RI Report: Sporting Goods & Outdoor

Quarterly Retail Insider reports tracking Canada’s sporting goods and outdoor sector, including fitness, athletic equipment, outdoor recreation, hunting, fishing, cycling, specialty retailers, participation trends, and experiential retail. These reports provide sector-level intelligence for retailers, brands, landlords, brokers, suppliers, investors, and retail industry professionals.

Q3 2026 Sporting Goods & Outdoor: Store Productivity as Performance Diverges

Craig Patterson -
Canadian sporting goods and outdoor retailers invested in stores, inventory and service during Q3 2026 as results varied sharply. SportChek, Sports Experts, MEC and Arc'teryx pursued different formats, while weaker results at lululemon and Columbia underlined the challenge of converting participation into spending.

Q2 2026 Sporting Goods & Outdoor: Participation and Experience Reshape Growth

Craig Patterson -
Canadian sporting goods and outdoor retailers are using experiential retail, community engagement, selective expansion, and participation-driven categories to deepen customer relationships and capture demand.

Q1 2026 Sporting Goods & Outdoor Report: Expansion, Leadership, and Experiential

Craig Patterson -
Q1 2026 sees Canadian sporting goods retail transform as experiential expansions, leadership shifts, and boutique fitness consolidation reshape the market landscape.
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