January Pro Shop: Goal Play
2019 was a tough year for many people in the golf retail sector. While the weather hit profits during some of the wetter months, we also saw a lot of movement, and some pro shops even closed by their …
New Agreement for Our Partnership with The PGA
The Professional Golfers Association (The PGA) have officially announced a renewed partnership with Crossover Technologies. As part of the three year partnership, we will continue to promote the highest standards in retail through regular articles and videos published in …
Record Stock Taking Numbers in October
Huge thanks to all our customers who took part in #Stocktober last month, and especially to Head PGA Pro Lee Brotherhood and the team at Hollywood Golf Club for winning the much coveted prize for the most stock takes …
Phil’s Review of UK Golf Sales for September
While there are some positives to take from UK golf retail sales figures for September, sadly it isn’t a great picture overall. Here, Crossover Chairman Phil Barnard and Business Development Director Mark Hopkins, look at the impact of Autumn’s …
Smashing Stock Take Numbers
Golf retailers! We may be almost half way through the month but there’s still plenty of time to take part in our #Stocktober competition. We’ve combined forces with the TGI Golf Partnership this month to extol the virtues of smaller, …
Reasons to be Positive
Today I went online and searched up “reasons to be happy”. It was a real challenge to find anything positive. I came across one article from 2013 and another from May 2018. And that’s it. Hasn’t anyone felt the need to …
Welcome to #Stocktober!
This month, we’re getting together with our friends at the TGI Golf Partnership to launch #Stocktober. Staying on top of stock levels is of paramount importance throughout the year: helping to keep numbers accurate and ensuring your buying decisions …
October Pro Shop: Retail Tips
October signals the wind-down after a busy Summer season and is the month you’ll be refreshing the pro shop with new stock. As a retailer, your attention also turns to Christmas and planning your transition to a gift shop. …
UK Golf Retail: Half a Year Gone!
Phil Barnard’s Half-Year Market Update Can you believe the season for golf majors is already over, and we’re only just half way through the year? It’s hard to think that the big events are finished for 2019. Will this allow …
Be a Winner this Sale Season
Perhaps surprisingly, August is usually the 4th largest month for golf shops, in terms of sales. As a peak summer month, you may have thought it would rank higher. However, many of your members and visitors go abroad in August, …