The growth of the average price point for all sports footwear in 2004 was attributable to strength in the sporting goods, specialty athletic footwear, and family footwear channels of distribution, according to data gathered for “The Sporting Goods Market
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Sporting Goods, Specialty Athletic Footwear, and Family Footwear Drive ASP
The growth of the average price point for all sports footwear in 2004 was attributable to strength in the sporting goods, specialty athletic footwear and family footwear channels of distribution, according to data gathered for “The Sporting Goods Market i
Gift Cards Help Boost January Retail Sales…
The expected benefit from holiday gift card redemptions helped boost January U.S. retail sales numbers as consumers cashed in the cards and took advantage of the traditional January clearance period. While nasty weather in much of the East kept people at
Industry Retailers Expand Mall Presence at Athlete’s Foot Lease Auction…
The Athlete’s Foot Stores, LLC gained approval last week for the results of its January 13 auction of roughly 60 store leases. DJM Asset Management was designated to pick up the most leases with 19 leases acquired for $367,000. PGAF Acquisition was next
December Retail Further Magnifies the Dumbbell Effect; Athletic Key to Footwear Gains…
December retail, and the Holiday season in general, was seen as a “mixed bag” by analysts looking for some rhyme or reason behind the numbers that saw retail results all over the place this year. One thing is sure, if you had your own Internet business,
Industry Again Outpaces Market…
SEW has been using the S&P 500 index since 2000 as a baseline to measure performance in the sporting goods industry versus the rest of the public market. Since that time, we have seen the S&P both fall sharply and regain momentum, but the sporting goods
November Retail Sales Fall Short of Expectations…
The sluggish start to the Holiday shopping season had analysts scrambling last week, as most cut projections for Holiday retail sales gains after November comparable store sales results fell short of expectations. Sports Executive Weekly is also hearing
October Retail Sales Benefit from Hurricane Rebuilding and Loss Replacement…
It looks like the Hurricanes that were blamed for much of the retail sales weakness in September added to the fortunes of a number of retailers in October as people spent heavily to rebuild homes and replace lost items…
September Retail Comp Sales Results Impacted by More than Weather Woes…
At first look, September retail sales took a hit from multiple hurricanes in the Southeast and unseasonably warm weather in the Midwest. However, on closer review, it appears that the sluggish – and mostly negative — results reported by most retailers i
June Retail Results Cause Concern for BTS…
June retail results surprised many that had become accustomed to the run-up in retail sales performance over the last six months or so. But as tax rebate checks get spent, gasoline prices stay high, and the Fed starts to raise interest rates, the consume
Shanley and Team Leave Wells Fargo for SIG
John J. Shanley is leaving Wells Fargo Securities to join Susquehanna International Group, LLP. SIG said Shanley will join its sell-side research team, covering athletic footwear and apparel. Mr. Shanley brings more than twenty years of experience in the
Memorial Day Shift Hurts Some at Retail; Jobs Picture Could Lead to Brighter BTS…
Pacific Sunwear continued its positive string of monthly comps store sales gains in May, albeit at a slower pace that saw the mall teen retailer post its first non-double-digit comp gain since March of last year. The Buckle appears to be putting together
May Retail Comps Mostly Surprise and Delight…
While May retail sales results were tough to read as a trend and did not offer up any solid consensus on the health of retail, the reports issued last week by dozens of public companies did appear to re-affirm the feeling that the U.S. retail economy is i
Easter Shift Holds Back Retail Increases in April Comp Sales Results…
The shift in the Easter calendar stymied the robust retail sales growth of the last few months, pushing a week of holiday sales into the March period. Some were also pointing to colder weather in the Northeast as a reason for a retail sales gain that wou
The Good News Keeps Flowing at Retail in March as Consumers Take a Spring Fling…
Two sets of reports on Thursday may provide more fuel to the retail fire seemingly offsetting the impact of higher gas prices and the increasingly bad news coming out of Iraq. The good news on the job front due to record low unemployment figures, and bri