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October Fibo will be for the trade only
Fibo will take place as planned in Cologne at the beginning of October, but only as trade show, without the usual large attendance by the general public. It will be held from Thursday Oct. 1 to Saturday Oct. 3, eliminating the traditional Sunday opening for consumers. As usual, the European ...
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Efftex postponed until 2021
The 2020 edition of the European Fishing Tackle Trade Exhibition (Efttex), originally scheduled for June 11-13 in Prague, has been postponed until next year. It will be taking place at the same venue at a still undertermined date. Speaking to Angling International, Olivier Portrat – president of the European Fishing ...
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Eurobike postponed, altered
As Germany has a ban on major events until Aug. 29, logistics will preclude opening the Eurobike show on schedule, just two days later, to run Sept. 2-5. Instead, there will be a one-off Eurobike Special show – a “pure B2B concept,” not open to the public – on Nov. ...
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SportScheck cancels its first running event
SportScheck cancelled the start of its Run Challenge series of running events in Germany, which is sponsored by Under Armour. There will be no race in Bremen due to the coronavirus. The Run Challenges in Hamburg, Cologne and Berlin will take place in the second half of this year. The ...
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News briefsProwinter goes digital
Prowinter, the Italian B2B event trade show for alpine resort operators, has gone digital this year because of the coronavirus. The Prowinter Startup Award chose its winners on the digital platform Zoom on April 23. The winners, selected from 100 applicants and six finalists, are Glide Nano (Prowinter Audience Award) ...
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Sport 2000 Germany organizes virtual order shows
We expect that many companies will do the same in lieu of their traditional international sales meetings for spring/summer 2021 products. Due to the current situation and the uncertainty about future legal restrictions associated with the coronavirus, the German retail organization Sport 2000 is replacing its Sneaker Order Show, scheduled ...
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News briefsIspo Munich 2021 dates changed to avoid overlap with OR
To avoid overlapping with the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in the U.S. (Jan. 27- 29), Messe München has postponed the next Ispo Munich to Jan 31 to Feb 3, 2021. Originally, the event was scheduled to run from Jan. 28-31. The new dates will bring the show back to the ...
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Fibo’s event director joins EuropeActive’s board
At its general assembly this month – held online to comply with Covid-19 quarantine – EuropeActive appointed Silke Frank, event director for the fitness trade show Fibo, to its board of directors. Frank joins Alfonso Jiménez of Ingesport Go Fit, Jennifer Halsall of Basic-Fit International and Ana Damaso of Portugal ...
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April 22 webinar on activewear colors and trends
A webinar on activewear color and fashion trends for the autumn/winter 2021/22 and spring/summer 2022 seasons is being offered at 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, April 22, by Nora Kühner, a former member of the Ideas group of independent activewear designers. The German expert on the subject normally gives her speech ...
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News briefsBenQ and Stotz win Performance Days awards (digitally)
Performance Days, the trade show devoted to functional fabrics, was scheduled to take place in Munich on April 22-30, and was cancelled with no alternative event date due to the Covid-19 crisis. However, a digital fair has been put in place to allow the industry to keep informed about the ...
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News briefsIspo survey to help sports & outdoor retail in times of Covid-19
Ispo has developed a Covid-19-related retail survey, inviting all sports and outdoor retailers to participate, whatever their size and the countries in which they operate. The results and insights will be helpful for the Ispo Group to develop digital alternatives and tools to support the sporting goods business as much ...
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China limits basketball event
China has resumed the restrictions on team sports just as the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) was expected to return play in early April. The CBA season was originally shut down in January in connection with the Covid-19 pandemic.
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News briefsIspo increases its focus on eSports
Following the cancellation of OutDoor by Ispo, the Ispo Group is now increasingly focusing on the digital sector including eSports. Ispo started supporting digital sports competitions in 2018, and this segment has developed from niche to mainstream in only a few years. Under the umbrella of Ispo Digitize, Ispo’s efforts ...
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Wimbledon is cancelled
The 134th edition of the legendary Wimbledon tennis tournament has been cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. This year’s edition was due to take place from June 29 to July 12. The tournament’s leadership has decided not to reschedule the event this year. The next edition of the championships ...
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Outdoor & Running Business Days announces additional winter edition
(OIC) Outdoor & Running Business Days, the Italian B2B fair for the outdoor and running industry, has announced an additional winter edition for 2021. More details will be unveiled in the coming months. Meanwhile, this year’s edition of the trade show in Riva Del Garda, in the northern Italian province ...
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Première Vision will take place earlier from next year
Première Vision, the world’s leading fair for textiles, will take place earlier from next year. It will be in Paris on Feb. 2-4 and on July 6-8, leaving a smaller time gap with Ispo Munich (Jan. 28-31) and OutDoor by Ispo (June 20-23).
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The figures for Ispo Munich
Messe München reports that about 80,000 people from 120 countries passed through the turnstiles on a daily basis at the latest edition of the Ispo Munich trade show. This figure is down from 80,200 a year ago. The number of visitors from Germany was down to 30 percent from 31 ...
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Micam to launch Micam X format
Micam Milano will launch the teaser of a new format, called Micam X, at the next edition of the trade show on Feb. 16-19. Located in Hall 1, where its fashion shows and conferences have been held lately, Micam X is described as a new space where visitors can discover ...
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Li-Ning debuts Jackie Chan collection
Li-Ning, the eponymous Chinese brand of sports apparel, celebrated its 30th anniversary at its third fashion show in Paris, held at the Centre Pompidou. The guest list included the basketball player Dwayne Wade, the DJ Honey Dijon and the Italian designer Stefano Pilati, but the star of the show was ...
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Boardriders returns to Ispo Munich, Schöffel debuts at Ispo Beijing
Boardriders, the world’s largest conglomerate in the action sports segment, will return to Ispo Munich from this Sunday, accompanied in Hall B4 by Dakine and O’Neill. On the other hand, Schöffel will be making its first appearance at Ispo Beijing, scheduled for Feb. 12-15. Other brands taking part include Black ...
