All about events in the sporting goods industry – Page 20
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Oberalp has reported a record in the number of participants...
Oberalp has reported a record in the number of participants in its semi-annual sales meeting, which was held on Nov. 6 and 7 at Alpbach, in Austria, to present the new products under its Dynafit, Pomoca, Salewa and Wild Country brands for the autumn/winter 2020/21 season. They came from more ...
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Getting ready for Ispo
The Ispo group of trade shows is expected to announce some exciting new directions and projects in connection with next year’s 50th anniversary of the Ispo trade show. Meanwhile, it is gearing up for interesting new editions of its Ispo Munich and Ispo Beijing shows early next year.
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The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) is...
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) is holding a conference on Dec. 5 in Brussels about digitalization and omnichannel retailing in the industry, with the participation of high-level representatives of European institutions. One of the moderators will be Jochen Schäfer, the well-known attorney specializing in the sporting ...
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After the sale of its B2B fair, the SIA Snow...
After the sale of its B2B fair, the SIA Snow Show, to Outdoor Retailer in May 2017, Snowsports Industries America (SIA) has now turned its focus to B2C events, announcing its intention to acquire the consumer-focused Boston and Denver Ski and Snowboard Expos from their current owner, BEWI Productions. The ...
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“Exchange and Inform” will be the motto at First Impression...
“Exchange and Inform” will be the motto at First Impression Day on Nov. 27 at the MOC, Messe München's order center in Munich. The semi-annual event provides retailers with a first glimpse of the new collections, shapes, cuts, colors, materials and manufacturing of the more than 100 participating sports and ...
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The second edition of “Innovations in Sports Materials,” which will...
The second edition of “Innovations in Sports Materials,” which will take place in Ghent on Nov. 19-20, will feature presentations on textile innovations in sports materials at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. According to Centexbel, which organizes the conference, the Tokyo Olympics will also serve as a “catwalk for innovative materials” ...
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The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) is...
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi) is backing the European #BeActive campaign, which promotes sport and exercise for healthier living. As part of the campaign, the European Week of Sport (EWoS), which ran from Sept. 23 to 30, saw the organization of thousands of events across Europe, ...
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The organizers of the European Outdoor Summit felt that its...
The organizers of the European Outdoor Summit felt that its seventh edition in Interlaken was “a resounding success,” although the number of delegates declined to just over 200 from 300 a year ago, when the highly dynamic Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) played host. There is no similar industry association in ...
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Patagonia opened a pop-up café at the Broadway Market, in...
Patagonia opened a pop-up café at the Broadway Market, in the Hackney area of central London, on Sept. 27 that has been hosting training courses for activism on the issue of climate change. Running until Oct. 17, the company's so-called Patagonia Action Works Café offered visitors a chance to “learn ...
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Eurobike, the European bicycle trade show held every September in...
Eurobike, the European bicycle trade show held every September in Friedrichshafen, has developed what it claims is the cycling industry's first dedicated digital platform. Conceived by Scholz & Volkmer, an agency in Wiesbaden that develops systems for devices with screens, Eurobike Connect aims to supplant Google as the industry's main ...
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Pure London is launching a new section dedicated to athleisure,...
Pure London is launching a new section dedicated to athleisure, called Pure Body. The new zone will make its debut at the next edition of the fashion trade show, which will take place at Olympia London on Feb. 9-11, 2020. Pure Body will complement the existing offering at the trade ...
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A second edition of the conference “Innovations in Sports Materials”...
A second edition of the conference “Innovations in Sports Materials” will take place in Ghent, Belgium, on Nov. 19-20. The event is organized by Centexbel, the Belgian textile research and design center. The speakers will focus on the latest developments in sports materials, sports clothing, performance-enhancing materials and smart materials. ...
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The first edition of Fibo Southeast Asia (FIBO SEA) will...
The first edition of Fibo Southeast Asia (FIBO SEA) will take place in Singapore, at the Marina Bay Sands, on Sept. 24-26, 2020. The event is organized by Reed Exhibitions Singapore in collaboration with Reed Exhibitions Deutschland, the organizer of Fibo in Cologne. The new trade show is meant to ...
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Vans, a brand of VF Corp., has announced the launch...
Vans, a brand of VF Corp., has announced the launch of Vans Checkerboard Day, an annual event to rally communities around the idea of fueling creativity. On the inaugural Vans Checkerboard Day, which will be held on Nov. 21, Vans will donate $1 million from global sales at the brand's ...
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Ispo has launched the 2020 edition of the Ispo Award,...
Ispo has launched the 2020 edition of the Ispo Award, which honors outstanding products and services in the sports industry. Companies can submit their new products for consideration until Dec. 3, 2019, benefiting from early-bird rates if they submit their products by Nov. 6, 2019. The international jury of experts ...
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Fibo, the leading European trade fair for the fitness sector,...
Fibo, the leading European trade fair for the fitness sector, will continue to be held in the German city of Cologne through the year 2032. Reed Exhibitions Deutschland, the show's organizer, and Koelnmesse Ausstellungen, the venue, have agreed to an early, 10-year extension of their current agreement. The forthcoming edition ...
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Sportswear Pro Event, a new trade show dedicated to sportswear...
Sportswear Pro Event, a new trade show dedicated to sportswear manufacturing, will make its debut on March 24-27, 2020 at Feria de Madrid, Spain. The event is being launched by Fespa, the organizer of the annual Fespa Global Print Expo. Sportswear Pro Event will host exhibitors specializing in various areas ...
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Ispo Brandnew, purportedly the “world's largest and oldest international start-up...
Ispo Brandnew, purportedly the “world's largest and oldest international start-up competition in the sports business,” is celebrating its 20th anniversary by providing a total of €400,000 in start-up funding. This will be divided into 50 “support packages” of €25,000 each. In addition to the funding, these packages will provide booth ...
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Afydad, the Spanish sporting goods industry association, is organizing an...
Afydad, the Spanish sporting goods industry association, is organizing an event about “Marketplaces 4sport” in Barcelona on Sept. 26, at the facilities of the Barcelona Moda Centre (BMC). The timing will coincide with that of the European Week of Sports (EWoS), the initiative of the European Commission to promote sport ...
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The latest edition of Surf Expo, scheduled for Sept. 5-7,...
The latest edition of Surf Expo, scheduled for Sept. 5-7, and its pre-show outdoor festival Waterfest, scheduled for Sept. 4, were cancelled. Both were to be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, which at the time was under threat from Dorian, the hurricane that ravaged the ...
