All about events in the sporting goods industry – Page 47
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For the first time, Ispo Munich is giving out awards...
For the first time, Ispo Munich is giving out awards for the most impressive efforts in communication. The lucky winners have already been announced, and the awards ceremony will be held at the show on Feb. 4. A jury picked 26 winners, nine gold winners, and from them, one overall ...
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Sport-Fachhandel, the German trade publication, reports that representatives of Austrian...
Sport-Fachhandel, the German trade publication, reports that representatives of Austrian retailers, distributors and producers as well as of VSSÖ, the country's industry federation, have recently discussed the fate of the summer edition of the Austrian Ösfa trade show. Organized by Brandboxx in Salzburg, the last edition was widely considered a failure ...
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Only two months after its launch, the fan page created...
Only two months after its launch, the fan page created by Messe München for the Ispo Awards on Facebook has proven quite successful. It has received 7,000 visits, with a ratio of interaction of nearly 50 percent. The service gives an opportunity to the award winners to communicate with their ...
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As previously reported, the next Bread & Butter show, due...
As previously reported, the next Bread & Butter show, due to be held in Berlin on Jan. 15-17, is going to have many drop-outs. Many other firms will not be readmitted. This will be compensated by some 100 new entries and 50 comebacks.
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Simon Blazeby, the 33-year-old English manager who has been running...
Simon Blazeby, the 33-year-old English manager who has been running the Spanish Sports Unlimited show in Valencia, is switching to a new function as group exhibition director of Reed Sunaidi Exhibition, the Saudi Arabian unit of Reed Exhibitions. In that function, he will be running five fairs in different sectors ...
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A total of 120 companies from Scandinavia are registered to...
A total of 120 companies from Scandinavia are registered to exhibit products at the next Ispo Munich fair in February. Many will be located in the Scandinavian Outdoor Group's Scandinavian Village. Some others will have a presence in the new Nordic XC Village, which will place more of a focus on ...
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Shareholding in Sports Unlimited, the Spanish sporting goods show in...
Shareholding in Sports Unlimited, the Spanish sporting goods show in Valencia, is set to change. It is currently a joint venture between Reed Exhibitions Iberia and Feria Valencia. As Reed has decided to make a strategic withdrawal from the Iberian market, Feria Valencia is planning to take full control over the ...
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Next year's Ispo Beijing fair, which will run for four...
Next year's Ispo Beijing fair, which will run for four days starting on Feb. 27, will welcome a few new outdoor-oriented brands premiering at the show. They are Haglöfs, Adidas Outdoor, Li-Ning, which has just launched its own line of outdoor gear, and Mammut Sports Group in collaboration with the ...
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Assosport, the Italian association for the sporting goods industry, organized...
Assosport, the Italian association for the sporting goods industry, organized a workshop in Warsaw on Nov. 14-15, under the aegis of the Italian ministry for economic development and the Italian Trade Commission (ICE), to promote trade relations between Italian companies and buyers from Eastern Europe. Reacting to the crisis in ...
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The countdown is set for applications to the prestigious Ispo...
The countdown is set for applications to the prestigious Ispo Awards. The final deadline is Jan. 10, 2013, but all the companies that turn in their applications by Nov. 30 will enjoy a discount on the participation fee. Exhibitors pay €75 instead of €125. For non-exhibitors, the fee is down ...
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Interbike, the premier bicycle trade show in North America, will...
Interbike, the premier bicycle trade show in North America, will allow select consumers to attend the event for the first time in its history. Under a new program, called Interbike by Invitation, registered retailers will be able to invite some of their best and most loyal customers to visit the ...
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Confirming our reporting in The Outdoor Industry Compass, organizers have...
Confirming our reporting in The Outdoor Industry Compass, organizers have set new dates for next year's Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, which will run from Wednesday, July 30, through Saturday, Aug. 3 (more in The Compass)
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The seventh edition of World Snowboard Day has been set...
The seventh edition of World Snowboard Day has been set for Sunday, Dec. 30. Events are set up in countries worldwide for people to discover the sport at no cost. The event is organized by EuroSIMA, the World Snowboard Federation and Outdoor Sports Valley, with the partnership of SnowSports Industries ...
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After many years of waiting, Stockholm will finally have its...
After many years of waiting, Stockholm will finally have its own bike exhibition. On Nov. 17, the Sweden Bike Expo will open its doors with more than 70 exhibitors. The exhibition will be purely for consumers. Visitors will be able to test new bike models and to attend lectures ...
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Representatives from the sports clusters of Montebelluna in Italy and...
Representatives from the sports clusters of Montebelluna in Italy and Portland in the U.S. gathered for a round-table discussion at Montebelluna's city hall on Oct. 18. Organized by Associazione Calzaturieri Museo dello Scarpone and IPA, a body gathering together local municipalities and professional associations, with the contribution of Assosport, the ...
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For next year's Ispo Awards, whose winners will be announced...
For next year's Ispo Awards, whose winners will be announced at next Ispo Munich show (Feb. 3-6, 2013), Messe München has presented an optimized and extended concept: The winners will not only be promoted at the show itself, but will be supported in subsequent publications like Ispo's website, the Ispo Awards ...
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Novomania, the Chinese young fashion and action sports fair, will...
Novomania, the Chinese young fashion and action sports fair, will move its dates next year to July 17-19, just after Bread & Butter in Berlin and Who's Next in Paris. It will move from the World Convention Center of Pudong to the Shanghai Mart, where it started. An investment of ...
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More than 40,000 players registered to take part in the...
More than 40,000 players registered to take part in the World Squash Day on Oct. 21, for matches that were played all over the world. Organizers claim a world record for the biggest sports match in history. World Squash Day was launched in 2002 in honor of Derek Sword, a ...
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The organizers of the first Nordic Golf Show, held in...
The organizers of the first Nordic Golf Show, held in Malmö earlier this month, were amply satisfied with an increase of 20 percent in the number of visitors compared with the Golfmässan held for Swedish retailers last year. Golfmässan was held for about two decades in the small town of ...
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The Barcelona Moda Centre is to hold its first Fitness...
The Barcelona Moda Centre is to hold its first Fitness Day on Oct. 25. The day will be segmented into three round tables in which panelists will discuss a range of subjects including fitness trends and developments, the impact of the recent rise in the Spanish VAT, and the challenge ...
