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  • News briefs

    About 200 exhibitors and 20,000 visitors are expected this year...

    2013-01-18T00:00:00Z

    About 200 exhibitors and 20,000 visitors are expected this year at Novomania, China's leading international fashion trade show, which will be held at the Shanghai Mart from July 17 to 19. The dates were moved from March to July to fit between the European and U.S. fashion seasons. The fair's ...

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    In cooperation with sport-job.de, Ispo has opened the stage for...

    2013-01-09T00:00:00Z

    In cooperation with sport-job.de, Ispo has opened the stage for one of its latest services, offered all year 'round. Intended to provide efficient access to qualified staff, Ispo Jobs displays a listing of available jobs within the sporting goods industry. The service is offered on ispo.com in the English and German ...

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    Bread & Butter has reduced the number of brands exhibiting...

    2013-01-09T00:00:00Z

    Bread & Butter has reduced the number of brands exhibiting at its Jan. 15-17 edition in Berlin by about 100 to around 520. Contrary to a previous report, Tommy Hilfiger will be showing there. Levi's will make a comeback. The Sport & Street section has been renamed Upper Street, hosting ...

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    Nielsen, which owns the Outdoor Retailer and Interbike shows in the...

    2013-01-09T00:00:00Z

    Nielsen, which owns the Outdoor Retailer and Interbike shows in the U.S., has agreed to acquire The Sports Licensing & Tailgate Show as well as the Tailgating Industry Association with immediate effect from Showproco, LLC. The Sports Licensing & Tailgate Show has been held over the last six years, and it ...

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    For the first time, Ispo Munich is giving out awards...

    2012-12-21T00:00:00Z

    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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    Stand-Up-Paddling will kick off for the first time with a...

    2012-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Stand-Up-Paddling will kick off for the first time with a real-water testing pool at Ispo Munich 2013. The retail market has already set their sights on the trend of Stand-Up-Paddling, generally shortened to SUP. Tourism agencies, sport-schools and event organizers have steadily upgraded their equipment to include this beginner-friendly sport.

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    Sport Partner reports that employees at Brandboxx Leusden, where many...

    2012-12-21T00:00:00Z

    Sport Partner reports that employees at Brandboxx Leusden, where many sports brands have their showroom in the Netherlands, are keeping the center open despite the bankruptcy of TCN Sports Business Center, the legal entity that owns the Brandboxx. Last month already saw the bankruptcy of TCN Property Projects, the entity ...

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    Sport-Fachhandel, the German trade publication, reports that representatives of Austrian...

    2012-12-21T00:00:00Z

    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...

    2012-12-21T00:00:00Z

    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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    A total of 120 companies from Scandinavia are registered to...

    2012-12-10T00:00:00Z

    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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    Simon Blazeby, the 33-year-old English manager who has been running...

    2012-12-10T00:00:00Z

    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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    As previously reported, the next Bread & Butter show, due...

    2012-12-10T00:00:00Z

    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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    Assosport, the Italian association for the sporting goods industry, organized...

    2012-11-29T00:00:00Z

    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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    Shareholding in Sports Unlimited, the Spanish sporting goods show in...

    2012-11-29T00:00:00Z

    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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    The countdown is set for applications to the prestigious Ispo...

    2012-11-29T00:00:00Z

    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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    Next year's Ispo Beijing fair, which will run for four...

    2012-11-29T00:00:00Z

    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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    Interbike, the premier bicycle trade show in North America, will...

    2012-11-29T00:00:00Z

    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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    After many years of waiting, Stockholm will finally have its...

    2012-11-12T00:00:00Z

    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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    The seventh edition of World Snowboard Day has been set...

    2012-11-12T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • Short stops

    Confirming our reporting in The Outdoor Industry Compass, organizers have...

    2012-11-12T00:00:00Z

    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)