Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Sporting Life is a sporting goods retailer based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Sporting Life sells footwear, apparel, and equipment catered towards runners, cyclers, skiers, snowboarders, and hikers. Sporting Life also carries a mix of high end and casual clothing brands, the most popular of which include Polo Ralph Lauren, Burberry, Michael Kors, Roxy, Nike, Hugo Boss and Lacoste.Sporting Life is well known for its large stock of outerwear, fleece, coats, and jackets, often regarded as Ontario's \"luxury sporting goods store (and $2,300 parka emporium)\" and the \"Holt Renfew of the sporting world\". It is one of the few Canadian retailers to carry expensive labels such as Arc'teryx, Canada Goose, Marmot, Moncler, The North Face, Patagonia, and Salomon. The outerware selection is often considered \"sporty chic\" while incorporating high performance technologies such as Gore-Tex and/or premium goose down; Sporting Life was one of the first North American retailers of Canada Goose, which has only been recently also been sold at Holt Renfrew and Harry Rosen. Sporting Life's clientele tends to be more upmarket and enthusiast, in contrast to another domestic sporting goods retailer, Sport Chek, which caters to a more casual audience as well being common in Canadian shopping plazas and malls. Sporting Life's annual sales in 2011 were $100 million, less than one tenth of Sport Chek's parent Forzani Group. Co-founder David Russell suggested that Sport Chek and Sporting Life were not direct competitors, saying “Typically, our price points take over where theirs end”.Due to its few locations and unique premium product selection, Sporting Life has been considered a destination shop in Toronto for decades. At its flagship store, the parking lot is reportedly full on weekends despite having a parking attendant and has often stalled traffic on Yonge Street south of Lawrence. It is extremely popular during Boxing Day and Black Friday, with huge lineups of customers waiting to enter, as brands such as The North Face are often marked down by 50%, though these promotions do not extend to Canada Goose. The Sporting Life is also known for sponsoring the Sporting Life 10K run which starts at its flagship store and takes the route of Yonge Street; the 2013 edition sold out with 27,000 participants raising $2.2 million."@en }
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- Sporting_Life_(retailer) abstract "Sporting Life is a sporting goods retailer based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Sporting Life sells footwear, apparel, and equipment catered towards runners, cyclers, skiers, snowboarders, and hikers. Sporting Life also carries a mix of high end and casual clothing brands, the most popular of which include Polo Ralph Lauren, Burberry, Michael Kors, Roxy, Nike, Hugo Boss and Lacoste.Sporting Life is well known for its large stock of outerwear, fleece, coats, and jackets, often regarded as Ontario's \"luxury sporting goods store (and $2,300 parka emporium)\" and the \"Holt Renfew of the sporting world\". It is one of the few Canadian retailers to carry expensive labels such as Arc'teryx, Canada Goose, Marmot, Moncler, The North Face, Patagonia, and Salomon. The outerware selection is often considered \"sporty chic\" while incorporating high performance technologies such as Gore-Tex and/or premium goose down; Sporting Life was one of the first North American retailers of Canada Goose, which has only been recently also been sold at Holt Renfrew and Harry Rosen. Sporting Life's clientele tends to be more upmarket and enthusiast, in contrast to another domestic sporting goods retailer, Sport Chek, which caters to a more casual audience as well being common in Canadian shopping plazas and malls. Sporting Life's annual sales in 2011 were $100 million, less than one tenth of Sport Chek's parent Forzani Group. Co-founder David Russell suggested that Sport Chek and Sporting Life were not direct competitors, saying “Typically, our price points take over where theirs end”.Due to its few locations and unique premium product selection, Sporting Life has been considered a destination shop in Toronto for decades. At its flagship store, the parking lot is reportedly full on weekends despite having a parking attendant and has often stalled traffic on Yonge Street south of Lawrence. It is extremely popular during Boxing Day and Black Friday, with huge lineups of customers waiting to enter, as brands such as The North Face are often marked down by 50%, though these promotions do not extend to Canada Goose. The Sporting Life is also known for sponsoring the Sporting Life 10K run which starts at its flagship store and takes the route of Yonge Street; the 2013 edition sold out with 27,000 participants raising $2.2 million.".