Academy Sports and Outdoors frontloaded inventory to avoid new tariffs, keeping prices stable. Units per store increased initially but are now down. The retailer saw good sell-through of frontloaded products, with an optimistic outlook for the holidays. Price hikes are expected, especially in certain categories. Managing inventory effectively is a priority. Shippers and retailers are rushing to advance cargo shipments to avoid tariffs, causing a surge in port activity.

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