Wholesale value of athletic apparel down

28/04/2010

The wholesale value of athletic apparel sold in the US fell to $25.7 billion in 2009 from $27.1 billion the year before, according to a study carried out by Paris-based research firm Sporting Goods Intelligence.

The company said soft sales at the retail level and retailers’ efforts to keep inventories low made it the most difficult year for vendors in many years.