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“Below average” year for US athletic footwear sales

01/02/2017

The US athletic footwear industry generated $17.5 billion in 2016, a 3% year-on-year growth, according to the latest report from specialist research group NPD. Despite growth in the first three quarter of the year, the industry saw a slight decline in the fourth quarter. This had a substantial effect as it coincides with the holiday season, when...

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