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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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    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 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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    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 ...

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    Taichung Bike Week, which took place in the heartland of...

    2011-12-13T00:00:00Z

    Taichung Bike Week, which took place in the heartland of the Taiwanese bicycle manufacturing industry earlier this month, will be held two weeks earlier next year to fit more judiciously with the schedules of European as well as U.S. companies. Based on discussions with exhibitors and visitors, the organizers decided ...

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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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    Attendance went up at the last round of the Performance...

    2011-12-13T00:00:00Z

    Attendance went up at the last round of the Performance Days, the fibers & fabric shows held in Annecy and Munich in November. Compared with the November 2010 sessions, the total number of visitors at the two locations jumped by 21.4 percent to 969. They came from 21 countries. The ...

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    The summer edition of Ösfa, the Austrian sporting goods trade...

    2011-12-01T00:00:00Z

    The summer edition of Ösfa, the Austrian sporting goods trade show, will take place four weeks earlier than usual next year, running from July 22 through July 24. At its latest session on Aug. 21-23, the fair recorded 70 exhibitors and the number of its visitors declined to 1,756 from ...

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    The London Golf Show welcomed 14,250 visitors at its recent...

    2011-12-01T00:00:00Z

    The London Golf Show welcomed 14,250 visitors at its recent session on Nov. 11-13, up from 10,500 a year ago, when the consumer-oriented event was held at different dates and at a different venue. The number of exhibitors remained the same at 120. The show helped to raise about £5,000 ...

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    KDM International, an organizer of international fairs based in Bologna,...

    2011-12-01T00:00:00Z

    KDM International, an organizer of international fairs based in Bologna, is proposing the launch of two new consumer-oriented fairs for cycling and other sports in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. Called Activesport and BikeExpo, they will be held next Apr. 26-29, coinciding with the existing Motobike Expo (sic) show. Last ...

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    Afydad, the Spanish sporting goods industry association, says that 37...

    2011-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Afydad, the Spanish sporting goods industry association, says that 37 of its member companies will show in its Spanish Outdoor Village at the next Ispo fair, running from Jan. 29 to Feb. 1. Afydad and the Sports Unlimited fair in Valencia, which has signed a new partnership with the association ...

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    The British Golf Industry Association, which represents the U.K.'s industry...

    2011-11-18T00:00:00Z

    The British Golf Industry Association, which represents the U.K.'s industry of golf products and services, has announced that it will be returning to the PGA Merchandise Show in January 2012. This year's presence at the show was deemed a success, with the BGIA's business lounge being well-used among members in ...

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    Ispo Munich is again setting new milestones. Four months before...

    2011-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Ispo Munich is again setting new milestones. Four months before it opens its doors next Jan. 29, the number of registered exhibitors has already grown by 2.8 percent as compared to this time one year ago, and the rented exhibit space has risen by 3.2 percent. The outdoor section, in ...

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    The Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City continues to...

    2011-10-26T00:00:00Z

    The Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City continues to expand into other categories. As at its summer session in August, it is moving more forcefully into the action sports segment at its winter session, scheduled for next Jan. 19-22. Burton Snowboards is going to exhibit there for the first ...

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    The second edition of the European Outdoor Forum, held in...

    2011-10-26T00:00:00Z

    The second edition of the European Outdoor Forum, held in Annecy on Oct. 11-12, brought together more than 200 leading executives from the outdoor industry for two days of intense discussions and presentations. With a more international and interactive format than last year, the forum tackled many topical issues, from ...

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    Four hundred people, including business leaders, celebrities and surfing legends,...

    2011-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Four hundred people, including business leaders, celebrities and surfing legends, attended the annual Waterman's Ball organized on Oct. 6 by EuroSIMA, the European boardsports industry manufacturers' group. Held at the Hossegor Casino in France, the gala dinner had a “60s Rockabilly” dress code and raised money for EuroSIMA's sustainability projects. ...

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    Andy Rubin, chief executive of Pentland Brands, was one of...

    2011-10-07T00:00:00Z

    Andy Rubin, chief executive of Pentland Brands, was one of 25 top executives from the U.K. who accompanied British Prime Minister David Cameron on a trade mission to Russia. One of Pentland's brands, Berghaus, is entering the country through a distributor (more in our Outdoor Industry Compass).

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    Messe München was going to rename Golf Europe as Ispo...

    2011-10-07T00:00:00Z

    Messe München was going to rename Golf Europe as Ispo Golf, but then it decided to cancel this year's event because of continued losses due to insufficient backing from the industry and a lack of consensus about the dates. Messe München has now announced to exhibitors that it has sold ...

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    A total of 36 companies affiliated with Afydad, the Spanish...

    2011-10-07T00:00:00Z

    A total of 36 companies affiliated with Afydad, the Spanish sporting goods industry association, will participate in the Spanish Outdoor Village at next year's Ispo Munich show. In collaboration with Icex, the Spanish export promotion agency, Afydad is also going to organize trade missions next year to Dubai, Qatar and ...