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Nation's Top-Selling Outdoor Equipment Year-End Sales Figures Announced; E-Z Up Tent Has Competition Covered in 1999.


Business Editors

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 2000

SportsTrend.Info, the sporting-goods industry's authoritative source for product sales information, has released the 1999 year-end year-end also year·end
n.
The end of a year.

adj.
Occurring or done at the end of the year: a year-end audit.

Noun 1.
 sales figures sales figures nplcifras fpl de ventas  for the outdoor-equipment market.

Using the most current point-of-sale point of sale
n. pl. points of sale
A business or place where a product or service can be purchased. Also called point of purchase.



point
 data compiled from the nation's leading sporting-goods retailers and specialty stores Noun 1. specialty store - a store that sells only one kind of merchandise
shop, store - a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"
, SportsTrend.Info each week tracks exactly what products consumers are purchasing, as well as where and when.

The top-selling outdoor equipment (in dollars) for year-end 1999 is as follows:
     1.  E-Z Up            Dome Tent 9.5 x 9.5 -- Blue
     2.  Coleman           Sierra Trails 33 x 75 sleeping bag
     3.  Motorola          Fr 50 Dark Slate 2 Pk electronic radios
     4.  Coleman           16.4-ounce Propane
     5.  Coleman           15-foot Canoe
     6.  Motorola          Talkabout Blue electronic radios
     7.  Leupold &Stevens Vari X II 3-9 Blue pistol/shotgun scope
     8.  Winchester        9mm Lgr 115gr FMJ hunting ammo
     9.  Garmin            GPS III Plus global positioning system
    10.  Remington Arms    870EXP 12/28 RC/VT/M shotgun


The year-end list of top-selling outdoor products is led by the E-Z E-Z Engdahl-Zigangirov (bound)  Up Dome dome, a roof circular or (rarely) elliptical in plan and usually hemispherical in form, placed over a circular, square, oblong, or polygonal space. Domes have been built with a wide variety of outlines and of various materials.  Tent tent, portable shelter of canvas, skins, felt, matting, or other material usually supported by poles and used chiefly by nomads, hunters, and campers. Tents have been used by pastoral peoples since ancient times and are mentioned in the Old Testament and in Homer.  9.5 x 9.5 -- Blue, finishing 1999 as the top-selling outdoor product in total dollars sold. The E-Z Up tent outsold out·sold  
v.
Past tense and past participle of outsell.
 its closest competitor by more than $3 million, dominating the outdoor sales market.

The No. 2 seller among outdoor products for 1999 was the Coleman Cole·man   , Cy Originally Seymour Kauffman. Born 1929.

American composer and theatrical producer whose best known Broadway productions include Sweet Charity (1966) and The Will Rogers Follies (1991).
 Sierra Trails 33 x 75 sleeping bag. The Coleman model's sales in terms of dollars were high enough to make it the top-selling sleeping bag last year.

The first of two Motorola products This is a list of Motorola products. Motorola is a multinational company which manufactures telecommunications and electronics products.

Computers
Laptops

See also: Laptop

  • ML910
  • MW810
  • MW800
  • ML900
 among the year's top sellers is the Motorola (Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL, www.motorola.com) A leading manufacturer of semiconductor devices, electronics, telecommunications and satellite systems. Founded in Chicago in 1928 by Paul V.  Fr 50 Dark Slate 2 Pk electronic radios.

The No. 4 and 5 sellers for 1999 are both Coleman products. The Coleman 16.4-ounce Propane and the Coleman 15-foot Canoe gave the manufacturer three of the top-five-selling outdoor products for the year.

The second Motorola product in the top six, the Motorola Talkabout
For the Canadian game show, see Talk About (game show)


TalkAbout is a two-way radio produced by Motorola.
 Blue electronic radio, finished only slightly behind its counterpart counterpart n. in the law of contracts, a written paper which is one of several documents which constitute a contract, such as a written offer and a written acceptance. , the Fr 50 Dark Slate 2 Pk radio, to finish at No. 6 among the year's top-selling outdoor products.

At No. 7 is the Leupold &Stevens Vari X II 3-9 Blue pistol/ shotgun shotgun: see small arms.
shotgun

Smoothbore shoulder firearm designed to fire a number of pellets, or shot, that cover a large target area after they leave the muzzle. It is used mainly against small game such as birds.
 scope.

The Winchester 9mm Lgr 115gr FMJ FMJ Full Metal Jacket
FMJ Facility Management Journal
 hunting ammo was the eighth- highest-selling outdoor product last year.

Finishing a mere $1,581 behind the Winchester product was the Garmin GPS III Plus global positioning system Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite.
Global Positioning System (GPS)

Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use.
 for hunting.

Rounding out 1999's top-selling outdoor products is the Remington Arms Remington Arms is a major American manufacturer of rifles, shotguns, other firearms, revolvers and ammunition. They also license the Remington name to hunting apparel, Arctic Cat ATV's, and other hunting and shooting products manufactured by other companies.  870EXP 12/28 RC/VT/M shotgun.

Overall, total sales for the top 100 outdoor products in 1999 surpassed $214 million.

