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The March 14-16 edition of Sport-Achat, the French sporting goods...
The March 14-16 edition of Sport-Achat, the French sporting goods fair in Lyon, marked a 4 percent increase in attendance, attracting a total of 3,472 visitors who represented 1,533 stores. They fair hosted more than 550 brands on more than 18,000 square meters of exhibition space.
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Inviting members and non-members, the European Sunglass Association is organizing...
Inviting members and non-members, the European Sunglass Association is organizing its annual conference next May 19-20 at the Green Park Resort in Pisa, Italy. Aside from networking opportunities across the eyewear sector, including sports eyewear, delegates will get market intelligence from GfK, which is going to hold a speech on ...
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Sports Unlimited, the sporting goods fair in Valencia, is organizing...
Sports Unlimited, the sporting goods fair in Valencia, is organizing a round table on running on May 18 during the show, with the participation of executives from Adidas, Polar Electro, Kelme, Runnersworld España and Laister Sport. The same day will see the first meeting at the fair of a new ...
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A new partnership between the city of Manchester, England, the...
A new partnership between the city of Manchester, England, the NBA and USA Basketball will see professional American basketball played in Manchester. It will kick off on May 29, when the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association plays, the first WNBA game held in Europe. In July 2012, ...
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The National Ski & Snowboard Retailers Association (NSSRA) in the...
The National Ski & Snowboard Retailers Association (NSSRA) in the U.S. is unhappy with the dates chosen for the SIA Snow Shows starting in 2013 planned by SnowSports Industries America. The 2013 show is scheduled for Jan. 12-15, two weeks earlier than usual, and following shows will also be held ...
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The Snowforum, the annual snowboard conference organized by EuroSIMA and...
The Snowforum, the annual snowboard conference organized by EuroSIMA and BoardsportSource magazine, will be held on April 27-29 in St. Anton, Austria. The event opens with a dinner on Wednesday night, followed by two days of seminars and workshops. Topics will include figures as to European and North American snowboarding ...
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Asia Bike, the new bicycle trade show to be held...
Asia Bike, the new bicycle trade show to be held in Nanjing, China, from July 27-30, announces that a fistful of important brands have already signed up to show at the event: Shimano, Pearl Izumi, Look, Specialized and Mavic. Asia Bike will be part of a “double show” organized along ...
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The European Fishing Tackle Association is considering Paris as the...
The European Fishing Tackle Association is considering Paris as the venue for its EFFTEX show next year, scheduled for June 1-3. For the session of the European show due to be held in Amsterdam next June, EEFTA has decided to reintroduce entrance fees for visitors in order to provide more ...
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Acushnet had an operating income of $88.7 million in 2010,...
Acushnet had an operating income of $88.7 million in 2010, up sharply from $25.0 million in the previous year. It did not have a loss as incorrectly stated in our Feb. 11 issue.
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The global licensee for Adidas tennis table equipment is Green...
The global licensee for Adidas tennis table equipment is Green Fitness. This company won the X-Plus Award for one of these licensed products.
