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Reach peak performance with innovative payment experiences
It’s the year of the rebound: As activities return, yet consumers continue to shop online, sales of sporting goods1 and athletic apparel2 are predicted to keep rising. To help capture this increase in demand and encourage loyalty, fitness brands should offer seamless omnichannel experiences and innovative payment methods.
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One platform.
Infinite possibilities.
Whether you’re orchestrating a comeback or continuing a winning streak, you want to make the most of the current market. As one of the world’s largest global payments networks, PayPal can help you attract, grow, and retain a loyal customer base with flexible payment methods and frictionless experiences.
Elevate your payments game
Competition is stiff in many fitness categories, such as athleisure.3 With PayPal payment services in your corner, you’ll have the tools you may need to help gain a competitive edge and build brand allegiance.
PayPal Wallet
Help increase checkout conversion and drive sales with our network of 403 million active global accounts
65%increase in checkout conversion
from customers who paid for clothing & fashion items with PayPal vs. other methods on the same site4
14%increase in repeat purchases
in clothing & fashion by PayPal users vs. non-PayPal users4
19% higher unplanned purchases
PayPal generally drives higher unplanned purchases by 19%5
Traditional & local payments
Offer traditional credit, debit and ACH, plus connect with 200 markets, unlock 130 currencies, and offer popular local payment methods
Omnichannel
Provide frictionless web and mobile checkout and touchless in-person transactions with PayPal Wallet, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and QR code payments
Venmo
The PayPal payment platform is the only one that can connect you to 76 million Venmo users, providing a mobile, social experience that can help cement loyalty and create opportunities for organic brand discovery. Available for US customers only.
PayPal Pay Later
Automatically display the most relevant Pay Later offer to your customers, including Pay in 4, an interest-free installment solution,9 or PayPal Credit, a revolving credit line,10 with a single integration, helping drive conversion,11 increase AOV,12 and boost loyalty.13 Available for US customers only.
Core-strengthening insights for fitness brands
Watch this video to see how PayPal helps clothing retailers drive sales and grow revenue without increasing marketing costs. Then dive into even more insights below.
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Case study: DXL
Learn how a large retailer for big and tall shoppers used PayPal Pay Later (US only) to help increase sales and average order values
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Infographic: How to Keep Subscriptions from Falling
Learn how to maintain subscribers, prevent churn and increase retention in a re-opened economy
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One-sheet: Benefits of PayPal
PayPal payment services can help you connect with consumers across demographics and around the world
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Video: Venmo Behavior Study
See the advantages of getting access to 76 million Venmo customers (US only) who skew younger and more affluent
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1 Statista, Total Revenue of the Global Sports Apparel Market, January 2021.
2 Statista, Year-on-Year Change in Share of US Customers Shopping Selected Product Categories, February 2021.
3 PYMNTS.com, DICK'S Sporting Goods Adds Stores Amid Surge In Home Gyms, Athleisure, February 2021.
4 Nielsen Study, Commissioned by PayPal, July 2020 to September 2020 of 15,144 US consumers to understand and measure the impact that PayPal has for US-based LE merchants across different verticals.
5 Nielsen Online Survey commissioned by PayPal, June 2020 of 2,801 US consumers including at least 200 PayPal transactions and 200 non-PayPal transactions in each vertical.
6 PayPal Q1 Earnings-2021
7 Statista, Global E-Commerce Payment Methods 2020, by Share of Transaction Volume, May 2021.
8 Focus Vision, Commissioned by PayPal. October 2020. The Venmo Behavior Study explores valuable insights for merchants to consider to reach a broader audience including 2,217 Venmo customers' financial habits, purchasing behaviors and perceptions of Venmo as a payments tool.
9 About Pay in 4: Consumer late fee may apply for missed payments and varies by consumer’s state of residency. Loans to California residents are made or arranged pursuant to a California Finance Lenders Law License. PayPal, Inc. is a Georgia Installment Lender Licensee, NMLS #910457.
