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Article Thumbnail SNEWS® Mini-Survey reveals who you'd rather sit next to on an airplane
Feb 10, 2010
About a month ago, as everyone headed into the flying aluminum tubes to flit from one trade show to the next, and in the spirit of having a few chuckles, we wondered just who you'd rather sit next to on an airplane -- assuming, of course, you are not sitting in first class where there is actually some elbow room.
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Article Thumbnail Fitness gives thumbs-up to Interbike co-location; retailers ready for Vegas -- mostly
Jan 25, 2010
With the decision made that the management of the Health & Fitness Business Expo has decided to co-locate the 2010 fitness show with its bike show, Interbike, SNEWS® launched a survey and heard loud and clear: Give retailers a show and they’ll be there...but the same can't necessarily be said for manufacturers.
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Article Thumbnail Did you hear?... Voice your opinion about HFB co-location with Interbike in a short SNEWS survey
Jan 20, 2010
Now that the management of the Health & Fitness Business Expo has formally announced its intention to co-locate the 2010 fitness show with its bike show, Interbike, we want to know what you think. Be sure to take our quick survey before it closes.
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Article Thumbnail Do you agree with HFB co-location with Interbike? A short SNEWS survey wants to know
Jan 13, 2010
Now that the management of the Health & Fitness Business Expo has formally announced its intention to co-locate the 2010 fitness show with its bike show, Interbike, what do you think? Let us know in a quick survey.
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Article Thumbnail SNEWS® Mini-Survey wonders when you'd most like a Yuppie 911 button?
Nov 24, 2009
Wouldn’t it be great if we could use something like a SPOT to help us out at all times in our lives? You know, times like when the washer is halfway through the wash cycle and you suddenly wonder, "Did I put that $200 dry clean only sweater in the wash by mistake?" What are your favorite ideas for Yuppie 911 moments in life?
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SNEWS Survey - Fitness Retailer

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Article Thumbnail SNEWS 2009 Fitness Retailer Survey, part 4: Treadmills, bike, ellipticals, A-trainers and overall best-selling cardio
Aug 17, 2009
This week, we present results from our annual SNEWS Fitness Retailer Survey about the dominating cardio equipment segment with the best brands, as voted by our respondents, in treadmills, bikes and ellipticals, thoughts o the developing “A-Trainer” category and, in general, what’s selling overall...
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Article Thumbnail SNEWS 2009 Fitness Retailer Survey, part 3: Accessories trends, plus insights on social media and coping with the economy
Aug 10, 2009
With so much to present from our annual SNEWS® Fitness Retailer Survey, we are breaking up the results for 2009, into four parts to be run over the next few weeks. All of the news and votes make for interesting reading, and we don’t want any one category to get lost in the information overload that can prevail when it’s presented as one huge story. This week, we present results about the accessories category, as well as insights shared with us in our annual “belly-button pondering” thought questions.
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Article Thumbnail SNEWS 2009 Fitness Retailer Survey, part 2: Strength segment’s best-selling equipment, best brands, retailer opinions
Aug 3, 2009
With so much to present from our annual SNEWS® Fitness Retailer Survey, we are breaking up the results for 2009, into four parts to be run over the next few weeks. All of the news and votes make for interesting reading, and we don’t want any one category to get lost in the information overload that can prevail when it’s presented as one huge story. On July 27, we presented the expanded results for “best supplier” and “most difficult supplier." This week, we are presenting results from the strength category. As always, you'll find it fascinating -- we do.
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Article Thumbnail SNEWS 2009 Fitness Retailer Survey, part 1: Best & most difficult suppliers, fastest-growing and top-selling categories
Jul 27, 2009
With so much to present from our annual SNEWS® Fitness Retailer Survey, we are breaking up the results for 2009, into four parts to be run over the next few weeks. All of the news and votes make for interesting reading, and we don't want any one category to get lost in the information overload that can prevail when it's presented as one huge story. This week, we present the expanded results for "best supplier" and "most difficult supplier," as well a few general categories such as top-selling and fastest-growing with insights gleaned about revenue trends.
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Article Thumbnail SNEWS Fitness Retailer Survey deadline extended: Speak your mind now!
Apr 24, 2009
Responses to the 2009 SNEWS Fitness Retailer Survey are multiplying quickly and we know the industry will again learn something from what its retailers say. But we are still missing some voices, so we've extended the deadline to do it -- or to finish it for a few who are half-done -- another week: Your deadline for having your voice heard in the seventh-annual SNEWS® Fitness Retailer Survey is May 4, so don't delay.
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SNEWS Survey - Outdoor Retailer

