Athletic Specialty Apparel Performance Gap Widens

06/15/11 10:42AM EDT

Athletic apparel sales slowed for the third consecutive week across the industry. Sales in the athletic specialty channel, however, diverged posting a significant sequential acceleration widening the recent performance gap between the two. ASPs in the specialty channel remain strong up MSD, but also turned sharply higher across the industry debunking concerns over potential inventory clearance activity – an incremental positive for margins early here in the 2Q.

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Casey Flavin

Director

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