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ArticleAustrian bicycle market 2022 with new highs in units and value
According to the latest figures from ARGE Fahrrad, which is affiliated with the VSSÖ, the Austrian bicycle market will once again reach a peak in 2022 in terms of both sales and revenue.
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News briefsUK bike sector faced turbulent year in 2022
The Bicycle Association, the U.K.’s trade association for the bicycle industry, has released the “Annual Market Data Report for 2022: Riding out the Storm,” which provides coverage of the U.K. cycling sector for the calendar year 2022. Sales of mechanical bikes fell 22 percent to an estimated 1.88 million units ...
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ArticleGfK e-bike monitor 2022 researches European consumer journey
In its latest European comparison of the e-bike market, GfK has researched the owners’ preferences, the customer journey of potential e-bike buyers and the actual use of the bike once it is purchased. The GfK E-Bike Monitor 2022 reveals that many e-bike buyers are already owners: for example, one in ...
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News briefsOutdoor report by Marketmedia24 gives future outlook
Marketmedia24 has launched its new “Branchen-Report Outdoor 2023,” which puts a spotlight on the market development in Germany from the pandemic years 2020 and 2021 to 2022, a year overshadowed by war and inflation. Overall, Marketmedia24 sees 2022 as a year of slightly negative sales numbers (-1.4 percent) for the ...
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News briefsShimano presents 2022 study on e-bike attitudes in Europe
Are you interested in a detailed country report on the attitudes toward e-bikes in several European countries? If so, you should keep an eye on Shimano’s “State of the Nation 2020” report. More than 15,500 people in 12 European countries were surveyed for this fourth annual report from the world’s ...
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News briefsMerrell releases global study on diversity in the outdoors
Outdoor lifestyle and footwear brand Merrell, part of Wolverine Worldwide, has published a report titled “Inclusivity in the Outdoors,” examining perceived inclusivity and experiences in outdoor spaces globally, with a focus on Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. While conventional outdoor research analyzes race, gender and income regionally, Merrell’s report ...
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News briefsSports fishing equipment market to post 3.21% growth by 2026
The sports fishing equipment market is projected to accelerate at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.21 percent during the 2021-2026 period, representing an incremental growth of US$2.45 billion, according to a new report by research and advisory firm Technavio. Growth will be driven by the rising popularity of ...
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ArticleMarket research in Germany sees sustainable products and second hand growing
Marketmedia 24, a Cologne-based market research institute, is currently working on its Industry Report Outdoor 2023 (to be published in January 2023). As a sneak preview from the report, the company has now released the first sales figures on the German outdoor market development in 2022. After two strong years ...
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ArticleU.S. outdoor recreation industry rebounds
Inflation-adjusted (“real”) GDP for the U.S. outdoor recreation economy increased 18.9 percent in 2021, compared to a 5.9 percent growth for the overall U.S. economy, according to recent figures by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Growth in 2021 reflected a rebound after dropping 21.6 percent in 2020. The ...
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ArticleWinter season in Austria can be a success despite challenges, study says
At a press conference in late October, tourism state secretary Susanne Kraus-Winkler and Österreich Werbung (OW; Austria Tourism) managing director Lisa Weddig addressed the current status quo of the tourism industry and the potential for the 2022/23 winter season, revealing that the industry made a comeback this summer, people are ...
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ArticleFirst-ever WBIA Global Market Report soon available
At its virtual general assembly this year, the World Bicycle Industry Association (WBIA), which was founded in 2019, discussed numerous industry and market developments on a global level. The latest news is that a first-ever comprehensive WBIA Global Market Report will be published soon. WBIA members include CONEBI, the umbrella ...
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ArticleRugged outdoor footwear market rebounds in 2021
After a disappointing 2020, impacted adversely by the global pandemic, the global branded outdoor shoe market returned to growth last year. Worldwide rugged outdoor footwear sales climbed 28 percent higher to $6,756 million in U.S. dollars in 2021, based on research conducted by the Outdoor Industry Compass in partnership with Sporting Goods Intelligence.
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ArticleSurvey: Winter tourists shifting from slopes to hiking trails
According to a YouGov survey commissioned by German sportswear manufacturer Schöffel, winter travelers are making changes to their activities. Above all, increased cost of living and energy prices are changing winter vacations for many Germans this season. Of those surveyed, 87 percent expect winter vacations to become more expensive in ...
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ArticleRussia's mass mobilization fuels demand for sports and outdoor products
The Russian market experienced a boom in demand for sporting and outdoor goods since Sept. 21, when the Russian president declared the first mass mobilization in the country since the second world war. The demand for military ammunition has sharply risen in Russia, and the price of sporting and outdoor ...
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ArticleSecondhand market has tripled since 2020, according to new report
The value of the apparel, footwear, and accessories resale market is estimated at between $100 and $120 billion worldwide, nearly three times the size it was in 2020, according to a new study by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and global resale platform Vestiaire Collective. The report, titled “What an Accelerating ...
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News briefsAdventure tourism doing record business in Spain
Spain’s adventure tourism sector is expected by the end of this year to exceed €26 billion in revenues, according to CMDsport, whose report draws on the forecasts of Yumping.com, themselves grounded in national economic figures. The projection for 2022 revenues would exceed the total for the pre-lockdown year of 2019 ...
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News briefsOutdoor recreation has mostly gained ground since Covid
According to the Outdoor Foundation’s Outdoor Participation Trends Report for 2022, the number of people entering or returning to outdoor recreation has risen by 26 percent since March 2020, when lockdowns and other pandemic measures went into effect in much of the world. This is the highest increase the foundation ...
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ArticleMost Brits plan to drive less and cycle more, new survey shows
Interesting insights from the island: The Britains are changing their mobility behavior.
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ArticleE-Commerce: Secondhand marketplaces on the rise
Cross-border marketplaces are developing fast, and the C2C trend is one of the drivers.
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ArticlePortugal’s two-wheeler export volume grows 38 percent in the first 7 months
According to the Portuguese Bicycle Industry Association ABIMOTA, Portugal has achieved a production growth of 38 percent in the first seven months of the current year 2022 (and compared to the same period in 2021). These figures, which have also been confirmed by the European Union’s statistical office Eurostat, make ...
