Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Athletic Footwear In Full Swing

The average gross margin for the athletic footwear industry is 45%. The reason for this is simple- low input costs of raw materials. Nike Inc. dominates the market of athletic footwear, with a market share of approximately 48%. NIKE and Jordan brands together make up 59% of the total footwear sales in America, with 330 basis points of market share YoY.
Athletic footwear is divided into three categories, with the 'running' category taking over the bigger chunk of the market, precisely 35%.
Nike has been benefiting from the growth of the basketball category, which enjoys a growing 2.9% market share. It is crystal clear the sales for Nike's basketball footwear is going to shoot up. This current growth in this category has resulted in a boost for Nike's Jordan brand of basketball shoes, which alone make 58% of the revenues of the entire basketball footwear category in America. Read More:

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