All VSSÖ articles

  • ARGE-OUTDOOR-hoch
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    VSSÖ: Austria’s outdoor market remains stable

    2023-11-07T08:46:00Z

    Despite the economic challenges in the 2022/2023 season, the Austrian outdoor industry was able to maintain its sales at a high level according to the latest market figures published by ARGE Outdoor (the specialized interest group of the Austrian outdoor sporting goods industry, which was founded in January 2023 and ...

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    B2B event “Austria on Bike” goes into second round

    2023-07-12T06:24:00Z

    After the successful premiere of ARGE Fahrrad’s (a subsidiary of the association of sporting goods manufacturers and sports equipment suppliers of Austria VSSÖ) testing and networking event Austria on Bike last year, the Austrian bicycle industry is again inviting retailers to the largest national bike region of Saalfelden Leogang in ...

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    Austrian bicycle market 2022 with new highs in units and value

    2023-04-11T11:00:00Z

    According to the latest figures from ARGE Fahrrad, which is affiliated with the VSSÖ, the Austrian bicycle market will once again reach a peak in 2022 in terms of both sales and revenue.

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    Austrian ARGE Outdoor officially launched

    2023-01-19T13:18:00Z

    As previously announced, the association of sporting goods manufacturers and sports equipment suppliers of Austria (VSSÖ) has founded the industry interest group ARGE Outdoor with 16 members and 20 brands on Jan. 17, 2023. Founding members are Arva, Deuter, Dynafit, Fizan, Fritschi, Intersport, La Sportiva, Leki, Löffler, Lowa, Mammut, Martini, ...

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    VSSÖ announces foundation of new industry interest group ARGE Outdoor

    2022-12-12T13:46:00Z

    According to the association of sporting goods manufacturers and sports equipment suppliers of Austria (VSSÖ), the outdoor sector has developed into a year-round business area for the sporting goods industry and specialist sports retailers in Austria over the past two years. From September 2021 to August 2022, the Austrian outdoor ...

  • Austria on Bike
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    VSSÖ and Arge Fahrrad launch B2B event Austria on Bike

    2022-04-26T15:21:00Z

    This year will mark the debut of a new B2B bicycle event in Austria. “Austria on Bike” is organized by the Association of Sporting Goods Manufacturers and Sports Equipment Suppliers of Austria (VSSÖ) in cooperation with Arge Fahrrad, the voice of the national bicycle industry under the umbrella of the ...

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    Bicycle sales in Austria: turnover surpasses €1 billion

    2022-04-19T09:08:00Z

    The Association of Sporting Goods Manufacturers and Sports Equipment Suppliers of Austria (VSSÖ) has released the 2021 Austrian bicycle sales figures. Although the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on supply chains was still strongly felt, around 490,000 bicycles were sold to Austrian sporting goods retailers and specialist bicycle dealers last ...

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    Sales in Austrian sports retail strongly divided in 20/21 winter season

    2021-07-07T09:34:00Z

    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 ...

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    Bicycle boom gives Austrian specialist retail some record boosts

    2021-05-06T12:21:00Z

    The record result brought in by the Austrian market in 2020 is not only due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The trend toward bicycles, especially e-bikes, began several years earlier. Today, bicycles are the strongest sales drivers in the Austrian sporting goods market, alongside the ski and outdoor segments. It should ...

  • News briefs

    108th ÖSFA canceled

    2021-02-18T06:48:00Z

    The 108th winter sports edition of the Austrian trade show ÖSFA , scheduled as a physical event in Salzburg’s Brandboxx from Feb. 23 to 25, has been canceled by the local health order authorities due to Covid-19 restrictions. Originally, the organizers had planned a first event called ÖSFA ...

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    ÖSFA to be split across two dates in 2021

    2020-10-16T13:29:00Z

    To ensure the safety of the visitors and to meet the Covid-19 pandemic-related requirements of the Austrian government, the Austrian Association of Sports Goods Manufacturers and Suppliers ( VSSÖ ) and organizer Brandboxx will split the annual Austrian sporting goods show ÖSFA across two dates. ÖSFA Start ...