Bain survey shows fast growth of sustainable thinking in Asian countries affected by pollution
The consulting firm Bain & Company has released the outcome of a new study conducted among 16,000 consumers in eleven countries across seven product categories. The interesting results: Most fast-growing Asia-Pacific markets have larger environmentally and socially conscious and health-conscious segments than mature markets like North America or Europe. The ...
Outdoor and bike industry stocks fall nearly 18% in Q1
Our quarterly analysis of the outdoor stock market shows a 17.84 percent sequential decline in the average stock prices of 31 public companies primarily involved in the outdoor and bicycle sectors between Jan. 1 and March 31. Broader market conditions weighed on the sector, which had posted stock price increases ...
Bicycle shares Q1 2022: Geopolitical situation puts pressure on the market
While global lockdowns, virus variants, inflation, zero interest rates, supply shortages or political crises could not harm last year’s upward trend in bicycle stocks, Russia’s attack on Ukraine has changed everything. The war is intensifying the surge in prices. Fears of supply shortages of gas and oil and other commodities ...
Women in the outdoor and sports business: Facts and figures on International Women’s Day
#BreakTheBias is the slogan for International Women’s Day 2022, and many sports and outdoor brands are also using the slogan together with the hashtags #InternationalWomensDay and #IWD2022 for their own campaigns in the “Women’s Month of March.”
Footwear industry: Inflationary pressure increases on a broad front
Thanks to the collective work of the editorial teams of our sister publications Shoe Intelligence and SGI Europe, we have put together a comprehensive analysis of the impact of inflation on the footwear industry. The editors tried to cover the economic, industrial, financial and some social aspects of inflation focusing ...
Emerald releases first report on the North American B2B events industry for 2022
Emerald Holding, the New York-based organizer of Outdoor Retailer (OR) trade shows, among others, has released its first research report reflecting the changing expectations that are influencing and shaping the future of the business-to-business (B2B) events industry. The report will be published annually in the future, Emerald said.
Green awareness provides greater tailwind for bike stocks in 2021
2021 had it all: on the one hand, more lockdowns, virus variants, inflation, zero or negative interest rates, supply bottlenecks, political crises, trade and other wars, etc. On the other hand, 2021 experienced a world stock market that trudged steadily upward. This also gave our 2021 cycling stock some major ...
Outdoor and bike industry stocks rose by 3.0% in Q4
Our quarterly analysis of the outdoor stock market shows a 3.0 percent sequential increase in the average stock prices of 32 public companies primarily involved in the outdoor and bicycle sectors between Sept. 30 and Dec. 31, 2021. This came after increases for most of the same companies of 18.9 ...
New study on social shopping in Germany: Where the product finds the buyer
One in five Germans has bought something via social networks, just as many can imagine it. Social media and e-commerce are merging, and the customer journey is being redefined. A recent YouGov study shows the relevance of social shopping for German consumers.
GfK reports mixed consumer sentiments in October survey for Germany
In its latest study conducted among 2,000 Germans, GfK reports a mixed picture of consumer sentiment in October. The propensity to buy increased again, while economic and income expectations declined. As the propensity to save is also falling noticeably, GfK forecasts a consumer climate of 0.9 points for November, 0.5 ...
Outdoor industry stocks declined by 6% in Q3
Public companies involved in the outdoor and bike sectors saw their average share value decline by 6.0 percent between June 30 and Sept. 30 of this year, after rising by 18.9 percent during the first quarter and by 13.8 percent during the second quarter. The sector performed a little better ...
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Italy’s bike exports increase double-digit, e-bikes at 15%
A total of 1,975,000 million bicycles were sold in Italy in 2021 – 2 percent less than in the previous year, according to the annual estimates provided by the Italian bike industry association, ANCMA (Associazione Ciclo Motociclo Accessori). Sales of traditional bikes were down by 3 percent to 1,680,000 units, ...
Kearney releases circular fashion report 2022, with outdoor brands doing relatively well
Bike theft in Switzerland: Claim costs at record level
Bicycle sales in Austria: turnover surpasses €1 billion
Worldwide fishing equipment market to reach $31.8 billion by 2028, new report suggests
Ulrika Björk: “Appoint more women to the board”
Sara Molnar: “As a modern leader, diversity must be on your agenda”
Portugal Bike Value achieves double-digit increase in bicycle exports in 2021
The global fishing reel market is estimated to reach $5 billion by 2027
German study: Fewer new fashion purchases thanks to second-hand shopping
GOA reports 29 percent growth at U.S. specialty independent outdoor retail in 2021