According to a recent report by the Leisure Trends Group, La Sportiva finds itself topping the list of fastest growing Trail Running shoes sold in Chain Stores showing astonishing growth from 2003 to 2004. But it's not just with the big players that Sportiva is seeing growth. La Sportiva finds their Mountain Running shoes right in the mix with Specialty Stores as well. With more than 45% YTD growth, they're the fourth-fastest growing brand amongst Specialty Stores, according to the report.
“We're seeing rapid growth in the trail running
category due to our cutting edge R&D efforts that have focused on the innovation of new products that increase the performance of the typical trail runner,” says Sportiva Marketing Manager Jonathan Lantz. “By applying our knowledge of mountain footwear to the trail
running category we have developed a new standard for running footwear design.”
La Sportiva has seen more than 25% YTD growth from 2004 to 2005 in their climbing shoe sales.
“This growth is validation of what we live and breath here at La Sportiva, ” says Mark Day, National Sales Manager. “Design and build the best rock shoes
for the vertical world.”
