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Where Do You Buy Gymnastics Leotards? About.com Poll Tells Us

Posted on 02. Apr, 2009 by Bob Wilson in News and Notes

I recently came across this great poll on About.com asking where parents go to purchase a leotard for gymnastics. The results aren’t too surprising, but I am taken aback at the number of respondents – 577 parents and gymnasts replied to answer the question “Where do you buy leotards?”

MotionWear supplies to the top three markets listed on the poll. We sell online (27% of respondents), we supply independent and local retailers (37% of respondents) and we do sell leotards for gymnastics to clubs with boutiques or sales programs (20% of respondents).

As for the “anywhere I can get ‘em” crowd, I’m assuming they’re buying their leotards either at a combination of all of the above, sites like eBay or Craigslist, local swap meets and sales, or even larger retailers like Wal-Mart who sell basic leotards.

With one-fifth of the respondents purchasing their leotards at their gymnastics club, it made me realize how quickly that particular market is growing. Clubs can now offer branded leotards and full boutiques to boost their sales and improve their bottom line (a nice prospect in these economic times).

Does your gymnastics club have a retail component? Have you considered retailing gymnastics apparel? If so, or if you have questions, please feel free to drop us a line at motionwear@motionwear.com or give us a call at 1-800-869-0609 . We can offer advice, assistance, consultation and a free catalog of the Motionwear Gymnastics line.

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