PROFESSIONAL EDITION
USA PANEL SOARED +25% SEPTEMBER YOY
In September ‘20 overall sales on the US ActionWatch panel exploded +25% compared to September ‘19. In addition to hardgoods and wetsuits continuing to sell at a record pace it……
AUSTRALIA PANEL AUGUST ’20 SHOWS DOUBLE DIGIT GROWTH
ACTIONWATCH OZ: During the first half of the year, the COVID-19 pandemic led to the most severe contraction in global and domestic economic activity in decades. As we noted in our…
AUSTRALIA PANEL JULY UP DOUBLE DIGIT +60.3%
ACTIONWATCH OZ: Australia’s economy has plunged into its first recession in nearly 30 years, as it suffers the economic fallout from the coronavirus. Gross domestic product (GDP) shrank 7% in…
LAUNCHING: THE 2020 AUSTRALIAN SURF BUSINESS (DIGITAL) AWARDS
The Awards Night Where You Won’t Wind Up Falling Asleep In An Uber ! 📸@tedgrambeau ASB MAGAZINE: Australasian Surf Business Magazine is pleased to announce an exciting new digital awards…
AUSTRALIA PANEL JUNE’20 CLOSES DOUBLE DIGIT +64.5%
ActionWatch Oz: Retailers on our ActionWatch panel continued to enjoy double digit growth in June, with Avg $ Sales per store up (+64.5%) compared to June ’19. June sales dragged…
HARDGOODS LEADS +15% JUNE ACTIONWATCH US PANEL SALES
ACTIONWATCH: Over the last few weeks we’ve been hearing anecdotal stories from retailers about how surprisingly strong sales have been and today’s numbers confirm that we are indeed experiencing a V-shaped…
ACTIONWATCH: THE REBOUND IS REAL AUSTRALIA PANEL GROWS +71.2%
ACTIONWATCH OZ: You’ve been hearing about it anecdotally, but it’s now official, Australia has rebounded strongly in May, with our Oz panel growing Avg $ Sales Per Store (+71.2%) across all…
FINAL REPORT – COVID 19 IMPACT ON US SURF & SKATE RETAILERS
ActionWatch: The following survey results represent the status for US independent surf and skate specialty retailers during the first week of May. All respondents participated anonymously and the data has…
HARDGOOD & WETSUIT SALES LED MAY REBOUND IN USA
May ‘20 sales only down -8% overall vs May ‘19 After April sales declined by -77% we expected to see much improved numbers for May, but we certainly didn’t anticipate…
COVID19 IMPACT: APRIL 2020 ALL CATEGORIES DOWN -45.4% (YTD -17.7%)
ACTIONWATCH OZ: All stores (except one) reported data from on our panel for April albeit with reduced trading hours as the full effect of Covid-19 restrictions kicked in. Meanwhile, the large…
US RETAILER COVID19 SENTIMENT REPORT
ActionWatch’s survey of core US retailers shows an uptick in optimism that many industry shops will be able to survive the coronavirus crisis. The biggest headline that emerged is that…
STORE CLOSURES DRIVE US PANEL DOWN -76% APRIL
April door closures stifled brick & mortar sales In the US almost all of our retail partners had to close their doors the entire month of April due to the…