All Assosport articles
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ArticleProwinter presents program of upcoming trade show in Bolzano
All the new features of the twenty-fourth edition of Prowinter, which will take place in Bolzano, Italy, from Jan. 10 to 12, 2024, were presented at a digital press conference this week. “At the request of the companies, the 2024 edition has been extended for an additional day,” said Geraldine ...
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News briefsItaly’s sporting goods industry is worth €13 billion
According to a recent study by Assosport, Italy’s sporting goods industry is worth €13 billion, a 15 percent increase from 2020. Growth has been driven by the resuming of activities after Covid-19, combined with the pandemic itself, which has, in fact, pushed many consumers to outdoor as well as at-home ...
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News briefsAssosport warns of the impact of soaring energy costs
Assosport, the Italian sporting goods industry association, is raising the alarm about the consequences of soaring energy costs on the sector and consumer habits. Anna Ferrino, the association’s chairwoman, has called for governmental support for the Italian sporting goods industry. With energy prices rising by up to 500 percent, households ...
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Assosport launches its Sport Market Observatory
Assosport, the Italian sporting goods industry association, has launched the Sport Market Observatory, a project to collect data, by product category and geographical area, on the sell-in Italian market. The project is a collaboration with the owners and managers of companies in the winter sports sector, including Atomic-Salomon, Head, Rossignol-Lange, ...
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ArticleItaly’s sporting goods industry association says winter season has shown positive signs
Assosport, the Italian sporting goods industry association, has described the past 2021/22 season as a positive one for winter sports after the dark period of the pandemic. Covid-19 forced to cancel virtually all activities from March 2020 until the end of 2021, with severe repercussions on the broader sector. Most ...
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Italy’s growing sporting goods industry is becoming more sustainable
The Italian sporting goods industry raised its aggregate revenues by an estimated 8.4 percent to €12.2 billion in 2021, according to a survey conducted by its trade association, Assosport, among its 120 members, which market some 300 brands and employ 9,300 people, representing almost one third of the industry’s total ...
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Assosport expects Tokyo 2020 to boost Italy-Japan trade, despite the pandemic
Assosport, the Italian sporting goods industry association, has emphasized the importance of the Games for the industry, despite the restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, notably the absence of spectators at the events. The Olympics nevertheless provide a special showcase for companies to present their products to the rest of ...
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ArticleSport 2000 obtains high carry-over contingents from the ski industry
Retailers affiliated with Sport 2000 across national borders have been able to secure a considerable increase in the number of ski products that suppliers will continue to offer as part of their collections during the winter 2021/22 season. The share is now 65 percent for alpine skis and 78 percent ...
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ArticleItaly’s sporting goods industry maps out its digitalization
Two-thirds of the Italian manufacturers of sporting goods have invested in their digital transformation or are doing that now to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic. Only 16 percent of them have not done it or have no plans to do it, generally because they cannot find the right skilled people ...
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Anna Ferrino will run Assosport
Anna Ferrino, the 58-year-old president of the eponymous Italian brand of outdoor products, has been elected as the new president of Assosport, the Italian sporting goods industry association. After four years on its executive board, she is taking the place of Federico De Ponti for the next two years. Anna ...
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Italy’s sporting goods industry calls for public support
Assosport, the Italian Association of the Sporting Goods Industry, is urging the Italian government to adopt effective measures to help the sector recover, after three months of inactivity. In its opinion, the measures should include, among others, an exceptional reduced VAT rate of 4 percent on sporting goods until July ...
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ArticleMicam diversifies into sports shoes
Micam Milano, the world’s largest footwear trade show, wants to capitalize on the growing sneaker and urban outdoor trends with the second edition of the Players District, a new segment within the fair in which companies like Lotto, Joma Sport, CMP and Garmont participated last September in a dedicated space. ...
