The Snowsports Industries America (SIA) federation reports that winter sports sales in the U.S. were up by 2 percent from August through February compared with the same period the previous year. Retail sales of winter sports products reached $3.1 billion, of which $1.7 billion was generated by specialty shops. This amounts to a decline of 1 percent, while online retail sales rose by $68 million to reach $737 million. The larger sporting goods chains enjoyed stable sales of winter sports products worth about $694 million. However, these chains achieved about 55 percent of their winter sports sales with apparel, 36 percent with accessories like headwear and gloves, and just 8 percent with equipment.

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