10 PayPal Credit is subject to consumer credit approval.
11 74% of BNPL users have been prompted to use BNPL by a message early in the shopping experience. An online study commissioned by PayPal and conducted by Netfluential in November 2020, involving 1,000 US online shoppers ages 18-39. (Among BNPL users, n=357.)
12 Businesses with pay-over-time messaging on their site saw a 56% increase in overall PayPal AOV. Average lift in overall PayPal AOV for merchants with PayPal Credit messaging vs. those without. 2019 PayPal internal data.
13 65% of Pay in 4 spend is from repeat users and 60% of Pay in 4 users have completed 2+ transactions with Pay Later. Analysis of PayPal internal data as of February 2021 (based on data October 2020 through February 2021).
14 An online study commissioned by PayPal and conducted by Netfluential in November 2020, involving 1,000 US online shoppers ages 18-39. (Among sample who would use Pay in 4, n=601)
15 Statista Global Consumer Survey. May 2020. It is being conducted as an interactive online survey; the target population are internet users in the U.S. between 18 and 64 years of age.
16 Statista Global Consumer Survey on Online Payment: PayPal brand report in Canada published in May 2020. Based on a survey of 1,045 internet users between 18 and 64 years of age.
17 PayPal Global Card Platform (GCP) DashBoard, Titan Provisioning Summary as of 02/12/2021.
18 PayPal Q2 Earnings-2021.
2 Statista, Year-on-Year Change in Share of US Customers Shopping Selected Product Categories, February 2021.
3 PYMNTS.com, DICK'S Sporting Goods Adds Stores Amid Surge In Home Gyms, Athleisure, February 2021.
4 Nielsen Study, Commissioned by PayPal, July 2020 to September 2020 of 15,144 US consumers to understand and measure the impact that PayPal has for US-based LE merchants across different verticals.
5 Nielsen Online Survey commissioned by PayPal, June 2020 of 2,801 US consumers including at least 200 PayPal transactions and 200 non-PayPal transactions in each vertical.
6 PayPal Q1 Earnings-2021
7 Statista, Global E-Commerce Payment Methods 2020, by Share of Transaction Volume, May 2021.
8 Focus Vision, Commissioned by PayPal. October 2020. The Venmo Behavior Study explores valuable insights for merchants to consider to reach a broader audience including 2,217 Venmo customers' financial habits, purchasing behaviors and perceptions of Venmo as a payments tool.
9 About Pay in 4: Consumer late fee may apply for missed payments and varies by consumer’s state of residency. Loans to California residents are made or arranged pursuant to a California Finance Lenders Law License. PayPal, Inc. is a Georgia Installment Lender Licensee, NMLS #910457.
10 PayPal Credit is subject to consumer credit approval.
11 74% of BNPL users have been prompted to use BNPL by a message early in the shopping experience. An online study commissioned by PayPal and conducted by Netfluential in November 2020, involving 1,000 US online shoppers ages 18-39. (Among BNPL users, n=357.)
12 Businesses with pay-over-time messaging on their site saw a 56% increase in overall PayPal AOV. Average lift in overall PayPal AOV for merchants with PayPal Credit messaging vs. those without. 2019 PayPal internal data.
13 65% of Pay in 4 spend is from repeat users and 60% of Pay in 4 users have completed 2+ transactions with Pay Later. Analysis of PayPal internal data as of February 2021 (based on data October 2020 through February 2021).
14 An online study commissioned by PayPal and conducted by Netfluential in November 2020, involving 1,000 US online shoppers ages 18-39. (Among sample who would use Pay in 4, n=601)
15 Statista Global Consumer Survey. May 2020. It is being conducted as an interactive online survey; the target population are internet users in the U.S. between 18 and 64 years of age.
16 Statista Global Consumer Survey on Online Payment: PayPal brand report in Canada published in May 2020. Based on a survey of 1,045 internet users between 18 and 64 years of age.
17 PayPal Global Card Platform (GCP) DashBoard, Titan Provisioning Summary as of 02/12/2021.
18 PayPal Q2 Earnings-2021.