Thank you, Mike.
I'm pleased my findings were useful to you.
Here's a copy of the information:
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From a SGMA Press Release: "Athletic Footwear Prices Hold as Consumer
Spending Rises 4% in 2003" (March 26, 2004):
"Consumers reported that they purchased 448,276,000 pairs of athletic
shoes in 2003, compared to 428,623,000 the year before. Spending for
men?s shoes rose 2.2% in 2003 to $9.015 billion from $8.816 billion in
2002. Spending for women?s shoes rose 3.5% to $4.452 billion from
$4.403 billion and spending for children?s shoes rose 11.8% to $16.354
billion from $15.693 billion. Average prices in 2003 for a pair of
men?s shoes $45.76; for a pair of women?s, $35.19, and for a pair of
children?s, $23.14."
[Source: The NPD Group/NPD Fashionworld/Point of Sale Note: The data
above is based upon actual sales reported to NPD by department stores,
national chains (such as J.C. Penney?s and Sears), athletic footwear
specialty chains and sporting goods stores. These stores sell more
than 50% of all athletic footwear. The data does not include sales in
discount stores (such as Wal-Mart, Kmart and Target) or off-price
stores.]
http://www.sgma.com/press/2004/press1080244356-26089.html
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From "Rivals scramble to topple Nike's sneaker supremacy" - USA Today
(Posted 4/2/2003)
2002 market share of U.S. athletic shoe market based on wholesale
value of retail shipments:
1. Nike 39.1%
2. Reebok 12.0%
3. New Balance 11.6%
4. Adidas 9.6%
( Source: Sporting Goods Intelligence )
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/retail/2003-04-02-sneakers_x.htm
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"For it is YY [ Yue Yuen ] who is really the world's biggest maker of
sports shoes.
The Taiwanese firm serves 40 brands, producing styles ranging from
high performance to high fashion.
Last year, its factories in China, Indonesia and Vietnam poured out
130 million pairs of sneakers."
Source: "Sports brands score v style thieves" - BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3260407.stm
"Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Limited (SEHK stock code: 551) is the
largest branded athletic and casual footwear manufacturer in the world
with facilities in China, Vietnam and Indonesia. The Company is an
original equipment manufacturer/original design manufacturer (OEM/ODM)
for major international brand name companies such as Nike, adidas,
Reebok, New Balance, Asics, Timberland and Rockport. Its strength lies
in providing a fully integrated supply chain infrastructure with
dedicated and flexible production and research & development
facilities for its clients.
(..)
Operational Highlights for the Six Months of FY2004:
* Steady production turnover: Total number of shoes produced during
the period was 81.2 million pairs, an increase of 2.0% against the
corresponding period in FY2003."
http://www.irasia.com/listco/hk/yueyuen/factsheet.htm
Press Release - "Yue Yuen is Committed to Focus on its Core Footwear
Businesses" (Jan 2004):
"Pou Chen is the major shareholder of Yue Yuen and has maintained a
close business contact with Yue Yuen ["the Group"] in raw material
sourcing and the upstream businesses. The acquisition of shares in Pou
Chen was originally for the purpose of securing a better raw material
supplies. However, it is the Group?s strategy to improve corporate
transparency and reduce connected transactions.
To follow this strategy, the Group had acquired 67 companies from Pou
Chen, which were mainly
engaged in upstream businesses in November 2002. Vertical integration
into the upstream businesses
has greatly enhanced the Group?s production efficiency and further
reduced connected transactions
with Pou Chen. The Group therefore, considers this is the appropriate
time to liquidate the entire
strategic shares investment portfolio in Pou Chen and realizes gains
from the disposal.
It is also an on-going strategy for the Group to dispose of non-core
assets and deplore the resources
into the core footwear and apparel related manufacturing businesses.
Disposal of shares investment portfolio is a demonstration of the
Group?s commitment to this
strategy. The divestment will reinforce the Group?s focus and further
improve its asset utilization.
The Group will continue to maintain its market leading position in the
core footwear manufacturing operations maximising shareholders? value
and returns."
http://www.irwebcast.com/cgi-local/report/redirect.cgi?url=http://202.66.146.82/listco/hk/yueyuen/press/p040104.pdf
(PDF)
Yue Yuenn Press Releases:
http://www.irasia.com/listco/hk/yueyuen/press/index.htm
Yue Yuenn - Company's Index
http://www.irasia.com/listco/hk/yueyuen/
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Other links that might be useful:
Europe footwear statistics
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/footwear/statistics.htm
Google Answers Question - Women's athletic shoe sale totals by category in 2001
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=60356
Market Reports:
US Athletic Footwear Market Today 2003
- Non-Member Price / PDF Version: $495
http://www.sgma.com/reports/2003/report1049136610-4381.html
Sports Clothing and Footwear: Market Report 2003
- Price $580
http://www.marketresearch.com/researchindex/848430.html
Market Report - Sporting Goods Industry A Global Market Data Compendium
- Price: $ 1950
http://www.the-infoshop.com/study/go13358_sporting_goods_toc.html
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