All about events in the sporting goods industry – Page 39
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Bjørn Gulden from Puma, Andrea Tomat from Lotto, Alistair Cameron...
Bjørn Gulden from Puma, Andrea Tomat from Lotto, Alistair Cameron from Asics Europe and Johan Eliasch from Head were among the top executives who gathered for a meeting at Ispo Munich to discuss wide-ranging issues in the European sports industry, from physical activity to trading conditions and selective distribution. The ...
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After cancelling the January edition of its show and declaring...
After cancelling the January edition of its show and declaring his company insolvent, Karl-Heinz Müller, the maverick organizer of Bread & Butter announced plans to stage a summer edition of the show on July 2-4, but then changed his mind and said it would run on Jan. 7-9, coinciding with ...
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Ski companies that are members of Fesi (Federation of the...
Ski companies that are members of Fesi (Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry) gathered their efforts, coordinated by the Federation, on Jan. 18 to promote snow sport activities through three World Snow Day events, in Germany, Italy and Austria, respectively. Participating companies for the 2015 edition included Atomic, Blizzard, ...
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Ines Papert, the famous German ice climber, is putting out...
Ines Papert, the famous German ice climber, is putting out a new book about her exploits, titled “Unverfroren” (Not Frozen). At Ispo Munich, she will present it together with a short film at the stand of one of her sponsors, Lowa, in Hall 5 at 6:30 PM on Friday, Feb. ...
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Attendance at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Florida increased...
Attendance at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Florida increased by one percent to more than 41,000 visitors, with a 6 percent increase in the number of PGA of America professionals checking out the new offerings of around 1,000 companies. More than 200 exhibitors were new to the show. Visitors ...
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Applications for this year's Fibo Innovative Award, which recognizes innovative...
Applications for this year's Fibo Innovative Award, which recognizes innovative products in the fitness sector, will be accepted until Feb. 19. All exhibitors at Fibo in Cologne are eligible to enter their product innovations. The nominated products will then be presented during the trade show, which will be held on ...
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Another new regional bike fair in Spain, Girona Bike World,...
Another new regional bike fair in Spain, Girona Bike World, is planned for May 1-3
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PrimaLoft has announced a new “Retailer Coat Swap” initiative at...
PrimaLoft has announced a new “Retailer Coat Swap” initiative at Ispo Munich, on Feb. 5-8. The brand is inviting retailers to its stand, hall A6-304, to trade-in gently-used coats for a new PrimaLoft Gold Insulation Down Blend jacket. PrimaLoft will donate the used coats to the Obdachlosenhilfe St. Bonifaz in ...
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Kenji Haroutunian, who recently stepped down as a vice president...
Kenji Haroutunian, who recently stepped down as a vice president of Emerald Expositions after 15 years as director for its Outdoor Retailer show, has announced he has established KenjiConsults, a consulting business serving the industry. Haroutunian has been in the outdoor industry for nearly 30 years. In addition to leading ...
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SportScheck has concluded an agreement with InterCityHotels, a chain of...
SportScheck has concluded an agreement with InterCityHotels, a chain of hotels belonging to the Steigenberger Hotel Group. The 100,000-odd participants in the urban running races organized by the German retailer and BMW in 20 cities will be given special treatment. The chain will also grant special prices to the ...
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Icast, the leading American fishing tackle show, is adding a...
Icast, the leading American fishing tackle show, is adding a product demonstration day on the nearby Lake Tohopekaliga on July 14, the day before the trade show starts in Orlando, Florida
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The Schweizer Firmenlauf and the B2RUN Swiss Corporate Challenge are...
The Schweizer Firmenlauf and the B2RUN Swiss Corporate Challenge are to come under one umbrella following the takeover of Firmenlauf by InfrontRingier Sports & Entertainment Switzerland. The new corporate running series is named B2RUN Schweizer Firmenlauf. In 2015, it will features six events across six Swiss cities in St. Gallen ...
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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry is inviting...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry is inviting registrations on its website for its annual World Sports Forum on Feb. 4, the eve of the Ispo Munich show. It will focus this time on “Entering and Exploring new Markets.” Haico Ebbers, professor of international economics at Nyenrode Business ...
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Ispo Textrends, the forum for textile innovations and components at...
Ispo Textrends, the forum for textile innovations and components at Ispo Munich, Ispo Beijing and Ispo Shanghai, has reported a 65 percent increase in the number of companies that have registered for 2015 compared with 2014. Next year's events will host a special exhibition, within the different Ispo shows, of ...
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The partnership between Ispo Munich and Paddle Expo, the world's...
The partnership between Ispo Munich and Paddle Expo, the world's largest exhibition for paddle sports, will now also incorporate Ispo Shanghai. The Asian exhibition, taking place on July 2-4, 2015, will be the first cross-segment sports business platform in the Chinese market. Paddle Expo and Ispo Shanghai will invite business ...
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EFFTEX, the annual European fishing tackle show, will return to...
EFFTEX, the annual European fishing tackle show, will return to Amsterdam in 2016, according to Angling International
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Ispo is staging a special session of its Ispo Academy,...
Ispo is staging a special session of its Ispo Academy, focusing on social media, at the Dutch Sports Business Center in Leusden on Jan. 12 in connection with the winter preview that it has been sponsoring there for many years
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Performance Days, the trade fair for functional fabrics for sports...
Performance Days, the trade fair for functional fabrics for sports and work clothing, which took place in Munich on Nov. 4-5, registered a record number of visitors and exhibitors. The event welcomed 1,097 visitors, as compared to 1,020 last year, from 27 countries. The largest contingents from outside the EU ...
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Messe München confirms that the European Outdoor Group will exclusively...
Messe München confirms that the European Outdoor Group will exclusively support the new multi-sport Ispo Shanghai fair, scheduled for next July 2-4. The show will focus on outdoor as well as action sports, water sports, performance sports and fitness. Numerous outdoor brands have already confirmed their participation including Black Diamond, ...
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VeronaFiere is starting a new Italian bike show called CosmoBike,...
VeronaFiere is starting a new Italian bike show called CosmoBike, which is set to take place in Verona on Sept. 11-14, 2015. The international event, created by Paolo Coin, who previously ran ExpoBici, will focus on the ongoing evolution of the bicycle, including new materials and production technologies, and will ...
