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ArticleIntersport, Decathlon largest clothing retailers in France
Over the past 24 years, the sporting goods chains Intersport and Decathlon have become the leading retailers of clothing in France, overtaking hypermarkets, which used to control a combined 20 percent of the clothing market in 2000, according to the study Référenseigne Fashion carried out by Kantar, a group of ...
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ArticleRussian sporting goods retail benefits from a surge of health-related costs
A study by VTB, Russia’s second-largest state-owned bank, showed that in the first quarter of 2024, Russians spent Rub 42 billion (€438 million) on health and sports-related costs, 21 percent up from the previous year. The sporting goods industry is reaping the benefits of improving health consciousness among the Russian ...
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ArticleGlobal golf equipment market to post 3% CAGR by 2028
The global golf equipment market size is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 3 percent during the 2024-2028 forecast period, according to a new report by research and advisory firm Technavio. The golf equipment market encompasses a wide range of products, including golf clubs, ...
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News briefsDiving equipment market to grow at 7.5% CAGR by 2035
According to a new report by Allied Market Research, the global diving equipment market was valued at $3.5 billion in 2023 and is expected to reach $8.1 billion by 2035, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.5 percent from 2024 to 2035. Growth is being driven by the increasing ...
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ArticlePádel players now number 30 million worldwide
The International Padel Federation (FIP) has released the 2024 edition of its World Padel Report, which has pegged the number of pádel players worldwide at 30 million and the proportion of women among them at 40 percent. More than half of the players are in Europe, with another quarter or ...
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News briefsGlobal fitness equipment market to accelerate at a CAGR of 3% by 2033
According to a new report by research firm Allied Market Research, part of Allied Analytics, the global fitness equipment market is expected to reach $18.4 billion by 2033, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.02 percent from 2024 to 2033. By type, the cardiovascular training equipment segment was ...
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ArticleGlobal survey on women’s sports calls for brand investment
According to a new global survey from Parity and SurveyMonk, women’s sports fandom is moving to the mainstream, and the gender gap is expected to narrow further in the coming years. However, more than half of the surveyed (53 percent on average) said that brands are not investing enough in ...
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ArticleDecline in golf apparel sales signals market shift
According to Golf Datatech (GDT), the latest figures reveal a notable downturn in golf apparel sales, signaling a shift in the market landscape. In March 2024, sales at both on- and off-course specialty stores plunged by over 10 percent compared to the same period last year. The first quarter of ...
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ArticleA look at racquet sports in the US
RacquetX and marketing agency LaneTerralever (LT) published a report titled Who’s on the Court: A Profile of Today’s Racquet Sports Player, available online, to lay out the results of a survey they conducted in February of this year. The sample was 506 people in the US who have played “at ...
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News briefsSwedish sporting goods sales decline 5.2% in Q1 2024
Sporting goods sales in Sweden declined by 5.2 percent during the period from January to March compared to the same period last year, according to Sportindex from the industry organization Svenskt Sportforum. All months showed a decrease in growth. In January, sales decreased by 6.1 percent, by 6.5 percent in ...
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News briefsSpanish e-commerce up in first nine months of 2023
Online sales in Spain for the first nine months of 2023 rose by 25.1 percent year-on-year, from €2.654 to €3.320 billion, according to Palco23, which cites the National Commission on Markets and Competition (CNMC). The sports sector accounted for €1.792 billion, or 54 percent, of the nine-month total for 2023 ...
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News briefsEuropean sport sponsorship reached new high in 2023
According to research from the European Sponsorship Association (ESA) and Nielsen Sports, the total value of Europe’s sponsorship market increased by 6.2 percent over the past year from €29.05 billion to €30.86 billion. Sponsorship across Europe returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2023. The total volume exceeded the previous record high ...
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ArticleBoxing equipment market to accelerate at a CAGR of 4% by 2027
Factors include youth programs, urbanization, and rising female participation, but face challenges like infrastructure and injuries.
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ArticleChina’s athleisure market poised to hit $82.8 billion by 2024
The fusion of fashion and functionality known as athleisure is reshaping China’s sportswear industry, with projections indicating a substantial growth trajectory, according to Retail in Asia. Driven by a blend of fitness trends, lifestyle changes, and a burgeoning wellness movement, athleisure is becoming a dominant force in the Chinese apparel ...
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ArticleAsics unveils study on women’s physical activity and gender gap in exercise
Asics has released the results of what it claims is “the largest study ever conducted on the gender exercise gap.” The study, titled “Move Her Mind: Closing the Gender Exercise Gap – Study Report 2023” and unveiled to celebrate the upcoming International Women’s Day on March 8, explores the barriers, ...
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ArticleA bright future for pickleball in Spain?
The head of pickleball for the Catalunya Tennis Club’s Meeting Cup, Lluis Riba, wore a prognosticator’s cap for his recent chat with CMDsport, saying that 2027 will be the year of pickleball in Spain. Like pádel before it, he said, pickleball is in a position to save struggling tennis clubs, ...
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ArticleSquash racquet market is poised to increase, but needs more visibility
According to a recent report by Research and Markets, the global squash racquets market was valued at $175 million in 2022 and is expected to post a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.2 percent through 2028. Growth is driven by the sport’s increasing popularity and an expanding player base, ...
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News briefsSuper Bowl LVIII breaks TV records with thrilling showdown and star-studded lineup
Super Bowl LVIII, played at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, has rewritten the TV viewership playbook in the US. CBS, under Paramount’s ownership, hosted the game, attracting an astounding average of 123.4 million viewers. This figure surges past the previous record set by Fox during Super Bowl LVII, in 2023, ...
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News briefsA record year for professional pádel
Over the course of 2023 the International Padel Federation (FIP) – which conglomerates the Premier Padel, Cupra FIP Tour and FIP Promises circuits – held 160 tournaments for some 6,000 registered players. Of these 4,874 were professionals, hailing from 72 countries, and of the professionals 1,362 (28%) were women and ...
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News briefsSport participation enhances academic performance, new study highlights
New research has found a correlation between continued participation in sports, whether on teams or individually, and improved academic performance. The article, signed by researchers at the universities of Sydney and Manchester and titled Sport Participation for Academic Success: Evidence From the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, was published in ...
