OCTOBER 2020 US SALES UP +19%
ACTIONWATCH: In October ‘20 overall sales on the US ActionWatch panel experienced robust +19% growth compared to October ‘19. In addition to hardgoods and wetsuits continuing to sell at a record……
ACTIONWATCH: AUSTRALIA PANEL SEPT ’20 UP 56.2%
September’s fantastic double digit improvement on September 2019 results across all categories has returned 2020 YTD to double digit growth (+13.8%). September’s sales showed a 42 basis point improvement on August. It’s a remarkable result……
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……