All WFSGI articles – Page 3

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    Covid-19 was still an issue in May, according to WFSGI’s monthly survey

    2020-06-08T16:27:00Z

    (Updated and expanded) Many factories have re-opened on a large scale, after a period in which half of the industry was confronted with the closure of the suppliers’ facilities, but the supply chain has not yet adjusted to the effects of the recent retail lockdowns in many parts of the ...

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    Sporting goods suppliers face long-term coronavirus effects

    2020-05-05T15:21:00Z

    The current coronavirus pandemic is having a major impact on the suppliers of sporting goods, particularly in terms of orders, material shortages and cash. Reports from China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Myanmar and other major sources indicate that many of them are resorting to massive layoffs or facing labor shortages ...

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    Two Asian co-chairs will lead the WFSGI

    2020-02-10T19:25:00Z

    It was Asia’s turn to take on the chairmanship of the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industries (WFSGI) for the next three years, after Europe and the Americas. Partly in view of the Olympic Games that will be held in Tokyo this year and in Beijing two years later, ...

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    The WTO will tackle e-commerce

    2019-01-28T00:00:00Z

    Geo-blocking, selective distribution and other issues related to e-commerce have already been tackled by organizations like the German Cartel Office and the European Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (Fesi), which has a working group together with the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) on such topics.