Athletic Apparel Market Share Report Announced for First Quarter of 2000; Athletic Apparel Market Led By Nike; Adidas and Columbia Sportswear Make Strong Showings.Retail/Sports Editors WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2000 SportsTrend.Info, the sporting goods Noun 1. sporting goods - sports equipment sold as a commodity commodity, trade good, good - articles of commerce sports equipment - equipment needed to participate in a particular sport industry's authoritative source for product sales information, has released 1st quarter market share figures for the athletic apparel market. Using the most current point-of-sale data compiled from the nation's leading sporting goods retailers, department stores This is a list of department stores. In the case of department store groups the location of the flagship store is given. This list does not include large specialist stores, which sometimes resemble department stores. and specialty stores, SportsTrend.Info each week tracks exactly what products consumers are purchasing, in what city and region they are being purchased, as well as the corresponding price information. The top-selling apparel manufacturers, first quarter of 2000 compared to the 1st quarter of 1999 based on market share dollars, are as follows: Manufacturer 2000 Manufacturer 1999 ------------------------------ -------------------------------- 1. Nike 21.1% Nike 32.8% 2. Adidas 13.1% Adidas 20.8% 3. Columbia Sportswear 10.2% Columbia Sportswear 9.6% 4. Champion Products 4.8% Russell Athletic 5.5% 5. Russell Athletic 4.4% Champion Products 2.3% 6. Reebok 3.1% And 1 2.1% 7. Bike Athletic 2.3% Reebok 2.0% 8. Ridgeview 1.6% Thor-Lo 1.1% 9. Vital Apparel 1.5% Ridgeview 1.1% 10. Thor-Lo 1.3% Bike Athletic 0.9% After the first quarter of 2000, Nike (Beaverton, Oregon Beaverton is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, seven miles west of Portland in the Tualatin River Valley. As of May 2006, its population is estimated to be 84,270,[1] 9.1% more than the 2000 census figure of 76,129. ) products comprised more than 21% of the athletic apparel market, including 32.5% of the shirt/miscellaneous tops market. Although down from last year's numbers (32.8% of the overall market and 40.4% of the shirt market), Nike continues to lead the athletic apparel industry. In addition to its stranglehold on the shirt market, Nike's market share ranks first for headwear head·wear n. A hat or other covering for the head. (32.7%), shorts/miscellaneous bottoms (29.3%) and accessories (19.2%). Furthermore, Nike ranks first in market share dollars among men (23.7%) and women (19.0%). Holding down a strong second among overall athletic apparel is Adidas (Portland, Oregon) with a market share of 13.1%. After one quarter last year, Adidas was in the same position, holding the second highest overall market share (20.8%). In 2000, Adidas also ranks second in outerwear (17.7%), shorts/miscellaneous (14.6%) and third in fleecewear (14.5%). Although number two overall, Adidas is the number one athletic apparel manufacturer for boys (18.6%) and girls (17.1%). Remaining consistent from 1999-2000 is Columbia Sportswear Columbia Sportswear Company NASDAQ: COLM is a United States company that manufactures and distributes outerwear and sportswear. Founded in 1938 by the late Paul Lamfrom, father of present chairperson Gert Boyle, the company is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. (Portland, Oregon) which has as first quarter market share of 10.2 % compared to last year's 9.6%. While remaining third in overall market share, Columbia continues to dominate the outerwear market with a 27.8% market share, up from last year's first quarter share of 23.7%. More than doubling its 1999 1st quarter market share, Champion Products (Winston-Salem, North Carolina Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 185,776; in 2004 the city annexed an additional 17,483 raising the population to 203,259. ) posted a 4.8% share in this year's 1st quarter compared to 2.3% in 1999. Champion's strongest showing came in the fleecewear category where they posted a 13% market share. At number five overall is Russell Athletic (Atlanta, Georgia) with a 4.4% market share. Although Russell ranks fifth in overall market share, they continue to rank number one in fleecewear with a 29.1% share. With a 1st quarter increase from 2.0% 1999 to 3.1% in 2000, Reebok Ree´bok` n. 1. (Zool.) The peele. (Stoughton, Massachusetts Stoughton (Official Name: Town of Stoughton) is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 27,149 at the 2000 census. History Stoughton was first settled in 1713 and was officially incorporated in 1726. ) ranks sixth for athletic apparel in market share dollars. Making a considerable jump from 1999 to 2000 is Bike Athletic (Knoxville, Tennessee “Knoxville” redirects here. For other uses, see Knoxville (disambiguation). Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the state of Tennessee, behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox CountyGR6. ) which saw their market share climb from a 1999 first quarter percentage of 0.9 to a 2000 percentage of 2.3. Bike also ranks fourth in market share dollars among boys with a 8.0% share. Remaining consistent from last year to this year, Ridgeview (Newton, Massachusetts The City of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, is an important residential suburb of Boston, which abuts it on the east. According to the 2000 census, the population of the Newton was 83,829, making it the tenth largest city in the state. ) posted a 1.6% market share for this year's first quarter compared to 1.1% last year. At number nine is Vital Apparel (Huntington Station, New York This article is about the place in New York. For the Metro station in Virginia, see Huntington (Washington Metro). Huntington Station is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. ) with a 1.5% share overall. However, Vital's 13.3% market share among girls places them third behind only Adidas and Columbia. Rounding out the 1st quarter market share top-10 for athletic apparel is Thor-Lo, Inc. (Statesville, North Carolina Statesville is a city in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 23,320 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Iredell CountyGR6. ) which recorded a 1.3% overall market share, up from their 1.1% in 1999. SportsTrend.Info is designed to provide weekly, point-of-sale data with the highest possible degree of accuracy and integrity. Functioning as a central clearinghouse for sports industry data, SportsTrend.Info enables its subscribers to access comprehensive reports from a wide variety of perspectives. All of the nation's major retailers are included in surveys. Mass merchandisers, smaller chains and independent retail outlets are included in order to provide a comprehensive basis for the generated reports. Attention media: Jeff Atkinson Jeff Atkinson might be:
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