Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores Global Market Report 2025

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores Global Market Report 2025 from The Business Research Company provides strategists, marketers and senior management with the critical information they need to assess the market.

This report focuses on sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores market which is experiencing strong growth. The report gives a guide to the trends which will be shaping the market over the next ten years and beyond.

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Description:

Where is the largest and fastest growing market for sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores ? How does the market relate to the overall economy, demography and other similar markets? What forces will shape the market going forward, including technological disruption, regulatory shifts, and changing consumer preferences? The sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores market global report from the Business Research Company answers all these questions and many more.

The report covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional and country breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market’s historic and forecast market growth by geography.

• The market characteristics section of the report defines and explains the market.
• The market size section gives the market size ($b) covering both the historic growth of the market, and forecasting its development.
• The forecasts are made after considering the major factors currently impacting the market. These include:
• The forecasts are made after considering the major factors currently impacting the market. These include the technological advancements such as AI and automation, Russia-Ukraine war, trade tariffs (government-imposed import/export duties), elevated inflation and interest rates.
• Market segmentations break down the market into sub markets.
• The regional and country breakdowns section gives an analysis of the market in each geography and the size of the market by geography and compares their historic and forecast growth.
• The competitive landscape chapter gives a description of the competitive nature of the market, market shares, and a description of the leading companies. Key financial deals which have shaped the market in recent years are identified.
• The trends and strategies section analyses the shape of the market as it emerges from the crisis and suggests how companies can grow as the market recovers.

Scope

Markets Covered:1) By Type: Sporting Goods Stores; Hobby; Toy; Game Stores; Musical Instrument And Supplies Stores; Other Sporting Goods; Hobby; Musical Instrument; Book Stores

2) By Ownership: Retail Chain; Independent Retailer

3) By Type Of Store: Exclusive Retailers Or Showroom; Inclusive Retailers Or Dealer Store

Subsegments:

1) By Sporting Goods Stores: General Sporting Goods Stores; Outdoor Sporting Goods Stores; Fitness Equipment Stores; Ski and Snowboard Stores; Water Sports Equipment Stores; Cycling Stores; Team Sports Equipment Stores

2) By Hobby Stores: Model Building and Craft Stores; Art Supplies Stores; Sewing and Knitting Stores; DIY Project and Home Improvement Stores; Hobbyist Electronics Stores; Science and Nature Hobby Stores

3) By Toy: Children’s Toy Stores; Educational Toy Stores; Collectible Toy Stores; Plush and Stuffed Animal Stores; Board Games and Puzzles Stores; Remote-Controlled Toys Stores

4) By Game Stores: Video Game Stores; Board Game Stores; Card Game Stores; Arcade Games and Merchandise Stores; eSports and Gaming Accessories Stores

5) By Musical Instrument and Supplies Stores: Instrument Retailers (Guitars, Drums, Keyboards); Sheet Music and Music Accessories Stores; Audio and Sound Equipment Stores; DJ Equipment and Supplies Stores; Studio and Recording Equipment Stores

6) By Other Sporting Goods: Tactical and Military Gear Stores; Hunting and Fishing Stores; Archery Stores; Equestrian Stores; Golf Equipment Stores; Snow and Ice Sports Equipment Stores

7) By Hobby Stores: Remote-Controlled Vehicles Stores; Crafting and DIY Materials Stores; Photography Hobbyist Stores; Collectible Stores (Coins, Stamps, Memorabilia)

8) By Musical Instrument Stores: Acoustic and Electric Guitar Stores; Percussion Instrument Stores; Brass and Wind Instrument Stores; Electronic Music Instrument Stores; Musician Accessories Stores

9) By Book Stores: Chain Bookstores; Independent Bookstores; Online and E-book Retailers; Specialty Bookstores (Comics, Academic, Rare Books); Secondhand and Antiquarian Bookstores

Companies Mentioned: Decathlon SA; Dick's Sporting Goods Inc.; Frasers Group plc; BPS Direct LLC; Guitar Center Inc.; Canadian Tire Corporation Limited; Recreational Equipment Inc; Sportsman's Warehouse; Hibbett Sports Inc.; Thomann GmbH; Barnes & Noble Inc.; Books-A-Million Inc.; Half Price Books Inc.; Sam Ash Music Corp.; Music & Arts Center; Academy Sports + Outdoors; Cabela's Inc.; Recreational Equipment Inc.; Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.; Modell's Sporting Goods Inc.; Dunham's Athleisure Corporation.; Olympia Sports Inc.; The Sportsman's Guide Inc.; Tractor Supply Company; Rural King Supply Inc.; At Home Group Inc.; Michaels Stores Inc.; Hobby Lobby Stores Inc.; Jo-Ann Stores LLC; Blick Art Materials LLC; Sweetwater Sound Inc.; Musician's Friend Inc.; Powell's Books Inc.; Strand Bookstore Inc.; The Last Bookstore

Countries: Australia; China; India; Indonesia; Japan; South Korea; Bangladesh; Thailand; Vietnam; Malaysia; Singapore; Philippines; Hong Kong; New Zealand; USA; Canada; Mexico; Brazil; Chile; Argentina; Colombia; Peru; France; Germany; UK; Austria; Belgium; Denmark; Finland; Ireland; Italy; Netherlands; Norway; Portugal; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Russia; Czech Republic; Poland; Romania; Ukraine; Saudi Arabia; Israel; Iran; Turkey; UAE; Egypt; Nigeria; South Africa

Regions: Asia-Pacific; Western Europe; Eastern Europe; North America; South America; Middle East; Africa

Time Series: Five years historic and ten years forecast.

Data: Ratios of market size and growth to related markets, GDP proportions, expenditure per capita,

Data Segmentations: country and regional historic and forecast data, market share of competitors, market segments.

Sourcing and Referencing: Data and analysis throughout the report is sourced using end notes.

Delivery Format: PDF, Word and Excel Data Dashboard.

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