05 Sep August 2014 Athletic Footwear Sales Recap
August 2014 Footwear overview
- Sales of Sport Footwear grew in the low singles in August in dollars and in units resulting in a low single digit increase in average selling price.
- Basketball improved in the mid-teens, in line with year to date trend
- Sandal sales were again down in the high singles.
- Running shoes grew in the mid singles
- Cleated grew in the mid singles. Football shoes were up low singles while Soccer grew in the mid singles for August
- Men’s sales declined in the low singles; Women’s grew in the low singles and Kids improved in the mid-teens. Men’s was weak in Basketball, Golf and Running. Women’s had a good result in Skate, Classics and Walking which offset weak Running. Kids had very strong month in Running (+50%) Basketball and Soccer.
August 2014 Footwear sales by channel
- Sales of Sport Footwear on the Internet grew about 10% in August and were about 9% of all shoes sold. Sales in Physical stores improved in the low singles.
- Family Footwear lead all channels with sales up in the low teens. In Family, Kids sales grew almost 50%
- Athletic Specialty/Sporting Goods had a low single digit decline.
- Run/Sport Specialty had a low single digit increase
- Sales grew best in the Northwest and South Central and worst in the Midwest and New England.
August 2014 Brand Share
- Skechers grew nearly 40% for the month, gaining 125 basis points in share to 3.6%, and passing Asics as the #4 brand and #3 company in the sneaker business. Skechers showed particular strength in Walking and in Women’s Casual.
- The other big news was that Puma grew 40% in August was best in Lifestyle Athletic and Fashion Running.
- Nike sales of Sport Footwear in August grew in the mid singles and share improved 100 basis points to 48.2%. Jordan was up in the mid singles and share improved 40 basis points to 13.6%. Converse sales grew in the mid singles with 3.4% share. This gave Nike Inc. 65.2% share in August, the highest ever recorded for August. Nike showed strength in Running and Basketball, which offset weakness in Training and Football
- Adidas and Reebok declined sharply in August. Adidas declined in the important categories. Reebok Classics nearly doubled for the month, a very positive development.
- Under Armour grew nearly a third, with strong Kids Running (75%) and sandals offsetting declines in Training. Football cleat sales have also been good for UA, up in the mid-teens.
- One other interesting data point: When we combine Apparel and Footwear, Under Armour did more sales than the Adidas brand in August.
- Brooks led all Running brands with sales up in the high teens. Asics had a low single digit increase for the month. Mizuno and Saucony both had declines while New Balance continued to struggle.
- Vans improved more than 70% in August
August 2014 Top Selling models
1 Jordan 3 $165.29
2 Nike AIR FORCE 1 LOW $88.70
3 Nike FREE 5.0+ 2014 $92.33
4 Jordan 6 $157.46
5 Nike AIR MAX 2014 $151.84
6 M UA HIGHLIGHT MC $127.80
7 Nike AIR MONARCH IV $50.04
8 Jordan 14 $168.65
9 W Nike FREE 5.0 2014 $91.90
10 Nike ROSHE RUN $73.15
11 Converse ALL STAR OXFORD $41.89
12 Jordan TRUE FLIGHT $136.11
13 Nike REVOLUTION 2 $42.40
14 Nike AIR FORCE 1 LOW $89.59
15 K Converse ALL STAR OX $38.55
16 W Nike REVOLUTION 2 $42.92
17 K Nike AIR FORCE 1 LOW $74.32
18 Nike KD 7
19 Nike FLEX RUN 2014 $69.99
20 Nike AIR FORCE 1 MID $92.52
21 Nike SB ZOOM STEFAN $76.49
22 M CNV ALL STAR HI $47.01
23 Nike Vapor Carbon ELITE 2014 TD $129.91
24 K Jordan 3 $118.25
25 Nike FINGERTRAP MAX $121.54
Of the top 250 models for August 2014:
- Nike had 137 (55%)
- Jordan, 33 (14%)
- Asics, 11
- Adidas, 11
- Under Armour, 11
- Skechers, 8
- Vans, 8
- Converse, 7
- Brooks, 6
Basketball
- Basketball is a very important category in August, representing about 20% of all sneakers sold.
- In August, Basketball grew in the mid-teens
- Nike Basketball grew about a third for the month, while Jordan improved in the mid singles.
- Nike Inc. had a 97% share in Basketball in August
- Adidas and Reebok Basketball both declined sharply
- UA Basketball grew in the high teens
Running
- Running grew in the mid singles for August.
- UA Running grew nearly 50% with Adult Running up 19% and Kids’ Running up 75%.
- Adidas Running declined in the high teens
- Nike Running grew in the high singles. Flex and Roshe improved while Free declined.
Cleated Footwear
- Cleated Footwear grew in the mid singles in August. Football grew in the low singles, while soccer improved in the mid singles
- UA cleated grew more than 25%, while Adidas was up a in the low teens and Nike declined in the mid singles
August 2014 Apparel Overview
- August Sport Apparel grew in the low teens.
- Fleece was a standout category with sales up about a third.
- Active tops grew in the high singles, driven by long sleeve fitness tops and tanks
- Active bottoms improved in the mid singles, on the strong result from the Tights/Capris Fad (+90%)
- Men’s and Women’s Sport Apparel grew in the high singles, while kids grew about 25%
- Nike women’s grew 20% and gained 365 basis points in share. UA women’s grew in the low singles and gave up share.
- Nike Sport Apparel grew more than 25% in August, with share up 400 basis points to 36.3%
- UA grew in the mid-teens, with share up 30 basis points to 16%
- Jordan and The North Face Apparel grew in the high teens, while Adidas posted a decline.
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