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Performance Days, the textile exhibition for the activewear and workwear...
Performance Days, the textile exhibition for the activewear and workwear sectors, attracted 977 “expert visitors” at its 12th session in Munich on May 13-14, up from 688 a year ago. They came from 25 countries and visited the stands of 108 companies from 17 countries, 25.6 percent more than a ...
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Eurobike's Demo Day this year will take place at the...
Eurobike's Demo Day this year will take place at the show grounds in Friedrichshafen where Eurobike 2014 will take place. Previously it ran in Argenbühl, some 50 kilometers from Friedrichshafen. The relocation has resulted in a significant increase in exhibitors for the Demo Day, which is scheduled for Aug. 26, ...
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Aqua Lung and Suunto will equip the world's deepest pool....
Aqua Lung and Suunto will equip the world's deepest pool. Filled with thermal water, the so-called Y-40 pool will be 40 meters deep and will open in Padua, Italy, on June 5. Nicknamed The Deep Joy, the pool is described as an architectural and engineering masterpiece. It features different depth ...
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Nike Golf has chosen Scotland to open its world's first...
Nike Golf has chosen Scotland to open its world's first Nike Performance Fitting Centre. The new center, built as a hub for Nike Golf's European activity, will be inaugurated at Archerfield on July 7, just ahead of the Scottish Open. In addition to the two courses designed by DJ Russell, ...
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Adams Golf, specialized in easy-to-hit equipment for golfers of all...
Adams Golf, specialized in easy-to-hit equipment for golfers of all skill levels, has unveiled a new Second Shot Centre at the Wentworth Club in Surrey, England. The facility, which features the latest Flightscope launch monitor technology and unique custom-fitting experience, enables Adams to reinforce the brand's focus on the second ...
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The fourth edition of Inosport, the European convention on...
The fourth edition of Inosport, the European convention on sports innovation, will be held in Voiron, France on June 12.
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Speedo was named the “Fan Brand of the Year” at...
Speedo was named the “Fan Brand of the Year” at the 2014 edition of the Sports Technology Awards. The ceremony was held on April 4 at the Brewery in London. Speedo was voted first by sports fans all over the world, beating competition from over 30 other global sportswear brands ...
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Messe München plans to disclose the dates and the location...
Messe München plans to disclose the dates and the location of its new summer show in China after the Ispo Academy in Shanghai next June. Meanwhile, Fan Jun, secretary general of the China Commerce Association for General Merchandise, has expressed his support for the new summer show. The World Federation ...
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Reed Exhibitions reports an increase of almost 15 percent in...
Reed Exhibitions reports an increase of almost 15 percent in the number of visitors to the most recent edition earlier this month of Fibo, the international fitness show that moved from Essen to Cologne last year. They reached a total of 116,000. Almost 100,000 tickets – 58,000 of them for ...
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Reed Exhibitions is launching a Chinese version of Fibo, its...
Reed Exhibitions is launching a Chinese version of Fibo, its successful fitness show in Cologne. The new Fibo China fair will take place in Shanghai next Sept. 10-12, with the goal of acting as a platform for the whole Asian continent. The third day of the show will be open ...
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Pitti Uomo, a menswear fair in Florence that acts as...
Pitti Uomo, a menswear fair in Florence that acts as an exhibition platform for several sporting goods brands, will be held a little later than before next year, running from Jan. 13 to 16. The decision follows a move to a later date for the men's fashion shows in Paris.
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After the success of the first WFSGI Manufacturers Forum in...
After the success of the first WFSGI Manufacturers Forum in Taipei last December (see SGI Europe no. 24-38+39 of Dec. 9), the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry has decided to organize a new one on Nov. 12-14 in Leipzig, Germany. It has already started soliciting bookings for the ...
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Ispo Beijing continues to grow fast. Industry professionals spent a...
Ispo Beijing continues to grow fast. Industry professionals spent a total of nearly 30,000 days at the fair, 8 percent more than a year ago. Focusing on outdoor, action sports, ski and sports fashion, 637 brands exhibited at the show, up from 567 in 2013. The newcomers included big players ...
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The organizers of Bread & Butter have decided to cancel...
The organizers of Bread & Butter have decided to cancel a proposal to add a day for the general public because of opposition by the majority of its exhibitors. Separately, B&B reports that Joey Elgersma has left the company and that his duties will be taken over by its board ...
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The OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen will shift from Thursday-Sunday to...
The OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen will shift from Thursday-Sunday to a Wednesday-Saturday schedule, starting in 2015, reflecting the growing professionalism of the industry and in tune with similar changes at other trade shows. While it will still start on Thursday, July 10, this year, it will start on Wednesday, July ...
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Last month's Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in Salt Lake City...
Last month's Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in Salt Lake City received about 7 percent more visitors than a year ago, according to preliminary figures, including 4 percent more buyers. They represented nearly 11 percent more stores than in January 2012. Attendance from the outside the U.S. grew by 14 percent. ...
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Messe München indicates that attendance at the recent Ispo Munich...
Messe München indicates that attendance at the recent Ispo Munich show was relatively stable as compared to last year with a total of more than 80,000 daily visits. Visitors came from 110 different countries, and like last year, 66 percent were from outside Germany. Strong increases were recorded from the ...
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Specialized has decided to pull out of the Eurobike show...
Specialized has decided to pull out of the Eurobike show and to invest more in a sales meeting for its European dealers in an attractive setting where they can also test its new products. On the other hand, ZEG, the big German cooperative of bike dealers, has decided to show ...
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Two rival Spanish bike fairs, Festibike and Expobike, have decided...
Two rival Spanish bike fairs, Festibike and Expobike, have decided to join forces through a new exhibition, Unibike, that will be organized by Ifema and held at Madrid's fairgrounds next Sept. 19-21. The agreement was facilitated by Ambe, the Spanish bicycle manufacturers' association.
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Ispo Munich which usually runs from Sunday through Wednesday, will...
Ispo Munich which usually runs from Sunday through Wednesday, will test a Thursday-to-Sunday schedule at its 2015 edition, which will thus run from Feb. 5 to Feb. 8. The organizer of the show, Messe München, says it was forced to modify the weekday schedule because of an extremely busy calendar ...
