The FESI, the Federation of the European Sports Goods Industry, is restructuring its staff. General Secretary Alberto Bichi is vacating his chair. President Luca Businaro will also leave. Adidas official Frank Dassler will replace him.
At the first ISPO Academy France conference, the sports industry met in Paris to discuss the latest developments in the business. An exclusive study provided insights into the consumer behaviour of the French.
Following the financial restructuring, the outdoor brand Jack Wolfskin is also rebuilding its management team: Jörg Wahlers will take over two positions as the new strong man.
Sport 2000 continues to expand in Europe. The Spanish Base retailer group becomes a new partner of Sport 2000 International and brings the association hundreds of new stores.
For the tenth time in a row the kayak elite met for the Adidas Sickline Extreme Kayak World Championship in the Ötztal. The New Zealander Sam Sutton once again showed his top class. The event was also a complete success for the region.
The Munich slackliner Friedrich "Friedi" Kühne has set a new slackline world record at an altitude of more than 200 metres - without any security at all.
