While the equipment category enjoyed a good month in November of 2016, Apparel sales thru the On/Off/Online channels didn’t keep pace with prior year, falling by 4%, with the Green Grass down almost 5% and the Off/Online channel level.

Men’s shirts thru the On Course, the largest product category in either channel actually grew by 2%+, however the rest of the products were up and down and all over the lot.  The big losers were Outerwear (down 18%) Men’s tops (down 12%).

YTD sales of apparel are down about 5%, with both channels down similar amounts, with the only category growing being Women’s Tops (+6%).  These slower than expected sales have caused trade inventories to rise across the board in both channels, with the exception of outerwear which adjusted appropriately and contracted for slower sales.

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