Canalys: “Garmin Chasing Third Place“ in Wearable Band Market

GPS maker Garmin is “chasing third place“ in the fitness band market, after FitBit and Jawbone, according to industry analyst firm Canalys.

In the first half of 2014 the wearable band market grew almost 7 times on a worldwide basis to around 4.5 million units, compared with the first half of 2013, according to th…