The doors have opened and golfers are now allowed to get out on the course across the UK. Here is a brief insight into how well golf retail sales did in March 2021.
Obviously figures are down for the month v 2020 as we only had a few days of play. Despite this, numbers were surprisingly good and, perhaps surprisingly, 4 categories were UP for the month on last year.
Following on from my previous articles where I looked at elements of retail events during 2020, I wanted to sign-off with a final market overview – the idea being to provide a complete picture of that very unique year. Continue reading “Golf Retail Sales: UK Market Overview 2020”
While February didn’t open up as hoped we have still seen quite a lot of sales activity. The market was down overall but amazingly one category was up!
Watch my short video on where we are for the month and where we might be going next.
A new year – a new lockdown!
Some new data to ponder.
Januarys figures were down – no surprise there but how bad are they and how is the year starting to look?
Watch Phil’s short video to find out more.
Well at last we have got through what most will consider as one of the worst years – unless you sell PPE that is. As it stands Golf proved its health benefits and turned out to be rather popular again. With all the ups and downs we have now complied the overall data for 2020 and the news is pretty good – value was only down 10.7%.
No surprises we are not up – it was almost an impossible task to loose nearly 16 weeks of the year and not expect some negative impact. However some are up and up a lot. Others are down but not as bad as it could have been. Here’s a quick video with some highlight numbers.
Well, October was a cracker for the Golf Market.
Watch this month’s retail sales update for some good news across the industry, what to expect in November and, of course, Phil’s Movember ‘tash’.
Since lockdown the Golf market has performed very well – courses have been full and people have been reconnecting with the game. In July Golf Datatech recorded their biggest ever month of sales in their UK retail audit. To follow that up – August has become the second largest month on record.
Here is a quick Golf retail market update on the numbers for August 2020 and how they compare to 2019.
High street retail has had a pretty torrid time so far this year. Fortunately things have picked up over the last month or two – with July looking to be a real corker!
Here is a quick Golf retail market update on the numbers for July 2020 and how they compare to 2019.
A quick market update video on the numbers for June 2020. Coming off a tough 2 months how did June fair?
I started this article before the Covid19 outbreak and was then conflicted as to whether I should continue writing with the ensuing carnage. Inevitably, the pandemic would have a significant effect on our personal and professional lives, as well as our future behaviour. So, I pressed the pause button on my previously planned feature and, as predicted, the global economy has since slipped into recession. Now 8 weeks into lock down and I’ve had plenty of time to put together my thoughts on a post-Covid golf retail industry. Continue reading “What is the Future for a Post-Covid Golf Retail Industry?”
Phil Barnard 