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Bulgarian Sports Market land of opportunity: Bulgaria’s sports goods marketplace is ready to strengthen

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Bulgaria isn’t well known for specialized sports outlets, however local firm Sportrax only recently declared plans to open 3 stores in leading Bulgarian urban centers soon. The country’s principal sports chain, Sport Depot, already has over 17 outlets.

GSI Outdoors is expanding into Cental Eastern Europe (CEE)

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GSI Outdoors, the U.S. marketer of outdoor cooking gear, is expanding into CEE with a focus on the Polish Outdoor market.

Sales of Bicycles growing in Poland

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Based on figures from the Polish Bicycle Association, Poles bought 992,000 bikes in 2012; approximately a quarter of a million more when compared to 2009, which was a remarkably slow year for bicycles in Poland and worldwide. According to Kross, the largest Polish bike manufacturer, after some years of stagnation the Polish bicycle market is starting to move again.

Jack Wolfskin broadens its business in Central Europe

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The German based outdoor company has kept to its promise to become much stronger in Russia , by opening up its own subsidiary for the market—Jack Wolfskin Rus Ltd. At the same time, the company unveiled its 1st retail outlet in Moscow Jack Wolfskin, it already has three stores in Saint Petersburg Russia. 

Sportmaster, sporting equipment and products market leader in Russia

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Currently, Sportmaster Group is the leading sporting goods market leader in Russia as well as in the CIS states, as well as the most significant East European company operating a chain of a lot more than 300 branded sporting goods supermarkets and hypermarkets. Sportmaster Group is among the top three European sporting goods retailers, and also enters the top twelve global sporting goods retail ch

Central and Eastern Europe the most significant growing ski market

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The largest growth market for the Ski and Winter sports at present is Russia and Central and Eastern Europe, both in relation to the amount of skiers as well as in regards the growth and development of new ski resorts. Nations not in the past regarded as skiing destinations, such as Bulgaria, Poland, Czech, Slovakia and Russia have started being offered by a lot of international travel agency as h

Bulgarian sports market and growth oppurtunties

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As any other former communist country in Southern Europe, Bulgaria has a long reputation in sports, regarded as a political and national pride. Stefka Kostadinova still holds the women`s world record holder in the high jump, Tereza Moncheva Marinova has proved that youth isn`t a disadvantage in the triple jump, since she was rewarded as the world junior record, Veselin Topalov and Antoaneta Stefan

Sports Industry growing in Romania

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Romania, one of the Southern-Eastern countries in Europe, is famous for a triad of sportsmen: Nadia Comaneci, Ilie Nastase and Gheorghe Hagi. Sports are a national reason to celebrate, to feverishly live a moment in time, but as well sports in this country need to be supported by different sponsors, providing incomes to sportsmen and professional equipment.

e-bikes sales improving in Czech

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Czech cyclists are warming to e-bikes; double digit sales rise expected for 2013. Cycling is the most-practiced sport in the Czech Republic (as well as the second-most popular, next to football). So, why aren’t the streets of the Bohemian and Moravian cities crowded with people on bicycles. 

The Ice Hockey World Championship CHAMPIONSHIP-2016 Is Going To Be held in Moscow and ST.Petersburg

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On May 13th the extraordinary meeting of the Congress of International Ice-Hockey Federation was conducted in Bratislava in the Slovak Republic, where Russia submitted its bid for the right to host the World Championship in 2016. Denmark and also the Ukraine that presented their bids at a pervious meeting have withdrawn their bids at the meeting of the Congress which was held before the special me

Sport Scheck’s Germany’s Giant Sports Retailer Opens Flagship Store in Munich

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On October 10th at 10am Sport Scheck’s long-awaited Munich flagship retail outlet celebrated its grand opening. Germany’s top sporting goods multi-channel retailer invested 13 million euro in the super-sized, four floors,10,195m² store. 

E-Bike Market in Germany grows to 600,000 units

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Unusual springtime weather conditions and a poor e-bike test by a national tourist association with about 40 million members, does not affect the popularity and rise in of electric bicycles in Germany. For this year (2013) another double digit sales growth for e-bike's is forecasted . 

Sports activity in Russia is once again fast becoming a national priority.

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Sports activity in Russia is once again fast becoming a national priority as Russia the aspires to revitalize the proud sporting traditions of its past . An increasing amount of visitors are attending sporting events , the number of sports Television shows is growing , and financial support for sports activities and sporting-related events is increasing . Starting in 2013 , Russia is entering

Taiwan bicycle industry targeting Emerging Markets such as Central Europe

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The island’s bike industry is confronting new challenges in overseas markets. Exports to Western European markets ( by volume ) declined again in 2012. Anthony Lo, president of the Bicycle Exporters’ Association ( TBEA ) recently warned their bike exports could possibly be affected by several Asian countries which formed a non-tariff bicycle supply chain.

Helly Hansen adjusts its distribution structure in Central Europe

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Helly Hansen aims to reshuffle its distribution in the Benelux nations, Germany and Austria, Sport-Partner, the Dutch trade publication, reports. The Norwegian brand of sailing, outdoor and lifestyle apparel, has achieved an agreement with Netherlands-based Unlimited Sports Group ( USG )

Cycle sales flat in Germany but unit values soar

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ZIV, the federation of German or Germany-based bicycle manufacturers and wholesalers, has presented its recent statistics on the growth of the German bicycle market. Unfavorable weather conditions in the spring time were mostly to blame for in-country sales being down 7 % by the end of June in terms of volume.

A solid preformance for SportXtreme

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Pilotshop Guust Outdoor & TravelGMS, the buying group for Central European shoe retailers, claims that its latest addition, the sporting goods retailer network SportXtreme, has developed really well with its introduction at the beginning of the year. The group contains 42 retailers, 21 of which are in the Netherlands, 13 in Germany and 8 in Austria.
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