Renting and leasing of recreational and sports goods

Risk Level Moderate 2.6/5 overall
Strategies 39 frameworks applied

Sports goods rental makes recreational and athletic equipment available for short-term use. This includes items like skis, boats, and camping gear, often provided by specialized shops near recreational areas. The market often experiences significant exit friction, posing challenges for businesses to discontinue operations smoothly.

Structural Position · Chain Node
This industry occupies a standard mid-chain position, receiving inputs upstream and supplying downstream. All standard...
Depends on 3 infrastructure hubs: Other monetary intermediation · Non-life insurance · Computer programming activities
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Where It Sits in the Economy

Upstream inputs, downstream outputs, and supply chain membership based on global input-output flows.

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End-Market Supplier

This industry supplies goods or services close to the final point of sale — typically through retailers, distributors, or B2B end-users. Channel relationships and last-mile efficiency are structurally significant.

Upstream Supply Risk 3 / 5.0 High
Upstream Supply Resilience 2 / 5.0 Mixed

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Sub-Sectors

  • 7721: Renting and leasing of recreational and sports goods

Industry Type

SVC industries should not be penalised for low RP and SU scores — these are structurally appropriate for human service businesses. The meaningful risks are in Market Dynamics (MD: 2.98 mean), workforce elasticity (CS08),...

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Industry Classification
ISIC Rev. 4 7721 Class UN International Standard Industrial Classification
National Classification Equivalents
ANZSIC 2006 6619 Other Motor Vehicle and Transport Equipment Rental and Hiring
ANZSIC 2006 6639 Other Goods and Equipment Rental and Hiring n.e.c.
NACE Rev. 2 77.21 Rental and leasing of recreational and sports goods

Structural Position

Cross-sector analytical lenses applied to this industry's 81-attribute GTIAS scorecard, and which structurally similar industries share its risk DNA despite operating in entirely different sectors.

This industry does not trigger any of the five structural lenses under current GTIAS scoring.

Cross-Sector Structural Twins

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