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...

Article From：SGB Media Dish Network Corp. filed lawsuits against Peloton Interactive, Lululemon Athletica and Icon Health Fitness over its workout streaming technology. The lawsuits, filed Tuesday in federal court in Texas and Delaware on...

Article From：SGB Media Retail sales rebounded with huge gains in March as government checks fattened consumers bank accounts and more vaccinations against COVID-19 made it easier for shoppers to get out of the house and lead to the accele...

Article From：SGB Media Grassroots Outdoor Alliance (GOA) reported year-to-year retail sales gains in its March membership update last week. Based on Grassroots member sales reports, independent outdoor specialty retailers see a year-to-ye...

Article From：SGB Media Early figures from the 2021 edition of the National Sporting Goods Associations (NSGA) Sports Participation in the U.S. report indicate the impact COVID-19 had on the ten segments tracked by NSGA in 2020. Its annual...

Article From：SGB Media The COVID-19 pandemic hit as baseball participation was on the upswing, according to research conducted by the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA). Initial data to NSGA from 2020 shows overall participation a...

Article From：SGB Media The U.S. economy added 916,000 jobs in March, the highest level in months, as rising vaccination rates and declining caseloads helped accelerate recovery in the labor market. The unemployment rate edged down to 6 pe...

Article From：SGB Media Adidas ranked sixth on the 2021 Global RepTrak 100, the highest among companies in the active lifestyle space. Nike was 22 and Under Armor, 45. Among other apparel and fashion brands, Levi Straus was 14; Hugo Boss,...

Article From：SGB Media Casual shoes/sneakers ranked as the most popular shoe choice this Spring, among 53 percent of likely shoe buyers, according to a survey commissioned by the FDRA as part of its Spring 2021 Footwear Buying Trends repo...

Article From：SGB Media After a challenging year for endurance events and nonprofits, RunSignup said it closed in Q1 of 2021 with encouraging signs of market expansion. Total transactions on its platform in March 2021 were just short of th...

Article From：SGB Media Peloton announced that it has officially closed the acquisition of Precor, one of the largest global commercial fitness equipment providers with a significant U.S. manufacturing presence. With this acquisition, Pelo...

Article From：SGB Media In a survey of 2,000 campgrounds and RV parks performed by CampgroundViews.com, nearly two-thirds of respondents stated that their advanced bookings are up 50 percent over average for the 2021 camping season. Twenty...

Article From：SGB Media Despite an economic recession in 2020, the U.S. sports and fitness market, including footwear, apparel and equipment, grew by 0.6 percent in 2020, according to the SFIA 2021 Manufacturers Sales By Category Report. T...

Article From：SGB Media Thirty-two percent of people plan to return to stadiums immediately and 54 percent within the first four months after stadiums reopen, according to a new Oracle Food and Beverage survey of 1,000 consumers in the U.S...

Article From：SGB Media Nike instituted an unspecified number of recent layoffs in an effort to build a flatter, nimbler company, according to a report from The Oregonian. The latest layoffs follow Nikes announcement early last summer on p...