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    The Taipei Cycle Show will continue to be held in...

    2013-08-13T00:00:00Z

    The Taipei Cycle Show will continue to be held in March until at least 2017, when the Nangang Exhibition Center will have a new hall. Members of the Taiwan Bicycle Exporters' Association had suggested a shift in the show's dates to July, but a survey of domestic and overseas exhibitors ...

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    Première Vision, the big French textiles exhibition, has signed an...

    2013-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Première Vision, the big French textiles exhibition, has signed an agreement for the acquisition of Eurovet's fashion fairs for lingerie and swimwear brands and fabrics. The agreement is dependent on all the required approvals being obtained. It covers the fashion manufacturing shows Fatex, Zoom by Fatex, Made in France, as ...

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    Messe München organized one of its seminars under the Ispo...

    2013-07-02T00:00:00Z

    Messe München organized one of its seminars under the Ispo Academy umbrella during the Brazilian Adventure Sports Fair, which took place in São Paulo for the 15th time last May 1-5. The 18 products that won the Ispo Awards last February were also presented for the first time at the ...

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    The number of exhibitors at the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen...

    2013-07-02T00:00:00Z

    The number of exhibitors at the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen later this month will be relatively stable overall with a total of more than 900 companies. Peak Performance will be a newcomer, but the Lafuma and Eider brands will not have a presence this time. The fair will celebrate its ...

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    Angela Merkel is scheduled to visit the next session of...

    2013-07-02T00:00:00Z

    Angela Merkel is scheduled to visit the next session of the Eurobike fair in Friedrichshafen on Aug. 28. The German Chancellor is expected to spend a couple of hours at its official inauguration and to gather information on urban mobility and cycling in general. The annual fair should host more ...

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    The Spanish Sports Unlimited trade show is going to concentrate...

    2013-07-02T00:00:00Z

    The Spanish Sports Unlimited trade show is going to concentrate on fitness as of next year, moving from Valencia to Sant Cugat del Valles near Barcelona. Targeting operators of fitness centers rather than sporting goods retailers, it will take place on May 13-15, acting as a Spanish follow-up to the ...

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    Next Oct. 17 to 20, Madrid will be the venue...

    2013-06-21T00:00:00Z

    Next Oct. 17 to 20, Madrid will be the venue for the 13th European Congress of the International Health and Racquet Sports Association (IHRSA). Organized by Management about Sports, the convention will handle various themes including the problem of obesity and the trend toward low-cost gyms. More than 500 owners ...

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    The Advansa Thermo Cool Dynafit Dachstein Triple, which was scheduled...

    2013-06-21T00:00:00Z

    The Advansa Thermo Cool Dynafit Dachstein Triple, which was scheduled for June 8, 2013, has been postponed to July 6, 2013 because of severe weather conditions. Organizers said that there was up to four meters of snow on the Dachstein glacier in Austria at the beginning of June, or more than during the whole ...

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    The organizers of Glissexpo, the action and board sports fair...

    2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

    The organizers of Glissexpo, the action and board sports fair on the French Basque Coast, have decided to cancel the trade show. Alain Sevellec and Rémi Bertoche had tried to revive the event, which was then called Salon des Glisseurs, two years ago. Renamed Glissexpo for its second edition, in ...

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    A new French fair for racquet sports is planned to...

    2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

    A new French fair for racquet sports is planned to be held for the first time in Lyon, the fief of Babolat, on Jan. 11-12, 2014, targeting the trade as well as consumer. It is led by a tennis coach, Philippe Tissier, who worked for Décathlon in the past. Marc ...

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    Bestseller, the Danish group that owns J. Lindeberg, Jack &...

    2013-05-15T00:00:00Z

    Bestseller, the Danish group that owns J. Lindeberg, Jack & Jones, Selected, Vero Moda and other brands, will have a huge stand of 6,000 square meters at the next Bread & Butter show, taking place in Berlin on July 2-4. Observers are wondering whether the organizers of the young fashion ...

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    A private equity firm with $15 billion assets, Onex Corp.,...

    2013-05-15T00:00:00Z

    A private equity firm with $15 billion assets, Onex Corp., is acquiring Nielsen Expositions for $950 million in cash. The U.S. company operates more than 65 trade shows and conferences every year, including Interbike, the Health + Fitness Expo and the Outdoor Retailer Winter and Summer Markets. Owned by Nielsen ...

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    The U.K. Trade and Investment department (UKTI) of the British...

    2013-05-15T00:00:00Z

    The U.K. Trade and Investment department (UKTI) of the British government has decided to almost double the amount of funding available to British trade associations for the participation of U.K. exporters in international trade shows during the 2013/14 and 2014/15 financial years. Acting through the Federation of Sports and Play ...

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    The Hub is the latest trade event for young fashion...

    2013-05-15T00:00:00Z

    The Hub is the latest trade event for young fashion to hit the Asian scene, after the launch of Novomania in Shanghai in 2010 and Chic Young Blood in Beijing the following year. The first Asian edition of The Hub will take place in Hong Kong, which is regarded as ...

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    The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), a non-profit organization that...

    2013-05-15T00:00:00Z

    The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), a non-profit organization that draws together over 90,000 Indian companies from more than 250 national and regional sectorial associations, has taken over the Asia Golf Industry Show, whose 6th edition will be held in New Delhi next Sept. 20-22. It aims to grow the ...

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    Fibo, which was back in Cologne for the first time...

    2013-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Fibo, which was back in Cologne for the first time after 22 years last April 11-13, registered a record with almost 30 percent more visitors, 10 percent more exhibitors and an exhibition area expanded by 30 percent as compared to last year, when the show was still held in Essen. ...

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    A total of 2,296 professional visitors attended the latest edition...

    2013-05-02T00:00:00Z

    A total of 2,296 professional visitors attended the latest edition of Ösfa, the Austrian sporting goods show in Salzburg's Brandboxx trademart. The relatively good turnout was attributed to a shift in its schedule from the weekend to Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The figures were not comparable with those published a ...

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    Along with its upcoming edition of Ispo Bike, Messe München...

    2013-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Along with its upcoming edition of Ispo Bike, Messe München is planning a public race for e-bike and pedelecs enthusiasts in the Munich fairgrounds during the show. The event will be open to vistors as well as representatives of the bicycle industry who will compete in three different speed categories: e25, e45 ...

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    The OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen is calling on all the...

    2013-05-02T00:00:00Z

    The OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen is calling on all the outdoor brands to register any of their products before June 6 to compete for the OutDoor Industry Awards. They will be selected by an international panel of experts in nine categories. The winning products will be displayed in the East ...

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    The trade show Prowinter, dedicated to ski rentals and related...

    2013-05-02T00:00:00Z

    The trade show Prowinter, dedicated to ski rentals and related services, achieved a record of more than 6,000 attendees. This figure is for Prowinter alone, not including the visitors to Alpitec, the show for investors in ski resorts that ran simultaneously on the fairground of Fiera Bolzano/Messe Bozen. Altogether 234 ...