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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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The second edition of SportsGear will be held in Annecy,...
The second edition of SportsGear will be held in Annecy, France, next Dec. 2-3, two weeks earlier than last time
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Efttex, the European fishing tackle show, will return to Warsaw...
Efttex, the European fishing tackle show, will return to Warsaw for its 2015 edition, scheduled for June 11 to 13
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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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The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in the...
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in the U.S. awarded GoPro with the Emmy 2013 award in the category of small and inexpensive HD-camcorders on Jan. 9 in Las Vegas.
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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 ...
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Michael B. Hancock, the mayor of Denver, will kick off...
Michael B. Hancock, the mayor of Denver, will kick off the 2014 SIA Snow Show. The opening ceremony will take place on Jan. 30 in the Colorado Convention Center at 8.30 am. The ceremony will also celebrate the upcoming Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, just eight days before the Games, ...
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The British Golf Industry Association (BGIA) has announced its largest...
The British Golf Industry Association (BGIA) has announced its largest presence ever at the PGA Merchandise Show 2014, the trade show running in Orlando, Florida at the start of the year. For the 2014 edition of the event, on Jan. 22-24, the BGIA worked again closely with UK Trade & ...
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Like a year ago, buyers from nearly 300 stores paid...
Like a year ago, buyers from nearly 300 stores paid a visit to Annecy Showroom Avant-Première, the early trade show organized by Sportair in Annecy for the autumn/winter 2014/15 season last Jan. 13 and 14. A total of 60 brands showed their collections, and ten of them were new exhibitors: ...
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L'Uomo Libero (=The Free Man), a new Italian-based association for...
L'Uomo Libero (=The Free Man), a new Italian-based association for international solidarity and cooperation, is planning to organize a special new trekking expedition along the Italian Alps that is expected to last about 70 days between next July and September to commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War One. Called ...
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The Adidas Group, which is targeting an annual turnover of...
The Adidas Group, which is targeting an annual turnover of €500 million in the outdoor sector, was ranked as the 8th most sustainable company in the world in an authoritative chart made public on Wednesday, Jan. 22, at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Compiled every year by Corporate Knights, ...
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Eco-leather Corp., a company that makes breathable leather made from...
Eco-leather Corp., a company that makes breathable leather made from chicken feathers, is working with Nike and Puma to develop an athletic shoe made out of non-toxic materials, Fast Company reports. Eco-leather is the brainchild of Richard Wool, a chemist at the University of Delaware who uses techniques developed in ...
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Oeko-Tex plans to release next summer a new online platform...
Oeko-Tex plans to release next summer a new online platform that it is developing to help companies track and manage the level of sustainability of their supply chain. Called MySTeP, it will be made available to any interested textile firms, regardless of whether they already have Oeko-Tex certification. The application ...
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The Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) will use an application developed...
The Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) will use an application developed by Hark Solutions to guide buyers at the Ispo Munich show through the offerings presented by its members in the Scandinavian Village at the show (Hall A6). Designed for use with tablet computers, PCs and Macs, the app can be ...
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Black Diamond president and chief executive, Peter Metcalf, will give...
Black Diamond president and chief executive, Peter Metcalf, will give a keynote speech at the annual Outdoor Retailer Winter Market (ORWM), which will take place in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Jan. 22-25. Alongside Metcalf's presentation, the event will also include the presentation of the 2014 Pioneering Woman Award and ...
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Fibo, the international fitness show scheduled to take place in...
Fibo, the international fitness show scheduled to take place in Cologne next April 3-6, has expanded the number of categories eligible for the annual Fibo Innovation Award from three to five. The candidates must apply by Jan. 13 at the latest, and their products or services must have been on ...
