All about events in the sporting goods industry – Page 24
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The Ispo Digitize Summit, which made its debut in June...
The Ispo Digitize Summit, which made its debut in June 2018, is being held for a second time on July 3-4 in Munich, just after the new OutDoor by Ispo trade show. The sports industry conference will be addressing five topics: Data Analytics & CRM, Digital Talents & Recruiting, Change ...
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Runner's World and Salomon are collaborating to celebrate the Boston...
Runner's World and Salomon are collaborating to celebrate the Boston Marathon, which will be run on April 15, with a pop-up experience in Boston's Newbury Street, called the Runner's World Townhouse. This temporary space, open until April 16, features a Test Zone where runners can test the latest Predict RA ...
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Sport Achat Hiver, the B2B event for industry professionals in...
Sport Achat Hiver, the B2B event for industry professionals in the mountain, outdoor and winter sports markets, organized by Sportair, saw the number of visitors rise by 1 percent to 3,324 as compared to the 2018 edition, Sportair said. The trade fair, which reached its 16th edition, was held at ...
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After having been hosted for 18 consecutive years by the...
After having been hosted for 18 consecutive years by the ski town of Aspen, Colorado (USA), the Winter X Games will be held for the first time in Calgary, Alberta (Canada), in the years 2020 to 2022, subject to securing corporate sponsorship. The city, situated on the prairies about an ...
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Anytime from now to July 10, bicycle companies, mobility companies,...
Anytime from now to July 10, bicycle companies, mobility companies, designers and developers – whether they exhibit at the Eurobike trade fair or not – may register their latest products for the 15th annual Eurobike Awards. The criteria for all awards, including the Green, Start-Up and Gold Awards, are available ...
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The second edition of the Sport Job Day is scheduled...
The second edition of the Sport Job Day is scheduled for May 16 at the Jean Boulin stadium in Paris. The organizers of the industry-specific job fair are the Union Sport & Cycle, the French trade association that groups 1,400 companies and 500 brands in the sports, leisure, cycling and ...
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Tough Mudder, the obstacle course series, is partnering with Openfit,...
Tough Mudder, the obstacle course series, is partnering with Openfit, a new digital streaming platform for integrated fitness, nutrition, and wellness, to create Tough Mudder T-Minus 30, a 30-day fitness and nutrition program to prepare participants for the challenges of a Tough Mudder event, and to help users in general ...
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Messe München is still counting, but the total number of...
Messe München is still counting, but the total number of visitors declined to around 80,000 at the last Ispo Munich show from 83,606 a year ago in terms of daily passages through the turnstiles. Many cancelled their trips to the show because of heavy snow all over Europe, and others ...
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With seven months still to go before the first edition...
With seven months still to go before the first edition of the Outdoor by Ispo fair, about 700 exhibitors from 36 countries have already applied to participate in the event, scheduled to run in Munich from June 30 to July 3. The organizers had originally planned to fill six halls ...
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The Norspo trade fair that recently took place outside of...
The Norspo trade fair that recently took place outside of Oslo was described as a success, based on initial visitor data and interviews with exhibitors. Overall, there were 75 exhibitors and roughly 800 visitors. More meetings were pre-booked than before at the Norwegian trade show, which takes place twice a ...
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This Saturday, Feb. 2, at the International Congress Center (ICM)...
This Saturday, Feb. 2, at the International Congress Center (ICM) in Munich, Germany, the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) is a holding a free panel discussion on trade protectionism, the tariff dispute between China and the U.S., Brexit and related issues; focusing on their effect on the ...
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The Rip Curl GromSearch, a competition for surfers under 16,...
The Rip Curl GromSearch, a competition for surfers under 16, is traditionally held simultaneously in Brazil, Australia, Indonesia, South Africa, New Zealand, the U.S. and Europe, with the finalists, male and female, facing off “somewhere” in the spring. But this year, for its 20th anniversary, the GromSearch will be taking ...
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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) is...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) is busier than ever. It is inviting any interested parties to its first meeting with the International Triathlon Union (ITU) for an open discussion on the future of wetsuits used in triathlon races. It will be held on Feb. 3 during ...
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Emerald Expositions, which recently announced that it was canceling its...
Emerald Expositions, which recently announced that it was canceling its 2019 Interbike Expo, is reportedly considering two options for bikes in its trade shows as soon as this year. According to reports in Bicycle Retailer and Industry News (BRAIN), one option would be to have a bike trade show element ...
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Snowleader was honored at the Annecy Showroom avant Première (ASAP)...
Snowleader was honored at the Annecy Showroom avant Première (ASAP) on Jan. 14 with the award for best digital strategy among outdoor retailers. Snowleader is a French e-shop, created ten years ago, and specializes in the sale of outdoor products. The company posted revenues of around €23 million in 2018.
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A new international advisory committee has been set up to...
A new international advisory committee has been set up to further develop the offer of the Ispo Beijing show, bringing it more in line with the needs of the market, exhibitors and visitors. At its first meeting on the eve of the 15th edition of the show, held on Jan. ...
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While hosting more than 2,800 exhibitors on its enlarged fairgrounds,...
While hosting more than 2,800 exhibitors on its enlarged fairgrounds, Ispo Munich is addressing visitors and the general public by organizing for the second time the Ispo Munich Sports Week between Feb. 2 and 9. One of the highlights will again be the Ispo Munich Night Run, which will be ...
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At the opening of an international underwater swimming show in...
At the opening of an international underwater swimming show in Paris today, Aqua Lung announced that Philippe Cousteau and his wife, Ashlan Gorse Cousteau, will become its new brand ambassadors in 2019. Philippe is the grandson of Jacques-Yves Cousteau, the French underwater explorer, film-maker and member of the Académie Française ...
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Manchester United will open a series of “entertainment and experience...
Manchester United will open a series of “entertainment and experience centers” in China through a leading property developer based in Shenyang, Harves. The first ones are due to come on stream in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenyang before the end of 2020. They will feature interactive and immersive experiences for fans ...
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While no data were actually provided, attendance figures fell below...
While no data were actually provided, attendance figures fell below expectations at last month's new Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in Denver, said the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA). The new dates were supposed to respond to the need by softgoods companies for earlier orders, yet major brands like Patagonia and The ...
