2006 was a year of integration for many of the companies on the vendor side of the outdoor and snow sports industries, while retailers have been able to turn strong sales gains into even stronger earnings growth. In spite of one of the worst snow sports w
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Sport Footwear Sales Reach $17.8 Billion in 2006 as Growth Slows
After posting solid increases in the first half of 2006 sport footwear saw much of the gains slip away as the year progressed, finally settling into a 3.5% increase for the year, according to analysis conducted by The SportsOneSource Group. SOS estimates
The SportsOneSource Group Sees Sport Footwear Growth Moderating Again in 2007…
After posting solid increases in the first half of 2006 sport footwear saw much of the gains slip away as the year progressed, finally settling into a 3.5% increase for the year, according to analysis conducted by The SportsOneSource Group. SOS estimates
SGMA Spring Market Attracts Over 250 Exhibitors
Nearly 250 exhibitors have already committed to the SGMA Spring Market including Easton Sports, Mizuno and Wilson Sporting Goods. More than 70 companies have signed up to exhibit in the past two months, including Crocs, LifeGear, Diamond Sports, Hind Team
Mizuno, Wilson and Easton Sports Coming to SGMA Spring Market
Mizuno, Wilson and Easton Sports have joined nearly 250 exhibitors committed to the SGMA Spring Market, which launches this June….
Genesco Sees Continued Strength at Journeys Formats; Urban Formats Hurt Q4…
Genesco Inc., which has seen its Journeys format at ground zero for three of the biggest trends over the last year, may be starting to see some issues with two of its other key formats. While Journeys has been riding the fashion athletic wave from the be
OR Winter Market Attendance Jumps 24%
Outdoor Retailer closed a successful 2007 Winter Market with a record 17,973 total attendees, up 24% from 2006 on a preliminary basis. The largest Winter Market to date attracted 5,602 buyers, up 14% from 2006*, who toured a show packed with innovative g
ASR Show Sees Urban Offset Mountain…
This show was not as well attended as in previous years. There however does not seem to be a slowdown in business in the Skate/Surf space. The overlap of the SIA.07 show and the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market likely pulled winter sports merchants elsewher
Investor Conferences Shed Light on New Strategies
The recent Cowen & Company investor conference in New York’s Times Square and ICR XChange conference in Dana Point Calif., features most of the major, publicly traded companies that do business in the Bicycle, Outdoor, and Snow Sports industries, includin
Industry Public Companies Give Peek Under the Tent for 2007 at Investor Conferences…
The weather wasn’t what most from the east coast were hoping for, but the 9th Annual ICR XChange delivered on its promise once again as one of the best run investor conferences in the market. Held this year at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort in Dana P
Hot IPO’s Drive Interest in Market…
After 2005’s barnstorming series of IPO’s for the sporting goods industry, 2006 had a bit more of a roller coaster ride…
Outdoor Market Sees Acquisitions Slow in 2006…
This year could easily be looked at as four quarters of integration. The massive, blockbuster acquisitions of 2004 and 2005 forced many of the serial consolidators to take a step back and start to put the pieces of their new puzzle together in the most ef
Vendors and Retailers Were Firing on All Cylinders in the Third Quarter…
Early cool weather helped the pace of sales and profit growth during the third quarter for Bicycle, Outdoor, and SnowSports vendors and retailers alike. With rising average selling prices and strong early sell-through delivering double-digit sales growth
Forzani Group Thanks Weather for Strong Q3…
The Forzani Group benefited from its recent Fitness Source acquisition, an extended back-to-school season, and accelerated sales trends in October to report strong third quarter sales and earnings. Without the additional revenue from Fitness Source, the
On-Line Holiday Spending Season is Underway…
According to OIA, on-line retail sales growth in the outdoor industry is out-pacing brick & mortar sales growth by more than a two to one margin. With the holiday selling season ramping up, e-commerce outdoor retailers are seeing some fundamental shifts i
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