RetailTRAK™ October 2009 - Running Specialty Retail Sales

The running specialty channel saw across the board growth in October, with nearly every product category increasing sales over October 2008. Although October 2008 sales were lower than October 2007, most categories actually outgrew the October 2007 totals too; a very healthy sign going into the last two months of the year.

Compared to October 2008 here are the category changes in dollar sales:

• All Footwear: +15% 
• Road Running Shoes +15%
  - Motion Control Shoes +3%
  - Stability Shoes +8%
  - Neutral/Cushion Shoes +32%
  - Lightweight Shoes +6% 
• All Apparel +12%
• Sportswear +8%
• All Accessories +28%

Leisure Trends Group tracks POS data from running specialty stores, all categories sold, down to the detail including brand and model share, performance, widths, category sales and growth, and fastest growing brands and categories.

Leisure Trends' RetailTRAK™ (a monthly (POS) retail sales tracking service) gives you the information you need to know about what's selling at retail. From product sales trends, brand market share to best selling styles - our reports keep you informed.

Our data provides insight into the strengths and weaknesses of brands and helps companies spot opportunities in the competitive marketplace. Understanding retail sales trends is essential to market share growth. Our reports tell you which categories, brands and styles are expanding, which are sitting still and which are shrinking. Reports are published monthly and include brands, styles, price points, dollars sold, units sold, market share and in specialty stores- margins, turns and inventory.

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