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Apparel sales up YTD on 2022
The Golf Datatech Retail Market Share Reports covering US sales through the month of February and total 2023 for Shirts Men, Shirts Women are now available. US February 2023 Total Market (On-Off Course) On-Off Course February ’23 vs ’22: Dollars +14.0%On-Off Course February ’23 vs ’19: Dollars +50.4% On-Off Course YTD ’23 vs ’22: Dollars…
Read MoreBig Ticket Items Down in February
The Golf Datatech Retail Market Update reports covering US sales through the month of February and total 2023 for Balls, Irons, Putters, Shoes, Wedges, Woods are now available. Total US Golf Equipment Retail Market (On-Off Course) On-Off Course February ’23 vs ’22: Dollars -3.2%On-Off Course February ’23 vs ’19: Dollars +35.2% On-Off Course YTD ’23…
Read MoreGolf Equipment Sales Exceed Expectations
The Golf Datatech Retail Market Share Reports covering US sales through the month of November and total 2022 for Balls, Irons, Woods are now available for subscribers by going to www.gdtreports.com. In November 2022, every product category was down vs. same period ’21, with total sales -11.0%, with wedges (-3.1%), balls (-3.3%) and gloves (-4.9%) the best performing categories. On a YTD dollar basis,…
Read MoreOctober Rounds Reveal East-West Divide
The latest Golf Datatech National Rounds Played Report with results for October 2022 is out now. The three-page report contains year over year results for eight regions, all states and several metropolitan areas. Rounds played were down 1.1% for the month of October, 2022, and on a YTD basis they’re down only 2.4%. While the bulk of the…
Read MoreOctober Growth for Apparel Categories
October was another good month for golf apparel: up over 8% on the month and 6% on a year to date basis. The categories with the highest growth were Headwear (+18.5%), Men’s Tops (+15.0%) and Women’s Tops (+11.6%), while Men’s Shirts, which is the largest single category of golf apparel, was up over 7%. Both the…
Read MoreSigns of October Sales Decline
The latest retail sales figures for US golf have been released for October 2022 with confirmation that total equipment sales were off 5.9% for the month and down 2.2% YTD.
Read MoreSmall Slump for September Rounds Played Data
The latest Golf Datatech National Rounds Played Report with results for September 2022 is out now. The three-page report contains year over year results for eight regions, all states and several metropolitan areas. US rounds were down -1.7% for September 2022 and down -2.5% YTD when compared to September 2021. As the golf season winds…
Read MorePositive Signs for September Equipment Despite Slow Sales
The retail sales data for September 2022 shows that sales of golf equipment were down over 7% for the month of September, and are now down 1.8% on a YTD basis. Balls and Gloves were the only categories with sales improvements vs. 2021, up 4% and 5% respectively. The biggest declining category was irons, which…
Read MoreRounds Played Video Update (Q1 2022)
Is it just poor weather that’s affecting the Rounds Played numbers so far this year? How does the data compare to pre-pandemic figures? Industry experts and Golf Datatech founders, John Krzynowek and Phil Barnard are here with the answers > Click here to watch
Read MoreGolf Datatech and Atenga Insights Renew Successful Partnership
The Alliance Between Golf’s Leading Independent Market Research Firm and Pricing Research Specialist to Include Expanded Survey Metrics for Net Promoter Score Golf Datatech, the golf industry’s leading independent market research firm for retail sales, consumer insights and trade trends, announced today it is extending and expanding its partnership with global pricing research leader Atenga…
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