Consumer insights from the sporting goods industry – Page 56
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Thule will launch a new bike campaign for end consumers...
Thule will launch a new bike campaign for end consumers and retailers in the autumn of this year and plans other marketing activities together with local retailers in Europe and Asia
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Reports from the recent in-house fairs of some Spanish buying...
Reports from the recent in-house fairs of some Spanish buying groups indicate a strong increase in orders by their retail members
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Sonae Group, the Portuguese company that owns Sport Zone, recorded...
Sonae Group, the Portuguese company that owns Sport Zone, recorded a 3 percent increase in its retail sales to €4.6 billion in 2013, including a 7.5 percent increase in Spain to €310 million through its Sport Zone, Worten and Zippy chains. Additional details will be released later this month.
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Rebel Sport, the New Zealand sports retailer owns by the...
Rebel Sport, the New Zealand sports retailer owns by the Briscoe Group, posted revenues of NZD$46.2 million (€27.7m-$37.4m) for its stores in New Zealand in the fourth quarter ended Jan. 26, representing a 9.47 percent increase in comparable store sales. For the full year ended Jan. 26, sales reached NZD$156.8 million ...
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In a preliminary statement, Go Sport reports a 5 percent...
In a preliminary statement, Go Sport reports a 5 percent decline in total revenues for 2013, down to €641.9 million. They fell by 4.6 percent on a comparable store basis across the French-based retail group, with a drop of 7.2 percent for the generalist Go Sport banner in France and ...
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Bauer Performance Sports' revenues for the second quarter ended last...
Bauer Performance Sports' revenues for the second quarter ended last Nov. 30 grew by 7 percent to $117.1 million, with a 9 percent increase in local currencies. Sales of ice hockey equipment were up by 0.8 percent on a comparable basis. In contrast, sales of apparel grew by 59.6 percent ...
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Recon Instuments, the company behind the first consumer heads-up displays...
Recon Instuments, the company behind the first consumer heads-up displays for sports, announced full Facebook social media integration with Snow2, allowing skiers to share performance statistics in real time while on the slopes
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Sportfachhandel estimates that the Austrian sporting goods market fell into...
Sportfachhandel estimates that the Austrian sporting goods market fell into negative territory in 2013, after growing by 2.1 percent in 2012, according to the KMU research institute. Its figures for the first nine months of last year showed an increase of only 2.1 percent in the third quarter after declines ...
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Belle International, a leading distributor for Nike and other international...
Belle International, a leading distributor for Nike and other international brands in China, reports increases in same-store sales of 5% for clothing and 1.3% for footwear during the fourth quarter of 2013
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The core sports retail business of JD Sports Fashion performed...
The core sports retail business of JD Sports Fashion performed particularly well during the last Christmas selling season. On a same-store basis, the growth in its sales in the U.K. and Ireland in the 48-week period ended Jan. 4 was marginally ahead of the previously reported increase of 5.8 percent ...
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In Sweden, in contrast, the poor start of the winter...
In Sweden, in contrast, the poor start of the winter season has meant that some roller-ski suppliers have more than doubled their orders in a period when usually there are no sales. According to Sportfack, Elpex, a leading Swedish supplier of roller skis experienced an increase of nearly 260 percent ...
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Despite unseasonably warm temperatures and a lack of snow in...
Despite unseasonably warm temperatures and a lack of snow in Norway's most populous regions, sales of alpine skis, cross-country skis and related accessories jumped sharply in the last quarter of 2013. According to statistics compiled by Sportsbransjen, the Norwegian sporting goods industry association, 15 percent more skis, ski poles and ...
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French sporting goods retailers enjoyed a 1.2 percent increase in...
French sporting goods retailers enjoyed a 1.2 percent increase in their sales during the third quarter. Year-on-year, their sales grew by 5 percent in July and by 3 percent in August but fell by 6 percent in September, according to FPS, the French sporting goods retailers' federation. The bicycle dealers' ...
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Norwegian sporting goods retailers raised their sales by 3 percent...
Norwegian sporting goods retailers raised their sales by 3 percent on a same-store basis during the third quarter of this year as compared to the same period of 2012, but the Norwegian Institute of Industry Analysis (IBA) calculated that in real terms they were off by 0.7 percent. Around 970 ...
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Strong sales of snow-sports equipment by Blue Tomato in Europe...
Strong sales of snow-sports equipment by Blue Tomato in Europe contributed to a 1.5 percent increase in comparable store sales at Zumiez in the third quarter ended Nov. 2, coming on top of a 3.7 percent increase during the same quarter a year ago. A further 1.7 percent increase was ...
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Dutch sporting goods retailers suffered a sales decline of 2.1...
Dutch sporting goods retailers suffered a sales decline of 2.1 percent in the third quarter as compared to the same period of 2012, according to the retail panel conducted by INRetail. The number of transactions went up by 5.5 percent, but with a 3.6 percent drop in the average amount ...
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IC Companys has reported a sales increase of 2 percent...
IC Companys has reported a sales increase of 2 percent to 344 million Danish crowns (€46.1m-$63.0m) in its Premium Outdoor segment, which comprises the Peak Performance brand, for the first quarter of its financial year. Sales went up at the wholesale level but the retail channel had a disappointing performance, with ...
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Accell Group expects to post higher sales for the second...
Accell Group expects to post higher sales for the second half of its financial year in all its product groups and in the major markets. Poor spring weather inflated inventories and led to strong discounting. Pre-season orders for new bikes have declined as retailers have frequently moving them to next ...
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According to the HUI Research institute, retail sales of sporting...
According to the HUI Research institute, retail sales of sporting goods in Sweden continued to increase in October, rising by 4 percent when compared with the same month last year. They have gone through many waves during 2013, yet the total accumulated sales for the first ten months are still ...
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The latest Mach Consumer study, which analyses trends in the...
The latest Mach Consumer study, which analyses trends in the Swiss sports market every two years, indicates that 10.6 percent of the Swiss population purchased sporting goods online or through a mail order catalog in the last 12 months, up from 7.1 percent in 2005. The study also showed decreases ...
