Table of Contents
Executive Summary – Italy
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- Per capita spend on sports goods of €98
- Specialists take over two-thirds of sports goods spending
- Room for further growth in participation levels
- Sports specialists sector reaches estimated €3.4 billion
- Fashionable activities
- Fragmented market
- Sector prospects
Executive Summary – Europe
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- France is largest market for sports goods
- France and Netherlands record highest spend per capita
- Market growth slows since 2000
- Sports specialists are the dominant retail channel
- Competition from other channels varies by country
- Sports specialists’ sales have grown fastest in the UK
- INTERSPORT and Sport 2000 largest sports groups by turnover
- Sports buying groups feature prominently in Continental Europe
- Independent retailers have protected their position
- Powerful product brands
- John David Group fastest growing specialist
- Foot Locker moves up the rankings
- Department stores feature prominently in Spain…
- ...and Germany
- Promising prospects in general for sports sector
- British sector looks less promising
- Spain and Italy remain highly fragmented markets
- Further consolidation will occur in Southern and Eastern Europe
European Summary and Outlook
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- Summary
- Report scope
- Countries and companies covered
- Sports goods market
- Market size and trends
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- Figure 1: European sports goods market: Market data by country, 2002
- Market breakdown by product category
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- Figure 2: European sports goods market: Share of sales by product category, 2002
- Market breakdown by channel
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- Figure 3: European sports goods market: Sales by retail channel, 2002
- Population profiles
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- Figure 4: European population profiles: Total population by age break, 2002
- Sports brands
- Publicity and sponsorship
- European sports specialists sector
- Sector value and trends
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- Figure 5: European sports specialists: Sector value and performance, by country, 1999-2003
- Relative importance
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- Figure 6: European sports specialists: Sector share of all retail and non-food retail sales, by country, 2002
- Relative performance
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- Figure 7: Sports specialists: Sector’s share of non-food and all retail sales, by country, 1999-2003
- Leading specialists
- Leading specialists – sales trends
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- Figure 8: Leading European sports specialists: Ranked by sales, 2002
- Leading specialists – outlets and space
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- Figure 9: Leading European sports specialists: European outlet numbers and space, 2002
- Sales densities
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- Figure 10: Leading European sports specialists: Ranked by European sales densities, 2002
- Buying groups
- Outlook
- Sector sales forecasts
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- Figure 11: European mixed goods retailing: Sector sales and forecasts by country, 2003 and 2008
- Company prospects
- Concentration levels
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- Figure 12: European sports specialists: Share of sector sales by country, 2002
Background Data – Italy
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- Population
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- Figure 13: Italy: Population trends, 1997-2001
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- Figure 14: Italy: Population, by age group and sex, January 2001
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- Figure 15: Italy: Households, by number of members, 1971-2000
- Figure 16: Italy: Population, by region, January 2001
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- Figure 17: Italy: Major cities, 2001
- Economy
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- Figure 18: Italy: Gross domestic product, 1995-2002
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- Figure 19: Italy: Consumer prices, 1996-2002
- Figure 20: Italy: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2002
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- Figure 21: Italy: Detailed breakdown of consumer expenditure, 1998-2002
Sports Goods Retailing in Italy
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- Setting the scene
- Buying groups
- Giacomelli Sport
- Foreign onslaught
- Great potential for further shopping centre development
- Sports participation
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- Figure 22: Italy: Participation in sporting activities, 2000
- Sports goods market value and trends
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- Figure 23: Italy: Consumer spending on sports goods, 1998-2002
- Channels of distribution
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- Figure 24: Italy: Sports goods market, sales by distribution channel, 2002
- The Italian sports specialists sector
- Sector value and trends
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- Figure 25: Italy: Retail sales, 1999-2003e
- Figure 26: Italy: Retail sales performance, 1999-2003
- Enterprise and outlet data
- Leading specialists
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- Figure 27: Italy: Leading sports specialists, 2002/03
- Market shares
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- Figure 28: Italy: Leading specialists’ market shares, 2002
- Prospects and forecasts
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- Figure 29: Italy: Sports specialists’ sales forecasts, 2003-08
Major Company Profiles
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- Décathlon
- Background
- Financial data
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- Figure 30: Décathlon: Sales performance, 1998-2003
- Outlets
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- Figure 31: Décathlon: Outlet data, 1998-2002
- Foreign activities
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- Figure 32: Décathlon: International store numbers, 2001-03
- Products
- Home shopping
- SWOT
- Foot Locker (Europe)
- Background
- Europe
- Financial data
- Group
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- Figure 33: Foot Locker Inc: Group financial performance, 1998/99-2002/03
- Europe
- UK
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- Figure 34: Foot Locker (UK) Limited: Financial performance, 1998-2002
- Outlets
- Group
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- Figure 35: Foot Locker: Group store targets and average sales areas, August 2003
- Figure 36: Foot Locker Inc: Outlet data, 1998/99-2002/03
- Europe
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- Figure 37: Foot Locker: European stores and initial store targets, August 2003
- UK
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- Figure 38: Foot Locker UK: Outlet numbers and estimated store data, 1999-2003
- Non-European activities
- Products
- Home shopping
- SWOT
- Giacomelli Sport Group
- Background
- History and stock market listing
- Organic and acquisitive growth
- Plunges into loss and files for administration
- Sergio Tacchini emerges as potential buyer
- But administrators finally call for assets to be auctioned off
- Financial data
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- Figure 39: Giacomelli Sport: Financial performance, 1998-2002
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- Figure 40: Giacomelli Sport: Financial performance by country, 2002
- Interim results 2003
- 2003-05 business plan
- Outlets
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- Figure 41: Giacomelli sport: Outlet data, 2000-02
- Foreign activities
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- Figure 42: Giacomelli Sport: International outlet data by country, 2001 and 2002
- Products
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- Figure 43: Giacomelli Sport: Sales by product type, 2000
- E-commerce
- Logistics
- SWOT
- INTERSPORT International Corporation
- Background
- History
- Various retail fascias
- Comprehensive package
- Disadvantages of buying groups
- Financial data
- Outlets
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- Figure 44: INTERSPORT: Outlet data, 1998/99-2002/03
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- Figure 45: INTERSPORT: European outlet data, 2000 and 2002
- Products
- Services to members
- SWOT
- Sport 2000 International
- Background
- History
- Central and national structures
- New partners come on board
- Other deals
- Key objectives
- Financial data
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- Figure 46: Sport 2000 International: Retail sales performance by country, 1999 and 2002
- Outlets
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- Figure 47: Sport 2000 International: Outlet data, 1999 and 2002
- Products
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- Figure 48: Sport 2000 International: Own-label portfolio
- Websites and home shopping
- SWOT
Mini Company Profile
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- Coronel Tapiocca
- Background
- Outlets
- Products
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