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News briefsSpain’s FY23 in sporting goods
At its general meeting last month, the Spanish Association of Sporting Goods Manufacturers and Distributors (Afydad) reported several figures from the country’s sports market for the full year 2023, presented by Toni Amat, who leads the studies department at Interempresas and is editor of the platform’s magazine, Tradebike & Tri. ...
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News briefsAfydad’s Retail Commission has a new head
The Spanish Sports Association, Afydad, has selected Magda Espuga to head its Retail Commission, according to Diffusion Sport. She is replacing José Juan Fernández. Espuga is a specialist in the domain, having founded the Kiss Retail consultancy in Barcelona some 20 years ago. She is also a partner at Netmentora ...
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ArticleSpanish market could break €9bn next year, says Afydad
Retail revenues (sell-out) for the Spanish sporting goods industry continued its march toward the €9 billion mark in 2022, reaching €8.993 billion through year-on-year growth of 4.6 percent. Things have, however, slowed down since the boom year of 2021, which offered more than twice the growth (11.1%). Last year’s wholesale ...
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News briefsISPO Munich to have two pádel courts
According to the Spanish Sport Association (Afydad), this year’s edition of ISPO Munich (Nov. 28–30, 2023) will have two pádel courts at the Padel Village. Brands will be permitted to set up matches there for their sponsored pros, display their wares at the Padel Village stand and ...
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News briefsAFYDAD partners with Fitur to present the Fitur Sports Tourism Summit
The AFYDAD Spanish Sport Association has partnered with the international tourist trade fair for inbound and outbound markets in Latin America, Fitur, to organize a new section for the 2023 event, Fitur Sports. As part of the trade show running from Jan. 18-22 at IFEMA Madrid, the Fitur Sports monographic ...
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News briefsDouble-digit sales growth for sporting goods in Spain
Sales of sporting goods in Spain (sell-out) grew by 11 percent in 2021 compared to 2020 and reached €8.58 million, according to a report elaborated by Sportpanel for the Spanish trade association Afydad. The increase was primarily driven by the bicycle sector, which registered a 10.8 percent increase versus 2020 ...
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News briefsAfydad enlists new directors
On June 21, in presenting its report on the Spanish sporting goods market for 2021 at Barcelona’s Museu Olímpic i de l’Esport, the Spanish Sport Association (Afydad) announced its new slate of directors. Andrés de la Dehesa, founder and CEO of Sportmas, was elected president for the second time three ...
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Afydad reelects its president
Afydad, Spain’s association of sporting goods manufacturers, has reelected Andrés de la Dehesa, CEO of Gescode, a producer of retail software in Catalonia, to another four-year term as president. Mar Peire has been reelected first vice president, and Guillermo Ruiz is making his debut as second vice president. Peire is ...
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Afydad joins ModaEspaña
The Spanish Association of Sporting Goods Manufacturers and Distributors, Afydad, has joined the Spanish Fashion Confederation, Confederación ModaEspaña. Founded in 2013, ModaEspaña includes in its ranks other Spanish trade associations such as Fedecon, AEGP, Asefma, Acme, Acotex, SFA, Regalo Fama, AEDM, Asirtex, APBE, AMSE and Asepri. The move reflects the ...
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Afydad extends its member base to marketing and tourism
The very dynamic Spanish Association of Sporting Goods Manufacturers and Distributors (Afydad) is expanding its member base to sports marketing and tourism agencies, in addition to the retail sector. The trade body is also creating ten working groups that will focus on: digital transformation, fitness, equipment and e-sports, outdoor, padel, ...
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Afydad partners with the GSIC, powered by Microsoft
The Global Sports Innovation Center (GSIC) powered by Microsoft and the Spanish Association of Sporting Goods Manufacturers and Distributors (Afydad) will be forming a joint commission to expand the use of technology in the sporting goods sector, notably in terms of digitalization, and take part in Spain’s Development Plan for ...
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Afydad launches virtual B2B storefront
Afydad, the Spanish sporting goods industry association, is taking another step forward in implementing its “Spain is Sport” strategy. Following the launch of its new www.spainissport.com online marketplace in April, Afydad has now launched the Spain is Sport B2B showroom. In the new digital showroom, brands can present their products ...
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Afydad launches online marketplace
Afydad, the Spanish association of sporting goods manufacturers and retailers, has launched a new website, www.spainissport.com, to serve as an omnichannel B2C marketplace and B2B showroom. The marketplace is now operational, can take orders from final customers and can “geolocate” for them the nearest distributor or retailer of a given ...
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News briefsAfydad launches “Spain Is Sport” to push Spanish sporting goods globally
Afydad, the Spanish association of sporting goods manufacturers and retailers, has launched a new internet platform called “Spain Is Sport.” The aim is to bring together all Spanish sports brands to promote the image of the country’s sporting goods industry internationally, adressing retail clients as well as consumers. Spain Is ...
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Afydad to launch a virtual showroom
Afydad, the Spanish sporting goods industry association, is launching a digital marketing campaign as well as a digital platform for its members with B2B and B2C options. Each brand will have its own B2B space in a 360-degree virtual showroom, itself branded under the name “Spain Is Sports,” while an ...
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Afydad pitches a pádel lobby
On Feb 25, at Madrid’s Instituto de Comercio Exterior, the Spanish Association of Sporting Goods Manufacturers and Distributors (Afydad) pitched what it called the International Pádel Cluster (CIP) to a gathering of about 60 professionals with ties to the sport. The CIP’s objective would be to federate the various companies ...
