Playing to Win: How Sports Manufacturers Are Using Data to Stay Ahead

The sports manufacturing world moves fast. Consumer tastes can shift with a single viral moment spiking demand overnight and straining supply chains that span continents. Leaders in this industry feel the pressure daily: How do they keep their teams aligned when every department is juggling its own priorities? How do they avoid missed opportunities when timing is everything?

For employees on the ground, the challenge feels just as real. Too often, they’re working with spreadsheets that don’t agree, waiting on reports that arrive too late, or trying to make decisions without the full picture. It’s stressful, it’s costly, and it slows innovation in an industry built on speed.

That’s why some of the biggest names in sports manufacturing are leaning on Domo. Companies like JR286, Trove Brands, and TaylorMade Golf are connecting their teams with real-time data to simplify decisions and create a culture where everyone—from the warehouse to the boardroom—can act with confidence. Here’s how three leaders are doing it.

JR286: Keeping pace with the speed of sports

JR286 is a global leader in sporting goods, designing and distributing equipment used everywhere from neighborhood basketball courts to major event like the Super Bowl and the World Cup. With a footprint spanning North America, Europe, and Asia, the company embodies the fast-moving, global nature of today’s sports manufacturing industry.

Challenge: With offices around the world and products sold everywhere from local gyms to major global sports events, JR286 had no easy way to align sales, product, and supply chain data. Disconnected spreadsheets left teams working off multiple “versions of the truth.”

Solution: JR286 centralized all their data in Domo, giving every department—from finance to product development—access to the same dashboards. Reports that once took days to produce now refresh in seconds, making it easy to spot trends, manage supply, and respond to demand in real time.

Impact: Reporting that once took days now happens in seconds, helping JR286 move faster and make better decisions. The company has saved more than 250 hours each week and can quickly identify winning products, adjust supply to capture revenue, and launch collections while demand is hot. As their data architect put it: “How quickly can you access your data? If it’s not within seconds, you need to consider Domo.”

Read the full JR286 story.

Trove Brands: Shaking up the status quo

Trove Brands is the parent company of household names like BlenderBottle® and Owala®. Known for innovation in fitness and lifestyle products, Trove’s story reflects how sports-adjacent manufacturing must juggle multiple brands, markets, and channels while staying agile.

Challenge: Trove Brands, home to BlenderBottle® and other lifestyle favorites, was looking for a data tool that could scale across its multiple brands and departments. Each team—executives, sales, logistics, and marketing—had different needsbut no single source of truth.

Solution: Trove turned to Domo to unify data and make it easy for every employee to act. Executives track new brand performance, sales reps get personalized dashboards, and logistics managers monitor shipments in near real time. Even employee surveys flow through Domo, giving leaders an intelligent look into their workplace culture.

Impact: Domo became part of Trove’s DNA. During the pandemic, the platform kept teams connected and focused on what Trove calls “momentum metrics”—measures that ensured growth didn’t stall even while working remotely. Today, Domo powers everything from order accuracy to project management, helping Trove keep products moving and customers happy.

Read the full Trove Brands story.

TaylorMade Golf: Bringing data up to par

TaylorMade Golf is one of the most recognized names in sports manufacturing, producing clubs, balls, and gear trusted by PGA pros and weekend golfers alike. Its global scale and reputation demand precision and agility, making data access critical.

Challenge: TaylorMade’s five BI analysts couldn’t keep up with requests from its 1,600+ employees worldwide. Data was scattered across systems, leaving leaders and line workers to rely on gut instinct instead of facts.

Solution: With Domo, TaylorMade automated data collection and gave every employee—from warehouse managers to executives—instant access via phone or desktop. Pre-built connectors pull in sales, marketing, finance, and industry data, while curated data sets empower deeper analysis.

Impact: Today, TaylorMade runs on data. Executives check daily global sales in seconds. Marketers track reputation and market share across regions. Warehouse staff spot bottlenecks using mobile dashboards. As the company’s BI lead summed up: “Domo provides a single version of the truth that is readily available to whoever needs it”—whenever they need it.

Read the full TaylorMade story.

Sports manufacturing isn’t slowing down. But with the right data in the right hands, companies can keep pace, stay connected, and act with confidence.

Curious how Domo could help your team? Let’s talk. Reach out to our team today and see how fast, clear data can help you play to win.