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Article Thumbnail 2009 Annual SNEWS Specialty Outdoor Retail Survey: Top-selling outerwear, sportswear and footwear brands
Mar 3, 2010
As we announced in Part 1, the full survey results, complete with expanded and detailed analysis of each category’s results, will be presented in sections to our All Access SNEWS subscribers over the next few weeks, with this third week focusing on best-selling outdoor outerwear, sportswear and footwear brands.
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Article Thumbnail 2009 Annual SNEWS Specialty Outdoor Retail Survey: Top selling brands for camping and backpacking
Feb 22, 2010
As we announced last week in Part 1, the full survey results, complete with expanded and detailed analysis of each category’s results, will be presented in sections to our All Access SNEWS subscribers over the next few weeks, with this week focusing on best-selling outdoor hardgoods, as well as underwear and sock brands, in the camping and backpacking categories.
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Article Thumbnail 2009 Annual SNEWS® Specialty Outdoor Retail Survey: The best and worst
Feb 15, 2010
The 2009 SNEWS® Outdoor Retailer Survey is out -- the one place where outdoor specialty retailers get to speak their minds and offer industry observations and commentary on what is great, good, not so good and desperately needs improvement in the industry. Beginning with the much-anticipated "best" and "most difficult" categories, SNEWS will begin presenting the full survey results in sections over the next couple of weeks. You’ll need to be an All Access SNEWS subscriber to read the full survey and analysis.
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Article Thumbnail The 2009 SNEWS® Outdoor Retailer Survey -- results coming soon
Jan 18, 2010
The 2009 SNEWS® Outdoor Retailer Survey, complete with expanded and detailed analysis of each category’s results, will be presented to our All Access SNEWS subscribers starting Feb. 15 beginning with an expanded version of the "Best" and "Most Difficult" categories. The "Best" categories first appeared in summary form in the 2010 SNEWS Winter Outdoor magazine.
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Article Thumbnail Time is running out to make your vote count in the SNEWS Outdoor Retailer Survey
Oct 16, 2009
Only seven days left to make your vote count in the latest SNEWS® Outdoor Retailer Survey! Which vendor will make it onto the 10 best companies to do business with list this year? Which vendor will receive the dubious honor of being named to the 10 most difficult companies to deal with list? Your opinion as a retailer is valuable and it's easy to participate. You can take the survey quickly and easily online, sending us the results electronically AND you'll also qualify for a thank-you gift...
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Surveys - Non SNEWS

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Article Thumbnail Health & Fitness Business show wants to know what you think: Survey to assess show needs, opinions, future
Jul 24, 2009
As the fitness industry continues to debate its retail show and where it’s going, show operator Nielsen Business Media is launching a survey that wants to know what retailers and exhibitors want. The survey is now live and waiting for your response -- just click on the links in the story to have your say.
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Article Thumbnail Did you hear?...BIGresearch survey says economic crisis will continue to affect consumer lifestyles for 5 years
Mar 18, 2009
According to the March 2009 BIGresearch Consumer Intentions & Actions Survey, just under 91 percent of consumers feel that the current economic crisis will continue to impact lifestyle spending choices over the next five years.
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Article Thumbnail NSGA survey: Specialty retailers improve profits from '07 to summer '08
Dec 12, 2008
Specialty sporting goods retailers improved their profitability over the past two years, prior to the economic crisis that unfolded this fall. The latest NSGA Cost of Doing Business Survey showed that 150 small and large specialty dealers, including some fitness and outdoor shops, improved in key areas.
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Article Thumbnail Industry report values UK outdoor market at $2.13 billion
Nov 5, 2008
The United Kingdom outdoor industry is valued at GBP 1.345 billion (USD $2.13 billion), according to The Profile Outdoor Report 2008 published by Profile Consultancy, publisher of Outdoori, a U.K.-based outdoor industry trade newsletter.
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Article Thumbnail Statistics galore: Women dominate fitness, ’08 sales to be flat, participation mostly steady
Jun 9, 2008
Statistics released by two sports and fitness associations reveal that although sales are expected to be flat in 2008, participation in many fitness-related activities is still growing.
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Surveys - Other

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Article Thumbnail Did you hear?...Yes, email is taking over our lives
Nov 27, 2009
It’s official: Email is consuming more time than ever before. According to poll results just out from NFI Research, 21 percent of business leaders are spending more than four hours each day on email.
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Article Thumbnail Did you hear?...Boomers: potent, growing marketplace not to be ignored, even online
Jun 20, 2008
Boomers may be flocking online, ready for you to reach them via targeted marketing, but they are not ready to embrace some of the hippest technology the younger generations crave. But don't discount the group since it remains a potent and growing market with dollars to spend.
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Article Thumbnail 2001 SNEWS Subscriber Survey: Which Tradeshow Are You Attending?
Nov 30, 2001
Our 2001 tradeshow-attendance survey results are in, and we thank everyone for their responses. The below results represent 64 individual companies – 33 exhibitors and 31 retailers. While we received multiple responses from many companies, we chose to include only one response from the most senior member of the management or buying team because we felt that best represented the company position and not just an individual preference. Our retailer response represents both large specialty chains and stores with multiple locations, as well as single store operations, together totaling over 150 storefronts. Interestingly, an significant number of retailers and manufacturers told us by phone and email they didn't take the survey because they still didn't know which show, if any, they were going to attend. Indicative of the overall feeling in the industry? We believe so as the undecided contingent will apparently wait until the very last minute before making an attendance decision.
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