Longitudes Group today announced the release of its 2015 Sporting Goods Channel Golf Market Report. Longitudes Group estimates 17% of golf equipment/apparel revenues, in the range of $850,000,000 in retail volume, are sold in traditional Sporting Goods retailers. Golfers and manufacturers alike have experienced the power and influence of this channel in recent years. Tides are now changing as Golf departments inside large format sporting goods stores are getting pinched as they struggle to keep up with faster growing categories across the aisle.
2014 Off-course Retail Channel Report
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Who’s minding the store anyway? Longitudes Group Profiles and Ranks the Top 17 Golf Retail Chains for 2014
Portland, OR – Longitudes Group announced today it has recently completed a new report for 2014 documenting the market profiles of the 17 largest off-course golf retail brands. It includes an in-depth look at the new acquisition made by Worldwide Golf last month of 49 locations of the 91 Edwin Watts stores in bankruptcy proceedings.
2013 Sporting Goods Channel Golf Market Report
Longitudes Group today announced the release of its 2013 Sporting Goods Channel Golf Market Report. With over 17% of all golf industry sales being sold through this channel, golfers and manufacturers alike are experiencing the growing influence of this channel. Previously a proprietary report for clients, the report is being released as a syndicated report to the broader golf and sporting goods marketplace.