Inside Outdoor Spring 2020 Issue

Even before COVID-19 changed shopping behavior, the vast majority of consumers worldwide expressed interest in self-checkout capabilities such as a mobile app, smart mirror or unmanned stores, shows a survey from Wirecard. Back then, the number one perceived benefit of self-checkout was avoiding long lines at check-out. Well, a desire to avoid standing in line, as well as contact with a cashier, may be even stronger today. PERCENT CHANGE INVIRTUAL CYCLING ACTIVITY LEVEL Source: Garmin What do you see as the main hurdies for moving to sourcing -40 MARCH 1 ST % of respondents 2019 2020 MARCH 15 TH MARCH 31 ST -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 Retail Technologies that AdultsWorldwide Are Interested in Using, Dec 2019 Source: Wirecard, eMarketer An app to purchase products using the self-checkout A smart mirror to view additional products, request other items and purchase goods without a checkout Unmanned stores (e.g., Amazon Go) VR to try on items of clothing before buying them online 65% 71% 61% 61% % of respondents US Internet UsersWho Have Used Digital Interest-Free Payment Programs Source: CivicScience; among 18 years and older 24% Q1 2019 Q2 2019 Q3 2019 27% 30% PERCENT CHANGE INVIRTUAL CYCLING ACTIVITY LEVEL Source: Garmin How do you ty their levels of Source: McKinsey, survey Positive supplier perform volume increase (non-bi Negative supplier perfor reduction of sourcing vo Positive supplier perform multiseasonal volume co Equal partnership progra with well-performing sup Suppliers with positive p financing support Percentage of respondent Average Age o 1986 1988 1990 30.00 32.00 34.00 35.00 38.00 40.00 42.00 -40 MARCH 1 ST % of respondents 2019 2020 MARCH 15 TH MARCH 31 ST -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 Retail Technologies that AdultsWorldwide Are Interested in Using, Dec 2019 Source: Wirecard, eMarketer An app to purchase products using the self-checkout A smart mirror to view additional products, request other items and purchase goods without a checkout Unmanned stores (e.g., Amazon Go) VR to try on items of clothing before buying them online 65% 71% 61% 61% US Internet UsersWho Have Used Digital Interest-Free Payment Programs Self-Checkout Revisited Inside Outdoor | SPRING 2020 8 Cyclists Move Indoors In the second half of March, precisely at the time of year when most cyclist start head- ing outside, Garmin device users recorded a 63% increase in indoor cycling compared to the same period the year before, the company revealed. And while steps recorded during regular daily activity were down, walking as a logged activity profile also was up, by 36% in the period. Yoga also appears to be a way folks coped with isolation during the shut- down, as yoga was up 11% in the last two weeks of March. Cycling Primed for Post-COVID-19 Faced with a need to practice social distancing, Americans quickly turned to cycling as an alternate means of essential transportation, for mental and physical health and simply to keep the kids busy. But a survey by Trek and Engine Insights of 1,000 U.S. adults suggests that cy- cling’s popularity is likely to prevail, with half of Americans (50%) planning to ride their bike more after the COVID-19 pan- demic is over. 29 Percent of consumers who said they feel discomfort when a favorite brand has remained silent during the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a survey by Influence Central. “Brands face the balancing act of being in the conversation, without becoming the situation,” said the survey. COVID and Cycling Americans who perceive cycling as a safer mode of transportation compared to public transportati n while social distancing 85% Americans who feel bike riding helps to relieve stress/anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic 63% Americans who feel exercise and fitness are the most important motivation to ride their bike during the COVID-19 pandemic 41% Americans who own a bike and use cycling as their source of exercise 38% Percent of Americans who own a bike and who turn to bike riding for mental health and/or to destress 27% Of Americans who own a bike, percent that have been riding more since the COVID-19 pandemic 21% Americans who bike ride to replace public transportation 14% Source: Trek; Engine Insights DATA POINTS NUMBERS WORTH NOTING