All about events in the sporting goods industry – Page 51

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    Gliss'Expo will be the new name of the action sports...

    2012-03-27T00:00:00Z

    Gliss'Expo will be the new name of the action sports fair due to be held at Seignosse, on the French Basque coast, from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2. The fair is organized by Alain Sevellec, who co-founded the former Glissexpo action sports fair in 1990. Held until 2002 on the ...

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    The 7th Salon du Golf in Paris saw the number...

    2012-03-27T00:00:00Z

    The 7th Salon du Golf in Paris saw the number of visitors increase slightly to 29,400 on March 9-11, compared with 28,000 one year ago. The trade-only day before the show attracted 1,032 visitors. A total of 120 companies representing nearly 500 brands participated in the fair, compared with 150 ...

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    Celebrating its 10th year in the market, Sport-Achat, the French...

    2012-03-27T00:00:00Z

    Celebrating its 10th year in the market, Sport-Achat, the French trade show that took place in Lyon on March 12-14, reported a 3% increase in attendance to a total of 3,576 visitors

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    About 60,000 visitors flocked to Expo Sports, the specialist running...

    2012-03-27T00:00:00Z

    About 60,000 visitors flocked to Expo Sports, the specialist running fair that was held in Barcelona at the weekend, in conjunction with the Barcelona Marathon. More than 140 exhibitors participated in the fair, which was an increase of about 40 percent from one year ago. The novelties included a new ...

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    Messe München announces that the 2013 edition of Ispo Beijing...

    2012-03-12T00:00:00Z

    Messe München announces that the 2013 edition of Ispo Beijing will run from Feb. 27 through March 2, a little later than this year. It will again be held at the China National Convention Center (CNCC), near the Bird's Nest, the stadium of the 2008 Olympic Games.  It will be ...

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    The British Golf Industry Association is going to the China...

    2012-02-28T00:00:00Z

    The British Golf Industry Association is going to the China Golf Show 2012, its first appearance at the Beijing event. The China Golf Show, just bought by Reed Worldwide Exhibitions, has drawn the interest of some member companies of the BGIA, prompting the association to attend the event. It will ...

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    BSI, the German sporting goods industry federation, is raising the...

    2012-02-16T00:00:00Z

    BSI, the German sporting goods industry federation, is raising the number of golf industry workshops to four this year from the three sessions it had organized for the first time in 2011 after the demise of Golf Europe in Munich. The two-day ordering sessions will be held between Oct. 21 ...

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    Ispo Beijing, which will be held in the Chinese capital's...

    2012-02-16T00:00:00Z

    Ispo Beijing, which will be held in the Chinese capital's CNCC convention center on Feb. 22-25 next week, will attract professional retailers from China and abroad with an action sports village. More than 50 snowboard, skateboard and related brands will take part in the project, including new exhibitors such as ...

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    The U.K. Golf Show has moved back its dates for...

    2012-02-16T00:00:00Z

    The U.K. Golf Show has moved back its dates for the 2012 event, now set for Oct. 9-11. The earlier dates mean the event won't conflict with half-term school breaks in the U.K. The show will be held at the Harrogate International Center. It is Europe's largest golf trade show ...

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    The organizers of Who's Next Prêt-à-Porter, the new French fashion...

    2012-02-03T00:00:00Z

    The organizers of Who's Next Prêt-à-Porter, the new French fashion trade show in Paris, plan to make several adjustments after its first edition on Jan. 21-24. They plan to boost international promotion for the event in order to achieve the goal of an even split between French and foreign visitors ...

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    The Norspo trade fair, which took place at the end...

    2012-02-03T00:00:00Z

    The Norspo trade fair, which took place at the end of January outside of Oslo, Norway, received a record number of visitors. Exporama, the exhibition center that houses the event, recorded 2,134 visitors to the three-day fair consisting of 130 exhibitors. In 2011, 2,071 visitors attended the event. Norspo is ...

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    Attendance was relatively stable and the mood was generally positive...

    2012-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Attendance was relatively stable and the mood was generally positive at Ispo Munich, in spite of the recent snow situation and the uncertain economy. As an Italian put it, many came over just to look at the latest novelties, to get an overview of the sector and to recharge their ...

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    With both the football World Cup and the Olympics to...

    2012-01-27T00:00:00Z

    With both the football World Cup and the Olympics to be held Brazil in the coming years, the country and its fast-growing middle class are drawing increasing interest from the global sporting goods industry. This land of hope will be at the center of Forum Brasil, a conference that will ...

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    The Outdoor Retailer Winter Market ended up one week ago...

    2012-01-27T00:00:00Z

    The Outdoor Retailer Winter Market ended up one week ago with a increase of attendance of about 10 percent to 26,000 visitors, in spite of the recent mild weather in the U.S., which cover only 23 percent of the 48 states in December, compared with 48 percent of them in ...

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    The organizers of the European Outdoor Forum have announced that...

    2012-01-06T00:00:00Z

    The organizers of the European Outdoor Forum have announced that its third annual session will take place again in Annecy, France, next Oct. 16 and 17

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    The exhibit space booked for the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market...

    2011-12-21T00:00:00Z

    The exhibit space booked for the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market is already at a record level, over 25,000 square feet more than last year's total of 351,251 square feet. Nielsen Business Media, the organizer of the show, says that so far about 1,000 exhibitors have signed on, including 100 new ...

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    Last Sunday, snowboarders around the globe celebrated World Snowboard Day....

    2011-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Last Sunday, snowboarders around the globe celebrated World Snowboard Day. This year 167 events were organized in 37 countries, up from the 160 events last year. For the first time, events were held in India, Brazil and Peru. All were welcome, with lessons available for beginners as well as demonstrations, ...

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    Ten stores have already signed up to attend Le Snow...

    2011-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Ten stores have already signed up to attend Le Snow Avant-Première, the European snowboard testing event being held Jan. 15-17 in La Clusaz, France, about 28 kilometers from Annecy. A good response has come this year from English shops, as well as from Norwegian and Swiss retailers. Numerous brands will ...

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    The number of daily visits at the Nissan Skipass, the...

    2011-12-13T00:00:00Z

    The number of daily visits at the Nissan Skipass, the 18-year-old Italian consumer-oriented snow sports show, declined this year to a total of 98,729 over the four days of the event, held in Modena from Oct. 29 to Nov. 2. The number was about 107,000 a year earlier. The number ...

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    Stag, the British buying group, is calling its U.K. Buying...

    2011-12-13T00:00:00Z

    Stag, the British buying group, is calling its U.K. Buying Show, held Nov. 20-21, a success, noting that a record amount of business was written there despite the challenging retail conditions in the country. Seventy suppliers were at the show, including new members such as Helly Hansen, Jakabel, Kickers, Falke ...