Article From：SGB Media U.S. retail sales continue to heat up, with June marking the ninth consecutive month of total retail sales growth. According to Mastercard SpendingPulse*, U.S. retail sales, excluding automotive and gasoline, increa...

Article From：SGB Media Visa released its June reading of the Visa U.S. Spending Momentum Index (SMI)* and registered 111.7 for June, down 11.6 points from its May reading of 123.3. The reading above 100 suggests consumer spending had expa...

Article From：SGI Europe Pointing to the strongly diverging business development for Austrian retailers (depending on location and product range focus), the national Association of Sporting Goods Manufacturers and Suppliers (VSS) provided...

Article From：SGI Europe According to the Estudio E-Commerce 2021, a study put out by IAB Spain and Elogia, the distinction between e-tail and physical retail has blurred this year in Spain to the point of indifference for 58 percent of th...

Article From：SGI Europe Figures published for the second quarter of 2021 by the German e-commerce and mail order trade association, BEVH, show an unbroken overall trend toward e-commerce and the use of online marketplaces for all types of...

Article From：SGB Media Anta Group announced its five-year strategic targets and a 24-month acceleration plan Lead to Win for its Anta brand. Under its five-year strategic targets, Anta plans to achieve a compound annual growth rate (CAGR)...

Article From：SGB Media Anta said retail sales, in terms of retail value, of Anta branded products for the second quarter of 2021 recorded 35-to-40 percent positive growth compared to the same period of 2020. Retail sales for the Fila bran...

Article From：SGB Media In SIAs first report of 2021 on the impacts from COVID-19, snowsports enthusiasts were found to overestimate their ability to participate in their favorite winter activities in the recently wrapped up 2020/21 season...

Article From：SGB Media Kathmandu Holdings Ltd. (NZX/ASX: KMD) (Group) provided the following trading update today following the recent announcement of additional COVID-19 restrictions in New South Wales, Australia. Many of the Groups reta...

Article From：SGB Media Brooks Running outlined its 2030 planet strategy that includes a commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. At Brooks, we think that climate change demands urgent and universal action, said David Kemp,...

Article From：SGB Media Gap Inc. said it plans to close all 81 of its Gap Specialty and Gap Outlet stores in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland as part of a strategic review of the company-operated business in Europe. The store...

Article From：SGB Media Life Fitness announced a strategic partnership with Pear Sports, a provider of digital coaching technology. To further expand our digital ecosystem, we are working collaboratively with best-in-class partners to co-c...

Article From：SGB Media According to the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA), the boating industry is booming with demand at an all-time high as Americans plan for a summer on the water. The outlook comes as the pandemic prope...

Article From：SGB Media Sixteen organizations, led by IHRSA, the Global Health Fitness Association, and Community Gyms Coalition (CGC), released a letter asking Congress to include H.R. 890 and S. 1613, the Gym Mitigation and Survival Act...

Article From：SGB Media The National Retail Federation (NRF) raised its outlook for the retail industry for the year as the economy accelerates its pace of recovery. Retail sales are expected to grow between 10.5 percent and 13.5 percent t...

Article From：SGB Media The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) announced that skier visit numbers to U.S. areas totaled 59 million for the 2020/21 ski season, the fifth-best season on record and a strong recovery from the pandemic-short...

Article From：SGB Media Golf rounds played in the U.S. jumped 45.3 percent for the month of March, according to Golf Datatech. For the first quarter, rounds are up 24.3 percent. All regions showed growth in March. The highest growth was se...

Article From：SGB Media The International Health, Racquet Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) announced that its 40th Annual IHRSA International Convention Trade Show (IHRSA 2021) will move from Los Angeles, CA to Dallas, TX. For the first time...

Article From：SGB Media The National Park Service (NPS) reported that Americas national parks saw 237 million visitors in 2020, representing a 28 percent decrease from the previous year due largely to temporary park closures and restrictio...

Article From：SGB Media According to NPD Group, the strong growth trend seen in golf and team sports equipment during the pandemic has continued into 2021, with a few notable exceptions. Sales for the first quarter grew more than 50 percen...