2014년 Top 100 Retailers Chart 2014 - Sporting Goods

Top 100 Retailers Chart 2014 - Sporting Goods                      

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Many sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailers were able to squeeze out single-digit same-store sales increases last year, but they’re looking for some game-changing numbers to improve this year’s performance. Perhaps the widest-ranging negative trend is the declining numbers of youth participating in team sports.

 

“The degradation of the casual team sports participation cannot be ignored,” says VJ Mayor, director of communications and research for the Sports and Fitness Industry Association. Nineteen of the 24 sports tracked showed declines; gymnastics, ultimate Frisbee, indoor soccer and beach volleyball lead among those showing increases.

 

A less-ominous trend indicates that the number of “inactive” Americans seems to have plateaued at around 28 percent of the population (80.4 million people), according to the Physical Activity Council. “Industry initiatives and national campaigns to increase physical activity may be starting to bear fruit, but we need to decrease inactivity, not stabilize it,” says Tom Coves, PAC chairman.

 

Pittsburgh-based Dick’s Sporting Goods suffered weakness in golf, fitness and outdoor equipment categories, which contributed to an overall decline in the company’s hardlines sales, now 49 percent of total sales. Apparel accounts for 30 percent and footwear another 20 percent as Dick’s has been growing the number of Nike and Under Armour in-store shops.