All VSSÖ articles

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    FESI outlines strategic development plan for 2022-2025

    2022-06-02T10:47:00Z

    After two days of intensive workshops during an extraordinary meeting in Vienna, the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) has successfully consulted its members on its strategic development plan for the next three years. From policy priorities to member services and membership expansion, FESI is currently working on ...

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    VSSÖ president Kellermayr resigns, association’s board with new structure

    2022-04-13T06:34:00Z

    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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    A 13% rise in bike sales limits the Austrian sports market’s drop to 1%

    2021-07-07T15:50:00Z

    Pointing to the strongly diverging business development for Austrian retailers (depending on location and product range focus), the national Association of Sporting Goods Manufacturers and Suppliers (VSSÖ) provided a first summary for the full year 2020 and the winter season Q4, 2020, and Q1, 2021. According to the association, total ...

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    The ski market is apparently growing in the long term

    2020-01-11T00:00:00Z

    Manufacturers’ deliveries of skis, boots and bindings to the trade grew for the third year in a row during the winter 2018/19 season, according to an annual study recently released by the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi). Some analysts expect the trend to continue to be positive ...