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    The Russian outdoor goods industry is preparing to replace imports

    2024-03-28T16:41:00Z

    Russian players in the outdoor goods market believe the mass exodus of Western brands from the country provided local industry ample growth opportunities. Although exports no longer seem to be in the cards and manufacturers complain about inconsistent state support policy, the potential to plug the gap in the internal ...

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    ZIV: German bicycle industry defies consumer climate

    2024-03-15T07:53:00Z

    The German Bicycle Industry Association (ZIV - Die Fahrradindustrie) presented its market data for 2023. Contrary to expectations and the generally negative consumer climate, both bicycle production and bicycle sales once again reached a very high level in 2023 – comparable to the Covid-related bicycle boom year of 2020. Overall, ...

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    Annual US Outdoor Adventures Industry survey released

    2024-02-27T09:45:00Z

    Outdoor Adventures Connection, a US-based platform dedicated to connecting adventure seekers with outdoor experiences, released the findings of its annual Outdoor Adventures Industry Survey. The report, which encompasses data from across the US, assesses current trends, challenges, and opportunities within the outdoor adventure sector and offers valuable ...

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    Increasing participation in fishing in China

    2024-01-10T15:45:00Z

    The recreational fishery industry in China’s southern island province of Hainan alone recorded a total output value exceeding 4 billion yuan ($563m) in 2023, representing a year-on-year surge of 90 percent, according to preliminary data provided by local authorities. Fishing participation in the province jumped by 73 percent in 2023 ...

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    Strava Year In Sport Report shows social connections are the biggest motivator

    2024-01-06T09:42:00Z

    Strava has released its Year In Sport: The Trend Report, highlighting global trends among active people across all generations. It reveals that Generation Z’s behaviors and habits differ from other generations, but they also have different motivators, barriers and interests when it comes to staying active. For the report, Strava ...

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    VSSÖ: Austria’s outdoor market remains stable

    2023-11-07T08:46:00Z

    Despite the economic challenges in the 2022/2023 season, the Austrian outdoor industry was able to maintain its sales at a high level according to the latest market figures published by ARGE Outdoor (the specialized interest group of the Austrian outdoor sporting goods industry, which was founded in January 2023 and ...

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    Swedish sports retail sales down 1.7 percent in Q3

    2023-11-01T07:09:00Z

    The Sportindex, compiled by industry organization Svenskt Sportforum in collaboration with HUI, shows that Swedish sports retail sales fell 1.7 percent in the third quarter of 2023 – the seventh consecutive quarter of negative performance. A heat wave in September was a setback for sporting goods retailers as fall sales ...

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    China aims to build €385bn outdoor sports industry by 2025

    2023-10-31T07:48:00Z

    According to the government news agency Xinhua, China aims to develop outdoor sports into an industry worth 3 trillion yuan renminbi (€386 billion) by 2025, according to a government action plan released last week. The action plan, which covers the period from 2023 to 2025, aims to boost the construction ...

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    EOG invites UK retailers to participate in OMIS market data program

    2023-10-18T10:54:00Z

    The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has launched the Outdoor Market Intelligence Service (OMIS), an online dashboard to share real-time monthly sales data from outdoor retailers in the UK. Outdoor retailers in the UK are invited to join the program for key market insights, which went live during the European Outdoor ...

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    WFSGI / McKinsey & Company
    Sporting Goods Industry Survey

    2023-10-02T06:02:00Z

    SGI Europe would like to invite you to participate in this year’s WFSGI / McKinsey Sporting Goods Industry Survey.

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    Sales in Swedish sports retail down 1.7% in Q2

    2023-07-31T10:26:00Z

    According to the Sportindex, compiled by industry organization Svenskt Sportforum in collaboration with the Swedish Retail Research Institute (HUI), sales in the Swedish sports retail sector fell by 1.7 percent in Q2 2023. This was the sixth consecutive quarter of negative development. Changing behavior patterns following the end of the ...

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    Outdoor sales down slightly in the U.S.

    2023-07-19T10:03:00Z

    Overall sales in the outdoor industry were down by 1 percent in dollars and 4 percent in units over the year from May 2022 to April 2023. Industry volume amounted to $28 billion, or 24.4 percent more than the annual figure for calendar 2019. So reported analytic firm Circana’s executive ...

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    Rebike Mobility with strong growth in the 1st half of 2023

    2023-06-23T15:56:00Z

    The bicycle and e-bike market is facing a fundamental change. The ongoing professionalization of the used market, availability of young used bikes from the popular service bike leasing contracts as well as the longevity of premium e-bikes are positively boosting the second-hand market and promoting circular business models. This is ...

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    US Outdoor Participation Trends Report released, Vista Outdoor feeling bullish

    2023-06-20T13:17:00Z

    Vista Outdoor, parent company of 41 brands , including outdoor and bike suppliers Camelbak, Camp Chef, Giro, Bell and Fox Racing, is celebrating the results of the Outdoor Industry Association’s (OIA) 2023 Outdoor Participation Trends Report. The 72-page report, released to all OIA members, shows that the number of outdoor ...

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    First UK, then Europe: New EOG service provides sell-through analysis for the outdoor market

    2023-05-03T14:38:00Z

    After two years in development, the European Outdoor Group (EOG), led by Pauline Shepherd, and Sporting Insights have announced the launch of the Outdoor Market Intelligence Service, a retail sales reporting tool for the industry. The new service will initially be launched in the UK market, but ...

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    Global angling and hunting equipment market to post 7% CAGR by 2030

    2023-05-03T11:58:00Z

    The global angling and hunting equipment, which was estimated at US$536.97 million in 2022 (the base year), is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.03 percent to reach US$924.98 million by 2030, according to a recent report by Dublin-based Research and Markets. The 248-page report ...

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    Swedish sports retail sales fall 0.6 percent in Q1 2023

    2023-04-28T15:12:00Z

    According to the Sportindex, compiled by industry organization Svenskt Sportforum in collaboration with the Swedish Retail Research Institute (HUI), sales in Swedish sports retail fell 0.6 percent in the first quarter of 2023. This is the fifth consecutive quarter of negative development in the sports retail sector. In the ...

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    Austrian bicycle market 2022 with new highs in units and value

    2023-04-11T11:00:00Z

    According to the latest figures from ARGE Fahrrad, which is affiliated with the VSSÖ, the Austrian bicycle market will once again reach a peak in 2022 in terms of both sales and revenue.

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    UK bike sector faced turbulent year in 2022

    2023-03-02T08:34:00Z

    The Bicycle Association, the U.K.’s trade association for the bicycle industry, has released the “Annual Market Data Report for 2022: Riding out the Storm,” which provides coverage of the U.K. cycling sector for the calendar year 2022. Sales of mechanical bikes fell 22 percent to an estimated 1.88 million units ...

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    GfK e-bike monitor 2022 researches European consumer journey

    2023-01-26T15:15:00Z

    In its latest European comparison of the e-bike market, GfK has researched the owners’ preferences, the customer journey of potential e-bike buyers and the actual use of the bike once it is purchased. The GfK E-Bike Monitor 2022 reveals that many e-bike buyers are already owners: for example, one in ...