The rest of the top-selling outdoor equipment for year-end 1999 is as follows:
    11.  Jansport              Big Student Pack
    12.  Sturm, Ruger &Co.    10/22 Birch 22LR black
    13.  Motorola              Talkabout 250
    14.  Coleman               Sundome 10 x 10 tent
    15.  Homak                 8 Gun Upright
    16.  Garmin                GPS 12
    17.  Coleman               Propane Stove
    18.  Coleman               Queen Air Bed with Pump
    19.  Motorola              Talkabout + Camo 14C
    20.  Jansport              Right Pack
    21.  Shimano               Shimano Curado
    22.  Sturm, Ruger &Co.    P 9mm Decock DA STS
    23.  Academy               Fleece Sleeping Bag
    24.  Motorola              Talkabout 250 yellow
    25.  Coleman               Sundome 12 x 10 tent
    26.  Jansport              Jansport Mesh Pack black
    27.  Coleman               Propane Lantern/CS
    28.  Coleman               Sundome 7 x 7
    29.  Leatherman            Micra/Clamshell
    30.  Remington Arms        870 12/26 3.5 Syn
    31.  JWA                   Sunrise 11
    32.  O'Brien               Tube-LE Tube
    33.  Avid                  Winnebago 2 Peak 10x9 tent
    34.  Coleman               15 Degree Mummy sleeping bag
    35.  Bushnell              Pro400 Laser Ring Finder
    36.  Magellan              GPS 315
    37.  O.F. Mossberg &Sons  500 CMB CRN 12/28/24
    38.  Winchester            45 ACP 230gr FMJ
    39.  Coleman               Weathermaster 9 x 17 tent
    40.  Remington Arms        9mm UMC Ammo
    41.  Lowrance Electronics  98/Global Map 100
    42.  Nikon                 Buckmaster 3-9X40
    43.  Coleman               Elk Cotton w/Flannel Plaid
    44.  Bushnell              Power VW 10x50 WA
    45.  Remington Arms        870 Youth 20 Gauge Shotgun
    46.  Coleman               King Air Bed with Pump
    47.  Stack-On Products     8 Gun Security Cabinet
    48.  Leatherman            Wave/Leather Sheath/Std Box
    49.  Browning              BPS 12/28 Wood
    50.  Remington Arms        597 Bl 22
    51.  Leupold &Stevens     Vari X II 3-9 Matte
    52.  Coleman               Mummy 0 Degree sleeping bag
    53.  Beretta               92 FS 9 mm 3 Dot
    54.  Coleman               Propane Lantern
    55.  Winchester            40 S& 180 GR FMJ
    56.  Coleman               33 x 75 Nylon Tent with Tricot
    57.  Coleman               Doble Air Bed with Pump
    58.  JWA                   Sunrise 9
    59.  Wellington Products   SAF Tinks 69 Doe N Rut Balls
    60.  Lowe-Alpine           Contour IV
    61.  Motorola              Talkabout 250 C. Blue
    62.  Remington Arms        M870 Exp Sup Camo 3.5
    63.  Coleman               32 X 8 Mummy Bag Nylon/Nylon
    64.  Tasco                 8-17x25 Compact Zoom
    65.  Leatherman            Tool/Leather/Clamshell
    66.  Tofasco               Maccabbe Elite Folding Chair
    67.  US Arms               M1300 Def 12/18 Syn
    68.  Nikon                 10x50 Lookout IV
    69.  Beretta               MDL 92 FS 9 mm 3 Dot
    70.  Browning              14/28 60x30 Medallion
    71.  Jansport              Wolf River
    72.  Leatherman            Wave/Leather/Sheath/Clamshell
    73.  Remington Arms        870 Exp 12/28 SP Mac
    74.  Coleman               Fuel
    75.  Dynascan              FRS100 2PC Grey
    76.  Coleman               Sundome 10 x 8 tent
    77.  Remington Arms        325 Ct. 22LR HP
    78.  Jansport              Rockies Tall
    79.  Tofasco               Bazzar DLX Folding Chair
    80.  Outdoor Technologies  6500-C3 Bait Cast Reel
    81.  Slumberjack           Big Cot
    82.  Coleman               Electric Ignite Stove
    83.  Intex                 Downy Queen Airbed
    84.  Coleman               Kenai
    85.  Motorola              Talkabout Khaki Green
    86.  Motorola              Slk 280 Black Rechargeable
    87.  Slumberjack           Family Camper Mat
    88.  Eastpak               Pinnacle Black backpack
    89.  JWA                   Apex XT Tent
    90.  Remington Arms        870Exp 12/28 Syn
    91.  Bushnell              3-9x40 Matt Banner
    92.  Coleman               Portable Heater
    93.  Bushnell              600 Yardage Pro
    94.  Leatherman            Super Tool/Leather/Clamshell
    95.  Remington Arms        MDL 1187 12/28 VR HI
    96.  Outdoor Technologies  5500-C3 Baitcast Reel
    97.  Slumberjack           Small Quallofill Pillow
    98.  Magellan              GPS Pioneer
    99.  Avid                  Winnebago 2 RM 10x12 Clip
   100.  Shimano               Chronoarch fishing reel


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