Competition Gaining on Running Gear Stores
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Specialty running stores have managed to survive â even thrive â despite competition from the big chains and online and mail order outlets.
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The plus-size male retailer finds growing sales and profits in diverse ventures.
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As competition heats up, we may enjoy better rates and service.
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A proliferation of exhibition halls has led to a buyerÂs market for trade associations and corporate planners.
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Some like to compete, but group training isn't for everyone.
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Alistair Cragg couldn't believe his eyes. He saw Kenenisa Bekele , the favorite in virtually every race he enters, start sprinting for the finish line. The only problem was, there were two laps remaining in the men's 3,000-meter event at last night's Reebok Boston Indoor Games at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center.
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Competition and merchandise are posing some big problems.
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This retailer joins the in crowd -- retailers with good news for a change.
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Recreational runners realize that form matters and many are now soliciting advice before they cinch their shorts and lace up their sneakers.
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An 'elite' sport tries to pump up participation by appealing to a workout-mad America.
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By Allen Pierleoni, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 7--Two more products arrived in the marketplace recently, more of the gear that attends outdoor recreation to the point that the gear becomes an industry in itself.
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Organized clubs and casual groups offer runners the chance to socialize, and to improve.
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Sorting the leaders from the laggards in the land of retail.
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The iconic apparel retailer keeps cranking out new concepts.
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Thanks to new high-tech gear, opponents in golf and racket sports can be across town - or across the country.
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Comps are on the slide, as competitors appear to be gaining the upper hand.
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Your workout at the gym isn't going to be any less painful. But the world's leading commercial provider of exercise equipment might at least help make the session on a stair-climber or treadmill more entertaining.