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ArticleAustrian Tourist Board: Winter season can be a success despite challenges
At a press conference in late October, tourism state secretary Susanne Kraus-Winkler and Österreich Werbung (OW; Austria Tourism) managing director Lisa Weddig addressed the current status quo of the tourism industry and the potential for the 2022/23 winter season, revealing that the industry made a comeback this summer, people are ...
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News briefsHervis opens store in Saalfelden
Following its major revitalization offensive at the beginning of the year, Hervis has launched a new opening in Austria just in time for the start of the winter business. Equipped with the latest store concept, the Hervis store in Saalfelden opened its doors on Oct. 27 with an area of ...
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News briefsBolle Brands splits prescription and sport sales team in Germany, Austria
To support the growth of its brands, Bollé Brands is restructuring its sales divisions in Germany/Austria. Previously also overseen by Thilo Schmidt-Arras, who has been promoted to head of sales sport, the newly created position of head of sales optical for both countries has been assigned to Sören Schrader. He ...
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ArticleSport 2000 Austria well positioned for upcoming challenges
Source: SPORT 2000 Holger Schwarting, CEO Sport 2000 Austria, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, is expecting slight sales growth in its anniversary year. ”The times are very eventful at the moment. On the one hand, sports retailers are benefiting from the megatrends of sports ...
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ArticleIntersport Austria sees business model confirmed; outdoor, ski and bike lead the way
Intersport Austria reported revenues of approximately €325 million in the first half (ended March 30) of its 2022 fiscal year. This represents a 12 percent increase compared to pre-pandemic levels (first half of FY2019). These figures do not include Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Source: Intersport ...
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News briefsSport 2000 Austria retailers voted ski rental partner of the year
For the third year in a row, the Austrian Sport 2000 retailers were honored as the best ski rental points in Austria, according to a study by the Austrian society for consumer studies (ÖGVS). The survey assessed, amongst other things, the courtesy of the staff, the consultation, the quality of ...
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News briefsSchanner to distribute Bauer’s Prosharp in four European markets
After the Canadian hockey specialist Bauer Hockey acquired the Swedish company Prosharp AB, specializing in fully automatic grinding machines for skate blades, in August 2021, the company now announced that Schanner Eishockeyartikel GmbH + Co. KG will take over the distribution of Prosharp in Germany, Austria, Italy and Slovenia on ...
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News briefsNew operational manager for Therm-ic and Sidas at STC for German-speaking countries
Source: STC Distribution GmbH Markus Haid, new operational manager for Therm-ic and Sidas, DACH Since March 1, Katharina Spar has joined marketing manager Jan Otto as junior marketing manager at the Austrian company STC Distribution GmbH, which is responsible for sales of the Sidas and Therm-ic brands ...
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News briefsAbsolute Teamsport continues to expand internationally
Sport 2000 has opened three new stores as part of its Absolute Teamsport concept - two in the Netherlands and one in Austria. Source: Sport 2000 Absolute Teamsport Kuster, Austria The opening of the tenth Absolute Teamsport store took place in Rotterdam on April 12, 2022. ...
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News briefsVSSÖ president Kellermayr resigns, association’s board with new structure
With Gernot Kellermayr leaving the organization after 14 years of presidency, the Austrian Association of Sporting Goods Manufacturers and Suppliers (VSSÖ) is reorganizing its presidium. In the future, the presidium of the VSSÖ, which defines the operational and strategic goals of the association, will be composed of four members with ...
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ArticleRe-commerce market leader momox increases revenue to €335 million in 2021
The Germany-based, European re-commerce market leader momox continues to be on a growth course and looks back on a successful business year 2021 with an increase in sales to € 335 million. The focus of the past fiscal year at momox AG – the transformation of momox GmbH to a ...
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ArticleIntersport Austria satisfied with winter business
Intersport Austria looks back on a satisfactory winter business 2021/22 despite the country’s Covid lockdown before Christmas and relatively poor snow conditions. Already at the beginning of winter, on the first weekend of Advent, the retail group experienced a digital run on all winter sports items, including skis, touring skis, ...
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News briefsStudy shows e-commerce continues to soar in Switzerland and Austria
A very detailed survey conducted last fall among 284 Swiss retailers (and, for the first time, also 63 Austrian companies) by the Institute for Marketing Management at the ZHAW School of Management and Law shows that nine out of ten online stores in Switzerland and Austria have grown during the ...
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New memberships and online sales support Sport 2000 Austria’s growth
Sport 2000 Austria looks back on a rather successful calendar year 2021, considering the circumstances, growing for the second year in a row during the pandemic. The turnover figures for 2021 were better than expected, and according to the buying group’s CEO, Holger Schwarting, the positive development should continue in ...
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ArticleNew threats for winter sports across the Alps
A lot of snow fell on the Alps during the first full week of December, driving many local ski fans to the slopes. However, the French ski resorts are worried about a big drop in reservations by foreign tourists, especially from the U.K., following a ban by the French government ...
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Alpine ski facilities are not being closed, but Germany may follow Austria’s lockdown
Europe has become the epicenter of the new wave of the coronavirus pandemic, registering 67 percent of the new cases of infection around the world. The situation is particularly tense in Central Europe, but in contrast with a year ago, health authorities are generally excluding snow sports from the range ...
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ArticleAustria imposes a general lockdown, Germany approves a new infection protection act
Without waiting for the end of a previously imposed confinement for the unvaccinated, which started on Nov. 15, the Austrian government decided that everybody will go into a general, nationwide lockdown for a maximum of 20 days on Monday, Nov. 22, and that it will be extended for unvaccinated people ...
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Sport 2000 Austria debuts its golf show with 45 brands
With over 45 brands, golf pro talks and the presentation of sales tools for golf courts and golf shops, Sport 2000 Austria held its first Golf Fair at the buying group’s headquarters in Ohlsdorf. Golf personalities such as Nicole Gergely, trainer of the Austrian national team, the Austrian national player ...
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ArticleSport 2000 is market leader in Austria for the first time
Presenting the results of a large nationwide study by the market research company Regio Plan. Holger Schwarting, CEO of Sport 2000 Austria, confirmed that his cooperative was able to secure market leadership in Austria for the first time in 2020 with a market share of 33.6 percent, followed by Intersport ...
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Article7 out of 10 Austrians are physically active, outdoor sports most popular
As part of a representative study conducted by the digital market and research institute Marketagent.com, the retail chain Hervis Sports researched the athletic habits of Austrians and wanted to know whether and what impact Covid-19 has had on their sports behavior. Hervis is one of the largest specialist sports ...
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