The Lifestyle Segment Of The Running Market Lost Steam In 2009

Global sales of running are weakening overall, but the figures are growing among actual runners, according to a new study by NPD Group. It found that overall sales of running shoes fell slightly in 2009: by 0.1 percent in Europe’s “Big 5” countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the U.K.), ...

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