German buying groups post improving outdoor sales, but jackets remain a problem

For the first six months of 2014, Intersport Germany reports an overall sales improvement of 4 percent against the first half of the previous year: Running was up by 22 percent and team sports naturally soared by 32 percent thanks to the football feast in Brazil.

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