

The overall process of creating a thorough business plan can help nearly any store take stock of what is working—and determine what is not.

Retailers can learn to make customers' hearts skip a beat in 2018. Improve sales — and profits — by understanding what worked in 2017.

Like many AR rifle part makers, BPM entered the market during turbulent economic times in order to keep its machines running. However, the company quickly became an industry titan and built a business that can weather market downturns.

Law enforcement professionals are a solid market for your store. Get to know your local force and stock up on good gear that is affordable and meets department guidelines.

FNH is Fabrique National Herstal, Herstal being the Belgian city that is now home to an international operation manufacturing defense, law enforcement and commercial firearms and marketing them on every continent.

With AR sales as competitive as ever, major companies are looking for ways to get those rifles across the counter, and what better way than to throw ammunition at the problem?

One of the most ubiquitous names in tactical gear has gone back to its roots, inventing a new logo to highlight its Navy SEAL lineage.

It’s a company few retailers know well, but the rifles and other gear they help make are some of the best-known products in the country.

With the Army’s current transition from the Universal Camouflage Pattern to the new Operational Camouflage Pattern beginning July 1, 2015, focus is going to shift on Army footwear.

With black gun sales leveling off after years of major profits, there are several key ways to keep money coming in when the hardware isn't moving.

Located deep in Maryland’s Eastern Shore, LWRC International makes one of the country’s most recognizable gas-piston ARs. And while the quality and design don’t come cheap, its rifles are a good bet for dealers looking to step up their offerings.

Sig Sauer made a splash like few others at the 2015 SHOT Show. That impact is in no small part due to the aggressive leadership of CEO Ron Cohen.

In a move that's become all too common among firearms companies that had a heavy dependence on military sales, SureFire announced June 22 it was cutting its workforce in an effort to "streamline operations, refine its product offerings, and cut overall expenditures."

Crimson Trace is banking on the popularity of blockbuster movie hit Jurassic World to sell its laser systems.

In its proposed rule change for the ATF, the DOJ would require all silencer manufacturers to mark their suppressors.

The first green laser designed for revolvers is the new LG-415G Lasergrip from Crimson Trace.

The first green laser designed for revolvers is the new LG-415G Lasergrip from Crimson Trace.