Summer's around the corner and cash-strapped municipalities are closing pools as budget-cutting measures, according to a Wall Street Journal article. Now might be the best time to put in a pool, and some manufacturers are reporting an uptick in sales. It almost couldn't get worse. According to market research company PK Data, sales of new inground pools have fallen nearly 75% from their 2004 peak, and inground pools sales fell 58% in 2009 from 2008. Hence, deals abound for the pool-less. Leslie's Poolmart, Inc., specialty retailer of swimming pool supplies and related products, hopes so. It's opening a new store on June 3 to add to its 660 retail store locations in 35 states.
The National Swimming Pool Foundation noted there are 5.2 million backyard pools in the US in 2009 -- up from 2,500 in 1950.
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